Israel, [a] officially the State of Israel, [b] is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It borders Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east and Egypt to the …

Current ‘Yellow Line’ sees Israel in control of around 53% of Strip; Smotrich insists ‘war is not over yet’ and rehabilitation cannot begin until Hamas is ‘completely dismantled’

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The name "Israel" is rooted in the Hebrew Bible, specifically Genesis 32:28, where Jacob is renamed Israel after successfully wrestling with an angel of God. The biblical nation fathered …