https://www.scmp.com/rss/521972/feed The latest news and top stories on the Knesset. A prominent Jerusalem-based unicameral parliament, the Knesset is Israel’s supreme legislative body. Its primary mission involves enacting laws, including Basic Laws, and overseeing the executive branch. Key activities include electing the President and State Comptroller, approving the cabinet, and debating national issues. Established in 1949, the Knesset, with its 120 members, symbolises Israel’s democratic system, drawing procedural similarities... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Agencies Agencies Four European countries have called on Israel to abandon a bill seeking to revive the death penalty for people convicted of acts of terrorism, a measure opponents say would target only Palestinians. In a joint statement on Sunday ahead of an anticipated final vote in the Knesset on Monday, foreign ministers from France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom expressed their “deep concern” about the bill. “The death penalty is an inhumane and degrading form of punishment without any deterring... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3348328/european-countries-appeal-israel-abandon-plans-revive-death-penalty?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3348328/european-countries-appeal-israel-abandon-plans-revive-death-penalty?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 29 Mar 2026 22:26:50 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse US President Donald Trump hailed a “tremendous day for the Middle East” as he and regional leaders signed a declaration meant to cement a ceasefire in Gaza, hours after Israel and Hamas exchanged hostages and prisoners. Trump made a lightning visit to Israel, where he lauded Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an address to parliament, before flying to Egypt for a Gaza summit where he and the leaders of Egypt, Qatar and Turkey signed the declaration on Monday as guarantors to the ceasefire... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3328871/trump-hails-tremendous-day-middle-east-leaders-sign-gaza-declaration?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3328871/trump-hails-tremendous-day-middle-east-leaders-sign-gaza-declaration?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 Oct 2025 18:39:36 +0000 Reuters Reuters The war in Gaza has ended and the Middle East is going to “normalise”, US President Donald Trump said on Sunday as he flew to Israel, which was waiting for Hamas to release Israeli hostages as world leaders were gathering to discuss the next steps toward peace. “The war is over, you understand that,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One as he began a flight from Washington to Israel. Asked about prospects for the region, Trump said: “I think it’s going to normalise”. A ceasefire between... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3328732/trump-says-war-over-gaza-he-sets-middle-east-mark-ceasefire-deal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3328732/trump-says-war-over-gaza-he-sets-middle-east-mark-ceasefire-deal?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Oct 2025 21:49:20 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse US President Donald Trump said he expected to travel to the Middle East on Sunday to celebrate the first phase of the Gaza peace deal and be there for the release of hostages by Hamas. Speaking at the White House on Thursday, Trump said the agreement between Israel and the Palestinian armed group had “ended the war in Gaza”. The US leader added that “nobody’s going to be forced to leave” the Palestinian territory under his 20-point peace plan, which formed the basis for indirect negotiations... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3328436/trump-says-gaza-hostages-should-be-released-monday-or-tuesday?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3328436/trump-says-gaza-hostages-should-be-released-monday-or-tuesday?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Oct 2025 18:54:33 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Israeli settlers attacked the Christian Palestinian village of Taybeh in the occupied West Bank, torching cars and spray-painting threatening graffiti, the Palestinian Authority said on Monday. “Israeli colonial settlers launched a terror attack tonight on the Christian Palestinian village of Taybeh (Ramallah), setting fire to Palestinian vehicles and spray-painting racist threats in Hebrew on homes and property,” the Ramallah-based authority wrote on X. A Taybeh resident, speaking anonymously... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3319856/israeli-settlers-terror-attack-west-bank-christian-village-palestinian-authority?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3319856/israeli-settlers-terror-attack-west-bank-christian-village-palestinian-authority?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Jul 2025 09:51:27 +0000