Israel

Israel says it will cut $6 million in funding to the United Nations this year.

Analysis: The New Zealand-sponsored resolution to ban Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories had the makings of an episode of The Real Housewives of the UN, says Mohamed Hassan.

An Israeli soldier filmed shooting dead a wounded Palestinian attacker after he had been disarmed of a knife has been convicted of manslaughter.

Murray McCully's electorate office has been tagged in an apparent response to the UN Security Council resolution on Israel.

Seeking to pressure Hamas to return the remains of soldiers and citizens, Israel will withhold the bodies of Palestinian militants killed in attacks against its citizens.

About 100 pro-Israeli protesters gathered in the grounds of Parliament today to express their support for the Jewish state.

A diplomatic division has developed after Canberra said it would not have supported last week's initiative from New Zealand on the Israeli-Palestinian issue.

Israel reportedly warned NZ of serious consequences if it backed a UN vote on settlements, but an Israeli official in Wellington says relations are still 'business as usual'.

Israel is reportedly halting all working ties with the embassies of UN Security Council members that voted for a resolution against his country - including New Zealand.

The US President-elect has called the UN a "club for people to get together, talk and have a good time" following the UN Security Council's resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlements.

A row is continuing to grow after the US eased the passage of a resolution against Israel at the UN.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel will re-assess its ties with the United Nations.

New Zealand's role in promoting a UN Security Council resolution against Israel may have some economic payoff, a foreign policy analyst says.

Opinion - A UN Security Council resolution, calling for a ban on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied territories, has passed, with NZ taking a major role. Phil Smith outlines the background…

A UN resolution to ban Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories is a "victory for terror", says Israel, which has recalled its ambassador to NZ.

Egypt has suddenly delayed a vote on its UN resolution condemning Israeli settlements in the West Bank as Donald Trump made his opposition clear.

Palestinian militant group Hamas is blaming Israel for the death of a Tunisian man it describes as one of its drone experts.

Israel has taken issue with the president of the United Nations General Assembly wearing the Palestinian flag during last week's International Solidarity Day.

About 80,000 people were evacuated as wildfires raged through parts of Israel's third largest city.