Isabel Kershner

Isabel Kershner and Adam Rasgon The New York Times S oon after President Trump announced a new plan last week to deliver peace and

JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said Wednesday that it would open criminal investigations into the killing of Palestinians by troops in two high-profile cases during the war in the Gaza

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Israel’s right-wing government is opening bidding for thousands of housing units in a patch of the West Bank, a move that would thwart efforts at Palestinian statehood.

Passengers said that they broke into the cockpit and subdued the attacker, who Israeli officials said was one of the pilots. The motive for the attack was not clear.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the flight’s injured captain, Israeli passengers and reserve pilots, who helped secure the plane and land it safely. The attacker has not been identified.

Investigators on Thursday were trying to determine what led the co-pilot on a flight from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to Tel Aviv, Israel, to stab the pilot, forcing the plane

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s campaign for a coming election was already dominated by discussion of the policy, military and intelligence failures leading up to the Hamas-led attacks on Oct. 7, 2023.

The events evoked days decades ago when Israel was widely admired for its plucky survival against the odds and for taking on hijackers.

Investigators on Thursday were trying to determine what motivated the co-pilot on a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv to stab the pilot, a midair cockpit attack that nearly resulted