Israel’s new defence minister today ordered the army to allow into Israel any of the hundreds of Gazans holed up at a tunnel crossing who might desperately need medical treatment.

A woman who has been the subject of rumours linking her to Senator John Kerry denied tonight that she ever had an affair with the Democratic presidential candidate.

ISRAEL has reacted angrily to a ruling

Israel has recalled its ambassador to Belgium and fired off angry letters to King Albert and his government following a Brussels court ruling that Ariel Sharon can be charged with war crimes when he leaves office.