Israeli police

The official presentation of the Eurovision participants begins, reported NOVA TV. 

The European Song Contest this year is being held in Tel Aviv. Representatives of 41 countries are participating. Bulgaria is not represented. The competition will take place under strengthened security measures.

About 8,000 Israeli police officers will be stationed in Tel Aviv.

Israeli police briefly detained the head of the Islamic authority that oversees Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem early on Feb. 24 following recent protests there.

Israel has launched what it calls "an operation to expose and neutralise" tunnels between Lebanon and Israel allegedly dug by armed group Hezbollah, reported Al Jazeera. 

The operation was announced by the Israeli military on Twitter on Tuesday. 

Israeli police are again questioning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of their investigations into corruption allegations.

Israeli police closed the gates to Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound for several hours Friday after clashes erupted with Palestinian worshippers following midday prayers at the flashpoint site.

The reason is EU's call to investigate Israeli police's brutality against Israeli Arabs.

On Tuesday, the EU condemned Israeli police's clash with demonstrators in Haifa, who protested against the high death toll among Palestinians along the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel.

Jerusalem: Israeli police arrived at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Jerusalem residence on Monday morning to interrogate him over one of several graft cases that threaten to topple him, Israeli media said.

Multiple Israeli media reports said the longtime premier was to be questioned over a case of alleged corruption involving Israeli telecoms giant Bezeq.

Israeli police have recommended that Benjamin Netanyahu be indicted on bribery and breach of trust charges in two corruption cases, dealing an embarrassing blow to the embattled prime minister that is likely to fuel calls for him to resign.

Israeli police have recommended bribery charges against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in two proceedings after two years of investigation, the agencies said.

Three Turkish citizens, detained by Israeli police on Dec. 22, will appear in court on Dec. 23, a lawyer told state-run Anadolu Agency.