Hours after Pope Francis’ death was announced, Israel's Foreign Ministry posted a short message on X: “Rest in peace, Pope Francis. May his memory be a blessing." Several hours later, it was deleted without explanation.

Israel deleted a social media post expressing sorrow for the death of Pope Francis. A message on the country’s verified X account that read “Rest in Peace, Pope Francis. May his memory be a blessing” was taken down hours after it was posted on Monday.

Israel honours late Pope Francis, Ambassador to the Holy See Yaron Sideman told ANSA Thursday saying he would attend his funeral even though it will be on the Sabbath Saturday. "As Ambassador of Israel to the Holy See,

The Israeli military acknowledged on Thursday that it was responsible for killing a United Nations aid worker in a strike on a UN guesthouse in Gaza last month, backtracking on its previous denials in the face of mounting public evidence of Israeli responsibility.

In a rare apology to the United Nations, Israel said its forces had struck a U.N. compound in Gaza with tank fire. A Bulgarian aid worker was killed.

It was the second time in a week that Israel’s military, after an internal investigation, reversed an initial denial of its role in a deadly incident.

Israel marked Holocaust Remembrance Day as the nation came to a standstill to remember the victims of the Nazi genocide against the Jews.

A two-minute siren wailed across the country to mark Israel's annual Holocaust Remembrance Day, when Israelis pay respects to those systematically killed by Nazi Germany and its collaborators in World War Two.