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900 Palestinians’ homes razed down in Israeli raid at Jenin: report
Around 900 Palestinian were rendered homeless during the two-day Israeli aggression on Jenin City and its refugee camp on July 4, the Palestinian Information Centre reported. The revelation was revealed by United…
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Israel launches short-warning service for extreme weather events
Jerusalem: Israel has launched a new short-warning service for abnormal weather events, the Transport Ministry said. The Israel Meteorological Service (IMS), a unit in the Ministry, will be responsible for providing the…
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UNIFIL urges Lebanon, Israel to avoid escalation after border clash
Beirut: The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has urged Lebanon and Israel to stop any action that may lead to an escalation in southern Lebanon, a few hours after three Hezbollah…
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Israeli drone injures 3 Hezbollah members on Lebanese border
Beirut: An Israeli drone has attacked Hezbollah members as they were setting up a watch tower on the outskirts of Lebanon’s southern border town of Yarine, injuring three of them, Elnashra news…
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Israel occupation turns Palestinian territories into ‘open-air prison’: UN
United Nations (UN) expert on Monday slammed Israel and said that it has transformed the occupied Palestinian territories into an “open-air prison” by imprisoning more than 800,000 Palestinians since 1967. The United Nations…
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Palestine rejects Israel’s plan to build 450 new settlement units in East Jerusalem
Ramallah: Palestine has rejected an Israeli plan to build 450 new settlement units in East Jerusalem, saying the plan has disregarded the countries that support the two-state solution. Israel’s plan is “disregarding…
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New Hampshire bans investments in companies that boycott Israel
Governor Christopher Sununu of New Hampshire signed an executive order barring the state from investing in companies that boycott Israel or their trade partners, on Thursday. The declaration was made in the…
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Palestinian prisoner Bashir Al-Khatib walks free after 35 years
Palestinian prisoner Bashir Abdullah Kamel Al-Khatib was released by Israeli authorities after being held in prison for 35 years, Wafa News Agency reported. Sixty-year-old Al-Khatib was detained on January 1, 1988, and…
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Israel to send 1,000-person delegation to UN climate forum in Dubai
Tel Aviv: Israel plans to send a 1,000-strong delegation to the United Nations climate conference in Dubai later this year, its largest ever, including representatives of more than 100 climate tech companies,…
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Israel-Palestine conflict: India reiterates need for direct peace talks
New Delhi: India has reiterated the need for an early resumption of direct peace negotiations between Palestine and Israel. The absence of such negotiations and the lack of a clear political horizon…
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Protesters block highway in Israel after police chief resigns
Jerusalem: Tens of thousands of Israelis blocked a main highway in Tel Aviv and other major roads across the country in protest against the forced resignation of the capital city’s police chief.…
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Israeli-Russian researcher abducted by militia group in Iraq
Jerusalem: The Israeli government announced that an Israeli-Russian researcher is being held hostage by a Shia militia group in Iraq. According to a statement released by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office on…
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Death toll of Palestinians due to Israeli military operation on Jenin rises to 12
The death toll from the Israeli military operation on Jenin and its refugee camp in the West Bank has risen to 12 and injured over 100 others, according to the Palestinian Health…
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Israel air strikes on Gaza in response to rocket fire: Army
Tel Aviv: The Israeli military, on Wednesday, struck two sites in Gaza in response to the rocket fire on the southern region hours earlier, The Times of Israel reported citing the army.…
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Gaza militants fire 5 rockets at Israel amid escalation in West Bank
Jerusalem: Militants in the Gaza Strip fired five rockets at southern Israel early on Wednesday, all of which were intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome aerial defence system, said the Israeli army in…