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Israeli army put on alert amid deadlock in border talks with Lebanon
Tel Aviv: Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz has instructed the army to prepare for any possible escalation with Lebanon hours after the Jewish state rejected Beirut’s amendments to a US-brokered proposal for…
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Palestinian killed by Israeli soldiers in West Bank
Ramallah: A Palestinian was killed during clashes with the Israeli soldiers in the village of Deir al-Hatab, north of the city of Nablus in the northern West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry…
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Video: Israeli settlers hold ‘4 hour long’ concert inside Ibrahimi Mosque
Israeli settlers desecrated the Ibrahimi Mosque in the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank on October 2, where hundreds of settlers stormed the Ibrahimi Mosque and performed their Talmudic rituals and held…
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Israeli Defence Minister visits Azerbaijan on diplomacy, security
Jerusalem: Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz visited Azerbaijan to discuss diplomatic and security issues, his office said in a statement. During the visit on Monday, Gantz met with President of Azerbaijan Ilham…
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Palestine calls on Europe to put pressure on Israel against West Bank conflict
Ramallah: Palestine has urged the European countries to tie their relations with Israel to its adherence to international law, UN resolutions, and human rights principles. “The international community is required to hold…
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Palestine condemn Israel’s ‘execution’ of youth in Jerusalem
Ramallah: Palestine has condemned what it termed “the cold-blooded” Israeli killing of a Palestinian youth in the town of al-Eizariya, east of Jerusalem. In a statement on Saturday, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry…
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EU urges Israel, Palestine to defuse West Bank tension
Ramallah: The European Union (EU) is exerting efforts to defuse the escalating tension between Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank, an official announced here. Shadi Othman, spokesman of the EU in…
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Israeli court extends Palestinian prisoner Awawda’s detention
An Israeli court on Wednesday evening extended the detention of Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawda for one week, under the pretext that he used a phone to communicate with his family, the Shehab…
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Israel ready to share nuke tech with Arab nations under peace deal
Tel Aviv Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) Director General Moshe Edri said his country is “ready” to share its state-of-the-art nuclear technology with Arab nations that have signed a peace deal with…
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PM Modi wishes his Israeli counterpart on Jewish New Year
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid and Israeli people on the occasion of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. “Warmest greetings for Rosh Hashanah…
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Israeli PM endorses 2-state solution with Palestinians
United Nations: In his address to the UN General Assembly, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid pledged support for the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The establishment of a Palestinian state, alongside…
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Israel appoints Irit Lillian as first ambassador to Turkey
Israel announced the appointment of Irit Lilian as new ambassador to Turkey, after the return of diplomatic relations between the two parties to their highest level. The position has been vacant for…
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Israel closes Palestinian territories for Jewish holidays
Tel Aviv: The Israeli military announced that it will close all the checkpoints and crossings connecting the country and the West Bank during the upcoming Jewish holidays. “Crossing will be possible only…
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Israel to fight travel firm’s plan to add warnings to West Bank listings
Tel Aviv: Israel has threatened to launch a “diplomatic war” against Booking.com if the Dutch online travel reservation service company will add safety warnings to listings in the West Bank. Tourism Minister…
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Israel to begin gas production in disputed Mediterranean maritime field
Tehran: Israel has announced that it will start to produce natural gas from a disputed Mediterranean maritime field “as soon as possible”, despite US-brokered border demarcation talks between Israel and Lebanon. “The…