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Israel reports new variant of COVID-19
Jerusalem: Israel’s Health Ministry has announced two cases of a previously unknown COVID-19 variant that are thought to be a combination of the Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 sub-variants. According to the Ministry,…
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Israel won’t lift more curbs amid rising COVID cases
Tel Aviv: Israel will not lift more COVID-19 restrictions amid rising infections “in several locations around the world”, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement. Following a consultation meeting with health…
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Palestinian PM stresses to make political progress to break deadlock with Israel
Ramallah: Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye stressed that it is need to continue making political progress to break the deadlock with Israel. According to a statement, when meeting with US Deputy Assistant…
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Israeli government websites crash in cyberattack
Jerusalem: A number of Israeli government websites went down in an apparent cyberattack as the country’s cyber authority confirmed it was a DDos attack that had blocked access to government websites, and that…
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Israel calls for meet to discuss sanctions on Russian-Israelis
Israel is walking on a tight rope as it struggles with a situation that involves dealing with dozens of Jewish Russians as Western nations increase sanctions on businesspersons with personal ties to…
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Israel sees 41.3% rise in foreign tourist arrivals in Jan-Feb
Tel Aviv: The number of foreign tourists arriving in Israel during the first two months of 2022 has jumped by 41.3 per cent compared with the last two months of 2021, according…
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Israeli army chief visits Bahrain on first official visit
Jerusalem: Israeli Military Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi arrived in Manama on Wednesday for a first official visit to Bahrain. He was received by Chief of Staff of the Bahraini Defense Force Theyab…
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Israeli troops demolish homes of Palestinian attackers
Jerusalem: The Israeli military said on Tuesday it has demolished the homes of two Palestinians accused of carrying out a deadly shooting attack in the occupied West Bank last year. The residences of…
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Israel will continue to mediate between Moscow, Kiev: Naftali Bennett
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that his country will continue to mediate between Russia and Ukraine even if the prospects for success are slim amid the ongoing war. “We will…
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Israeli President to pay historic visit to Turkey next week
Jerusalem: Israeli President Isaac Herzog will travel to Turkey next week for a state visit, the office of the presidency has announced. At the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Herzog…
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Israeli PM arrives in Moscow to meet Putin amid ongoing tensions in Ukraine
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett arrived in Moscow on Saturday to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Earlier on Wednesday, Putin spoke to Bennett…
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Kuwait withdraws from Bahrain conference after Israeli’s participation
Kuwait: A Kuwaiti academic delegation withdrew from a conference hosted by the University of Bahrain, following the participation of an Israeli delegation in its activities, local media reported. According to a tweet…
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Saudi Arabia-Israel could be allies, says crown prince Mohammed bin Salman
Riyadh: Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has said that Saudi Arabia and Israel could be allies. Speaking to US magazine The Atlantic, the crown prince said that he hopes the conflict…
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Demolition of Palestinian homes increased since Joe Biden took office
The demolition of Palestinian homes in the West Bank has been increasing at a rapid pace, during the time of US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, according to data from…
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Israel high court suspends Palestinians’ evictions for now
Tel Aviv: Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a group of families slated for eviction from a flashpoint east Jerusalem neighbourhood could remain in their homes for the time being. The…