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Israel: Prez warns of dangers of Iranian nuclear capabilities
Geneva: Israeli President Isaac Herzog reiterated his country’s concerns about Iran’s nuclear strategy ahead of a possible deal to prevent Tehran from building nuclear weapons. The international community must never remain silent…
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Israel to sell two spy planes to Italy for $550 million
Tel Aviv: Israel will sell another two reconnaissance aircraft to Italy for a sum of USD 550 million. According to the local daily, citing publicly available documents from Italy’s Defence Ministry and…
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Israel hit 64 targets in Syria in 2022: War monitor
Damascus: Israel has hit 64 military targets in Syria by far this year, killing 45 servicemen and pro-government fighters in the bordering country, a war monitor reported. Meanwhile, 57 others were injured…
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Israel to reappoint envoy to Turkey ‘within weeks’
Ankara: The reappointment of an Israeli ambassador to Turkey could happen within weeks, the Jewish state’s charge d’affaires in Ankara said. “We hope the appointment will take place in a week or…
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Lawyer for Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawda: He may die at any moment
The lawyer for the Palestinian prisoner, Khalil Awawda, who has been on hunger strike for more than 160 days, said that he could die at any moment. In March, Awawda began a…
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Islamic Jihad leader charged in Israeli military court
Tel Aviv: The Israeli Military Prosecution has filed an indictment against an influential senior official in the Islamic Jihad, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said. Bassam al-Saadi is accused of committing crimes…
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Hamas, Islamic Jihad vow resistance to Israeli occupation
Gaza: Militant groups Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) held a joint meeting in the Gaza Strip weeks after deadly Israeli strikes against the PIJ in the besieged enclave, vowing to…
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Palestinians fly to Cyprus from Israel for first time
Jerusalem: Dozens of Palestinians departed for Cyprus from southern Israel’s Ramon Airport after Israel launched a pilot programme to enable Palestinians from the occupied West Bank to fly overseas. “Palestinians were aboard…
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Israel announces biggest rate hike in 2 decades
Tel Aviv: The Bank of Israel has announced its decision to raise its basic interest rate by 0.75 percentage points from 1.25 percent to 2 per cent, the biggest rate hike in…
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Israel won’t be bound by Iran nuclear deal: PM Lapid
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid told French President Emmanuel Macron that his country objects to a return to the Iran nuclear deal and would not be bound by it. “The Prime Minister…
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Israel to facilitate Ben Gurion airport’s digital transformation
Tel Aviv: The Israel Airports Authority (IAA) announced that it will invest more than 50 million shekels ($15 million) to facilitate the digital transformation of Ben Gurion International Airport beginning in 2023…
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Israel puts on hold administrative detention of Khalil Awawda
The Israeli occupation authorities on Friday froze the administrative detention of the Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawda, who has been continuing his open hunger strike for nearly half a year. Khalil Awawda is…
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Erdogan, Isaac hold phone call after restoration of ties
Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a phone call with Israeli President Isaac Herzog over bilateral relations, according to a statement by Turkey’s presidential office. The statement released on Friday emphasised…
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UN urges Israel to allow humanitarian workers to continue working in Palestine
United Nations: The UN urged Israel to allow human rights and humanitarian organisations to continue their work in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). On Thursday morning, Israeli forces broke into, searched and…
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Israel, Turkey to restore full diplomatic ties after 4-year break
Jerusalem: Israel and Turkey announced the resumption of full diplomatic ties on Wednesday, after several years of strained relations between the nations. Both the countries would be exchanging ambassadors again after not…