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Lebanon lodges UN complaint over Israeli border wall breach
Beirut: Lebanon’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants said that the country has submitted a complaint to the United Nations Security Council, through its permanent mission in New York, protesting what it…
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Israeli actions reversed decades of Palestinian economic gains: UN report
A new report by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) warns that prolonged Israeli military operations and long-standing restrictions have pushed the economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territory into its…
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Israel escalates torture of Palestinian prisoners since Oct 2023: Report
Tel Aviv: Israel has sharply escalated its use of torture, starvation and severe abuses against Palestinian detainees since the Gaza war began on October 7, 2023. These findings were detailed in a…
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Saudi Crown Prince rejects Trump’s push for Israel normalisation: Reports
Washington: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has rejected a US proposal to advance normalisation with Israel, insisting that Riyadh will not join the Abraham Accords without a credible and time-bound…
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Israel approves proposal to bring all remaining 5,800 Jews from India
Jerusalem: Israel’s government has approved a proposal to bring all the remaining 5,800 Jews from India’s north-eastern region, commonly referred to as Bnei Menashe, over the next five years. The Government of…
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Israel hands over 15 Palestinian bodies as Gaza ceasefire talks advance
Khan Younis: Hospital officials in Gaza said Wednesday, November 25, that Israel handed over 15 more Palestinian bodies, completing the latest swap of the ceasefire as the first phase of the agreement…
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Israel identifies remains returned from Gaza as hostage Dror Or
Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday, November 26, that Israel had identified the latest remains returned from Gaza as hostage Dror Or. That leaves the bodies of two hostages in Gaza…
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UN chief calls for end to unlawful occupation of Palestinian territory
United Nations: Statehood for the Palestinians is a right, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, while reiterating the call for an end to the unlawful occupation of the Palestinian territory. In remarks to…
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Goyal calls on Israeli President Isaac Herzog; discusses eco ties
Jerusalem: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday called on Israeli President Isaac Herzog and discussed trade and investment ties between the two countries. He said the discussions covered the full…
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Israel violated Gaza ceasefire 497 times, 342 Palestinians killed
Gaza City: At least 342 Palestinians have been killed and 875 injured in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip since the US-brokered ceasefire came into effect on October 10, according to the…
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Israel targets Hezbollah chief in first strike on Beirut since June
Beirut: Israel on Sunday, November 23, struck Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, for the first time since June, saying it targeted Hezbollah’s chief of staff and warning the Iran-backed militant group not to rearm…
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Houthis sentence 18 Yemeni UN staff to death over ‘spying for Israel’
Sanaa: A Houthi-run court in Yemen’s capital Sanaa sentenced 18 Yemeni aid workers employed by United Nations humanitarian agencies to death for allegedly spying for Israel. The ruling says that the “convicts”…
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Israel plans to seize major Roman-era historical site in West Bank
Jerusalem: Israel plans to seize parts of a major West Bank historic site, according to a government document, and settlers put up a new outpost overnight, even as the country faces pressure…
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Netanyahu holds cabinet meeting amid surge in Israeli settler violence in West Bank
Jerusalem: Israel’s prime minister met with top security officials to assess a rising tide of Israeli settler violence in the West Bank, an Israeli official said Friday, as he faces increasing US…
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India-Israel FTA to boost trade and strategic ties: Goyal
Tel Aviv: With India and Israel setting in motion the process for free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations, the trade pact will be a stepping stone to our shared prosperity, Commerce and Industry…