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Israel’s cyber security chief blames Iran for cyberattacks
Jerusalem: Gaby Portnoy, Director-General of Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD), has accused Iran of “leading an aggressive, orchestrated campaign against Israel’s cyberspace”. Portnoy made the remarks on Tuesday at the annual CyberTech…
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If situation escalates, headed for 3rd Palestine intifada: Israel newspaper
An Israeli newspaper warned, on Saturday morning, of the possibility of a third Palestinian intifada, if the security cabinet decided to carry out a major military operation in the cities of the West Bank.…
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Israel police arrests 42 Palestinians in synagogue shooting case
Israeli police on Saturday morning raised the state of alert in the country to the highest level, following the killing of seven Israelis in a shooting attack in occupied East Jerusalem, on…
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Israeli police raid Palestinian neighbourhood to identify ‘assailants’
Jerusalem: Clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police erupted in Jerusalem on Saturday evening in the wake of two anti-Israeli attacks in the disputed holy city. Israeli police entered Arab neighbourhoods in the…
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Israeli PM vows to act ‘decisively, calmly’ after synagogue shooting attack
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to act after a shooting attack killed at least seven people and wounded three others on Friday in a Jewish settlement in East Jerusalem.…
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US condemns deadly terror attack in Jerusalem that claimed 8 lives
Washington: The White House on Friday condemned the terror attack in a synagogue in Jerusalem that claimed 8 lives and left 10 people wounded and said that the US is shocked and…
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8 Israelis killed in East Jerusalem synagogue attack
Jerusalem: At least eight people were killed and 10 others injured in a shooting attack in a settlement in East Jerusalem on Friday night, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a tweet.…
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Jordan’s king calls for efforts to maintain peace at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound
Amman: King Abdullah II of Jordan stressed the need to maintain calm and cease all acts of violence to pave the way for the Middle East peace process. At a meeting in…
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Traffic accidents in Israel cause 351 deaths in 2022
Jerusalem: The number of people killed in traffic accidents in Israel decreased to 351 in 2022, compared to 364 fatalities the year before, an annual report from the country’s Central Bureau of…
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First Palestinian woman ordained as pastor in Jerusalem
A Lutheran church ceremony in Jerusalem ordained the first Palestinian female pastor in the holy land on Sunday. Sally Azar, a Palestinian from Jerusalem will now lead the English-speaking congregation at the…
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Israel’s top court cancels appointment of ex-con as minister
Jerusalem: Israel’s Supreme Court ruled that a key member in the country’s new extreme-right government cannot serve as minister because of his criminal conviction. On Wednesday, the court said that Aryeh Deri,…
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Israel’s debt-to-GDP ratio sees sharpest decline in 35 yrs
Jerusalem: Israel’s public debt-to-GDP ratio dropped to 60.9 percent in 2022 from 68 percent in 2021, the Israeli Finance Ministry said. The year-on-year decrease of 7.1 percentage points is the sharpest since…
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UN chief calls for preserving status quo of Jerusalem holy sites
Jerusalem: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for preserving the status quo of Jerusalem’s holy sites and the two-state solution to the Palestine-Israel issue. “I had the occasion to reaffirm that we must…
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Turkish envoy presents credentials to Israeli President
Jerusalem: Turkey’s new Ambassador to Israel, Sakir Ozkan Torunlar presented his credentials to Israeli President Isaac Herzog, marking the latest step in rebuilding relations between the two countries after years of acrimony.…
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Israel completes sale of Haifa Port for $1.15 bn
Jerusalem: Israel has finalised the privatisation of Haifa Port, one of the country’s leading ports, Israel’s Finance Ministry said in a statement. The state-owned Mediterranean port, located in northern Israel, was sold…