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Hamas vows to reach prisoners’ swap deal with Israel
Gaza: The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) has vowed to reach a prisoners’ swap deal with Israel to release the Palestinians imprisoned in Israeli jails. Hamas’s pledge was made during a rally…
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Israeli army kills Palestinian in West Bank raid
Jerusalem: The Israeli military shot and killed a Palestinian man on Friday during an arrest raid into the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry reported, the…
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UN chief welcomes Lebanon-Israel maritime boundary deal
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed a historic deal between Lebanon and Israel on the resolution of their maritime boundary dispute, said his spokesman. “The Secretary-General welcomes the announcements that the…
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Lebanon’s president approves historic Israel sea border deal
Beirut: Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun said Thursday that the cash-strapped country has approved a US-mediated maritime border deal with Israel. Lebanon and Israel both claim around 860 square kilometers (330 square miles)…
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Israel ranks fifth among the world’s worst countries to work in
Israel ranked fifth in the list of the worst countries in the world in terms of work conditions and benefits. This came according to a report compiled by William Russell, an international insurance company.…
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Iran arrests spy linked to Israel’s Mossad
Tehran: Iran has arrested an individual accused of spying for Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad in the southeastern province of Kerman, a senior official said. The individual, who intended to perpetrate acts of…
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Israel, US announce Lebanon sea deal
Jerusalem: President Joe Biden on Tuesday said the U.S. has brokered a “historic breakthrough” between Israel and Lebanon that would end a dispute over their shared maritime border, pave the way for…
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Israel nabs 6 Palestinians for suspected links to deadly attack
Jerusalem: The Israeli police have arrested six Palestinians for their suspected links to a deadly shooting attack in East Jerusalem on Saturday, as the search for the shooter is still underway. The…
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NYT fires journalist post support for ‘Palestinian resistance’
The American newspaper The New York Times has dismissed Palestinian photographer Hosam Salem from his job allegedly due to comments supporting the Palestinian resistance on the social networking site Facebook. Hosam Salem,…
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Eight held for killing Indian-origin teen in Israel
Jerusalem: The Police in Israel have arrested eight residents, all between the age groups of 13 to 15 for stabbing an Indian-origin teenager to death at a birthday party in the northern…
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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…
