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Woman suspected of sending Israeli PM death threats, arrested
Tel Aviv: Israeli police said they have arrested a 65-old-woman on suspicion of sending death threat letters and bullets to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s family. The police issued a statement on Monday…
- Middle East
Israel to establish civilian national guard to fight attacks: PM
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has announced that the country was establishing a civilian national guard to “fight terrorism”. His announcement was made in public remarks shortly after two Palestinians suspected…
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Morocco: Algerian athletes boycott sports event over Israel participation
Algerian lawyers have announced a boycott of the FIFA World cup football competition for lawyers, which kicked off Saturday, May 7 in Morocco; because of the presence of Israeli representatives in it, local media reported.…
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Israeli minister touts plans to approve 4,000 settler homes
Jerusalem: Israel is set to advance plans for the construction of 4,000 settler homes in the occupied West Bank, the interior minister said Friday, drawing warnings of “serious consequences” from the Palestinian…
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Maintain status quo at holy sites in Jerusalem: United Nations
The United Nations (UN) on Thursday called for preserving the status quo of holy sites in Jerusalem and to not provoke the situation. Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General, during his daily…
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Israel tightens grip on West Bank with planned restrictions
Jerusalem: If, during your travels in the Holy Land, you decide to take the next step with your Palestinian sweetheart, you should notify the Israeli military within 30 days. That’s what it…
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Israeli actor Tsahi Halevi sings ‘yaara teri yaari’ in New Delhi
New Delhi: Famous Israeli actor and singer Tsahi Halevi, who is in New Delhi on the occasion of the 74th Independence Day of his country sang a Hindi song ‘yaara teri yaari’,…
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Israel detains more than 600 Palestinians without charge since 2016
Jerusalem: Israel is holding about 600 Palestinians without charge or trial, the highest number since 2016, local media reported. HaMoked, an Israeli rights group, which regularly collects figures from prison authorities, said…
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Israel wants apology from Russia over Lavrov’s Hitler remark
Jerusalem: Israel has summoned the Russian Ambassador in the wake of Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s statement that Adolf Hitler may have had some Jewish blood, and that the “most ardent” anti-Semites are…
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Amid attacks, Israel urges companies to upgrade cyber defence
Jerusalem: Israeli Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel and Director-General of the Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD) Gaby Portnoy on Monday urged communications companies to upgrade their cyber defence amid recent cyber attack waves…
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Israel arrests Palestinian attackers who killed guard
Jerusalem: The Israeli military on Saturday said it has arrested a pair of Palestinian assailants who allegedly shot and killed a security guard at the entrance of a Jewish settlement in the…
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Israeli man killed in West Bank shooting attack
Jerusalem: An Israeli man was shot dead in the West Bank city of Ariel, according to the Magen David Adom, Israel’s national emergency medical service. The shooting took place on Friday evening. The…
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Israel PM’s family receives death threat and bullet in mail
Jerusalem: family of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has received a death threat and bullet in the mail for the second time this week, the police said Thursday. According to an Israeli official…
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Amid unrest in West Bank, Israel calls up 6 reserve battalions
Jerusalem: Israel’s military has said it will be calling up six reserve battalions in the next few weeks, amid escalating tensions in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. The move is…
