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UN urges Lebanon, Israel to hold talks to resolve outstanding issues
Beirut: The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has urged Beirut and Israel to hold talks to address outstanding issues. “I continue to appeal for engagement in Blue Line talks to address…
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Israeli FM talks fight against Iran during visit to Korea
Jerusalem: Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen made a quick visit to South Korea on Wednesday for discussions with the country’s leaders on the threat posed by Tehran. “Korea understands very well the…
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Egypt, Israel defence ministers discuss border shootout
Cairo: Egyptian Minister of Defence and Military Production Mohamed Zaki and his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant discussed the deadly shootout that left three Israeli soldiers and one Egyptian policeman dead. During a…
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Egyptian policeman, 3 Israeli soldiers killed in gunfire on Israel-Egypt border
Jerusalem/Cairo: Three Israeli soldiers and a member of Egyptian security forces were killed in a shootout along the border between Israel and Egypt, according to the two countries’ military statements. The Israeli…
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Belgium city of Verviers cuts ties with Israel for apartheid against Palestine
The Belgium city of Verviers announced the severing of its relations with Israel, in response to its crimes of apartheid against the Palestinians and its repeated violation of the rights of the…
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Punjab may tie up with Israel for water management: Minister
Chandigarh: Punjab Water Supply and Sanitation Minister Bram Shanker Jimpa on Wednesday said the government would forge strategic partnership with Israel for developing a better water management system. He said the government…
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Israel: Amidst high murder rates; Arab minorities protest against cops
Jerusalem: Amid a high-record murder rate in Israel’s Palestinian society, dozens of Palestinians demonstrated in Jerusalem outside the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Protestors denounced the Israeli police and authorities…
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Yemeni student slams Israel in graduation speech, Twitter divided
A graduation speech by a United States law student of Yemeni origin on Palestinian human rights took the Twitter world by storm on Wednesday. Fatima Mousa Mohammed, who delivered a fiery speech…
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Woman’s scream for cockroach creates mayhem in Tel Aviv cafe
A woman’s fear of spotting a cockroach brought chaos at the Dizengoff Cafe in Tel Aviv as people around feared a terror attack. https://twitter.com/kisis_007/status/1662536203969744900?t=nkHmq7IVYQpk9kiO8UwGRw&s=19 As the woman screamed in panic, she overturned…
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10k Indian workers to replace Palestinians: Israeli government
The Israeli government is set to replace Palestinian workers with 10,000 Indians in construction and nursing fields, local media reported. The transition will be done in phases. The final agreement is still…
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Syria says Israeli airstrikes on military sites in Damascus
Damascus: Israeli warplanes launched an overnight attack on military sites in Damascus, causing damages, the Syrian military said in a statement on Monday. The strike was made from over the Israeli-occupied Golan…
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Dubai free trade zone notches 25% growth in Israeli members
Tel Aviv: Ninety-seven Israeli companies are now extending their global reach through the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) free trade zone, a 25 per cent increase since January. Nearly one-third of the…
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Israel jails 3 soldiers for abusing Palestinian man
The Israeli army on Wednesday, sentenced three of its members after they were convicted of kidnapping and assaulting a Palestinian man in the West Bank. This is a rare punishment by the…
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Israel arrests Arab citizen plotting bus bombing attack
Jerusalem: Israel’s Shin Bet internal security agency has announced the arrest of an Arab citizen who had planned a bombing attack on a bus in the northern coastal city of Hadera. The…
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Israeli govt passes state budget despite protests
Jerusalem: Israeli lawmakers have passed the 2023-2024 state budget despite protests over increased allocations to ultra-religious and pro-settler parties in the ruling coalition. Thousands rallied in Jerusalem throughout Tuesday to protest against…