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Israel to reopen main crossing point with Gaza to boost economy
Tel Aviv: Israel on Tuesday decided to reopen the Erez crossing point on the northern tip of the Gaza Strip after economic losses in the impoverished coastal enclave had piled up. “After…
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550 Palestinians sentenced to life imprisonment in Israeli jails: Report
Jerusalem: The number of Palestinians sentenced to life imprisonment in the Israeli prisons rose to 550, local media reported on Monday. This came in a report released by the Center for Palestinian Prisoner…
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Yair Lapid says Israel committed to status quo at Al-Aqsa Mosque
Jerusalem: Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said his country is “committed” to the status quo that bans Jews from praying at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem, the focal point of…
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Israel strikes southern Lebanon in response to rocket fire
Jerusalem: The Israeli military said it struck Lebanon with artillery fire early Monday after a rocket was fired into Israel. The army said the rocket landed in an open area in northern…
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Biden accepts Bennett’s invitation to visit Israel
Jerusalem: US President Joe Biden has accepted Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s invitation to visit Israel in “the next few months,” the Prime Minister’s office said. The two leaders discussed over the…
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Israel PM discusses Israeli-Palestinian tensions with UN chief
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett held a phone conversation with United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the recent development of Israeli-Palestinian tensions, the Prime Minister’s Office said. Bennett on Saturday…
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OIC condemn Israel’s ‘barbaric attacks’ on Al Aqsa Mosque
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Wednesday called for international action to end barbaric attacks against Palestinian worshipers at Al Aqsa Mosque, leading to hundreds of them being injured and arrested.…
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Israeli FM urges int’l help for restoring peace in Jerusalem
Jerusalem: Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid called for international help in restoring calm in East Jerusalem during a phone talk with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken over the rising Israeli-Palestinian tensions.…
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Israel threatens to cut humanitarian aid to Gaza if rocket attacks continue
Jerusalem: Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz threatened on Tuesday to halt the humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip if rocket attacks from the Palestinian enclave continue. He made the remarks after meeting…
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Gaza militants fire rocket into Israel as tensions soar
Jerusalem: Palestinian militants fired a rocket into southern Israel for the first time in months on Monday, in another escalation after clashes at a sensitive holy site in Jerusalem, a series of…
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Iran’s President warns Israel with armed forces for ‘tiniest move’ against Iran
Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi Monday warned that Israel will be targeted by his country’s armed forces if it makes the tiniest move against Iran. He spoke as talks stalled in Vienna…
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Jordan: Israel bears full responsibility for escalated tensions at Al-Aqsa Mosque
Amman: Jordan has said Israel bears full responsibility for the “serious repercussions” of the escalated tensions at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem, according to a statement by the Foreign Ministry. Israel’s continuous…
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Bella Hadid says Instagram blocks her stories over Palestine posts
Palestinian-American supermodel Bella Hadid on Friday said that she was shadow banned by Instagram for posting about Palestine. “My Instagram has disabled me from posting on my story – pretty much only when…