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Israel commemorates fallen soldiers, victims of attacks
Jerusalem: Israel came to a standstill to the sound of sirens at nightfall, marking its annual Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and victims of attacks. The memorial pays tribute to soldiers killed…
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Five injured in car ramming attack near Jerusalem market
Jerusalem: A Palestinian man rammed a car into pedestrians near a street market in Jerusalem, injuring five people before he was shot and killed, Israeli police said in a statement. The incident…
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Israeli cops attack Palestinian worshippers at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque
Dozens of Palestinian worshippers were injured after Israeli occupation forces raided the Al-Qibili prayer hall in the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City, early on Wednesday. Raising fears of wider tensions as…
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Israel greenlights controversial judicial reform despite opposition
Jerusalem: Israel’s parliament voted on Tuesday to advance Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious plan to overhaul the country’s judiciary, despite widespread public opposition. After a stormy debate, the first two bills of…
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HP Inc to lay off 100 employees in Israel
Jerusalem: PC and printer major HP Inc is laying off 100 employees and most of the job cuts will be in HP Indigo, which is engaged in the production of digital printing…
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Israeli police seal up family home of Jerusalem attacker
Jerusalem: The family home of a Palestinian man who carried out a car-ramming attack in East Jerusalem that killed three Israelis has been sealed, the Israeli police said. A video clip released…
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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…
