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Israel strikes Gaza after repeated projectile fire
Middle East
January 4, 2018
Israel strikes Gaza after repeated projectile fire
The Israeli military says it has struck militant sites in the Gaza Strip in response to repeated rocket fire toward…
Israeli military to probe death of disabled Palestinian in Gaza
Middle East
January 4, 2018
Israeli military to probe death of disabled Palestinian in Gaza
The Israeli military said on Thursday it would further investigate the death of a wheechair-bound Palestinian who was killed in…
Iran’s regional enemies watch unrest, searching for leverage
Middle East
January 4, 2018
Iran’s regional enemies watch unrest, searching for leverage
Iran’s most fervent regional foes, Saudi Arabia and Israel, are both eagerly looking for signs of vulnerability and imminent change…
Israel says Iran recruited Palestinian militants via South Africa
Middle East
January 3, 2018
Israel says Iran recruited Palestinian militants via South Africa
Israel said on Wednesday it had cracked a Palestinian militant cell suspected of having been recruited and handled by Iranian…
Palestinians condemn Trump aid halt threat, mixed reaction in Israel
Middle East
January 3, 2018
Palestinians condemn Trump aid halt threat, mixed reaction in Israel
Palestinians condemned as blackmail on Wednesday US President Donald Trump’s threat to withhold future aid payments over what he called…
Israel raises vote threshold to tighten grip on Jerusalem
Middle East
January 2, 2018
Israel raises vote threshold to tighten grip on Jerusalem
Israel on Tuesday raised the number of votes needed for any future vote on ceding parts of Jerusalem to Palestine,…
Israeli military court charges Ahed Tamimi, Palestinian teenager who slapped soldiers
Middle East
January 2, 2018
Israeli military court charges Ahed Tamimi, Palestinian teenager who slapped soldiers
An Israeli military court on Monday indicted a teenage Palestinian girl who was filmed kicking and slapping Israeli soldiers in…
Israeli minister encourages Iran protests, says Israel is not involved
Middle East
January 1, 2018
Israeli minister encourages Iran protests, says Israel is not involved
Israel’s intelligence minister on Monday voiced encouragement for Iranian anti-government protesters but added that Israeli policy was not to get…
Likud party calls for de-facto annexation of Israeli settlements
Middle East
January 1, 2018
Likud party calls for de-facto annexation of Israeli settlements
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party unanimously urged legislators in a non-binding resolution on Sunday to effectively annex Israeli settlements…
Dozens of Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli security forces during ‘Day of Rage’
Middle East
December 30, 2017
Dozens of Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli security forces during ‘Day of Rage’
Dozens of Palestinians were wounded Friday by Israeli gunfire in the West Bank and Gaza on Friday as thousands took…