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Israel unveils 80 bn shekel plan to boost solar energy
Middle East
June 1, 2020
Israel unveils 80 bn shekel plan to boost solar energy
TEL AVIV (Reuters) — Israel’s Energy Ministry unveiled an 80 billion shekel (US$22.8 billion) plan to increase the use of…
Hundreds attend funeral of Palestinian shot by Israeli police
Middle East
June 1, 2020
Hundreds attend funeral of Palestinian shot by Israeli police
JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Hundreds of people attended the funeral on Sunday of a Palestinian who was fatally shot by Israeli…
Israeli defense minister apologizes for Palestinian’s death
Middle East
May 31, 2020
Israeli defense minister apologizes for Palestinian’s death
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s defense minister apologized on Sunday for the Israeli police’s deadly shooting of an unarmed, autistic Palestinian…
Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem reopens after two months
Middle East
May 31, 2020
Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem reopens after two months
Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound — the third holiest site in Islam after Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia — reopened…
Lebanon extends mandate of UN force along Israel border
Middle East
May 30, 2020
Lebanon extends mandate of UN force along Israel border
Beirut (AP) — Lebanon’s government agreed on Friday to extend the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon…
Israeli police fatally shoot man in Jerusalem’s Old City – spokesman
Middle East
May 30, 2020
Israeli police fatally shoot man in Jerusalem’s Old City – spokesman
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli police officers fatally shot a man they suspected was carrying a weapon in Jerusalem’s Old City…
Travel disruptions challenge global transplant deliveries
World
May 29, 2020
Travel disruptions challenge global transplant deliveries
PETAH TIKVA, Israel (AP) — Over the past two months, as air travel ground to a halt, Mishel Zrian has…
Israeli cyber chief: Major attack on water systems thwarted
Middle East
May 28, 2020
Israeli cyber chief: Major attack on water systems thwarted
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s national cyber chief Thursday officially acknowledged the country had thwarted a major cyber attack last month…
Israel’s Netanyahu says he won’t miss West Bank annexation opportunity
Middle East
May 26, 2020
Israel’s Netanyahu says he won’t miss West Bank annexation opportunity
JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Israel will not miss a “historic opportunity” to extend its sovereignty to parts of the West Bank,…
Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulcher reopens after coronavirus closure
Middle East
May 24, 2020
Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulcher reopens after coronavirus closure
JERUSALEM (AP) — Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulcher reopened to visitors on Sunday after a two-month closure due to…