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Food trucks provide rare bright spot in hard-hit West Bank
Middle East
September 28, 2020
Food trucks provide rare bright spot in hard-hit West Bank
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The coronavirus crisis has hit West Bank restaurants hard. But one part of the dining…
Israeli gets 3 life sentences for deadly 2015 arson attack
Middle East
September 14, 2020
Israeli gets 3 life sentences for deadly 2015 arson attack
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli court on Monday handed down three life sentences to a Jewish extremist convicted in a…
Israeli soldier’s plea deal in fatal shooting faces scrutiny
Middle East
September 9, 2020
Israeli soldier’s plea deal in fatal shooting faces scrutiny
JERUSALEM (AP) — Ahmad Manasra was traveling home from a wedding when he spotted a family in distress on the…
Rival Palestinian factions hold rare joint meeting over Israel-UAE deal
Middle East
September 4, 2020
Rival Palestinian factions hold rare joint meeting over Israel-UAE deal
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held a rare meeting with rival factions on Thursday as they…
Virus lockdown brings new misery to long-suffering Gaza
Middle East
August 28, 2020
Virus lockdown brings new misery to long-suffering Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Ahmed Eissa, a father of two living in the Gaza Strip, was already struggling…
Israel strikes Hamas in Gaza over rockets, fire balloons
Middle East
August 28, 2020
Israel strikes Hamas in Gaza over rockets, fire balloons
TEL AVIV/GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli aircraft and tanks struck Hamas facilities in Gaza on Friday and militants fired half a…
Gaza man dies of coronavirus as enclave clamps down on outbreak
Middle East
August 26, 2020
Gaza man dies of coronavirus as enclave clamps down on outbreak
GAZA (Reuters) – A 61-year-old man has died in the Gaza Strip after contracting the coronavirus, Palestinian authorities said on…
Gaza militants fire 12 rockets, Israel strikes Hamas targets
Middle East
August 22, 2020
Gaza militants fire 12 rockets, Israel strikes Hamas targets
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian militants fired 12 rockets at Israel from the Gaza Strip overnight, nine of which were intercepted,…
Gaza-Israel violence prompts stepped-up mediation efforts
Middle East
August 21, 2020
Gaza-Israel violence prompts stepped-up mediation efforts
GAZA/TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Gaza militants fired rockets towards Israel which responded with air strikes overnight, the Israeli military said,…
Israeli forces kill Palestinian in West Bank, military says he was planning attack
Middle East
August 20, 2020
Israeli forces kill Palestinian in West Bank, military says he was planning attack
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli soldiers fired at Palestinians who were to believed to be preparing to attack Israeli cars in…