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Israel vows to destroy all Gaza attack tunnels by year end
Middle East
January 15, 2018
Israel vows to destroy all Gaza attack tunnels by year end
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman has announced his country’s strategy to destroy tunnels used to launch attacks on Israeli soil…
Palestinians to get 3G in West Bank, after Israel lifts ban
Middle East
January 15, 2018
Palestinians to get 3G in West Bank, after Israel lifts ban
Palestinians in the West Bank are finally getting high-speed mobile data services, after a yearslong Israeli ban that cost their…
Israel approves hundreds of new settlement homes: NGO
Middle East
January 11, 2018
Israel approves hundreds of new settlement homes: NGO
Israel has given final building approval for 352 homes in settlements in the occupied West Bank, an anti-settlement movement said…
Israeli man killed in West Bank shooting
Middle East
January 10, 2018
Israeli man killed in West Bank shooting
An Israeli civilian was shot in his car on Tuesday by a suspected Palestinian gunman, Israeli military officials said on Tuesday.…
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…
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…
Clashes erupt between Palestinian protesters and Israeli troops
Middle East
December 7, 2017
Clashes erupt between Palestinian protesters and Israeli troops
Clashes between hundreds of Palestinian protesters and Israeli troops erupted across the West Bank on Thursday while demonstrators in Gaza…
Palestinians and Arab League warn US not to recognize Jerusalem as Israeli capital
Middle East
December 4, 2017
Palestinians and Arab League warn US not to recognize Jerusalem as Israeli capital
The Arab League and Palestine have warned the US against moving its embassy to Jerusalem, saying such a move would set back any…
Israel races to head off UN settlement ‘blacklist’
Middle East
November 26, 2017
Israel races to head off UN settlement ‘blacklist’
Weeks ahead of the expected completion of a UN database of companies that operate in Israel’s West Bank settlements, Israel…
Under US pressure, Israel delays move to expand Jerusalem
Middle East
October 29, 2017
Under US pressure, Israel delays move to expand Jerusalem
Under pressure from the United States, Israel has delayed a bill that would connect a number of West Bank settlements…