A Hezbollah attack on the Karish gas field in the eastern Mediterranean could lead to a new war between the Lebanese Shiite group and Israel, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz has warned. Lebanon and Israel, neighboring countries officially at war, are holding negotiations under the auspices of Washington to settle their border dispute and remove […]
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Israel: Defense Ministry Increases Number of Entry Permits for Palestinian Workers from Gaza
Israel has announced that it is increasing by 1,500 the number of entry permits granted to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, an enclave that has been under Israeli blockade for 15 years. The move follows three days of hostilities in early August between Israel and the Islamic Jihad militant group in the Gaza Strip, which […]
Middle East: ‘Concern’ of 9 European countries after Israel’s decision to close offices of seven Palestinian NGOs
Nine European countries expressed their “deep concern” on Friday over the closure by the Israeli army of the offices of seven Palestinian non-governmental organizations based in the West Bank, which Israel accuses of “terrorism”. “We are deeply concerned about the raids that took place on the morning of August 18 in the context of an […]
Israeli soldiers kill a Palestinian teenager in the West Bank
Israeli soldiers killed a young Palestinian in the early hours of today in a battle in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, according to Palestinian medical sources. At least 30 other Palestinians were wounded, four by bullets, three of whom are in critical condition, the Palestinian Red Crescent said. According to Palestinian medical sources, […]
Turkey – Israel decided to fully restore diplomatic relations
LAST UPDATE: 14.44 Turkey and Israel have decided to fully restore their diplomatic relations, as announced by the office of Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid and reported by the Reuters agency. Thus, the two countries will appoint ambassadors to each other’s capital, as part of improving bilateral relations, added the office of the head of […]
Germany: Tension in the chancellery after Abbas’s statements about Israel’s ’50 holocausts’ with Palestinian victims
“From 1947 until today, Israel has committed 50 massacres in 50 Palestinian villages and towns, in Deir Yassin, Tandoora, Kafr Qasim and many others. 50 massacres, 50 holocausts. To this day we have daily deaths from the Israeli army. Our demand is: Stop! Enough! Let us find peace! Let us look forward, to security, to […]
A Palestinian killed in a raid by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank
Israeli security forces shot and killed a Palestinian man today who tried to stab police officers during a raid in the occupied West Bank, Israeli police said. Israeli forces were searching for weapons at a house in the town of Kafr Aqab when the suspect, Muhammad Al-Saham, attacked officers with a knife, the police statement […]
Israel: 7 injured in an attack on a bus in Jerusalem
Seven people were injured, two seriously, in a gun attack on a bus early today in central Jerusalem, police and emergency services said. “Police were informed of shots fired at a bus near David’s Tomb (…). Officers cordoned off the scene and are looking for a suspect who fled,” Israel Police said. An AFP journalist […]
UN – Palestine: UNHCR expresses concern over number of children killed in recent days
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet today expressed her concern at the number of Palestinian children killed in recent days and called for those responsible to be held accountable. Last week, 19 Palestinian children were killed, bringing the death toll to 37 since the beginning of the year, according to the UNHCR. […]
Herzog – Putin talk about Russian attempt to shut down the Jewish Agency
Israeli President Isaac Herzog spoke today with Russian President Vladimir Putin about Russia’s attempt to ban the world’s largest Jewish non-profit organization, which helps Jews immigrate to Israel. Russia’s Justice Ministry is seeking to shut down the Russian branch of the Jewish Agency, alleging it violates privacy laws. Some Israeli politicians have expressed concern that […]