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Tue, 25 Oct 2022 13:58:46 GMT Several dead after Israeli joint security forces raid in West Bank |
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Fri, 03 Feb 2023 03:47:01 +0100 Iran |
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Fri, 03 Feb 2023 03:47:01 +0100 Israel |
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Fri, 03 Feb 2023 03:47:01 +0100 Syria |
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Fri, 03 Feb 2023 03:47:01 +0100 Israel and Sudan finalize text of peace agreement, says Israeli foreign minister |
Israel and Sudan have finalized the text of a peace agreement to be signed "later this year," Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen announced on Thursday.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2023 03:47:01 +0100 Israel targets Gaza with airstrikes after intercepting rocket attack |
Israel carried out airstrikes in Gaza early on Thursday after intercepting a rocket attack from the coastal enclave, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2023 03:47:01 +0100 Iranian couple handed prison sentence for dancing in the streets |
An Iranian couple, both social media influencers, have been given lengthy prison sentences after a video emerged of them dancing in a main square in the capital Tehran.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2023 03:47:01 +0100 Netanyahu outlines vision for two-state solution -- without Palestinian sovereignty |
Netanyahu signaled clearly that it is extremely unlikely Israel and the Palestinians will make any measurable progress toward a long-term peace anytime soon.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2023 03:47:01 +0100 'It's all empty promises': Palestinians feel betrayed by US, warn there's only so much they can bear |
Abu A'asem brews pot after pot of his specialty Arabic coffee, despite the pouring rain. His corner stand at the heart of Ramallah is always busy, no matter the weather, but his future as a Palestinian is very much as gloomy as the skies above.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2023 03:47:01 +0100 Netanyahu's strategy: Don't get 'hung up' on peace with Palestinians first |
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said people can get "hung up" on peace negotiations with the Palestinians, saying he has opted for a different approach in an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper on Tuesday.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2023 03:47:01 +0100 The bare-chested boxer who became a hero to Iran's protest movement |
The video was instantly viral: Cell phone footage from anti-government protests in Iran's Kurdish city of Sanandaj showed a bare-chested man wielding a knife, encircled by about a dozen regime forces armed with guns.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2023 03:47:01 +0100 Blinken visit reaches new urgency as Israeli, Palestinian tensions boil |
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's trip to Israel and the West Bank may have been in the works for weeks, but it couldn't come at a more pressing time.
Both Palestinians and Israelis have suffered bloodshed in the last few days, and fears are growing that the situation will spiral out of control.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2023 03:47:01 +0100 Israel was behind drone attacks at military plant in Iran, US media report |
US officials believe drone attacks at a military plant in Iran's central city of Isfahan were carried out by Israel, according to US media reports.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2023 03:47:01 +0100 Drones attack military plant in Iran, Tehran says |
Drones attacked a military plant in Iran's central city of Isfahan, Tehran said on Sunday.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2023 03:47:01 +0100 Settlements to be 'strengthened' in wake of Jerusalem attacks, Israeli PM says |
Israel will "take steps to strengthen settlement" in response to shooting attacks in Jerusalem Friday and Saturday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2023 03:47:01 +0100 Hundreds injured, 3 dead, as earthquake hits Iran |
At least three people were killed and more than 800 injured when a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck Iran on Saturday night local time, according to Iranian news agencies.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2023 03:47:01 +0100 Massive fire breaks out at oil refinery in Iran |
A massive fire broke out at an oil refinery in northwestern Iran on Saturday, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2023 03:47:01 +0100 Two wounded in shooting in Jerusalem, police say, after synagogue attack leaves seven dead |
Two people were wounded in a shooting attack in Jerusalem on Saturday, emergency services say, the day after a gunman killed at least seven people near a synagogue in the city.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2023 03:47:01 +0100 At least seven dead in Jerusalem synagogue attack, Israeli police say |
Israeli police say at least seven people were killed and three were injured in a shooting near a synagogue in Jerusalem on Friday amid high tensions in Israel and the Palestinian territories.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2023 03:47:01 +0100 Lethal Israeli raid marks deadliest day in over a year |
Israeli forces killed nine Palestinians and wounded several others in the West Bank city of Jenin on Thursday, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said, prompting the Palestinian Authority to suspend its security coordination with Israel.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2023 03:47:01 +0100 Gun attack on Azerbaijan embassy in Tehran kills security chief |
A gunman entered Azerbaijan's embassy in the Iranian capital and killed one person on Friday, the foreign ministries of Iran and Azerbaijan confirmed in separate statements, with both citing different motives for the deadly attack.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2023 03:47:01 +0100 The world looks on as Erdogan jockeys for a third decade of power in Turkey |
Turkey is less than four months away from a presidential election that could extend the 20-year rule of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan into a third decade. Analysts say that the result may be a close call for the long-term leader.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2023 03:47:01 +0100 As Israel bans Palestinian flags, one artist protests with his brush |
This month, new Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir ordered police to take down Palestinian flags in any public place in Israel, claiming they are a rallying symbol for terrorists. At least one Israeli artist felt forced to respond to Ben Gvir's decree.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2023 03:47:01 +0100 Iran's amassed enough material for 'several nuclear weapons,' says IAEA chief |
Diplomatic efforts to prevent Iran developing a nuclear weapon should restart, said International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi, who warned that Tehran has amassed enough material for "several nuclear weapons."
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Fri, 03 Feb 2023 03:47:01 +0100 Iran's regime is trying to execute its way out of trouble |
The cries of the women outside a Tehran courthouse swell to a collective wail. The gathering is reminiscent of a vigil, but it is one of the vestiges of a nationwide uprising that has all but died down after the Iranian judiciary's breathless handing down of death sentences in recent weeks.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2023 03:47:01 +0100 Netanyahu dismisses key ally Aryeh Deri after High Court order |
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed key ally Aryeh Deri from all ministerial posts on Sunday, complying with an Israeli High Court ruling that it was unreasonable to appoint the Shas party leader to positions in government.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2023 03:47:01 +0100 Lebanon to restore UN payments 'immediately' after losing voting rights in General Assembly |
Lebanon vowed to restore its payments to the UN's operating budget on Friday after losing its right to vote in the 193-member UN General Assembly, according to the country's state-owned National News Agency (NNA).
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Fri, 03 Feb 2023 03:47:01 +0100 Israel's democracy on the brink amid supreme court showdown with Netanyahu |
Israel's highest court this week ordered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to fire a key ally, a dramatic move amid an unprecedented confrontation between his government and the judiciary.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2023 03:47:01 +0100 Iran hands short jail term to man who beheaded 17-year-old wife |
An Iranian man who beheaded his 17-year-old wife in February 2022 was sentenced to just eight years and two months in prison on Wednesday, according to the country's semi-official Khabar Online website, sparking criticism over the leniency of the prison term.
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