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Israel attacks Hamas sites in Gaza in response to fire balloons
Aug 7, 2021According to Israel’s military, Israeli planes targeted Hamas targets in Gaza on Saturday in response to incendiary balloons launched from the Palestinian territory. There were no immediate indications of injuries or damage from the attack, which... -
Hezbollah rocket attack on Israel draws retaliation
Aug 7, 2021In an escalation between the Iran-backed Shiite movement and the Jewish state, Lebanon’s Hezbollah fired a barrage of rockets into Israeli forces on Friday, provoking retaliation bombardment. In a flare-up along the border this week, Israel... -
Israel accuses Iran over deadly oil tanker attack
Jul 31, 2021Israel has accused Iran of being behind an attack on an oil tanker in which two crew members – a British national and a Romanian citizen – were killed, reports BBC. The MV Mercer Street, operated... -
Israeli army fires into Lebanon after rocket attacks
Jul 20, 2021Israel fired artillery shells into Lebanon early Tuesday morning in retaliation for earlier rocket attacks, according to the Israeli army. “Lebanon launched two rockets into northern Israel. The Iron Dome Aerial Defense System intercepted one of... -
Netanyahu vacates his official residence month after losing office
Jul 11, 2021Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s former prime minister, formally left his official Jerusalem house early on Sunday, over a month after being deposed by his successor, Naftali Bennett. “The Netanyahu family left the residence on Balfour just... -
Israeli foreign minister heads to UAE on first official visit
Jun 29, 2021Israel’s foreign minister headed to the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday in the first official visit by an Israeli minister to the Gulf state since the two countries established diplomatic relations last year. Yair Lapid is... -
Israel to allow fuel for power plant into Gaza
Jun 28, 2021Israel said Sunday it would allow fuel for electricity production to resume to Gaza, the latest in a series of steps to loosen a stranglehold imposed during last month’s conflict. “The decision was made following a... -
Israel strongly objects to the implementation of Iran’s nuclear deal
Jun 28, 2021Israel has serious objections to the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCOPA), an agreement reached with six world powers, including the United States, on the control of Iran’s nuclear program. Israeli Foreign Minister... -
Israeli researchers found bones belonging to a “new type of early human”
Jun 25, 2021Israeli researchers said Thursday they had found bones belonging to a “new type of early human” previously unknown to science, shedding new light on the course of human evolution. Archeological digs near the city of Ramla... -
Israel will give 1 million corona vaccines to Palestine
Jun 18, 2021Israel has decided to give 1 million Pfizer COVID vaccines to Palestine, on the condition of returning them later. The BBC quoted the country’s officials as saying. According to the BBC, Pfizer’s vaccines will expire in...