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Jerusalem: Israel reopened Sunday its crossings with the blockaded Gaza Strip after closing them during a deadly escalation earlier this ...

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Israel, Gaza militants call it a truce

May 6, 2019

Gaza City (Palestinian Territories): Palestinian leaders in Gaza agreed a ceasefire with Israel early Monday morning, three officials with knowledge ...

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Israeli retaliatory strikes kill four in Gaza city

May 5, 2019

Gaza City (Palestinian Territories): Gaza militants Saturday fired some 250 rockets at Israel, which responded with strikes as a fragile ...

Capped by the deadly shooting that killed 11 worshippers at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue October 27, assaults targeting Jews rose 13 per cent in 2018.

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Research shows significant spike in anti-Semitic attacks

May 1, 2019

Tel Aviv: Israeli researchers reported Wednesday that violent attacks against Jews spiked significantly last year, with the largest reported number ...

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Benjamin Netanyahu set to become Israel’s longest-serving PM

April 10, 2019

Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is projected to win a fifth term in office, Wednesday after nearly complete results from ...

Netanyahu, who cut short his US visit, had earlier said ‘we are prepared to do a lot more’.

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Netanyahu’s warning goes in vain as another rocket hits Israel

March 27, 2019

Jerusalem: Palestinian militants fired a rocket at Israel late Tuesday prompting further retaliation strikes from the Israeli army, with the ...

The house hit was located in the community of Mishmeret, police said. Medics said they were treating one Israeli with moderate wounds and four others injured lightly.

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Rocket hits Israeli house, several wounded

March 25, 2019

Mishmeret: A rocket hit a house in a community north of Tel Aviv and caused it to catch fire Monday, ...

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Spy who nabbed Adolf Eichmann dead

March 24, 2019

Jerusalem: Former Mossad spy Rafi Eitan, who commanded the audacious 1960 capture of top Nazi Adolf Eichmann, died Saturday aged ...

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Israeli dies from wounds in West Bank attack

March 18, 2019

Jerusalem: An Israeli man wounded in a Palestinian attack that killed an Israeli soldier and injured another one in the ...

Netanyahu has been accused by critics of demonising Israeli Arabs, who make up some 17.5 percent of the population. (Image: Reuters)

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Netanyahu slammed by Turkey for ‘blatant racism’

March 12, 2019

Istanbul: Turkey denounced Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ‘blatant racism’ after he called Israel the nation-state of ‘the Jewish people’ only, ...