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El Al revenues could drop by $160 million due to coronavirus outbreak

Israeli flag carrier El Al currently expects revenues to plunge by $140-160 million between January and April due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, the airline said Sunday in a filing…

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Israel’s Netanyahu falls short of parliamentary majority

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has again fallen short of a parliamentary majority with his hardline allies, final election results confirmed on Thursday, extending the country's year-old political deadlock and…

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Netanyahu declares victory in Israeli election

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared victory on Tuesday in Israel's third election in less than a year, after television exit polls showed him just a seat short of a governing…

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Israelis go to polls for third time in a year

Israelis will get an opportunity to try to end the political stalemate when they go to vote in an unprecedented third election in under a year on Monday. Neither…

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Israel to bar Italians from entering the country

The Israeli Interior Minister Aryeh Deri is set to sign an official document on Thursday, barring Italian travelers from entering Israel for fear of a coronavirus infection. Israelis who come…

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Israel warns preparing plan to fundamentally change situation in Gaza

Israel is “preparing a plan to fundamentally change the situation in the Gaza Strip” Defense Minister Naftali Bennett said following a night of deadly retaliatory airstrikes against the Palestinian Islamic…

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Israeli jets strike targets in Syria and Gaza

Israeli fighter jets launched air strikes on suspected Islamic Jihad positions in Syria, the Israeli military said on Monday, after the militant group and Israel exchanged rockets and air strikes…

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Alarm in the Holy Land after visit by pilgrims with coronavirus

Israeli and Palestinian authorities sought to quell fears of a potential local outbreak of the coronavirus after learning that South Korean pilgrims who had toured some of the holy land’s…

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Israel strikes Iranian targets near Damascus

Seven people were killed in an airstrike reportedly launched by the Israeli military in the Damascus area on Thursday night, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights Syrian air…

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UN list targets firms linked to Israeli settlements

The U.N. human rights office on Wednesday released a list of more than 100 companies it said are complicit in violating Palestinian human rights by operating in Israeli settlements in…

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Syrian air defence nearly hit passenger plane after Israeli attack

The Russian Defence Ministry in Moscow claimed that the Israeli attack on Syria, which killed at least 23 pro-Iranian gunmen in the middle of Wednesday night, put a civilian flight…

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Fourteen people, mostly soldiers, hurt in Jerusalem car-ramming

A car ran down and injured 12 Israeli soldiers and two other people in Jerusalem early on Thursday before fleeing, Israeli military and medical officials said, in an incident police…

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Suspected coronavirus cases in Israel

A man, a four-year-old child and a one-year-old baby were quarantined in Hadera's Hillel Yaffe hospital in Israel due to suspicions of having contracted the coronavirus, multiple reports stated. The…

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Netanyahu withdraws bid for parliamentary immunity

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu withdrew his bid for parliamentary immunity from prosecution on corruption charges, making a criminal trial against him a near certainty. In a statement issued on…

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Trump meets Netanyahu ahead of MiddleEast peace plan

US President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday, to discuss a Middle East peace plan that has already been rejected by…

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Photo Story: The Fifth World Holocaust Forum 2020 in Jerusalem

The ceremony of the Fifth World Holocaust Forum at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum in Jerusalem, Israel, 23 January 2020. The event marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation…

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Macron says Iran must never get nuclear weapons

President Emmanuel Macron said France was determined Iran would never gain a nuclear weapon but it wanted to avoid any military escalation in the Middle East, after he met with…

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World leaders gather in Jerusalem for Auschwitz forum, without Poland

Dozens of world leaders will convene in Jerusalem on Thursday to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp, amid a backdrop of rising anti-Semitism in…

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Israeli army insists it ‘had no role in Soleimani killing’

The Israel Defense Forces played no part in the killing of Iran’s Qassem Soleimani, IDF’s international spokesperson Jonathan Conricus tells FRANCE 24’s Middle East Matters programme, describing the senior commander’s…

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Netanyahu’s immunity request to be rejected, paving way for trial

Knesset legal adviser Eyal Yinon is expected to rule on Sunday that Speaker Yuli Edelstein cannot halt the formation of the committee to hear the prime minister’s request for immunity.…

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Israel foreign minister postpones Dubai visit over security concern

Israel’s foreign minister has postponed a visit to Dubai this month due to security concerns, diplomats said on Sunday, linking the decision to Iran-U.S. tensions. Israel Katz, who doubles as…

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El Al plane makes emergency landing after ‘mayday’

An El Al flight on its way to Israel from Newark Airport early Friday morning made an emergency landing in Halifax after the aircraft was reported filled up with smoke,…

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Netanyahu warns Israel will strike back hard if attacked

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that his country would strike back hard against anyone who attacked it, as he reiterated his support for the US killing of Iranian…

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Hezbollah threatens to attack Israel if US responds to Iran attack

Hezbollah will attack Israel if the United States responds to missile attacks carried out by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Tuesday night, according to the Iranian Tasnim news…

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Netanyahu, in apparent stumble, calls Israel ‘nuclear power’

In an apparent slip of the tongue on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described Israel as a nuclear power before correcting himself with a bashful nod and an embarrassed smile.…

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Israel on high alert after US airstrike that killed Iranian general

An Israeli ski resort near the Syrian border that was the site of a previous missile attack was closed to visitors on Friday, amid fears of Iran exacting revenge on…

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Netanyahu quits ministerial positions

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced shortly before midnight on Wednesday that he was quitting his cabinet posts because of his criminal indictments. Facing a High Court of Justice petition, Netanyahu…

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Israel, Greece and Cyprus set to seal €6bn gas pipeline deal

Israel, Greece and Cyprus are set to sign a trilateral agreement that will lay the groundwork for a planned gas pipeline connecting Israel’s offshore fields with Europe but which risks…

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Netanyahu to seek immunity from corruption charges

Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that he will seek immunity from corruption charges. The Israeli prime minister was charged with bribery, breach of trust and fraud in November. He has denied…

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Israel to sign major gas pipeline deal in Athens on Thursday

Israel will sign a historic deal that will allow for the construction of a subsea pipeline to send Israeli gas from the Eastern Mediterranean to Europe, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…

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Netanyahu in party leadership challenge

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is being challenged for the leadership of his party in what is seen as a test of his hold on power. He is facing…

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Photo Story: The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah in Jerusalem

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walk pass a light installation of Hanukkah symbols on the walls of the Old City during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah in Jerusalem. Hanukkah, also known…

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Rocket shot from Gaza interrupts Netanyahu rally

Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu was hustled off the stage during a leadership rally under rocket fire from the Gaza Strip. It comes just a day before a tense leadership battle…

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Christmas in Bethlehem Church of the Nativity

Christian pilgrims pray inside the 'Grotto', or Cave in the Church of the Nativity, traditionally accepted as the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. …

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Santa Claus of Jerusalem

Issa Kassissieh, dressed as Santa Claus, welcomes people in his Santa's House at the Christian Quarter in Old City, Jerusalem. Kassissieh, a Christian Arab, has played Santa Claus in Jerusalem…

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Israel reverses ban, Gaza Christians can visit Christmas sites

Christians in the Gaza Strip will be allowed to visit holy cities such as Bethlehem and Jerusalem at Christmas, Israel authorities said on Sunday, reversing a decision not to issue…

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Photo Story: Christmas preparations in Jerusalem

Issa Kassissieh dressed as Santa Claus, waves as he walks on a wall near the Jaffa Gate in Old City, Jerusalem, 19 December 2019. Issa Kassissieh, a Christian Arab, has…

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Israel attacks Hamas targets in Gaza following rocket fire

The IDF announced on Thursday morning that its fighter jets were striking Hamas terror targets in the Gaza Strip following rocket fire from Gaza early Thursday morning. "The Hamas terrorist…

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The Israeli Shin Bet calls on rabbis, teachers for help

Shin Bet (the Israel internal security agency) officials met with several rabbis and educators from the religious-Zionist sector to discuss a recent surge in hate crimes, according to KAN. The…

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Netanyahu: Hezbollah will pay a price if it attacks Israel

Hezbollah had better not dare attack Israel or it will pay, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned at the opening of Sunday’s cabinet meeting. “If Hezbollah dares to attack Israel, the…

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Israel bars Gaza’s Christians from visiting Bethlehem and Jerusalem at Christmas

Christians in the Gaza Strip will not be allowed to visit holy cities such as Bethlehem and Jerusalem to celebrate Christmas this year, Israeli authorities said. Gaza has only around…

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Netanyahu to quit all my ministerial duties by January 1 except role of PM

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Thursday that he will be dropping all of his portfolios on January 1 besides his role as premier. Currently, besides being prime minister, Netanyahu…

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Israel going to third election in a year

The Knesset missed its deadline to nominate a candidate for prime minister, officially launching a third election in less than a year overnight Wednesday. Debate in the Knesset continued on…

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Palestinians protests in Hebron

A Palestinian prepares a burning barricade during clashes with Israeli troops in the West Bank city of Hebron, 09 December 2019. Palestinians are protesting against an Israeli plan to demolish…

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Netanyahu cousin and associates to be charged with corruption

Israel’s state prosecutor plans to indict several associates of Benjamin Netanyahu, including his cousin, for corruption in relation to a contentious £1.5bn deal to buy German submarines. The justice ministry…

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Relic believed to come from Christ’s manger arrives in Bethlehem

A tiny wooden relic which some believe to come from Christ's manger has arrived in Bethlehem ahead of Christmas. The relic was first sent to the Vatican 1,400 years ago…

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Israeli protesters demand Netanyahu resign amid corruption charges

A large crowd gathered in Tel Aviv late Saturday, waving Israeli flags and demanding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's resignation. The 70-year-old last week became the first sitting head of government…

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Photo Story: Relic of the Holy Crib of the Child Jesus in Jerusalem

A close-up view of the small piece of the Relic of the Holy Crib of the Child Jesus, a gift from the Holy Father Pope Francis to the Custody of…

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Israeli aircraft attack Hamas sites after rocket fire from Gaza

Israeli aircraft attacked several sites linked to the military wing of Gaza’s Hamas early on Wednesday in what it said was a response to rocket fire from the Palestinian…

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Netanyahu’s Likud to hold party leadership vote

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party will hold a leadership vote, a Likud challenger said, as pressure mounted on the veteran leader to step aside after his indictment on…

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Israel PM vows to hold onto power, AG: It is my duty by law to indict Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defiantly vowed to hold onto power after being charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust in connection with three separate cases -…

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Israel heading for a third election

After the failure of Israeli leaders to agree on a coalition or unity government following September’s election, Israel is heading for its third election. Reports indicate that the coming elections…

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Israel attacks military targets in Syria

Israeli aircraft struck dozens of Iranian and Syrian targets in Syria on Wednesday, the Israeli military said, in what it described as a retaliatory attack. “In response to the rockets…

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Photo Story: Israeli ‘Blue Flag’ joint Air Forces drill

Photos taken during the joint Air Forces drill 'Blue Flag' at the Uvda Air Force Base in the Negev Desert, southern Israel. Military personnel from the United States, Germany, Italy…

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Israel-Gaza truce breaks down

A fragile cease-fire between Israel and militants in Gaza broke down early Friday less than 24 hours after a truce was declared to end one of the biggest flare ups…

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5 rockets fired at Israel from Gaza, 2 intercepted

The army says five rockets were fired at Israel in violation of a ceasefire. Two of the projectiles are intercepted by the Iron Dome, according to the IDF. The rockets…

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Islamic Jihad and Israel agree to truce as Gaza toll mounts

Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad reportedly agreed to a ceasefire on Thursday morning, putting a tentative end to two days of hostilities that killed at least 32 Palestinians. The worst…

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