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Hezbollah congratulates Hamas but takes careful stance

The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah congratulated Hamas militants on the incursion into Israeli territory from Gaza, but issued a carefully-worded statement which suggests they are currently backing away from any…

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World reacts to surprise attack by Hamas on Israel

Oct 7 (Reuters) - The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched the biggest attack on Israel in years on Saturday in a surprise assault that combined gunmen crossing into several Israeli…

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UPDATED: Israel declares state of war

Dozens of gunmen from the Islamist militant group Hamas appear to have infiltrated southern Israel in a surprise attack and are currently at large with videos of shooting in the…

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UPDATED: Hamas gunmen on the rampage in Israel

Barrage of rockets launched into Israel from Gaza Israel's military says it is on war footing Netanyahu calls emergency meeting of Israeli security officials Reports of gunbattles in towns in…

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Growing harassment towards Christians in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM, (Reuters) - Israeli police on Wednesday arrested five people suspected of spitting towards Christians or churches in the Old City of Jerusalem and formed a special investigative team to…

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Migrant boat washes ashore in Israel, fate of passengers unknown

JERUSALEM, Oct 1 (Reuters) - A rubber boat washed up on a beach in Israel on Sunday with no one on board, only what appeared to be the belongings of…

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Netanyahu says Israel on cusp of region-reshaping peace with Saudi Arabia

UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he believed his country was on the cusp of peace with Saudi Arabia, predicting it could be clinched by U.S.…

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Israel says framework Saudi normalisation deal possible by early 2024

JERUSALEM, Sept 21 (Reuters) - A framework U.S.-brokered deal for forging relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia could be in place by early next year, the Israeli foreign minister said…

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Israeli-Palestinian violence surges ahead of Netanyahu-Biden meeting

JENIN, West Bank, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Israeli troops killed a 19-year-old Palestinian during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, medics and residents said, as violence surged…

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Israel sees south Lebanon airport as Iran-backed springboard for attacks

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant accused Iran on Monday of setting up an airport in southern Lebanon to enable attacks against Israel.Israel is troubled by arch-foe Iran's nuclear programme, missile…

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EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Tel Aviv, Israel

A general aerial view of the Hilton beach in Tel Aviv, Israel. Photo: EPA-EFE/ABIR SULTAN

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Israeli troops kill Islamic Jihad gunman in West Bank clash

Israeli troops killed a Islamic Jihad gunman and wounded another Palestinian in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the armed faction and medics said, during what the military described as…

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Netanyahu rues his foreign minister’s disclosure of meeting with Libyan counterpart

JERUSALEM, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday appeared to shift blame to his top diplomat for the disclosure of a secret meeting with the Libyan…

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Archaeologists find ‘mystery’ ducts near biblical Jerusalem relics

JERUSALEM, Aug 30 (Reuters) - An almost three millennia-old network of hewn-rock ducts unearthed in Jerusalem has baffled archaeologists, given the lack of comparable biblical finds, or obvious links to…

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Syria says Israeli air ‘aggression’ puts Aleppo airport out of service

An Israeli air 'aggression' put Aleppo international airport out of service, the Syrian defence ministry said on Monday. "The Israeli enemy carried out an air attack ... targeting Aleppo International…

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Netanyahu says recent attacks on Israelis are backed by Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that a series of recent deadly attacks against Israelis has been funded and encouraged by Iran. "We are in the midst of…

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Woman killed, man seriously wounded in West Bank shooting -Israel’s military

A woman was killed in a suspected Palestinian shooting attack near the occupied West Bank city of Hebron on Monday, the Israeli military said. Israel's ambulance service said a man who was also…

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Captured Libyan commander rejoins unit after clashes kill 55

A Libyan factional commander whose seizure triggered the worst fighting in Tripoli for years, with 55 killed and 146 wounded, was returned to his unit on Wednesday, officials in the…

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Israeli tech startups flock to US amid uncertainty at home

A growing number of Israel's tech startups are incorporating in the United States, attracted by deep pocketed U.S. funds and pro-business policies, and with an extra push from a planned…

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Israel plans $27 billion rail expansion, eyes future link to Saudi Arabia

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel will build a 100 billion shekel ($27 billion) rail expansion that will connect its outlying areas to metropolitan Tel Aviv and, in the future, could provide…

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Netanyahu judicial move spawns economic, political risks

Reforms heighten perils for economy and for Netanyahu More changes could hit shekel, growth, high-tech sector Government ignoring 'huge warning signs' - economist Moody's sees negative economic consequences Netanyahu: Economy…

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Israel’s enemies see opportunity in its crisis

By Parisa Hafezi, Laila Bassam and Nidal Al-Mughrabi Arab, Iranian foes debate crisis at top meetings -sources See Israeli democracy in turmoil as possible turning point Elite Hezbollah fighters patrol…

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Israeli air chief warns of security threat after judicial reform vote

Bar says Israel's enemies might 'test the frontiers' Reforms shaking commitment to duty of some reservists PM on defensive after vote on Supreme Court powers Crisis over Netanyahu's reforms now…

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Israel president urges calm amid plans for more protests over judicial reform

President appeals to Israelis to refrain from violence Israel marks Jewish fast, protests called for after sunset Netanyahu says he hopes for 'middle ground' outcome By Dan Williams JERUSALEM, (Reuters)…

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Israel’s constitutional battle rolls from parliament to top court

Long feted as a torch-bearer for basic rights or scorned for elitist over-reach, Israel's Supreme Court is under ever fiercer scrutiny as it is asked to roll back Prime Minister…

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Israel’s Netanyahu down in polls over judicial reform

By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM, July 26 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has taken a hit in the polls over a judicial law his hard-right coalition has championed, deepening a…

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Israel says it shot three people who fired at its forces in West Bank

The Israeli military said soldiers "neutralized" three people on Tuesday who had opened fire at its forces from a car in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus. The military,…

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Israel’s parliament passes divisive judicial reform bill

Israel's parliament on Monday ratified the first bill of a judicial overhaul sought by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after last-gasp compromise efforts collapsed and failed to ease a constitutional crisis…

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UPDATED:Israel’s Netanyahu recovering in hospital after getting pacemaker

JERUSALEM, July 23 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was fitted with a pacemaker on Sunday after experiencing a heart arrhythmia, and was under observation in the cardiac ward…

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UPDATE – Israel’s Netanyahu discharged from hospital after doctors give all-clear

TEL HASHOMER, Israel, July 16 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was discharged from hospital on Sunday after being admitted the previous day for dehydration, with doctors saying he was in…

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Israel’s Knesset gives first nod to contested Supreme Court bill

Israel's parliament has given initial approval to a bill that limits some Supreme Court power, part of a rebooted judicial overhaul by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that has set off…

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Israeli forces kill 2 Palestinians who carried out attack -army

Israeli security forces on Friday killed two Palestinians suspected of carrying out a shooting attack against police this week, Israel's military said. Israeli forces raided the occupied West Bank town…

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Israeli troops withdraw from West Bank’s Jenin

JENIN, West Bank (Reuters) -Israeli forces withdrew from the Palestinian city of Jenin on Tuesday, Reuters witnesses said, after carrying out one of their biggest military operations in the occupied…

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Eight hurt in Palestinian car-ramming, stabbing in Tel Aviv

TEL AVIV, July 4 (Reuters) - A Palestinian rammed a pickup truck into pedestrians in Tel Aviv and then went on a stabbing rampage, wounding eight people on Tuesday in an attack…

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Israel signals Jenin operation close to completion, 10 Palestinians dead

Israel is close to completing its Jenin operation, a senior aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday after the fiercest fighting in the flashpoint West Bank town in…

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UPDATED: Israeli forces strike West Bank city, Palestinians say four killed

By Ali Sawafta Apparent air strike targets building in Jenin refugee camp Israeli military says extensive operation in and around city Gunfire and explosions heard for hours as drones circle…

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Mossad in a unique operation on Iranian soil

JERUSALEM, (Reuters) - Israel said its Mossad intelligence service carried out an operation in Iran to capture the suspected leader of an Iranian plot to attack Israeli businesspeople in Cyprus…

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Cigars, champagne and secrets: Hollywood mogul testifies in Netanyahu case

By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM, June 25 (Reuters) - Hollywood mogul Arnon Milchan began his testimony in the corruption trial of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, in a court…

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West Bank risks ‘spiralling out of control’ – UN rights chief

GENEVA, June 23 (Reuters) - The United Nations high commissioner for human rights said on Friday that the situation in the occupied West Bank was deteriorating sharply, adding that Israeli…

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Israel to build fibre-optic link between Europe and Asia

Israel will build a 254-kilometre (158 mile) fibre-optic cable between the Mediterranean and Red Sea, creating a continuous link between Europe and countries in the Gulf and Asia, the Finance…

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Israeli troops, backed by helicopter, kill 3 Palestinians in clash

By Ali Sawafta JENIN, West Bank, June 19 (Reuters) - Israeli commandos killed three Palestinians, including a teenager, during an unusually fierce clash in the occupied West Bank on Monday…

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Israeli army mounts rare raid into Palestinian city of Ramallah, clashes ensue

RAMALLAH, West Bank, June 8 (Reuters) - Clashes erupted after Israeli forces mounted a rare raid into the Palestinian city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank early on Thursday,…

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Israeli soldiers killed in security incident along Egypt border

JERUSALEM, June 3 (Reuters) - Israel's military said three of its soldiers and a gunman were killed near the border with Egypt on Saturday, and a military spokesperson said a…

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Senior Israeli General Says ‘Action’ Is Imminent Over Iran’s Nuclear Program

By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The top Israeli general raised the prospect of "action" against Iran even as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's national security adviser played down any immediate…

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Tens of thousands protest against planned Israeli judicial overhaul

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Israelis joined protests across the country, now entering their 20th week, on Saturday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's contested plans to tighten…

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Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad agree Gaza truce

By Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Maayan Lubell Truce went into effect at 10 p.m. (1900 GMT) Ceasefire brokered by Egypt Ends worst flare-up since 2021 GAZA/JERUSALEM, (Reuters) - A truce between…

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Fighting ebbs across Israel-Gaza border, ceasefire efforts go on

By Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Ari Rabinovitch GAZA/JERUSALEM, May 12 (Reuters) - Fighting subsided across the Israel-Gaza border on Friday after days of Israeli air strikes and Palestinian rocket fire disrupted…

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Israeli air strike kills missile commander in Gaza

A pre-dawn Israeli air strike on an apartment in the Gaza Strip has killed a top Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) commander and one other person. A warplane attacked an apartment…

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Israel seized Binance crypto accounts to ‘thwart’ Islamic State, document shows

By Tom Wilson and Angus Berwick (Reuters) - Israel has seized around 190 crypto accounts at crypto exchange Binance since 2021, including two it said were linked to Islamic State…

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Israel says its forces killed Palestinian gunmen who shot dead British-Israelis

JERUSALEM, May 4 (Reuters) - Israeli forces on Thursday killed two Palestinian gunmen who had shot dead a British-Israeli mother and her two daughters in April in the occupied West…

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Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan dies in Israeli prison

Khader Adnan, a member of Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad who was accused by Israel of terror charges, died in an Israeli prison on Tuesday after an 87-day hunger strike,…

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Israel’s judicial proposals prompt startups to relocate -govt agency

By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM, May 1 (Reuters) - The government's plan to overhaul the judicial system is harming investor confidence and pushing high-tech firms to relocate abroad, Israel's state-backed agency…

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Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen in West Bank raid, Palestinian officials say

By Ali Sawafta JERICHO, West Bank, May 1 (Reuters) - Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian teenager during a morning arrest raid that led to clashes in a refugee camp…

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Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen in West Bank clash -Palestinian officials

Israeli forces killed a Palestinian teenager during clashes in the occupied West Bank on Friday, Palestinian officials said. Palestinian witnesses said that a group of young Palestinians near the town…

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Israel begins Independence Day celebrations marred by protests

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel kicked off annual Independence Day celebrations on Tuesday evening though tens of thousands of people decided instead to again protest at divisive plans by the government…

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Driver shot dead after Jerusalem car ramming wounds five

A Palestinian man drove his car into a crowd on a Jerusalem street on Monday, injuring five people before being shot dead by a passerby, Israeli police said. Hours earlier,…

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Son of toppled Iranian Shah to visit Israel

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The exiled son of the Iranian Shah toppled in the 1979 Islamic revolution will visit Israel this week, Israel's government said, calling him the "most senior Iranian…

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