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UPDATED: Al Jazeera reporter killed during Israeli raid in West Bank

JENIN, West Bank, May 11 (Reuters) - An Al Jazeera reporter was shot dead during an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, with Palestinians and the news channel accusing…

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Israel says Putin apologised for foreign minister’s Hitler remarks

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that Russian President Vladimir Putin had apologised for his foreign minister's comments claiming Adolf Hitler had Jewish origins. Putin also told Bennett in a…

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Three people killed in suspected Palestinian attack in Elad, Israel

ELAD, Israel, May 6 (Reuters) - At least three people were killed in what police suspect was a Palestinian attack in the central Israeli city of Elad on the country's…

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Israeli Prime Minister Bennett’s family receives another death threat letter and bullet in mail

The family of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has received a death threat and bullet in the mail for the second time this week, the police said. This time the letter…

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Israeli missile strike kills soldiers near Damascus

April 27 (Reuters) - Four Syrian soldiers were killed on Wednesday, Syria's defence ministry said, in an Israeli missile attack on positions near Damascus that a war monitor said had…

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Biden plans to visit Israel in the coming months – Israeli PM’s office

JERUSALEM, April 24 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden has accepted an invitation from Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to visit Israel and intends to make the trip in the coming months,…

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Palestinians clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem holy site

JERUSALEM, April 22 (Reuters) - At least 31 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli police at Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem on Friday, Palestinian medics said, the latest outbreak…

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Israeli war planes strike Gaza after rocket attack

GAZA, April 21 (Reuters) - Israel carried out air strikes in central Gaza before dawn on Thursday after a rocket launched from the Palestinian territory landed in Israel, Hamas officials…

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America stresses importance of status quo at Jerusalem holy sites

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed recent violence in Israel and the West Bank with his Jordanian counterpart and stressed the importance of maintaining the status quo at Jerusalem holy sites,…

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WATCH: Israel fires at Hamas target in Gaza after rocket attack

Israel fired on a target in the Gaza Strip, in response to a rocket attack, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said early on Tuesday. The rocket attack was the first…

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Jerusalem violence puts strain on Israel’s coalition government

JERUSALEM, April 17 (Reuters) - Clashes in Jerusalem that have stoked tensions during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan spread into Sunday, triggering 18 arrests and putting further strain on…

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Israeli police arrest nine as Palestinians seethe over Jerusalem shrine

Israeli riot police faced off with fireworks-hurling Palestinians in the alleyways of Jerusalem's Old City on Sunday as a visit by Jews to a disputed holy site stoked tensions during…

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UPDATED: Palestinians clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem holy site, 152 injured

JERUSALEM, April 15 (Reuters) - At least 152 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli riot police inside Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Friday, the latest outbreak in a recent upsurge of…

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Church of the Holy Sepulchre’s ancient altar rediscovered

JERUSALEM, April 13 (Reuters) - Pressed against a wall in a back corridor of Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a stone slab bore testimony only to the graffiti etched…

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Israel and West Bank on edge after more bloodshed

Israeli forces killed two Palestinian women after one ran towards troops and the other stabbed a soldier in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank, Israeli security officials said. With violence surging after…

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UPDATED: Israeli forces shoot Palestinian who killed two in Tel Aviv bar

JERUSALEM, April 8 (Reuters) - A Palestinian who killed two people in a Tel Aviv bar was shot to death on Friday by Israeli security forces after an hours-long manhunt…

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Second booster shields elderly from COVID but protection wanes quickly – Israeli study

April 6 (Reuters) - A fourth dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine lowered rates of COVID-19 among the elderly but the protection against infection appeared short-lived, a large study in Israel has found. The second…

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Germany looks to buy Israeli or U.S. missile defence system

BERLIN, April 2 (Reuters) - Berlin is considering buying a missile defence system from Israel or the United States to defend against threats including Russian Iskander missiles in Kaliningrad, German weekly Welt…

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Israel says UAE free trade deal reached

JERUSALEM, April 1 (Reuters) - Israel and the United Arab Emirates have concluded negotiations for a free trade agreement, Israel's Economy Ministry and the UAE foreign trade minister said on Friday, after formally establishing ties…

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Israeli forces on West Bank raid kill two Palestinians during clashes

RAMALLAH, West Bank, March 31 (Reuters) - Israeli forces killed at least two Palestinians on Thursday, the Palestinian health ministry said, in clashes that erupted during a raid in the…

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Five killed in latest deadly attack in Israel

An Arab gunman killed at least five people in a Tel Aviv suburb on Tuesday night before he was fatally shot, the national ambulance service said, in the third deadly…

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Israel’s U.S., Arab partners close ranks on Iran and urge Palestine talks

The top diplomats of the United States and four Arab countries convened in Israel on Monday in a display of unity against Iran but also used the rare summit to…

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Two Arab gunmen kill two police officers in Israel and are shot dead – Israeli officials

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Two Arab gunmen killed two police officers on a city street in Israel on Sunday and were then shot dead, as the U.S. secretary of state and three…

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Blinken to attend Israeli-Arab summit, eyes Iran and Ukraine in Mideast tour

JERUSALEM, March 27 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken kicks off a Middle East trip on Sunday in Israel, where he will take part in a rare Arab-Israeli summit and…

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Israel to host ‘historic’ regional summit next week

JERUSALEM, March 25 (Reuters) - Israel will host a "historic" five-way regional conference next week, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said on Friday, as talks to revive a nuclear deal with…

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Iran says it thwarted nuclear site sabotage it ascribes to Israel

Iranian state television said its security forces had thwarted a planned sabotage at the country's major Fordow nuclear site by a network it accused Israel of recruiting. It said the…

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Israel insists no haven for sanctioned Russians as Abramovich jet in Israel

JERUSALEM, March 14 (Reuters) - A jet suspected to be used by sanctioned oligarch Roman Abramovich was in Israel on Monday, but the foreign minister said the country was not…

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Israel, Ukraine deny report Bennett recommended yielding to Russian demands

LVIV, Ukraine, March 12 (Reuters) - A top Ukrainian adviser and an Israeli official on Saturday pushed back against a media report suggesting Israel tried to nudge Ukraine into caving to Russian…

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Israel’s Knesset passes law barring Palestinian spouses

Israel’s parliament on Thursday passed a law denying naturalization to Palestinians from the occupied West Bank or Gaza married to Israeli citizens, forcing thousands of Palestinian families to either emigrate…

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Israeli forces kill 2 Palestinian attackers -Israeli officials

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -A Palestinian stabbed and wounded an Israeli policeman in Jerusalem's Old City on Sunday and was then killed when officers opened fire at him, a police spokesperson said.…

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UPDATED: Israel’s Bennett, returned from Moscow, speaks again to Ukraine’s Zelenskiy as Russian assault enters 11th day

JERUSALEM, March 6 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday, their third conversation in two days, a Bennett spokesperson said, without giving further details.…

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Israel sends aid to Ukraine but PM stays quiet on possible mediation role

JERUSALEM, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday his government was proceeding "with moderation and responsibility" on a conflict testing its ties to Kyiv and Moscow. Speaking on…

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Giant strawberry earns Israeli farmer a Guinness World Record

Israeli farmer Chahi Ariel has grown the world's heaviest strawberry, according to Guinness World Records. At 289 grams, the strawberry was about five times the average weight of a regular…

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Israel eases Covid restrictions

Israel dropped a "Green Pass" policy requiring proof of vaccination, recovery from COVID-19 or a negative test to enter some public venues, further rolling back restrictions as a wave of…

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Rebounding from COVID, Israel economy grows 8.1% in 2021, fastest pace in 21 years

JERUSALEM, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Israel's economy grew at its fastest pace in 21 years in 2021, bouncing back amid double-digit gains in consumer spending, exports and investment after a very weak 2020…

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US Navy eyes Israeli robot boats as Bennett visits Bahrain, official says

The U.S. Navy is considering adding unmanned Israeli boats to its Middle East operations, a U.S. official said, a move that could deepen Israel's growing role in regional military arrangements…

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Israeli prime minister to make first visit to Bahrain on Monday

JERUSALEM, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will travel to Bahrain on Monday in the highest-level visit since the countries established relations under a 2020 U.S.-sponsored deal…

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Israeli forces kill Palestinian in West Bank clash

JERUSALEM, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian during a clash in the occupied West Bank as troops prepared to demolish the home of a man accused…

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Israel strikes Syria in response to missile fire

JERUSALEM, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The Israeli military said it attacked missile batteries in Syria on Wednesday after an anti-aircraft missile was fired towards Israel during what Syrian state television…

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Israel may halt flights to Dubai over security arrangements

JERUSALEM, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Israel said on Sunday that it could halt Israeli airlines' flights to Dubai in the next few days due to a dispute over security arrangements,…

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Erdogan says Turkey, Israel can jointly bring gas to Europe

ANKARA, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Turkey and Israel can work together to carry Israeli natural gas to Europe and the two countries will discuss energy cooperation during talks next month,…

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Israel participates in huge U.S. Mideast naval exercise alongside Saudi, Oman

DUBAI (Reuters) - Israel is taking part in a huge U.S.-led naval exercise in the Middle East, for the first time publicly joining Saudi Arabia and Oman, two counties it…

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Amnesty accuses Israel of enforcing ‘apartheid’ on Palestinians

"The United Nations Security Council and the General Assembly are obliged to heed the compelling evidence presented by Amnesty and other leading human rights organizations and hold Israel accountable for…

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Israel sees Holocaust tropes in COVID protests fuelling anti-Semitism

JERUSALEM, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Protesters against COVID-19 measures who liken themselves to Jews under Nazi persecution are stoking global anti-Semitism, the Israeli government said in a report marking International…

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Photo Story: Snowstorm in Jerusalem

People walk during snowstorm in Jerusalem, Israel, during a regional winter storm called 'Elpis' that has also affected Turkey and Greece. Winter storm Elpis brought piles of snow to northern…

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Israel broadens eligibility for fourth shot of COVID vaccine

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel broadened eligibility for a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to include adults under 60 with underlying medical conditions, their caretakers, and others over 18 at significant…

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Fourth COVID vaccine shot raises resistance to serious illness for over-60s: Israel

JERUSALEM, Jan 23 (Reuters) - A fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine given to people over 60 in Israel made them three times more resistant to serious illness than thrice-vaccinated people…

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Photo Story: Cold snap in the Middle East

Frozen chair lifts following a snowstorm as the ski season opens at the Mount Hermon Resort, at the intersection of the Israeli-Lebanese-Syrian border in the north of the Golan Heights.…

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Israel signs $3.4 bln submarines deal with Germany’s Thyssenkrupp

JERUSALEM, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Germany's Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems will build three advanced submarines for the Israeli Navy in a deal worth 3 billion euros ($3.4 billion), the Israeli Defense…

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European countries urge Israel to stop construction in East Jerusalem

The foreign ministries of France, Germany, Italy and Spain urged Israeli authorities on Wednesday evening to stop the construction of new housing units in East Jerusalem. Earlier in the month,…

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Israeli study shows 4th shot of COVID-19 vaccine less effective on Omicron

A fourth shot of COVID-19 vaccine boosts antibodies to even higher levels than the third jab but it is not enough to prevent Omicron infections, according to a preliminary study in Israel.…

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Israeli ex-PM Netanyahu’s cases could be dropped in plea deal

Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is negotiating a plea deal which could end his corruption trial, a source close to the talks has said. An agreement could see Mr…

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Omicron will cost Israel $640 mln every three weeks, central bank chief says

JERUSALEM, Jan 10 (Reuters) - The Omicron coronavirus variant sweeping Israel will cost the economy around two billion shekels ($641.81 million) every 20 days, central bank governor Amir Yaron said…

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Israel not bound by any nuclear deal with Iran, Bennett says

JERUSALEM, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Monday that Israel would not be bound by any nuclear deal with Iran and would continue to consider itself…

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Swab throat too when using rapid COVID test, Israel’s Health Ministry says

JERUSALEM, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Israel's Health Ministry on Monday instructed people self-testing for COVID-19 to swab their throat as well as their nose when using rapid antigen kits to…

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Updated: Relying on more home COVID tests, Israel looks to lower costs

JERUSALEM, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Israel sought on Sunday to ease access to home COVID-19 tests after a decision to allow most vaccinated people to use the kits to decide…

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Infections at record high as Omicron sweeps Israel, To cancel high COVID-risk designation of U.S.

JERUSALEM, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Data from Israel on Thursday supported growing evidence worldwide that Omicron causes milder illness than previous variants of the coronavirus, even as the country grappled…

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