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Israel’s Diplomatic “Bulldozer” Israel Katz Appointed as Minister of Defense

Malo Pinatel, 05/11 23:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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While the world’s attention is focused on the U.S. presidential election, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed his Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant. He has promptly replaced him with his Foreign Minister, Israel Katz—a choice that appears deliberate, as Katz is known for his loyalty to the Prime Minister. The ...

What Implications for Israel’s Termination of UNRWA Agreement?

Natasha Metni Torbey, 04/11 17:38 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israel has officially terminated its agreement with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA). On Monday, Tel Aviv formally informed the UN of this decision, which had been approved by an overwhelming parliamentary majority the week before. Historically fraught with deep-rooted disagreements, Israel's ...

Israeli Settlers Burn Cars in West Bank Attack

This is Beirut, 04/11 16:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli settlers torched nearly 20 cars early Monday in the occupied West Bank city of Al-Bireh near Ramallah, according to the Palestinian civil defense and an Israeli security source. An AFP journalist saw several cars completely charred, and the blackened facade of the five-storey building outside which they were parked. An alert rang "at ...

Israel Notifies UN of Intention to Cut UNRWA Ties

This is Beirut, 04/11 09:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel said Monday it had formally notified the United Nations of its decision to sever ties with UNRWA, the agency supporting Palestinian refugees, after lawmakers voted to ban the organisation. "On the instruction of Foreign Minister Israel Katz, the ministry of foreign affairs notified the UN of the cancellation of the agreement between the ...

West Bank Camp Fears Future After UNRWA Office Raid

This is Beirut, 03/11 16:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Residents of the Nour Shams camp in the occupied West Bank are fearful for their future after an Israeli raid this week damaged the UN agency for Palestinian refugees office there. The 13,000 inhabitants of the camp near the northern city of Tulkarem depend heavily on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees ...

‘Nobody Cares About Us’: US Election Doubts in the West Bank

This is Beirut, 02/11 12:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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As Palestinian-American entrepreneur Jamal Zaglul stood by his olive press at the end of harvest season in the occupied West Bank, his mind was far away on next week's US election. Like other US passport holders living in Turmus Aya -- where they form the majority -- he was sceptical the ballot would bring change to the region. "Here we have ...

International Outcry as Israel Bans UNRWA

This is Beirut, 29/10 09:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israel's parliament on Monday approved a bill banning the main UN aid agency for the war-devastated Gaza Strip, sparking international outcry. Despite objections from the United States and warnings from the UN Security Council, Israeli lawmakers overwhelmingly passed the bill banning the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, ...

Palestinian Man Killed in Attempted Knife Attack on Israeli Soldiers in West Bank

This is Beirut, 27/10 14:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A Palestinian man was killed on Sunday as he tried to attack soldiers with a knife during an “anti-terrorist” operation in Hizma, north of Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli army announced. The man, whose identity was not given, “accelerated in his car towards soldiers who were carrying out an anti-terrorist operation in the ...

Hamas Militant Killed in Israeli Army Raid on West Bank

This is Beirut, 26/10 16:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli military said its forces killed a Palestinian militant who belonged to Hamas's armed wing during a raid on Saturday in the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarem. In a joint statement, the Israeli military, police and domestic security agency Shin Bet said that they conducted a "counterterrorism operation in Tulkarem to ...

Who Could Succeed Yahya Sinwar at the Helm of Hamas?

This is Beirut, 18/10 15:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israel's announcement on Thursday of the elimination of Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas and a significant figure within the organization, marks a pivotal moment following over a year of a devastating conflict in Gaza. With Yahya Sinwar's passing, several names have surfaced as potential successors within the Hamas leadership. These leaders have ...

European Mediterranean States Discuss Middle East, Migration

This is Beirut, 11/10 18:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Leaders from nine European countries around the Mediterranean Sea met in Cyprus on Friday to discuss the wars in the Middle East, which they fear will fuel migration and threaten their own security. Heads of state or government from France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Slovenia and Croatia were joined by the king of Jordan, ...

Israel Claims to Have Killed Top Islamic Jihad Commander

This is Beirut, 11/10 11:12 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel's Army said on Friday that it had killed Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad's top commander for the Nur Shams refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. The military said Mohammad Abdullah was "eliminated" on Thursday after Israeli aircraft struck the camp in Tulkarem. An additional "terrorist" was killed in the operation, which ...

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