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New Covid-19 variant detected in Israel, health ministry says
TEL AVIV (REUTERS) – Israel has detected four cases of the new, highly infectious variant of the coronavirus that has emerged in Britain, the Israeli…
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US-Israeli delegation signs deals in Morocco marking normalisation of ties
RABAT (AFP) – A US-Israeli delegation signed agreements with Morocco in Rabat on Tuesday (Dec 22), cementing a Washington-sponsored normalisation of relations between the Jewish…
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Netanyahu gets coronavirus jab, starting Israel rollout
RAMAT GAN, ISRAEL (AFP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received a Covid-19 vaccine jab on Saturday (Dec 19), kicking off a national rollout over…
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Jared Kushner to lead US delegation to Israel, Morocco for talks on normalisation deal
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – White House senior adviser Jared Kushner will lead a US delegation to Israel and Morocco next week for discussions…
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Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu says he will visit Bahrain soon
JERUSALEM (REUTERS) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday (Nov 24) he would visit Bahrain “soon”at the invitation of the Gulf state’s Crown…
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Israel says air strikes in Syria hit Syrian, Iranian military targets
JERUSALEM/AMMAN (REUTERS) – Israel said it launched air strikes against a number of Syrian army and Iranian Quds Force targets in Syria on Wednesday after…
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Over 60 per cent of Israelis want Trump win: Poll
JERUSALEM (AFP) – More than 60 per cent of Israelis believe a victory for Mr Donald Trump in the US presidential election would be preferable…
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Israel says to trial Covid-19 vaccine from next month
JERUSALEM (AFP) – Israel will begin its first clinical trials of a novel coronavirus vaccine next month, authorities said Sunday (Oct 25), as the country…
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Israel warplanes strike Gaza following rocket fire
Israeli warplanes struck suspected Hamas military targets in the Gaza Strip before dawn on Friday (Oct 23) JERUSALEM (AFP) – Israeli warplanes struck suspected Hamas…
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Wars and peace: Israeli ties with the Arab world
JERUSALEM (AFP) – Israel, which on Sunday (Oct 18) is set to officially establish diplomatic relations with Bahrain, has had a turbulent history with the…
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Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas meets World Jewish Congress head
RAMALLAH, WEST BANK (REUTERS) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with World Jewish Congress president Ronald Lauder in the West Bank on Saturday (Oct 10),…
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Honduras hopes to move Israel embassy to Jerusalem by end of year
JERUSALEM/TEGUCIGALPA (REUTERS) – Honduras hopes to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv by the end of 2020, Honduran President Juan Orlando…
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Thousands of Israelis in first protests since renewed nationwide coronavirus lockdown
JERUSALEM (AFP) – Thousands of Israeli protesters gathered Sunday (Sept 20) in Jerusalem to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the first such…
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