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Power Hit In Hamas-Run Gaza As Rivals ‘stop’ Payments

Power supplies haven taken a fresh hit in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, with authorities Saturday accusing the rival...

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US Reviews Ties With UNESCO Over Hebron Decision

The United States said on Friday it was reviewing ties with UNESCO after the UN cultural agency declared the Old City...

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What Is the Hebron Row?

The United Nations declared the Old City of Hebron a heritage site on Friday, sparking Israeli fury and Palestinian...

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UNESCO Puts Hebron On Endangered Heritage List, Outraging Israel

UNESCO on Friday declared the Old City of Hebron an endangered world heritage site, sparking outrage from Israel in a...

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Palestinians Hail UNESCO Hebron Vote Slammed By Israel

The Palestinians hailed a UNESCO decision Friday to label the heart of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron a...

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Palestinians, Israelis Square Off On UNESCO Vote On Hebron

The United Nations' cultural arm will decide whether to declare the Old City of Hebron a protected zone this week, the...

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Modi Set To Become First Indian PM To Visit Israel

Narendra Modi becomes the first Indian prime minister to visit Israel when he arrives on Tuesday, the result of growing...

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Israel Rearrests Palestinian Lawmaker

Israeli authorities have re-arrested a prominent Palestinian lawmaker in an overnight raid over her leadership in a...

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From Promise To Prison

Ehud Olmert was once described as "probably the best" politician Israel ever produced, but the debonair ex-premier who...

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Hamas Says PA, Israel Refusing Travel Documents For Sick Gazans

Hamas on Tuesday accused the Palestinian Authority and Israel of refusing to grant documents to Gazans in need of...

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Defence Minister Accuses Abbas of Wanting Israel-Hamas War

Israel's defence minister on Thursday accused Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas of trying to spark a fresh conflict...

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Trump Aide Kushner Has ‘productive’ Talks With Israel PM

US President Donald Trump's senior advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner had a "productive" meeting with Israel's Prime...

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Israel Arrests Mother of Palestinian Attacker Over Remarks

Israeli forces arrested the mother of a slain Palestinian assailant early on Wednesday after she praised her son's...

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Palestinian Tries To Stab Israeli Soldiers, Shot Dead

A Palestinian attempted to stab Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank Tuesday before being shot dead, the army...

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UN Reports Substantial Increase In Israeli Settlements

Israel has announced a substantial increase in settlements in the past three months despite a United Nations resolution...

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Israel Starts Work On New Settlement Amid US Peace Push

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the start of work Tuesday on a new settlement in the occupied West...

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Israeli Settlement Building Soars, Official Data Shows

Building starts on settler homes in the Israeli-occupied West Bank soared by 70 percent in the year to March 2017, data...

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Palestinians Greatly Troubled By Gulf Crisis, Fear Consequences

Following the declaration of Gulf and Arab states to boycott Qatar, which broke out two weeks ago, and the decision to...

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IS Claims Fatal Stabbing of Israeli Policewoman

The Islamic State group on Saturday claimed responsibility for the fatal stabbing of an Israeli policewoman outside...