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Advocates for Palestinian Bedouin villagers are ‘putting lives in danger for a political game’, says London Israeli Embassy spokesman
We spoke to Ohad Zemet, who is a spokesman for the Israeli Embassy in London. We asked him – given that international law prohibits moving people in occupied territory against their will – why Israel is carrying out these removals?
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Israel demolishes an entire Palestinian village
Israel has been demolishing a Palestinian Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank, bulldozing tents on land where people have lived for a generation. Israel claims that residents were living there illegally, but human rights groups say it’s an attempt to drive an entire Palestinian community from the area. And the international community is speaking…
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Israel in national lockdown as Covid cases soar in India
Tonight marks the start of the Jewish new year and a fortnight which includes the holiest days in its calendar.
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Pressure mounts on Israel PM Netanyahu to resign
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said tonight that he will continue to lead his country, in spite of being charged with fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes.
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Netanyahu likely to secure record fifth term as Israeli PM
In Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu looks likely to win a record fifth term as Prime Minister, though his re-election is not yet formalised.
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Benjamin Netanyahu confronted by former Conservative leader over the killing of Palestinian protestors
The former Conservative party leader Michael Howard, has confronted Israel’s prime minister over the killing of hundreds of Palestinian protestors by Israeli troops using live ammunition – demanding ‘why did you have to kill them’. Benjamin Netanyahu – who’s been in Europe to talk about the Iran nuclear deal – claimed Israel had tried to minimise casualties, blaming Hamas for…
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The only woman photojournalist on the Gaza frontline
A 21-year-old Palestinian medic has been killed in Gaza today near the Israeli border. She is reported to have been shot in the chest, with dozens of other people injured by live fire. In recent weeks more than a hundred Palestinians were killed by Israeli troops, including two journalists. Despite the dangers, one woman has…
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Support in Israel for Gaza military operation
While hundreds of Palestinians are mourning their dead, life for most Israelis has largely been unaffected by the Gaza protests. And support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hardline stance against unrest in the enclave remains strong.
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Hamas official Ghazi Hamad denies Gaza protests were violent
Hamas official Ghazi Hamad discusses Gaza.
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Israel condemned for Gaza killings
Palestinian authorities reported that two more people died under the fire of the Israeli military on the Gaza border with Israel, bringing the total number of fatalities to 62 since yesterday. Many more remain critically injured in hospital. There is mounting international condemnation of Israel’s use of force, with the United Nations calling it an…
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Israel’s UK Ambassador Mark Regev: ‘We use live rounds when it is necessary to protect our people’
Israel’s UK Ambassador Mark Regev discusses Gaza.
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Gaza demonstrator shot dead during Palestinian protests
Tensions on the Gaza-Israel border are high ahead of a planned major demonstration next week to mark what Palestinians refer to as “the Nakba” or “catastrophe” – a reference to Israel’s establishment in 1948 and what happened to the Palestinians who lived on that land. Today, Gaza health officials said one Palestinian has been killed…
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Israel targets Iranian military infrastructure in Syria
Israel has launched its biggest assault inside Syria since the start of the civil war – targeting much of Iran’s military infrastructure there. Syria’s military said three people were killed in the attacks. Israeli military positions in the occupied Golan Heights were also shelled overnight.
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Israel PM’s spokesperson, David Keyes: ‘Iran has… been undertaking outrageous and aggressive provocation’
David Keyes is the official spokesperson for Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Britain urges US to stick with Iran nuclear deal
Britain has urged the United States not to abandon the nuclear deal with Iran, after Israel released documents claiming Tehran had lied “big time” about its nuclear weapons programme. Boris Johnson said the deal was still vitally important to keep Iran’s activities in check. But Donald Trump has signalled he could walk away from the…