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Israel hits Gaza after rocket attack as tensions spike

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel carried out its first air strike on the Gaza Strip in months early Tuesday, in response to a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave after a weekend of violence around a Jerusalem holy site.

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Israel government faces new split amid Jerusalem violence

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel's fractious governing coalition faced a new split on Sunday when Arab-Israeli party Raam "suspended" its membership, after violence around a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site that wounded 170 people over the weekend.

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Israeli PM gives security 'full freedom' to act after attack

Tel Aviv (AFP) - Israel's premier on Friday gave security agencies "full freedom" of operation to curb surging violence, after the latest deadly attack saw a Palestinian gunman kill two men in a popular nightlife area.

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Why are there fears in Jerusalem during Ramadan?

Jerusalem (AFP) - After 11 lives were lost in a spate of attacks, some linked to the Islamic State group, Israel placed its forces on high alert for Ramadan, which began last weekend.

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Gantz Speaks with Palestinian President for Ramadan

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz spoke with Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas over the phone on Tuesday on the occasion of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Gantz's office said. "Minister Gantz wished (Palestinian Authority) Chairman Abbas and the Palestinian people a blessed month of Ramadan," the statement said. "Ramadan must…

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Gun attacks kill five near Tel Aviv: Israel medics

Bnei Brak (Israel) (AFP) - Five people were killed in gun attacks Tuesday near the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv, emergency responders said, in the third fatal gun or knife spree in the Jewish state in a week.

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Israeli leaders visit Jordan to seek calm ahead of Ramadan

Amman (AFP) - Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz on Tuesday met Jordan's King Abdullah II on a mission to Amman seeking to ensure calm in the Palestinian territories during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

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Israel-Arab ties 'deter' Iran, Israel FM tells landmark meeting

Sde Boker (Israel) (AFP) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the top diplomats of Israel and four Arab states wrapped up a landmark meeting Monday vowing to boost cooperation, which Israel said would send a strong message to its arch foe Iran.

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Jordan's king lands in West Bank on rare trip to meet Abbas: official

Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Jordan's King Abdullah II landed in Ramallah on Monday to meet Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, in his first trip to the Israeli-occupied West Bank since 2017, Abbas's office said.

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Abbas slams West's 'double standards' on Ukraine, Palestinians

Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas criticised Sunday the West's "double standards" that he said penalised Russia over its invasion of Ukraine while ignoring Israel's "crimes" against the Palestinians.

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'Independents' dominate in Palestinian local elections

Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Independent candidates dominated the Palestinian local elections, winning 64 percent of seats, up from just 37 percent five years ago, according to official results released on Sunday.

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Palestinians elect West Bank councils in rare democratic exercise

Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Voters cast ballots Saturday for municipal councils in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in a rare democratic exercise following a decade and a half of delays to Palestinian elections.

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Palestinians Vote in Second Phase of Municipal Elections

Polls opened Saturday in towns and cities in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in a rare democratic exercise following a decade and a half of delays to Palestinian elections. It is the second phase of municipal elections after a first round of voting in December in 154 West Bank villages. Saturday's…

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Israeli and Palestinian mothers gather for peace by Dead Sea

Jericho (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Israelis and Palestinians braved wind and rain to hold a "peace conference" Friday by the Dead Sea bringing together two major women's movements from both sides for the first time.

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Abbas, US speaker Pelosi hold rare West Bank meeting

Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas met with US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the Israeli-occupied West Bank Thursday for talks on reviving a two-state solution to the conflict, Abbas's office said.

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Abbas pledges reform as embattled PLO holds rare meeting

Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas pledged commitment to reform on Sunday as the embattled Palestine Liberation Organization, where he serves as chairman, held a rare meeting to name new key leaders.

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Embattled PLO meets to choose top Palestinian negotiator

Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - The embattled leaders of the Palestine Liberation Organization held a rare meeting Sunday to fill key roles that could hint at a favoured successor for 86-year-old Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas.

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Embattled PLO to choose top negotiator after Erekat's death

Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - The Palestine Liberation Organization meets Sunday to elect key leadership figures tasked with keeping up the struggle for statehood, at a gathering which may hint at a potential successor for president Mahmud Abbas.

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Abbas rival delivers one million vaccine doses to Gaza

Rafah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - One million doses of coronavirus vaccine arrived in Gaza from the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, the latest donation facilitated by an exiled rival of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas.

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