Global anger at Israel for firing on diplomats visiting Jenin camp in the occupied West Bank.
Category: 3. Middle East
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Israel is under the assumption “it can act with impunity”
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Israel attacks Lebanon with “most violent” strikes since ceasefire
Israel has carried out multiple bombings across southern Lebanon, including blowing up a multi-story apartment building.
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France rejects Israeli comments accusing European officials of antisemitic incitement – Middle East Monitor
France rejects Israeli comments accusing some European officials of antisemitic incitement, Foreign Ministry spokesman Christophe Lemoine told reporters at a weekly news conference, adding these comments were…
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Israel PM: new security chief must be appointed ‘as soon as possible’
Israel’s premier said Friday his pick for the next domestic intelligence chief should be appointed “as soon as possible” but would have no hand in an ongoing investigation into his associates.
Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to tap army Major…
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'It'd be suicidal': Will Israel strike Iran’s nuclear sites without US support?
With Iran’s supreme leader skeptical of reaching a nuclear deal with the United States, former Israeli officials doubt the wisdom of Israel striking Iranian facilities without US buy-in.
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Israeli settler turns 800 years old Islamic Shrine into house – Middle East Monitor
An Israeli settler seized the Sheikh Ahmed al-Dajani Shrine, one of the oldest Islamic landmarks in occupied Jerusalem, dating back nearly five centuries, and converted it into a private residence.
The Jerusalem…
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Deported Afghans face deepening humanitarian crisis on return home | Human Rights News
A deepening humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Afghanistan as neighbouring countries force tens of thousands of Afghans to return home.
More than 280,000 Afghans were deported or pressured to leave Pakistan and Iran in April alone. Many arrived…
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Turkey’s Erdogan reiterates pledge not to run for another term – Middle East Monitor
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated on Thursday his pledge not to run for president or any other official position again.
“I have no intention of being re-elected or running for president again. We…
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ICC prosecutors urge judges to reject Israel’s request to withdraw arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant – Middle East Monitor
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have urged judges to reject Israel’s request to withdraw or vacate arrest warrants targeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav…
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Aid entering Gaza is “less than a drop in the ocean”
Gaza needs a humanitarian operation involving hundreds of trucks a day, says Tomasso Della Longa of the Red Cross.
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