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  • Israelis arriving from Italy move freely at airport, take public transport
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    Many Israeli nationals returning from abroad, who were ordered to self-quarantine upon arrival, say they're amazed there was no one at Ben Gurion Airport to either examine them or transport them home to avoid exposure to general public
    Posted: February 27, 2020, 9:31 pm
  • Right-wing bloc takes lead over center-left in latest poll
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    With 3 days left until Israelis are set to vote, the poll conducted by Public Broadcasting Corporation gives Likud a one Knesset seat advantage over Blue & While, while putting the right-wing bloc at 58 seats
    Posted: February 27, 2020, 8:14 pm
  • Supreme Court rules same-sex couples be given access to surrogacy
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    In an apparent rebuke to government, the justices say current law that excludes LGBT couples, harms 'right to equality' and gives the state one year to amend the existing legislation; LGBT organizations laud 'historic decision'
    Posted: February 27, 2020, 6:40 pm
  • Son of Israeli coronavirus patient attended school for days before illness was revealed
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    The officials at the school, located at Brenner Regional Council in central Israel, say the infected man's immediate family have all been quarantined; Israeli national returned from Italy on Sunday and tested positive for virus on Thursday morning
    Posted: February 27, 2020, 6:03 pm
  • Ex-Euro leaders say Trump plan akin to 'apartheid'
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    In a letter published by The Guardian, 50 former foreign ministers slam the proposal, which they say 'recognizes one side's claims to Jerusalem and offers no solution to issue of Palestinian refugees’
    Posted: February 27, 2020, 4:40 pm
  • El Al suspends all flights to Italy and Thailand over coronavirus fears
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    Israel's flag carrier's decision comes hours after it was confirmed an Israeli national who arrived from Italy via El Al flight on Sunday has tested positive for the deadly COVID-19 virus; flights set to be halted until March 27
    Posted: February 27, 2020, 4:00 pm
  • Syria says Israeli drone attack kills civilian near Golan
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    The attack took place near the village of Hader in the Quneitra province which had been previously struck by IDF forces fighting Iranian proxies near the Syrian border with Israel
    Posted: February 27, 2020, 2:38 pm
  • Health Ministry issues details of flight taken by Israeli infected with coronavirus
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    Other passengers on board El Al flight LY382 that landed in Tel Aviv from Italy on Sunday afternoon instructed to immediately self-quarantine for 14 days and report to the ministry via their website
    Posted: February 27, 2020, 2:31 pm
  • Dozens of travelers from Italy refused entry to Israel
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    Authorities begin enforcing fresh Health Ministry directive, barring foreign nationals traveling from land of the boot who arrived at Ben-Gurion and Ramon airports
    Posted: February 27, 2020, 2:08 pm
  • IDF fighter jets shoot down drone dispatched from Gaza
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    F-15 fighter jets intercept unmanned aircraft over Mediterranean sea upon exiting coastal enclave's airspace; Military says it launched probe into incident
    Posted: February 27, 2020, 11:29 am
  • Israeli scientists claim coronavirus vaccine three months away
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    Research team develop vaccine for virus in poultry, claim it could be modified for use in humans within 3 months because of similar DNA structure to the one affecting humans
    Posted: February 27, 2020, 11:19 am
  • Israel confirms its first non-quarantined case of coronavirus
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    Unnamed man returned four days ago from Italy but developed symptoms including fever on Wednesday; health officials are contacting anyone he may have come in contact with since his return to country
    Posted: February 27, 2020, 10:58 am
  • Three Israelis recover from coronavirus, discharged from Japan hospital
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    One patient Israeli hospital tests negative, discharge pending; 2 scheduled to return from Japan; patient treated at Sheba Hospital remains sole case in country
    Posted: February 27, 2020, 10:21 am
  • Gantz on personal attacks: Netanyahu 'poisoning Israel'
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    Blue & White chairman and former IDF chief hits back at PM after Likud campaign questions his competence, suggests he's susceptible to extortion; Gantz reveals Netanyahu offered him top spot in Likud, defense minister's job
    Posted: February 27, 2020, 9:39 am
  • Saudi Arabia halts pilgrimage to Islam's holiest sites over coronavirus fears
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    The kingdom places new restrictions on travel to curb the spread of the pathogen; one of two Israelis infected with the virus tests negative, Sheba Medical Center reports
    Posted: February 27, 2020, 7:00 am
  • Military chief bans religious lessons to female soldiers while on duty
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    The decision comes a months after it was first revealed a civilian and wife of a rabbi has been entering a sensitive IDF base in Israel's south, lecturing female field intelligence troops on the virtue of marriage and other religious content
    Posted: February 26, 2020, 9:00 pm
  • 'Israel builds hospitals for Hamas, while my son is still in Gaza,' thousands rally for KIAs return
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    In a massive event held in the southern city of Be'er Sheva, the relatives of fallen IDF soldiers Oron Shaul and Hadar Goldin, as well as mentally ill Israeli citizen Avera Mengistu, beg the government to return them from Hamas's captivity
    Posted: February 26, 2020, 8:27 pm
  • Netanyahu pulls his punches after Sanders calls him a racist
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    PM says the Vermont senator was 'definitely wrong' in his remarks; Netanyahu adds he had stood up to U.S. leaders opposing his policies before and would be able to do so again
    Posted: February 26, 2020, 7:01 pm
  • Israel issues travel warning to Italy, urges cancelling all travel abroad
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    Health Ministry drastically aggravates the current guidelines, saying all non-essential travel should be put off due to the rapid spread of coronavirus; anyone returning from Italy to stay in self-quarantine for 14 days
    Posted: February 26, 2020, 6:06 pm
  • Five-year-old girl dies, 5 others hurt after car slams into pedestrians in central Israel
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    Paramedics in Ramla describe a chaotic scene as the child and her relative, who sustained serious injuries, were lying on the sidewalk; the driver, who appears to have lost control of the vehicle, has been arrested
    Posted: February 26, 2020, 5:44 pm
  • Israel to open all entry points to Gaza, expand fishing zone
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    The military's announcement comes just 2 days after yet another flare-up, which saw Islamic Jihad militants fire over 100 rockets at Israeli citizens, prompted the army to impose sanctions on the Hamas-controlled enclave
    Posted: February 26, 2020, 3:23 pm
  • Israel slams Sanders for hint at returning embassy to Tel Aviv
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    FM Katz condemns 'horrifying comment' by presidential candidate during Democratic debate in which the Jewish Vermont senator also called Netanyahu a 'reactionary racist'; there's not a Jew in the world who 'hasn't dreamed of Jerusalem," minister says
    Posted: February 26, 2020, 11:43 am
  • 1,600 Israelis are in 14-day quarantine for coronavirus
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    In accordance with Health Ministry guidelines, anyone who has recently visited Japan, Thailand, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Macau must spend 14 days in isolation; first Israeli to be treated in Japan for the virus returns home after receiving all clear
    Posted: February 26, 2020, 11:32 am
  • Suspected pedophile's extradition overshadows Rivlin's Australia trip
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    Canberra has called on Israel to hand over Malka Leifer, the former principal of a Melbourne Jewish school who fled to escape sexual abuse claims; president criticized for declining invitation to meet three of her alleged victims during visit
    Posted: February 26, 2020, 8:10 am
  • Sanders considers moving U.S. embassy back to Tel Aviv if elected
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    In fierce Democratic debate, leading presidential candidate calls Netanyahu 'reactionary racist'; Sanders' opponents united in attacking the self-avowed democratic socialist
    Posted: February 26, 2020, 7:48 am
  • West Bank mapping team underway before annexation
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    Netanyahu says mapping process will be executed 'quickly as possible', potential Gaza campaign could 'become a war' as a last option
    Posted: February 25, 2020, 8:50 pm
  • Unusual desert showers block Israel's longest highway
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    Local authorities issue flood warnings to communities living close to valleys and rivers in country's south; popular hiking routes closed in Negev and Judean Deserts
    Posted: February 25, 2020, 6:10 pm
  • PM vows settlement building in sensitive West Bank spot
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    Just days before election, Netanyahu tells right-wing voters he will build 3,500 homes, effectively connecting Ma'ale Adumim settlement to Jerusalem in a project that was previously shelved due to international condemnation
    Posted: February 25, 2020, 1:38 pm
  • 43 Falash Mura arrive in Israel after years of waiting
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    New arrivals from nine different families had been housed in a camp in Gondar, were greeted at Ben-Gurion Airport by family members already in country and will be housed in several absorption centers, including at kibbutz in Jezreel Valley
    Posted: February 25, 2020, 10:47 am
  • UN calls for 'two state' solution to be respected in Middle East
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    The Security Council stressed the need to 'exert collective efforts to launch credible negotiations on all final status issues' the call was supported by 14 other members including the United States
    Posted: February 25, 2020, 8:22 am
  • As Gaza truce appears to hold, southern Israel begins to return to routine
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    Trains resume running and roads reopen to civilian traffic after Islamic Jihad declares it has met its objectives in response to 'the assassination crimes in Khan Yunis and Damascus'; more than 100 rockets were fired at Israel, with IDF responding with air and artillery strikes
    Posted: February 25, 2020, 7:35 am
  • Gaza cross-border violence persists despite PIJ ceasefire signals
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    Terror group declares mission accomplished after over 80 rockets hit Israel's south in two days; Israel extends sanctions on coastal enclave
    Posted: February 24, 2020, 9:16 pm
  • Government source: Coronavirus could risk elections
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    Election officials worry most about spread of 'fake news' regarding virus in an effort to deter voters from arriving at the polls; no solution as of yet for Israelis in-home quarantine
    Posted: February 24, 2020, 8:36 pm
  • Islamic Jihad says military response complete, signals for ceasefire
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    Terror group declares mission accomplished after over 80 rockets hit Israel's south in two days; Israel imposes host of fresh sanctions on Gaza
    Posted: February 24, 2020, 5:25 pm
  • Heavy rocket barrages directed at southern Israel in fresh Gaza bout
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    Man lightly injured while running to bomb shelter; IDF strikes targets in Strip in response; Netanyahu threatens Hamas with 'war' if rocket fire does not abate
    Posted: February 24, 2020, 3:41 pm
  • IDF hits Islamic Jihad in Gaza after rocket barrage
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    Army targets training camp, weapons stores of the Iranian-backed terror group, says it will 'respond fiercely to Islamic Jihad terrorist activity that targets Israeli civilians and harms its sovereignty'
    Posted: February 24, 2020, 1:44 pm
  • 14 Gaza rockets in less than an hour; playground, yard hit
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    Iron Dome missile defense intercepts at least five projectiles on Sderot, Kibbutz Nir Am amid escalation with Islamic Jihad; IDF strikes targets in Strip in response; Netanyahu threatens Hamas with 'war' if the rocket fire does not abate
    Posted: February 24, 2020, 11:33 am
  • Sderot home hit by shrapnel from Gaza rocket
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    After more than 20 projectiles were launched from the Strip towards Israeli cities and communities in south Sunday, schools and government offices remain closed and major roads are blocked for civilian traffic
    Posted: February 24, 2020, 11:14 am
  • Monitor: Six dead in IDF strikes on Islamic Jihad in Gaza, Syria
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    Israeli army says sites attacked used for 'research and development of armaments' manufactured in Syria and Gaza but also produce dozens of kilograms of rocket fuel each month; Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says at least one of the dead was Syrian, other nationalities unknown; Islamic Jihad: Debt will be settled
    Posted: February 24, 2020, 9:48 am
  • Schools, roads and train lines closed in south over Gaza escalation
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    IDF limits public movement and gatherings after flare-up with Islamic Jihad in Strip also leads to attacks on terror group's assets in Syria; organization vows to avenge 'ugly crime' after two members killed in IAF attack south of Damascus
    Posted: February 24, 2020, 7:41 am
  • Israeli jets attack Islamic Jihad targets in Syria
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    Syrian media claims missiles were fired at the Damascus area from the Golan Heights; The UK based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the attack that targeted Iranian assets near the Damascus airport while Israel in a rare move claimed its planes attacked Islamic Jihad 'research and development of armaments' sites
    Posted: February 23, 2020, 11:18 pm
  • IDF strikes Gaza after rocket barrage on south
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    Schools in multiple communities cancelled due to onslaught from Strip; Egypt and UN trying to broker ceasefire to end sudden flare up triggered by killing of at least one Palestinian trying to lay a bomb against Israeli troops at Gaza border fence
    Posted: February 23, 2020, 9:33 pm
  • Rockets from Gaza strike for a second time in hours
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    Sirens blared in Ashkelon and border area communities as Netanyahu and Bennett were holding security consultations at the military headquarters in Tel Aviv as the Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the rocket fire
    Posted: February 23, 2020, 8:36 pm
  • South Korean nationals to be airlifted home
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    Hundreds of South Korean nationals have been held in a secluded area at the Ben Gurion Airport and more are expected to arrive from locations around the country
    Posted: February 23, 2020, 8:29 pm
  • 200 South Korean tourists to be quarantined at Ben Gurion Airport
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    The 200 South Koreans quarantined in Israel will not be held at an IDF base in the settlement of Har Gili following protests from the residents, but will instead be held at Ben-Gurion Airport.
    Posted: February 23, 2020, 6:01 pm
  • More than 20 rockets launched as Gaza factions vow to avenge mistreatment of militant's remains
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    Bennett backed the IDF's move to retrieve the body of the militant insisting it is a legitimate move that will give Israel a negotiating chip in efforts to secure the return of MIA's and others believed held by Hamas
    Posted: February 23, 2020, 4:40 pm
  • Israel to quarantine 200 South Korean tourists for coronavirus
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    The group will be in isolation at IDF base near Jerusalem where no soldiers will be stationed during period; local residents protest decision to send suspected virus carriers to their area; education minister nixes Holocaust memorial visits to Poland due to outbreak in Europe
    Posted: February 23, 2020, 1:50 pm
  • Pope cautions against 'unfair' Middle East peace plans
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    Although the head of the Catholic Church did not mention any specific proposals by name, it appears he was referring to Trump's 'Deal of the Century' that allows Israel to annex all of its settlements along with the strategic Jordan Valley
    Posted: February 23, 2020, 12:13 pm
  • 18 South Korean pilgrims who toured Israel infected with coronavirus
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    Health Ministry also asks anyone with symptoms of a cold, returning from Taiwan, Italy or Australia to immediately get medical help; Netanyahu urges Israelis in self-quarantine to adhere to guidelines
    Posted: February 23, 2020, 11:28 am
  • South Korea slams Israel for stranding citizens amid coronavirus scare
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    Health officials estimate the 9 Korean pilgrims who visited Israel last week and were later diagnosed with the virus, toured the country while infected; South Korea says Israel should provide food, accommodation after sudden entry ban
    Posted: February 23, 2020, 8:07 am
  • IDF kills two Palestinians apparently laying bomb at Gaza fence
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    Israeli soldiers spot the two as they approached the barrier in the southern Strip and open fire; security forces believe the men were part of an Islamic Jihad cell
    Posted: February 23, 2020, 6:53 am
  • Israel extends entry ban over coronavirus to South Korea and Japan
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    Health officials say anyone returning from the 2 Asian countries must self-quarantine for 14 days; the move comes after 9 S Koreans who visited Israel tested positive for coronavirus
    Posted: February 22, 2020, 5:13 pm
  • 9 South Koreans infected with coronavirus recently visited Israel
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    Health Ministry asks anyone who came in contact with the delegation, on a week-long trip organized by their Catholic Church between February 8 and 15, to self-quarantine for two weeks
    Posted: February 22, 2020, 12:16 pm
  • Saudi textbooks call Jews 'monkeys,' espouse Israeli expansionist plot
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    Study finds that despite recent hints of imminent breakthrough in Jerusalem-Riyadh ties, the kingdom's educational material still teaches that Zionists are enemies of Islam, refuses to use Israel's name, with some even saying it is religious duty to kill Jewish people
    Posted: February 22, 2020, 7:56 am
  • Israel's first case of coronavirus found among newly returned cruise passengers
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    Sheba Medical Center, where the 11 people who were on the Diamond Princess are being quarantined, did not identify the patient who is now isolated from the other 10 passengers; diagnosis comes after the group were tested negative for COVID-19 in Japan before being allowed to leave the ship
    Posted: February 21, 2020, 12:47 pm
  • Woman detained over attempted Jerusalem stabbing
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    Eyewitnesses report the East Jerusalem resident was shouting 'Allahu Akbar' as she attempted to attack a passer-by before being overpowered by people at the scene and held by them until the police arrived
    Posted: February 21, 2020, 12:28 pm
  • Israelis released from 'coronavirus cruise' quarantined near Tel Aviv
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    While four found to have been exposed to the virus on Diamond Princess liner remain in Japan for treatment, 11 are now in isolation at Sheba Medical Center, will undergo medical examinations Friday as hospital officials say they will do whatever possible to make their confinement as pleasant as possible
    Posted: February 21, 2020, 6:01 am
  • State prosecutor announces probe of Gantz's failed startup
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    Blue & White leader not implicated in police investigation into Fifth Dimension, where he was chairman before entering politics; Gantz denies wrongdoing, saying move 'sounds like political pressure' ahead of election in which he will face off against indicted Netanyahu
    Posted: February 20, 2020, 8:05 pm
  • Health Ministry threatens jail as dozens ignore coronavirus quarantine order
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    Officials warn of 7-year sentences for violating the 14-day isolation period, urge Israelis to act responsibly to protect public health and demand that employers ensure their staff comply
    Posted: February 20, 2020, 7:12 pm
  • IDF probe finds serious failures in data on Haredi draft
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    Internal inquiry commissioned by Kochavi says numbers of ultra-Orthodox inductees was vastly inflated, sometimes by more than 100%, cites 'data manipulation, deliberate and systematic violation of the law and severe professional negligence' by officers
    Posted: February 20, 2020, 5:31 pm
  • German gunman who killed 9 called for 'complete extermination' of Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt
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    Rambling manifesto now taken down decries 'ethnic groups, races or cultures in our midst that are destructive in every respect'; Merkel says shootings exposed 'poison' of racism in Germany, pledges to stand up against those who seek to divide the country
    Posted: February 20, 2020, 4:32 pm
  • Netanyahu announces plan to build 3,000 houses in Jerusalem settlements
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    The announcement comes 8 years after the plan to build in Givat HaMatos was initially put forward but halted due to international pressure; 1,000 houses will also be built for Palestinians in Beit Safafa in East J'lem
    Posted: February 20, 2020, 2:05 pm
  • Thailand unhappy with Israel's entry ban over virus concerns
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    Country's ambassador i­n Tel Aviv asks Israeli government to rethink its policy of refusing entry to anyone arriving from 4 East Asian countries, saying the decision would hurt Thai workers employed in Israel, tourism
    Posted: February 20, 2020, 12:47 pm
  • Israel, Palestinians defuse agricultural trade crisis
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    Tit-for-tat embargoes imposed by decision-makers in Jerusalem and Ramallah removed in bid to end trade war that left local merchants out of pocket
    Posted: February 20, 2020, 10:56 am
  • 11 Israelis disembark virus-hit ship, on way back home
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    Four other Israeli nationals to stay in Japan after testing positive for the deadly virus; Health Ministry says an infectious disease specialist from a Jerusalem hospital to stay in Japan and accompany the sick
    Posted: February 20, 2020, 10:02 am
  • Gantz slams government corruption amid criminal probe reports
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    Ex-military chief dismisses allegations of being involved in fraudulent conduct as a head of a cyber-tech company; Gantz reportedly not a suspect in the case set to be investigated by AG
    Posted: February 20, 2020, 9:04 am
  • Hamas prepares to fight potential coronavirus outbreak in Gaza
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    The terror group that rules the enclave sets up a medical complex in cooperation with WHO officials, ready to quarantine any Gazans returning from China; PA also takes measures after officers leave for training in China
    Posted: February 20, 2020, 9:01 am
  • Fourth Israeli on virus-hit ship infected, hours before scheduled disembarking
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    In addition, Japanese media reports 2 passengers from the Diamond Princess cruise liner had died after being infected with the COVID-19 virus, with 29 others remaining in a serious condition
    Posted: February 20, 2020, 6:45 am
  • Despite Netanyahu's efforts only 43 of the Falash Mura will arrive before elections
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    In his effort to pander for votes among the Ethiopian community, Netanyahu pledged to allow 8,000 of the Falsh Mura community to Israel despite concerns from his ultra-Orthodox coalition partners and his AG's warnings this politically motivated decision could wait until elections are over
    Posted: February 19, 2020, 9:26 pm
  • Passengers of quarantined cruise ship to return to Israel on Friday
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    Extra precautionary measures are being taken to insure the health and safety of the entire Israeli population, 'We are as severe as we need to be' says Health Minister Yaakov Litzman
    Posted: February 19, 2020, 8:28 pm
  • New IDF Comptroller report reveals uptick of violent and racist incidents
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    Despite a drop in complaints this year's report shows an uptick in violent offenses by commanders and racism directed primarily at soldiers from the Ethiopian community which the authors of the report say 'have no place in the society and certainly not the IDF'
    Posted: February 19, 2020, 7:46 pm
  • Gantz turns down Netanyahu's debate challenge
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    Former IDF chief dismisses call for debate as 'election spin'; Netanyahu: Gantz too afraid to debate me and he knows why
    Posted: February 19, 2020, 2:36 pm
  • Israeli envoys abroad begin voting in elections amid coronavirus panic
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    With less than two weeks before the elections in Israel, the country's diplomatic missions abroad go to the polls, with uncertainty over how the ballots from East Asian countries will be returned to Israel to be counted
    Posted: February 19, 2020, 1:42 pm
  • Israeli man killed in plane collision in Australia
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    Thirty-one-year-old Ido Segev appears to have lived in the country for many years; the incident is under investigation by the local police; Foreign Ministry say they are in contact with local officials
    Posted: February 19, 2020, 1:04 pm
  • Sudanese welcome normalization with Israel online
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    Netanyahu's meeting with Sudan leader 2 weeks ago props up a wave of positive comments in the African country calling to strengthen ties with 'Sister Israel'
    Posted: February 19, 2020, 12:31 pm
  • Bennett ready to 'give Hamas a chance' but prepares for 'painful spring'
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    The defense minister tells Ynet although recent easing of restrictions on Gaza indicate a step toward a ceasefire arrangement, the army is still preparing for a military campaign that would result in 'a fundamental change' in Gaza
    Posted: February 19, 2020, 12:13 pm
  • 'Everyone wants to work here,' say Gaza merchants allowed into Israel
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    Israeli military's decision to increase the number of permits for Palestinians in the impoverished enclave to a record 7,000 was met with jubilations among the Gazans wanting to find work
    Posted: February 19, 2020, 10:18 am
  • Israel's cold spell continues with thunderstorms and hail
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    As another cold front sweeps through the region, meteorologists warn of flooding due to heavy showers across all parts of the country; snowfall expected on Mount Hermon
    Posted: February 19, 2020, 9:02 am
  • Quarantined passengers disembark coronavirus-hit ship in Japan
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    Two Israelis are among at least 500 passengers of the Diamond Princess cruise liner that have been docked near Tokyo for the past 2 weeks; the other 10 Israeli nationals to be freed late Thursday
    Posted: February 19, 2020, 6:50 am
  • Netanyahu challenges Gantz to a televised debate
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    Premier calls on rival to 'talk about the real issues'; Blue & White dismiss invitation as attempt to distract public from announcement of Netanyahu's corruption trial
    Posted: February 18, 2020, 9:43 pm
  • IDF to launch new Iran-focused directorate
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    New military branch is part of five-year plan for strengthening IDF's operational capabilities; plan envisions armed forces as more integrated and relying on advanced technological tools
    Posted: February 18, 2020, 8:10 pm
  • Hiker finds helmet of Israeli pilot who crashed in 1984
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    After hiker shares photo of helmet on Facebook, special Air Force investigative team confirms it belonged to pilot who crashed during training flight
    Posted: February 18, 2020, 6:29 pm
  • Israel to expand Gaza fishing zone, add entry permits
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    Military liaison to the Palestinians says fresh set of leniencies coming into effect is contingent upon maintaining calm from recent days
    Posted: February 18, 2020, 5:36 pm
  • Teacher to face disciplinary hearing after lobbing apple at PM, comparing him to Hitler
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    Education minister Peretz orders to launch inquiry into incident; teacher apologizes for statement comparing Netanyahu to Nazi leader
    Posted: February 18, 2020, 4:44 pm
  • Netanyahu corruption trial to open on March 17
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    Trial scheduled to open two weeks after general election; justice who convicted former PM Olmert will lead judges' panel
    Posted: February 18, 2020, 2:35 pm
  • Court rules Leifer lawyers can contest experts who deemed her fit for trial
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    The decision will stretch the trial further, stalling the extradition of the alleged pedophile to her native Australia; early 2018 police found evidence that Leifer had faked her mental incompetence
    Posted: February 18, 2020, 1:56 pm
  • Daughter of Israeli coronavirus couple says parents 'thrown into hangar'
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    The woman claims her parents who were aboard the infected ship, had been thrown into a remote military hospital in Tokyo where the doctors speak no English, the food is inedible, and the medical staff don't know how to take basic blood tests
    Posted: February 18, 2020, 12:16 pm
  • RPG warhead attached to plastic bag found in kibbutz in Gaza border region
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    The device was discovered in an orchard in Sdot Negev Regional Council; police sappers destroyed the device and there was no reports of casualties or damage
    Posted: February 18, 2020, 11:05 am
  • Gantz pledges to mend ties with Democrats if elected
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    Blue & White leader tell a mostly English-speaking crowd in Tel Aviv his party will 'rehabilitate' Israel's ties with the Democratic Party and the American Jewry following years of Netanyahu's neglect for bipartisan ties
    Posted: February 18, 2020, 9:47 am
  • Israeli officials visit coronavirus victims hospitalized in Japan
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    Head of infectious diseases at Hadassah hospitals says patients being cared for well by Japanese team, only showing light symptoms; Israel preparing to repatriate remaining nationals from Diamond Princess cruise liner once they have tested negative for the virus
    Posted: February 18, 2020, 9:47 am
  • Gilad Shalit, held by Hamas for five years, to marry girlfriend
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    The former soldier proposed to Nitzan Shabat, a social work student, on Valentine's Day; Shalit, 33, was freed in one of the largest prisoner agreements, forcing Israel to release 1,027 security inmates
    Posted: February 18, 2020, 9:20 am
  • Health Ministry under fire for 'harmful' response to coronavirus
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    Sources in ministries of foreign affairs, tourism, agriculture, defense and economy say Litzman doing 'whatever he wants,' bans on Asian nations meant to prevent spread of virus will backfire in future, have adverse impact on travel to Israel
    Posted: February 18, 2020, 8:31 am
  • Another cold front to end Israel's hot spell
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    Meteorologists say the latest storm system will kick off in the north with thunderstorms, rain and strong winds and will spread to the rest of the country on Wednesday morning; the weather front set to last for rest of the week
    Posted: February 18, 2020, 8:03 am
  • In bid to curb coronavirus, Israel extends entry ban to East Asia locations
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    Non-nationals who have spent any time in past two weeks in Macau, Singapore, Hong Kong or Thailand will be denied entry, in line with Health Ministry recommendations; similar measures also taken for visitors to China, where virus originated
    Posted: February 18, 2020, 6:37 am
  • 'Israel holds key to next chapter of PA ties'
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    Top Palestinian Authority sources warn the PA will end cooperation with Israel in case of a one-sided annexation and violence will certainly return to the region; 'Peace comes at a price,' they say but doubt whether Israel is willing to pay it
    Posted: February 17, 2020, 8:09 pm
  • Satellite images show damage to Syrian sites after alleged Israeli strike
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    The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said seven people were killed in the attack that targeted posts for Iranian-backed militias in the area near the Damascus international airport
    Posted: February 17, 2020, 6:34 pm
  • El Al set to suspend flights to Thailand over coronavirus
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    With new directives by the Health Ministry, CEO of flag carrier says 'hard decisions' will have to be made in the coming days regarding its popular route from Tel Aviv to Bangkok
    Posted: February 17, 2020, 2:16 pm
  • Israel preparing for return of nationals on 'coronavirus ship'
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    Senior health official in Japan to negotiate the release of the 12 passengers still on board the quarantined Diamond Princess; three Israelis hospitalized for for infection with virus; relative of patient: we need to get them out of there like the Americans did
    Posted: February 17, 2020, 11:28 am
  • Syria military hails advance against rebels in 'record time'
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    Rebel opposition have been driven out of previously rebel controlled territories, mainly the key Aleppo province, by Syria's military who vows to 'eradicate what is left of terrorist groups in Syria'
    Posted: February 17, 2020, 10:00 am
  • Netanyahu says campaign in Gaza before elections would be 'difficult'
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    In a meeting with heads of communities bordering the Strip, PM is quoted as saying that although all options are on the table, a ceasefire deal would be 'better than war'; heads of the local councils decry 'never-ending election cycle'
    Posted: February 16, 2020, 8:38 pm
  • Israel hopes ICC members will help stave off Palestinian investigation
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    Some ICC member states, including Germany, argue court's jurisdiction does not extend to Palestinian territories; Netanyahu lauds response to Israeli lobbying over case
    Posted: February 16, 2020, 7:11 pm
  • Third Israeli aboard coronavirus-hit ship infected, Health Ministry confirms
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    The official statement says the patient, an Israeli woman, has already been taken off the Diamond Princess cruise liner; relatives rage against the Israeli government's inadequate conduct
    Posted: February 16, 2020, 6:58 pm
  • More hospitals and cheaper houses: Netanyahu, Barkat unveil new financial plan
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    PM and his candidate for finance minister announce six ambitious potential reforms, ranging from housing market to healthcare, which are set to be implemented if Likud wins next month's elections
    Posted: February 16, 2020, 5:59 pm
  • Israel to quarantine those arriving from prominent East Asian countries
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    The Health Ministry expands the already-existing directive, which so far applied only to China, requiring anyone returning from Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore and Macau to quarantine themselves for at least 2 weeks
    Posted: February 16, 2020, 3:29 pm
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    Mohammad Shtayyeh tells Munich Security Conference that American blueprint was nothing but 'memo of understanding' between Netanyahu and Trump, would leave future Palestinian state fragmented and with 'no sovereignty'
    Posted: February 16, 2020, 3:10 pm
  • Israeli plane uses Sudan airspace for first time
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    Aircraft flew from Kinshasa to Tel Aviv over Sudan after Netanyahu met with Sudanese leader earlier this month; other planes have used route but were never registered as Israeli
    Posted: February 16, 2020, 1:15 pm
  • Two Israelis on board coronavirus-hit ship are infected, Health Ministry says
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    Both are said to have minor symptoms of the virus, taken to hospital on the Japanese mainland; Israel is expected to send a specialist doctor to Japan to attend the couple; Katz still hoping to repatriate other Israeli passengers for quarantine in Israel
    Posted: February 16, 2020, 12:33 pm
  • IDF thwarts Hamas online honey pot plot
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    Posing as attractive women on several social media platforms, the terror group tries to convince soldiers to download malware disguised as a photo sharing app; officials say this so-called 'catfishing' attempt is the most sophisticated that militant group has attempted so far
    Posted: February 16, 2020, 12:11 pm
  • Cop goes on trial for killing Ethiopian Israeli youth
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    Lawyer for defendant says 19-year-old Solomon Tekah bore some responsibility for events leading to his death as police officer and family were in life-threatening situation; attorney for Tekah family says their suffering compounded by attempts to besmirch their slain son's reputation
    Posted: February 16, 2020, 11:26 am
  • Israel fears EU member states set to recognize Palestine
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    Jerusalem concerned that some European countries will trigger move in response to Trump plan, call for greater involvement in efforts to resolve Israeli-Palestinian conflict; EU foreign ministers set to meet Monday, could issue joint statement condemning U.S. blueprint for Mideast
    Posted: February 16, 2020, 10:19 am
  • Gantz: No Joint List, no Netanyahu in my future cabinet
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    In wide-ranging interview to Ynet just days before elections, Blue & White chairman praises Trump peace plan as 'good starting point', predicts Likud will not be able to form government until current leader, signals agreement with Liberman on ending ultra-Orthodox grip on Jewish religious life in Israel
    Posted: February 16, 2020, 9:39 am
  • Israel strikes Gaza, cancels easing of restrictions
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    Despite messages from Hamas that they would stop the launch of projectiles and balloons carrying explosives across the border, mortar fire again targeted Israeli communities Saturday prompting Israel to halt to any lifting of restrictions
    Posted: February 16, 2020, 6:15 am
  • Israeli military confirms 2 rockets fired from Gaza
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    The projectiles set off rocket alert sirens in the community of Kissufim; earlier, tourists found bomb attached to balloons near Gaza border
    Posted: February 15, 2020, 8:41 pm
  • Saudi foreign minister: No meeting planned with Netanyahu
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    Reports emerged last week on the Israel Hayom news website, which quoted unnamed Arab diplomats as saying there were discussions among the United States, Israel, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia to arrange a summit in Cairo, a meeting that could help bolster a politically embattled Netanyahu
    Posted: February 14, 2020, 12:02 pm
  • Airstrike in Damascus Thursday said to target Iranian backed militias, seven reported killed
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    Syrian news agencies report missiles were fired over the Golan Heights and the British based observatory for Human Rights reported seven fatalities in the attack among them four from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps
    Posted: February 14, 2020, 7:00 am
  • IDF five-year plan: More lethal, high-tech army with focus on Iran threat
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    Momentum Plan calls for strengthening operational capabilities, upgrading quality and quantity of IAF armaments, turning the military into deadly force that fights in unified manner at sea, on land, in air and in electronic warfare
    Posted: February 13, 2020, 6:35 pm
  • U.S. rejects 'anti-Israel' UN database of companies in settlements
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    Pompeo says black list of more than 100 firms 'confirms unrelenting bias so prevalent at United Nations' and hurts efforts for Mideast peace, vows American government will not provide any information; Dem, GOP senators slam potential for boycott of U.S. businesses
    Posted: February 13, 2020, 4:42 pm
  • Education Ministry chief discusses Arab schoolkids with Shin Bet
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    Meeting at Shmuel Abuav's office, which the security service says was initiated by the ministry DG, discussed trends in informal education among Arab students and their participation in youth movements and organizations
    Posted: February 13, 2020, 4:05 pm
  • PA officials hacked by advanced spyware originating in Gaza
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    Israeli cybersecurity company that revealed the series of cyber attacks, says if the spyware wasn't installed by Hamas, it was someone with extremely advanced technology, which is available only in Russia, China, U.S., and Israel
    Posted: February 13, 2020, 1:06 pm
  • Katz says Israel will quarantine passengers if Japan lets them leave
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    The foreign minister assures his Japanese counterpart the virus won't be spread further by 15 Israeli nationals aboard the COVID-19-hit liner; Israel's envoy to Japan claims if the Israelis were to be released from ship, they wouldn't leave country
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