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World Jul 22
Israel evacuates Syrian volunteers stranded in frontier areaThe evacuation was the first such Israeli intervention in Syria's lengthy civil war, now in its eighth year.
World Jul 21
Hamas accepts cease-fire after massive Israeli Gaza strikesGaza's militant Hamas rulers said Saturday they had accepted a cease-fire ending a massive Israeli onslaught on militant positions after a soldier was shot dead.
World Jul 15
Cease-fire holds after day of intense Israel-Hamas fightingOn Saturday, the Israeli military carried out its largest wave of airstrikes in Gaza since the 2014 war, hitting several Hamas military compounds and flattening a number of its training camps.
World Jun 26
Prince William visits Israel’s Holocaust memorialJERUSALEM — Prince William began his visit to Israel on Tuesday with an emotional visit to Jerusalem's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial and a meeting with two survivors who escaped Nazi Germany for the safety of Britain.
World May 16
Following U.S. lead, Guatemala moves embassy to JerusalemJERUSALEM — Guatemala festively opened its new embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday, becoming the second country to do so after the United States, and giving Israel a diplomatic boost as it faces international criticism for the deadly violence on the…
World Mar 21
Israeli military confirms it hit Syrian nuclear site in 2007The Israeli military confirmed on Wednesday it carried out the 2007 airstrike in Syria that destroyed what was believed to be a nuclear reactor, lifting the veil of secrecy over one of its most daring and mysterious operations in recent…
World May 17
Israel lauds U.S. security ties following Trump disclosuresJERUSALEM — Israeli officials on Wednesday sought to downplay any damage caused by President Donald Trump's disclosure of classified information to senior Russian officials that was provided by Israel, and lauded the robust security cooperation with the United States just…
World Mar 20
Top Palestinian official: Trump committed to two statesJibril Rajoub told reporters that President Donald Trump told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in a recent phone call that he was a"strategic partner."…
Politics Mar 03
Netanyahu: Deal would ‘all but guarantee’ nuclear weapons for IranWASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seizing the bully pulpit of Congress to warn against trusting Iran to curb its nuclear ambitions, even as President Barack Obama's negotiators continue talking with the Iranians Tuesday in hopes of closing…
World Mar 02
Netanyahu on Iran deal: I have ‘moral obligation’ to speak upWASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted Monday that his plans to address Congress are not aimed at disrespecting President Barack Obama, even as he assailed the U.S. leader's bid for a nuclear deal with Iran as a threat…