Israel has closed the only crossing between the Israeli-occupied West Bank and neighbouring Jordan, stopping more than two million Palestinians from accessing the outside world.
The Israeli airports authority, which oversees the Allenby Bridge…
Category: 3. Middle East
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South Yemen leader: We’d join Abraham Accords, back Israel
South Yemen leader: We’d join Abraham Accords, back Israel | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastPresident of the Southern Transitional Council Aidaros al-Zubaidi told UAE state media that he supports a two state solution between both…
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German pizza store bans all Israelis until they ‘open their eyes’ to Gaza
A pizza store in Fürth, Germany, has caused outrage by banning all Israeli customers in protest against the war in the Gaza Strip, local media reported Wednesday.
The local Jewish community in the southeastern state of Bavaria denounced…
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Iran airs footage purporting to show details of alleged Israeli nuclear program
Iranian state television broadcast images of documents and footage on Wednesday that it said relate to Israel’s alleged nuclear activities.
The documentary showed copies of passports said to identify more than 100 Israeli scientists,…
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Haredi in the IDF – Sponsored Content
At a time when Israel is torn over Haredi draft exemptions, Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Naiman chose a different path: he enlisted in the IDF.
The post Haredi in the IDF appeared first on The Times of Israel.
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BBC and news agencies launch film calling on Israel to allow foreign journalists into Gaza
The BBC and three international news agencies have released a short film calling on Israel to allow foreign journalists into Gaza.
The film, launched by the corporation with Agence France-Presse (AFP), the Associated Press (AP) and Reuters, is…
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Ukraine’s president says world is in ‘most destructive arms race in human history’
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told global leaders Wednesday that the world is in “the most destructive arms race in human history” and urged the international community to act against Russia now,…
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Heading to UN, Netanyahu dismisses Palestinian recognition as ’shameful capitulation’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Wednesday that the recent Western recognition of an independent Palestinian state would not “obligate” Israel into allowing it to become a reality.
“The shameful capitulation of some leaders…
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Countries recognizing Palestine elide issue of refugees, a core obstacle in conflict
The countries recognizing the State of Palestine this week pitched the move as a step toward a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, mentioning issues such as the violence and suffering in Gaza, the Israeli hostages,…
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US envoy Witkoff ‘confident’ of Gaza breakthrough in coming days as peace plan floated
US envoy Steve Witkoff said Wednesday he expected a breakthrough related to Gaza in the coming days, saying US President Donald Trump had presented a plan to regional countries.
Witkoff, a real estate friend of Trump who has become his…
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