Despite the army’s achievements and the challenges it now faces, the Israeli prime minister is doing everything in his power to persuade military chief Eyal Zamir to quit.
Category: 3. Middle East
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Netanyahu seeks to remove IDF chief amid fight over Israel's democratic identity
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Why Netanyahu seeks to remove Israel’s military chief Eyal Zamir
Despite the army’s achievements and the challenges it now faces, the Israeli prime minister is doing everything in his power to persuade military chief Eyal Zamir to quit.
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UN condemns ‘brazen’ West Bank killings
GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. human rights rights office said on Friday it was appalled by the killing of two Palestinian men by Israeli security forces in the occupied West Bank, saying the incident appeared to amount to summary executions.
“We’re…
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Israeli forces kill 13 in southern Syria operation
Israeli forces killed 13 people on Friday in an operation in southern Syria, the deadliest since Bashar al-Assad’s fall from power nearly a year ago, which they said was targeting an Islamist group.
Since an Islamist coalition overthrew longtime…
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Health Ministry said to flag error in genetic test kit detecting rare mutation, reread results
The Health Ministry’s discovery of a malfunction in test kits used to detect a genetic mutation especially common among Ashkenazi Jews has reportedly led to the formation of a special review committee.
The test looks for a mutation in the…
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Ten killed in deadliest Israeli raid for months in southern Syria
At least 10 people have been killed in an Israeli raid on a village in southern Syria overnight, state media reported, in one of the deadliest incidents of its kind for months. It said children were among the dead.
Sana news agency said residents…
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Lebanon awaits Pope Leo XIV as Israel escalates attacks
The pontiff’s visit to Lebanon comes as many in the country fear a potential restart of the war between Israel and Hezbollah.
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Lebanon celebrates Pope Leo’s visit as Israel escalates attacks
The pontiff’s visit to Lebanon comes as many in the country fear a potential restart of the war between Israel and Hezbollah.
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Ten people killed during Israeli raid in southern Syria, Syrian state media reports
JERUSALEM/DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Ten people were killed by Israeli fire in a village in southern Syria on Friday, Syrian state media reported, while the Israeli military said five soldiers were wounded in a clash during an operation to apprehend…
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With Iran’s regime wary of widespread dissent, Tehran women let their hair down
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — As you enter Iran’s capital, it starts with only occasional glimpses — a passenger in a car speeding by or a pedestrian trying to leapfrog through Tehran’s notorious traffic.
But as you reach the cooler heights…
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