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  Palestinians rally as global opposition to Israeli annexation grows

  Agence France-Presse . Jerusalem | Updated at 11:03pm on July 01, 2020

  Thousands of Palestinians protested Wednesday in Gaza against Israel’s West Bank annexation plans, as premier Benjamin Netanyahu held off an announcement on the controversial project...

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  UN warns Israeli annexation may fuel extremism

  Agence France-Presse . Jerusalem | Updated at 11:37pm on June 25, 2020

  The UN’s Middle East envoy warned Thursday that Israel’s aim to annex parts of the occupied West Bank may fuel extremism and ignite a regional...

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  Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem reopens

  Agence France-Presse . Jerusalem | Updated at 12:10pm on May 31, 2020

  Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound, Islam’s third holiest site, reopened on Sunday after being closed for over two months because of the coronavirus pandemic. Dozens of...

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  Israel police kill Palestinian

  Agence France-Presse . Jerusalem | Updated at 11:11pm on May 30, 2020

  Israeli police in annexed east Jerusalem on Saturday shot dead a Palestinian with special needs they mistakenly thought was armed with a pistol, Israeli and...

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  Chinese ambassador to Israel found dead at home

  Agence France-Presse . Jerusalem | Updated at 11:24pm on May 17, 2020

  The Chinese ambassador to Israel, Du Wei, was found dead at his residence on the outskirts of Tel Aviv on Sunday, police said. The envoy,...

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  Israel swears in unity government

  Agence France-Presse . Jerusalem | Updated at 10:14pm on May 17, 2020

  Israel’s parliament swore in its new unity government on Sunday led by prime minister Netanyahu and his former rival Benny Gantz, ending the longest political...

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  Pompeo reaches Israel for talks on West Bank annexations

  Agence France-Presse . Jerusalem | Updated at 12:43pm on May 13, 2020

  US secretary of state Mike Pompeo arrived in Israel Wednesday for talks on regional security and the country’s plans to annex parts of the occupied...

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  Israel soldier killed by rock thrown

  Agence France-Presse . Jerusalem | Updated at 10:21pm on May 12, 2020

  An Israeli soldier was killed by a rock hurled by a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, an army spokeswoman said. A military...

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  Israel lawmakers back Netanyahu-Gantz govt

  Agence France-Presse . Jerusalem | Updated at 11:22pm on May 07, 2020

  Israeli lawmakers approved the formation of a unity government between prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his erstwhile rival Benny Gantz Thursday, paving the way to...

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  Israel Supreme Court to hear bids to block coalition deal

  Agence France-Presse . Jerusalem | Updated at 11:34am on May 03, 2020

  Israel’s top court will consider Sunday whether to block the coalition government agreed between prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rival-turned-partner Benny Gantz, a case...