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Israeli PM slams Abbas over Palestinian UN draft resolution

​Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Thursday over the Palestinian-proposed United Nations draft resolution which calls for Israeli withdrawal from the occupied territories by the end of 2017.

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Israeli defense minister says Obama administration won't last forever

​Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon said on Wednesday that the United States is blocking construction in the West Bank settlements, but he hopes the delay is "temporary" because the Obama administration "won't be around forever."

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Hamas rejects Israel's investigation of last military offensive on Gaza

​Islamic Hamas movement on Sunday rejected the Israeli decision to investigate the last Israeli large-scale military operation that was waged on the Gaza Strip in early July and lasted for 50 days.

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Syria says Israeli strikes in Damascus serve disparate terrorists

​The General Command of the Syrian army said the Israeli strikes against two Syrian positions on Sunday reflect Israel's direct involvement in supporting the terrorism in Syria, according to the state news agency SANA.

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Israeli troops engage smugglers on Egypt border

The Israeli military said its troops exchanged fire with gunmen along the border with the Egyptian Sinai on Wednesday afternoon in an apparent drug smuggling operation in the region.

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Hamas says U.S. encourages racism with remarks on Jewish state

​Islamic Hamas movement said Tuesday that the statements of United States Secretary of State that Israel is a Jewish state will encourage racism.

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Hamas says killing Palestinian man in Gaza violates ceasefire

Islamic Hamas movement said on Sunday that Israel's killing of a Palestinian man in the northern Gaza Strip violated an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire reached between Israel and Gaza Hamas-led militants.

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Israeli PM blames Palestinian incitement for synagogue attack

​Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the Palestinian Authority of incitement as triggering the deadly attack on a Jerusalem synagogue Tuesday and urged the international community to denunciate terror and end Palestinian incitement.

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Israeli, Palestinian leaders urged to make "difficult compromises" for peace

A senior UN official on Monday called upon both Israeli and Palestinian leaders to make the "difficult compromises" that will promote stability and ensure long-term security in the region.

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"Terror attack" in West Bank probably hit-and-run accident

​The Palestinian driver who struck three Israel Defense Forces soldiers in the West Bank Wednesday night probably did so in a road accident, not as a terror attack believed by the Israeli authorities, a security official said on Thursday.

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Israel in talks with US for second batch of F-35 fighters

Israel is in advanced talks to acquire a second batch of F-35 fighter jets from the United States, The Jerusalem Post reported Tuesday, citing unnamed Israeli defense sources.

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Israeli president remembers 1956 massacre victims in historic visit to Arab village

​Israeli President Reuven Rivlin made a historic visit to the Israeli Arab village of Kfar Qasim on Sunday and condemned a 1956 massacre conducted by Israeli security forces, which left 49 Arabs dead.

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Israeli army fires at cell that crossed Lebanon border

The Israeli military confirmed opening fire on Sunday when a cell attempted to infiltrate Israel from its northern border with Lebanon, leaving a Lebanese soldier injured, according to a statement.

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Syria confirms Israeli downing of Syrian war jet

​The Syrian army has confirmed the downing of a Syrian war jet by Israel over the Israeli- occupied Golan Heights earlier on Tuesday, according to the official SANA news agency.

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Cuba sends six tons of humanitarian aid to Gaza

​Cuba sent six tons of humanitarian aid to the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, following Israel's latest devastating military offensive there, state daily Granma reported Thursday.

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Israeli army storm West Bank refugee camp, killing 1 Palestinian: medics

A Palestinian was shot dead early Wednesday when an Israeli army force stormed a Palestinian refugee camp near Ramallah in the West Bank, medics said.

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LatAm countries mark end of fighting in Gaza

Latin American countries, including Venezuela, Chile, Peru and Brazil, on Thursday marked the end of Israel's nearly two-month-long offensive in the Gaza Strip.