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Israel pledges "iron hand" against Arab violent protests

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Tuesday to take "iron hand" against a wave of Arab violent protests and blamed the Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas for stoking the tensions.

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UN political chief criticizes Israel for new settlement plans

​UN political chief on Wednesday said Israel's new settlement plans in East Jerusalem threaten the viability of the future Palestinian state, urging meaningful negotiations toward the goal of a two-state solution.

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Infant killed, seven wounded as suspected militant rams Jerusalem train station

A three-month-old baby was killed and eight other people wounded when a Palestinian rammed a vehicle into a crowd of commuters at a light rail station in east Jerusalem late on Wednesday, police and witness said.