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Netanyahu urges war crimes court to reject Palestinian membership bid

Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu has urged the ICC to reject a bid for membership by the Palestinian Authority which would enable it to pursue war crimes charges against Israel.

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HarperCollins wipes Israel off the map

Israel

Israel approves 243 new homes in 'illegal' West Bank settlement

Israel has given preliminary approval for 243 new homes in the Ramot settlement in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. There are updated plans for 270

Gaza

Hamas fighter killed by Israeli forces in clashes along Gaza Strip border

Hamas has described an attack by Israel which killed at least one Hamas member as a “grave escalation.” A firefight erupted along the border with the

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Israel

Abbas will 'no longer deal with Israel' if UN statehood resolution fails

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warns he'll cut all ties with Israel if the United Nations Security Council resolution on statehood fails.

West Bank

Palestinians clash with Israeli forces in Bethlehem

Just two days before Christmas, dozens of Palestinians, some dressed as Santa Claus, clashed with Israeli forces at a checkpoint in Bethlehem

Syria

Syria: Tehran renews support for Assad regime

During a meeting with Bashar al Assad in Damascus, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani also discussed the threat of renewed aggression by Israel in Syria.

Israel

Technology for all: Quadriplegic designer showcases touch-free smartphones

Determined not to be excluded from the latest digital technology, a quadriplegic former navy commander has developed a hands-free smartphone. Israeli

Israel

Israel launches airstrike on Gaza in apparent retaliation for rocket attack

Tensions expected to rise in Israeli-Palestinian conflict as Israel carries out an airstrike on Khan Younis - apparently in response to a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip.

Israel

Israel bombs Hamas base in Gaza after rocket attack

Israeli aircraft have bombed a site in Gaza. The airstrikes hit an apparent Hamas base in the Khan Younis area of the southern Gaza Strip. Local

Gaza

War erupts in the summer in Gaza

A war erupted in the summer of 2014 in Gaza. It was a lightning conflict between Israel, various Palestinian forces – including Hamas and Islamic

West Bank

Israel military kill Palestinian man during West Bank clashes

Israeli soldiers have shot and killed a Palestinian man during clashes in the West Bank, according to the military. It said soldiers had been trying

Italy

Mideast diplomacy continues as pressure mounts for a UN resolution

European-led efforts to resolve the Israeli Palestinian conflict are being resisted by Prime MInister Benjamin Netanyahu. After his meeting with his

West Bank

Palestinian acid attack injures Jewish children near Jerusalem

A Jewish family of six has been the victim of a suspected acid attack in the Israeli-occupied West Bank injuring a father and his four young girls

Greece

Greece: government condemns 'terrorist' attack on Israel embassy in Athens

The Greek government has condemned a pre-dawn, drive-by gun attack on the Israeli embassy in Athens. “Any terrorist attack hitting at the heart of

West Bank

Clashes following funeral of Palestinian minister who died after West Bank protest

Palestinian youths have clashed with Israeli soldiers after the funeral of a Palestinian minister who died following a confrontation with an Israeli policeman.

Israel

Israelis and Palestinians disagree over autopsy result after minister's death

As the funeral is held for Palestinian minister without portfolio Ziad Abu Ein in Ramallah, the cause of the 55-year-old's death during a confrontation with Israeli security forces is disputed.

Gaza

Palestinian minister dies at West Bank protest

A Palestinian minister has died following a confrontation with Israeli troops at a West Bank protest. Palestinian medics say he died from inhaling

West Bank

Palestinian minister dies at West Bank protest

A Palestinian minister has died following a confrontation with Israeli troops at a West Bank protest. The images in the video above were filmed at

Israel

Knesset dissolves itself ahead of March elections

Israel's Knesset votes to dissolve itself ahead of a March general election following the sacking of two government ministers

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