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Israel

Bird flu kills 2,000 wild cranes and infects thousands more in Israel

More than 2,000 wild cranes have died in Israel from bird flu in a vast nature reserve in the north of the country, officials at the Israel Nature and Parks Authority said on Sunday.

27/12/2021

Israel

Israeli PM announces plan to settle over 100,000 in Golan Heights

PM Naftali Bennett said "this is our moment" as he announced a multi-million dollar plan to double the number of settlers in the occupied territory by the end of the decade.

26/12/2021

Israel

Israel says it's world's first country to rollout a fourth COVID jab

"The world will follow in our footsteps," said Israeli PM Naftali Bennett

22/12/2021

Israel

Israel to begin administering fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Israel will begin administering a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to health care workers and people over the age of 60 as the more transmissible omicron variant spreads.

21/12/2021

World

The Middle East once again a tale of war and peace in 2021

A look back at some of the most striking images, events and news from across the Middle East in 2021.

21/12/2021

Israel

Israeli PM to make first official visit by Israeli premier to UAE

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said he would travel to the United Arab Emirates, the first visit by an Israeli premier.

12/12/2021

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Israel rescue centre release sea turtles back to sea

The Israeli Sea Turtle Rescue Centre releases two sea turtles that were injured during a fishing incident earlier this year back to sea, following treatment and full recovery, in HaBonim Beach near Israel's northern city of Haifa.

10/12/2021

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Activists denounce fast fashion in plastic catwalk protest in Tel Aviv

Models wearing clothes made from different types of rubbish and plastic parade in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv as part of an event organised by the NGO Fashion

19/11/2021

Tech News

An Israeli start-up is giving out virtual coins for collecting rubbish

What if you could walk and earn money at the same time? A start-up has created the ultimate game app that does good both for you and the planet.

11/11/2021

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-"Santa of Jerusalem" visits Sea of Galilee ahead of Christmas

Bringing presents and a tree, Issa Kassissieh, better known as the Santa Claus of Jerusalem, arrives in the Sea of Galilee on his kayak to bring joy to the children in anticipation of Christmas.

10/11/2021

Moments

The Dead Sea beach providing a salty oasis for tourists in Israel

Free to the public, Ein Bokek is the perfect beach for a Dead Sea experience.

07/11/2021

Israel

Israeli parliament passes budget, clearing key hurdle

Israel's parliament passed a national budget for the first time in three years early on Thursday.

04/11/2021

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Palestinians kicked off site as Israel demolishes cemetary

Israeli police kick Palestinians out of the al-Yusufiye cemetery near the Lion's Gate entrance to the Aqsa mosque compound in east Jerusalem as the construction of the Jewish National Park continues.

28/10/2021

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Sinkholes emerge with the 'unstoppable' receding of the Dead Sea

Sinkholes emerge with the 'unstoppable' receding of the Dead Sea

27/10/2021

Eco-Innovation

Astronauts settle into their Martian base camp on Earth

A mock base camp in the Israeli desert is hosting a month-long simulation for what it could be like to live on Mars.

23/10/2021

Tech News

Flying sushi: drones shake up the delivery market in Israel

Will drones soon replace delivery drivers on bicycles or scooters? In Israel, flying machines are on their way to carrying takeaway food and medical equipment.

20/10/2021

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Models pose nude for Spencer Tunick shoot in Israel

Models pose nude for Spencer Tunick shoot in Israel

17/10/2021

Culture news

Ancient winemaking complex unearthed in central Israel

Jon Seligman, one of the directors of the excavation, said the wine made in the area was known as “Gaza” wine and exported across the region.

11/10/2021

Israel

Merkel warns of rise in anti-Semitism on last official visit to Israel

Angela Merkel accompanied Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial on her last visit to Israel as German Chancellor.

10/10/2021

Green News

Ancient seeds defy sell-by 'date' to become oldest ever germinated

Seven date palm trees have been grown from 2000-year-old seeds that were found in the Judean desert near Jerusalem.

09/10/2021

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Thousands of Jewish worshippers flock to the Western Wall for Sukkot

Jewish worshippers flock to the Western Wall Plaza, the holiest site at which Jews can pray, for the Sukkot festival Priestly blessing.

23/09/2021

Israel

Israel recaptures two more Palestinians who broke out of jail

Six Palestinians tunnelled out of the Gilboa prison on Monday, setting off a furious manhunt across Israel and in the West Bank.

11/09/2021

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Jerusalem: Western Wall notes cleared ahead of Jewish New Year

Prayer notes were removed Wednesday ahead of the Jewish New Year from between the stones of the Western Wall in Jerusalem.

25/08/2021

Israel

Israel strikes Gaza after violent protests along border

Israel's military bombed Palestinian militant weapons sites in the Gaza Strip early on Sunday.

22/08/2021

Health news

Why is this lab 3D printing a deadly cancerous tumour?

Researchers in Tel Aviv are using MRIs, CT scans and cells from patients suffering from Glioblastoma to 3D print tumours to find new treatments.

20/08/2021

Israel

Israel announces resumption of Qatari payments to Gaza

Israel has reached an agreement with Qatar for the Gulf Arab country to resume aid payments to thousands of families in the Gaza Strip, a step aimed at easing tensions with the Hamas-ruled Palestinian territory in the wake of an 11-day war in May.

20/08/2021