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Oct
19
2023
By STEVE HOLLAND
Biden offers Israelis support, Palestinians aid in Tel Aviv

Biden offers Israelis support, Palestinians aid in Tel Aviv

WORLD
U.S. President Joe Biden said that a deadly blast at a Gaza Strip hospital appeared to be from "an errant rocket fired by a terrorist group," and he pledged support to Israelis and humanitarian assistance to suffering Palestinians. Biden travelled to Tel Aviv on a rapid visit to offer staunch U.S. support in the aftermath of the October 7 attack on Israeli villages and military bases by Gaza-based Palestinian Hamas gunmen who killed 1,400 people and took about 200 hostages. His trip was upended by a deadly explosion at Al-Ahli al-Arabi hospital on Tuesday evening. Palestinian officials blamed it on an Israeli…
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Sep
23
2023
By The African Mirror
DRC Congo to move its embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv, Israeli prime minister says

DRC Congo to move its embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv, Israeli prime minister says

NEWS
DEMOCRATIC Republic of Congo will move its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Netanyahu, who met Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi during the U.N. General Assembly, announced in a statement that Israel would also be opening an embassy in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Only a handful of countries have their embassies in Jerusalem, with most others maintaining their diplomatic representation in the coastal city of Tel Aviv, Israel's main economic hub. While Israel considers Jerusalem its eternal and indivisible capital and wants all embassies based there, most of the…
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Jul
12
2023
By RAMI AMICHAY
Israel protests flare over Netanyahu’s new Supreme Court bill

Israel protests flare over Netanyahu’s new Supreme Court bill

WORLD
THOUSANDS of protesters blockaded Israel's main airport and major highways as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hard-right coalition pressed ahead with a justice bill that has opened the deepest splits seen in the country in decades. A day after parliament passed a key element in the bill, which aims to curb the power of the Supreme Court, crowds of flag-waving protesters stopped morning traffic in major intersections and on highways nationwide. Some lay down on roads, while others threw flares. Police on horseback deployed among hundreds of demonstrators in Israel's business hub, Tel Aviv. At the entrance to Jerusalem, officers used…
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Jul
05
2023
By The African Mirror
Eight hurt in Palestinian car-ramming, stabbing in Tel Aviv

Eight hurt in Palestinian car-ramming, stabbing in Tel Aviv

WORLD
A Palestinian rammed a pickup truck into pedestrians in Tel Aviv and then went on a stabbing rampage, wounding eight people on Tuesday in an attack claimed by the Hamas militant group. The 20-year-old Palestinian, from the Israeli-occupied West Bank, was shot dead by an armed civilian, police said. Israel's Shin Bet security agency said he entered Israel without a permit and had no record of security offences. Hamas claimed him as a member, saying he struck Israel's commercial capital in retaliation for the ongoing military raid in the flashpoint West Bank town of Jenin, in which 10 Palestinians have been killed…
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Mar
06
2023
By The African Mirror
Israelis rally again against government’s judicial overhaul

Israelis rally again against government’s judicial overhaul

WORLD
EMILY ROSE TENS of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Israeli cities for the ninth straight week to fight a government plan to overhaul the country's court system. Saturday night's demonstrations in Tel Aviv and other locations began peacefully. However, footage released by police later showed protesters breaking down barriers in Tel Aviv and igniting fires as they blocked roads. Police sprayed water cannons at the protesters. "I came to demonstrate against the regime revolution, which the Israeli government forced upon us," 53-year-old history teacher Ronen Cohen told Reuters. "I hope that this huge demonstration will effect and…
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Apr
10
2022
By The African Mirror
Israeli forces kill Palestinian militant in West Bank clash

Israeli forces kill Palestinian militant in West Bank clash

WORLD
ALI SAWAFTA ISRAELI soldiers killed a Palestinian militant in clashes that broke out in the occupied West Bank during a raid in the hometown of a gunman who had carried out a deadly shooting attack in Tel Aviv, Israeli and Palestinian sources said. Israeli-Palestinian tensions have soared in the run-up to the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, with both sides warning against escalation. Deadly incidents have since surged. The Palestinian Health Ministry said 13 people were wounded in Saturday's exchange of fire in the city of Jenin. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed the man killed was a member of the…
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Apr
09
2022
By The African Mirror
Israeli forces kill Palestinian gunman after Tel Aviv bar attack

Israeli forces kill Palestinian gunman after Tel Aviv bar attack

WORLD
ISRAELI security forces shot dead a Palestinian suspected of killing three people in a Tel Aviv bar, in the latest attack in a series amid renewed tensions between Palestinians and Israelis. The attacker had entered a pub on a crowded main street of Tel Aviv on Thursday night and began shooting, killing two people and wounding several others before fleeing. A third victim died of his wounds on Friday.L2N2W523G Hundreds of security officers, assisted by a helicopter with a spotlight, combed the streets for hours while residents were told to stay indoors. The officers found the suspected shooter hiding near…
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