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Two killed amid surge in Israeli-Arab violence
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Early Sunday morning, a 50-year-old man from the northern Israeli village of Deir al-Assad was shot and killed while sitting in his car, Israeli police reported. The victim, whose name has not been released, was taken to the Galilee Medical Center in critical condition but was pronounced dea
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Defence Minister Katz: Israel Will Continue to Hold Security Zone in Syria
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Israel's Minister of Defence Israel Katz declared that the IDF (Israel Defence Forces) will remain on the peak of Mount Hermon in the Golan Heights, within Syrian territory, and in Israel's declared security zone in Syria that he said is "necessary to protect the Golan and Galilee settlement
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Israel: Heatwave expected to break decades-high records
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Decades-high temperatures are expected in Israel during the current heatwave, which began yesterday and is expected to intensify, reaching its peak on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the Meteorological Service.
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Israel: Three alleged members of reputed Arab Criminal Assassination Gang
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
On Saturday, three alleged members of what the Israel Police called an "assassination squad," who are residents of Deir al-Assad and Arabah, Arab towns in the Galilee, were arrested. The police said the arrests came as the three were on their way to carry out "criminal activity" near Deir al
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Israeli-Arab arrested for spying for Iran
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Bashar Hassan Qassem Musa, 22, a resident of Deir al-Asad (an Arab village in the Galilee) and a student of information systems at Ben-Gurion University, was arrested this month on suspicion of committing security offences involving contact with Iranian intelligence elements and carrying out
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Rosh Hanikra reopens after 18-month closure
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
After a year and a half of closure due to the war, the iconic Rosh Hanikra site on Israel's northern coastline is reopening to the public on Monday, May 12.
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Israel: Billions allocated to improve economy in Druze sector
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The government of Israel Sunday approved the plan for empowerment and socio-economic development for the years 2025-2029 in the Druze communities in the Golan Heights and in the Druze and Circassian communities in the Galilee and the Carmel. A budget of 3.9 billion Shekels (USD 1.07 billion)
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Plans to greatly expand Kiryat Shmona
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Israel is promoting two major plans to strengthen Kiryat Shmona, a city in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon. Located in the "Finger of the Galilee," the city has been hit hard economically due to attacks by Hezbollah.
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Outgoing Right-Wing Minister approves millions for Negev, Galilee Projects
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Just before leaving office, Minister for the Development of the Periphery, the Negev, and the Galilee, Yitzhak Wasserlauf approved a budget of 111 million Shekels ($31.1 million) for "growth engines" in the Negev and Galilee.
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Israel: Wasserlauf to resign from government after ceasefire's approval
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Yitzhak Wasserlauf, who serves as the Minister for the Development of the Periphery, the Negev, and the Galilee, said he will resign from the government after it passes the ceasefire agreement.
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Rosh Pina airport reopens
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
On Thursday, January 9, Rosh Pina Airport opened for operations after being closed for over a year due to the "Iron Swords" War. Rosh Pina is located in the "Finger of the Galilee" near the border with Lebanon.
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Israeli Troops dismantle underground Hezbollah command center
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) reported that in Lebanon engineering troops in the 188th Armored Brigade located and dismantled an underground tunnel route dozens of meters long that led to a Hezbollah command center. Hezbollah terrorists used the command center to plan terror attacks and di
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