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US Secy meets Yair Lapid, Benny Gantz, Isaac Herzog to stress on ceasefire
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, who is on a visit to the Middle East, met with the chairman of the Yesh Atid party Yair Lapid, Israeli chairman of the National Unity party Benny Gantz, and Israel's President Isaac Herzog on Tuesday to underscore that a ceasefire agreemen
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Jerusalem is Israel's largest city with a population above one million
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
On the eve of Jerusalem Day 2024, Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, is the largest city in the country, with about 10.1 per cent of the country's total population, and the number of residents exceeds one million. This is according to data released by Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics.
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Jerusalem population doubles Tel Aviv, report finds
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The report, compiled by the Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research, found that Jerusalem's population of 1,005,900 is double that of Tel Aviv's, according to figures from Israel's 2022 census.
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Forest fire in Jerusalem's Valley of the Cross forces evacuation of Israel
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Eight firefighting planes and 23 firefighting crews battled the blaze in 34° weather.
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Tel Aviv streets flooded as 1,20,000 protesters demand hostage swap deal w
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Organisers claim that Saturday's demonstration marked the largest gathering since October 7, estimating a turnout of 120,000 individuals in Tel Aviv alone, although this figure remains unverified.
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Europe-Israel relations take a hit, orders Spain to stop consular services
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The directive is effective from June 1, the ministry said in a statement. "The Ministry finds such statements to be an affront to Israel's sovereignty and security. At the instruction of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, as of 1 June 2024, the Consulate General of Spain in Jerusalem may pr
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Golden glimpse into the past: 2,300-year-old ring found in Jerusalem
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Archaeologists discovered a remarkably well-preserved 2,300-year-old ring of a child from the Hellenistic period at an excavation in Jerusalem's City of David archaeological park, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Monday
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Israel prohibits Spanish Consulate services in Jerusalem for supporting Pa
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
In a post on X, Katz said, "In response to Spain's recognition of a Palestinian state and the antisemitic call by Spain's Deputy Prime Minister to not just recognize a Palestinian state but to 'liberate Palestine from the river to the sea,' I have decided to sever the connection between S
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Helicopter carrying Iran's President Raisi involved in "hard landing"
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was involved in a "hard landing" on Sunday afternoon, The Jerusalem Post reported citing Iranian media.
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France: Paris Holocaust memorial vandalized with 'blood-red hands'
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
A Paris Holocaust memorial for the French people was vandalised with painted red hands, pointing towards the rise of anti-semitic sentiments in the European nation, according to The Jerusalem Post.
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Suspect charged with using 'honouring soldiers in Gaza' to defraud busines
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The Israel Police reported on what it called a "large-scale fraud" committed in the name of Israel Defence Forces (IDF) soldiers. A suspect in Jerusalem was arrested and indicted in what police described as "sophisticated fraud crimes" with an estimated value of half a million Shekels, while
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Ambulance driver caught 'smuggling' Palestinians into Israel
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Eight Palestinians were caught being smuggled into Jerusalem by the drivers of a private ambulance dressed as medical personnel on Saturday night, Israel's Border Police announced on Sunday.
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