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Rubio appoints former ambassador to Yemen to head US Centrer overseeing Ga
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The former US ambassador to Yemen, Steven Feigin, has been appointed by the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to head the American command centre in Kiryat Gat, in the Southern District of Israel
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"No American boots on the ground in Gaza," says US Vice President JD Vance
Updated : 5 months ago IST
US Vice President JD Vance reaffirmed that no "American boots on the ground" will be sent to Gaza, stressing the US role will focus on coordination. During his Israel visit, he met officials to support the ceasefire, echoing Trump's call for allies to uphold peace or face a "fast, furious, a
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JD Vance optimistic Gaza ceasefire will hold as Trump warns Hamas of 'fast
Updated : 5 months ago IST
US Vice President JD Vance expressed optimism that the Gaza ceasefire would hold during his visit to a new US-Israel coordination center in Kiryat Gat. He highlighted joint efforts by Israelis and Americans to rebuild Gaza, maintain long-term peace, and deploy local security forces, follo
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"If they do not do what is right...end will be fast and brutal": President
Updated : 5 months ago IST
US President Donald Trump has warned Hamas not to violate the Gaza peace plan, saying there is still hope that it will do what is right and "if they do not, an end to Hamas will be fast, furious and brutal".
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Vance visits Israel to stabilise Trump's Gaza Peace deal
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Upon reaching Israel, Vance headed to the Kiryat Gat site in southern Israel, which is the headquarters of the fledgling US-led force meant to oversee the implementation of the Gaza ceasefire.
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Name released of Israeli soldier who fell in Gaza fighting
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The IDF has confirmed the death of reservist Staff Sergeant Ariel Lubliner, 34, from Kiryat Bialik, who served in Logistics Battalion of Division 36. Lubliner fell in combat in southern Gaza. The notification was released after his family was informed.
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Israel: Three new advanced transportation terminals approved
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Israel's National Planning and Building Committee (NPB) plenum approved on Monday the plans for the establishment of three advanced transportation terminals as part of the strategic plan promoted by Transportation Minister Miri Regev. The approved terminals are operational facilities at the
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Israel: Regional Emergency Warehouse established in Kiryat Ono
Updated : 1 year ago IST
"The warehouse will significantly strengthen the local authority's preparedness and improve the availability of equipment and the ability to respond to the entire region," said the Ministry of the Interior.
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Israel rebuilding north after war
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Over the past year, dozens of tours and meetings have been held in northern cities and towns, the last of which was held a few days ago, in which the Ministry's Director General, Yehuda Morgenstern, conducted a tour of Kiryat Shmona.
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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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Northern Israeli Mayor slams emerging Hezbollah ceasefire as 'surrender'
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Israel's Kiryat Shmona Mayor Avichai Stern denounced an emerging ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah, warning it could lead to "another October 7th" in Israel's northern region.
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Couple killed by Hezbollah rocket named
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The couple killed in Wednesday's rocket barrage to the northern Israeli city Kiryat Shmona are Revital Yehud, 45, and Dvir Sharvit, 43. The couple moved to Kiryat Shmona just two years ago.
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