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Qatar, Saudi Arabia slam Israeli Knesset's West Bank sovereignty move as "
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Qatar and Saudi Arabia have strongly condemned the Israeli Knesset approving two laws aimed at "imposing Israeli sovereignty over the occupied West Bank", calling it a "blatant violation" of the rights of the Palestinian people, and a challenge to international law.
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Israel PM Netanyahu fires Defence Minister over "lack of trust"
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Gallant, who was a longtime rival from within the Likud Party, will be replaced by Israel's Foreign Minister Israel Katz. Minister without Portfolio Gideon Sa'ar will replace Katz, as per Times of Israel.
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Israel: New Hope leader Gideon Saar reunites with Netanyahu's government
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
In a significant move, Gideon Saar, leader of the New Hope party, on Sunday, rejoined Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, just over a week after rejecting an offer to replace Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, according to a report by Times of Israel.
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Israeli Police raid Transportation Ministry in corruption probe
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
According to the police, Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara and State Attorney Amit Aisman ordered the investigation "on suspicion of crimes in the field of ethical [misconduct] and interfering in legal proceedings that were allegedly done in the Transportation Ministry."
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Israeli PM Netanyahu calls for Knesset to pass law allowing closure of for
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called on Knesset, reviving a push to pass legislation allowing the country's government to shut down foreign news networks, according to The Times of Israel.
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India-Israel relationship very important for us: Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, whose husband's family hails from Kolkata, told ANI that the ties with India are very important for Israel, as both countries share similar strengths and similar challenges.
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Israelis vote for fifth time since 2019 as political deadlock continues
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
As no bloc is seen clinching the 61-lawmaker majority in the 120-seat parliament, multiple opinion polls predict an incredibly tight race between parliament's two blocs, with a possibility of further stalemate.
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Israeli army strikes Hamas military facilities in Gaza strip in response t
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], March 24 (ANI): The Israeli air forces have hit military targets of Palestine's Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip in response to a rocket attack, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Wednesday.
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Netanyahu thanks Israelis for 'huge victory' in parliamentary elections
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], March 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Israeli Prime Minister and Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu thanked fellow citizens for the "huge victory" in parliamentary elections and added that the country needed a strong government.
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'Huge win for right': Netanyahu after exit polls favour Likud party
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], March 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday claimed a "huge win for the right" in Israel's election after his Likud party was projected to have won the most seats, making a way for a majority.
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Over 40 pc Israelis blame Prime Minister Netanyahu for snap elections
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Over 40 per cent of Israelis blame Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the leader of the Likud party, for the necessity to hold snap parliamentary elections, while 18 per cent of respondents believe that Defense Minister Benny Gantz, the leader of
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Netanyahu, Gantz discuss creation of unity government to fight Covid-19
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], Mar 13 ANI: Prime Minister of Israel and Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu called his fellow rival and Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz on Thursday to discuss the possibility of a unity government to better fight the novel coronavirus.
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