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Turkish President Erdogan calls Israeli counterpart over security escalati
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
According to a readout from Isaac Herzog's office, Erdogan initiated the phone call and expressed his condolences to the Israeli people for the separate attacks Friday in the West Bank, where two sisters were killed and their mother was critically injured, and in Tel Aviv, where an Italian t
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Former Israel PM Ehud Barak confirms country has nuclear weapons: Why it m
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
While commenting on the fallout from the governing coalition's judicial reform initiative, Barak tweeted, "It sounds weird to us. But in Israelis' conversations with political parties in the West, their deep concern emerges about the possibility that, if the coup d'etat in Israel succeeds, a
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Any action jeopardizing Jerusalem's status quo "unacceptable": US
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Reacting to Israel's far-right national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir's visit to Jerusalem compound known as the Temple Mount, Pierre said, "The US stands firmly and we have been very clear for the preservation of the status quo with respect to holy sites in Jerusalem. Any unilateral act
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Israeli Prime Minister rejects any foreign meddling with decisions on Temp
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The Israeli government is the only authority entitled to rule on matters pertaining to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, and no foreign interference will be tolerated, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday.
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Israel's measures increase tension, undermine two-state solution: Palestin
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Ramallah [Palestine], April 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh on Tuesday said that the Israeli measures in the Palestinian territories would increase tension and undermine the two-state solution.
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New cycle of violence in Israel, West Bank may lead to military confrontat
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus] April 18 (ANI): Last Friday's clashes between Palestinian demonstrators and the Israeli Police in Al-Aqsa mosque in the old city of Jerusalem were an accident (or rather an explosion) waiting to happen, following three weeks of serious violence in Israel and the West Bank, i
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Israeli police storm al-Aqsa mosque compound amid tensions
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], April 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Israeli police stormed the flashpoint al-Aqsa mosque compound in East Jerusalem on Sunday, with at least 10 people injured during the ensuing clashes.
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UN chief calls for calm in Jerusalem after bloody Palestinian-Israeli clas
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 16 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday voiced grave concern over the deteriorating security situation in Jerusalem and called for efforts to de-escalate the tension, said his spokesman.
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Al-Aqsa mosque clashes: US urges Israel, Palestinians to exercise restrain
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 16 (ANI): After clashes broke out between Palestinians and Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem on early Friday morning, the US called on all sides to exercise restraint and urged both sides to cooperate to lower tensions.
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Israel: 1 killed, 3 injured in Temple Mount shooting
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], November 21 (ANI): A gunman injured two civilians and two police officers before being shot dead by security forces near Jerusalem's Western Wall on Sunday morning.
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Clash between Palestinians, police in Jerusalem, amid fear of fresh Israel
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Isreal], June 19 (ANI): A fresh clash between Palestinians and Israeli Police erupted on Jerusalem's Temple Mount on Friday afternoon, amid fears of renewed fighting with the Hamas in the Gaza Strip over the situation in the Holy City.
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Jerusalem's Temple Mount complex opened for Jews for first time in 20 days
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel] May 23 (ANI): Amid the ceasefire between Israel and Palestine, Jerusalem's Temple Mount complex has opened to Jews on Sunday morning for the first time in 20 days, amid tensions at the holy site.
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