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Ahead of elections, Israel approves new West Bank settlement
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], Sept 15 (ANI): The Cabinet headed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday approved a new settlement in the West Bank, two days ahead of the general elections in the country.
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Israeli PM lays cornerstone for new homes in West Bank
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], Aug 8 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday laid the cornerstone for hundreds of new homes for Jewish settlers in the West Bank and pledged to build more.
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Israeli forces arrest 11 Palestinians in West Bank
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 19 (ANI): Israeli forces on Thursday arrested eleven Palestinians due to their "suspected involvement in popular terror activities" in an overnight raid carried out across the West Bank.
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Ganga gets a new breath of life in Kanpur
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jun 24 (ANI): Located on the west bank of river Ganga, Kanpur is a densely populated city famous for its leather industries. The city produces an estimated 450 million litres of municipal sewage and industrial effluent daily, a majority of which was flowing di
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Israel can annex parts of West Bank, says US envoy
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jun 9 (ANI): US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman on Saturday opined that Israel has the right to annex "at least some" parts of the West Bank, a move that could violate international law and invite wrath from Palestine.
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Israel exposes Iranian espionage cell in West Bank
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], Jan 3 (ANI): Israel's internal security agency Shin Bet on Wednesday said it had busted an Iranian espionage cell operating in the West Bank and arrested its Palestinian leader.
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Israel detains 20 Palestinian citizens
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], Jan 3 (ANI): Israel on Wednesday detained at least 20 Palestinians in multiple pre-dawn raids across the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
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Israel blocks entrance to West Bank
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], Dec 24 (ANI): Israel on Sunday sealed off the entrance to the West Bank cities of Ramallah and al-Bireh.
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Palestinian shot dead after attempting attack on Israeli soldiers in West
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], July 28 (ANI): A knife wielding Palestinian man was shot dead on Friday after he tried to attack soldiers at the Gush Etzion Junction in the West Bank, the Israel Army said.
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Israel to remove metal detectors at Temple Mount
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], July 25 (ANI): The Israeli Security Cabinet has decided to remove metal detectors, which have aroused a wave of protests among Palestinians in Jerusalem and the West Bank, from the Temple Mount compound and replace them with "smart security checks" at the entran
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West Bank attack: Three Israelis stabbed to death
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [U.K.], July. 22 (ANI): Three Israelis have been stabbed to death in an attack in the West Bank amid the violence in Jerusalem, Israeli officials have said.
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Israel approves largest West Bank settlements in 25 years
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June. 12 (ANI): Israel has approved over 8,000 news settlements in the West Bank, thus making it the largest expansion of Jewish homes in the area in 25 years.
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