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International: Israel's Netanyahu Says He Has Succeeded In Forming Coalition Govt

Israel's Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he has succeeded in forming a new coalition government. Read on for details:

Dynamite News · Dec 22, 2022

US Organizing Arab-Israeli Economic Meeting Expected in Early 2023

Consultations are still ongoing over a meeting the United States is planning to hold between Arab countries and Israel in early 2023, revealed informed sources on Wednesday. The sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the meeting will include Arab countries that have ties with Israel, including Egypt and Jordan. Speaking on…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 22, 2022

What role will ‘Religious Zionism’ have in the next Israeli govt?

Religious Zionism is a growing force in Israel, and will have a strong presence in the next Israeli government.

Al Jazeera · Dec 22, 2022

Egypt holding up Red Sea island deal, sources say

The deal would finalize the transfer of the Tiran and Sanafir islands from Egypt to Saudi Arabia.

Axios · Dec 21, 2022

Israel to Hold Remains of Deceased Palestinian Prisoner

Israel's defense minister said Wednesday that the remains of a Palestinian prisoner who died a day earlier from lung cancer would not be released for burial. Benny Gantz’s office said the body of Nasser Abu Hamid, one of the founders of the Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade, would be held as…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 21, 2022

Signs of Salome, said to be nurse to baby Jesus, unearthed in Israel

Excavations of a cave reputed to be the burial place of Salome, said in non-canonical scripture to have been nurse to the newborn Jesus, have found more signs it was both an important Jewish tomb and a Christian pilgrimage site, archaelogists say.

Reuters · Dec 20, 2022

Palestinians call for strike after prisoner dies of cancer

Palestinian factions are calling for a general strike in the occupied West Bank and urging Palestinians to confront Israeli troops after a Palestinian prisoner died of lung cancer

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022

Palestinians Call For Strike After Prisoner Dies of Cancer

Palestinian factions called for a general strike in the occupied West Bank and urged Palestinians to confront Israeli troops on Tuesday after a Palestinian prisoner died of lung cancer. Nasser Abu Hamid, 50, a former leader of the Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade, the armed wing of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 20, 2022

Palestinian prisoner diagnosed with cancer dies in Israel custody

Palestinian officials and rights groups had long called for Abu Hmaid’s release after he was diagnosed with cancer.

Al Jazeera · Dec 20, 2022

Senior Palestinian militant jailed by Israel dies of cancer

(This Dec. 20 story has been corrected to remove reference to the Palestinian militant dying in an Israeli jail in the headline)

Reuters · Dec 20, 2022