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Israeli PM Convenes Cabinet before Parliament is Dissolved

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett convened what is likely his last Cabinet meeting as premier on Sunday, with parliament expected to dissolve itself this week, triggering new elections in the fall. Bennett's decision to head to elections puts an end to an ambitious political project that united eight ideologically disparate…

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Israeli PM convenes Cabinet before parliament is dissolved

Israel's prime minister has convened what is likely his last Cabinet meeting as premier, with parliament expected to dissolve itself this week, triggering new elections in the fall

The Independent UK

Five Things to Know about the International Criminal Court

The International Criminal Court, which celebrates its 20th anniversary on July 1, is the world's only permanent tribunal to investigate and try alleged cases of genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and aggression where member states are unable or unwilling to do so. Here are five things to know about…

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Rich Heritage Buried under Impoverished Gaza Strip

While workers labored on a large construction site in the Gaza Strip, a security guard noticed a strange piece of stone sticking out of the earth. "I thought it was a tunnel," said Ahmad, the young guard, referring to secret passages dug by the group Hamas to help it battle…

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Teen who fled to UK to save his life 'will be killed' if he's deported to Rwanda

The refugee from Eritrea, now 29, tells of his fear that he'll end up being sent to Rwanda for a second time under the UK's controversial deportation scheme

Daily Mirror

Memoirs of Late Lebanese Prime Minister Saeb Salam (Part 1): I Expressed my Objection to Hafez al-Assad to Syria’s Political, Military Role in Lebanon

Asharq Al-Awsat publishes three episodes of the memoirs of late Lebanese Prime Minister Saeb Salam, covering important stages of the Lebanese crisis, from the entry of Syrian forces into Lebanon in 1976 to the Israeli invasion of the South in 1982. The memoirs reflect the late premier’s frankness in evaluating…

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Palestinian Killed by Israeli Forces in West Bank

A Palestinian teenager died from his wounds hours after being shot by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian sources said Saturday. Mohammad Hamad, 16, was shot and wounded on Friday evening near the village of Silwad, near Ramallah in the northern West Bank, and died hours later, a…

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Report: Stashed 2020 Boston Celtics draft prospect Yam Madar to skip Las Vegas Summer League

The former No. 47 pick will instead play for the Israeli national team.

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UN Rights Office Says Its Findings Suggest Al Jazeera Journalist Killed by Israeli Forces

Information reviewed by the UN human rights office suggests Israeli security forces fired the shot that killed Palestinian-American reporter Shireen Abu Akleh in May, not indiscriminate firing from Palestinians, a spokesperson said on Friday. "It is deeply disturbing that Israeli authorities have not conducted a criminal investigation," Ravina Shamdasani told…

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UN office points to Israel in Al Jazeera reporter's death

The U.N. human rights office says veteran Al Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh and her crew were targeted by “seemingly well-aimed bullets” fired from the direction of Israeli troops

The Independent UK

Impoverished Gaza economy struggles under Israeli blockade

Approximately 300,000 workers are unemployed, with 80 percent of factories closed since the beginning of the blockade.

Al Jazeera

Israeli gunfire killed journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, U.N. says

"We have found no information suggesting that there was activity by armed Palestinians in the immediate vicinity," U.N. Human Rights Office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said.

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Israeli soldiers killed Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, UN rights office says

"Perpetrators must be held to account."

Axios

UN rights office says its findings suggest Al Jazeera journalist killed by Israeli forces

Information reviewed by the U.N. human rights office suggests Israeli security forces fired the shot that killed Palestinian-American reporter Shireen Abu Akleh in May, not indiscriminate firing from Palestinians, a spokesperson said on Friday.

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Suriname backtracks on building Jerusalem embassy

The Latin American country had said it does not have the funds to build the controversial embassy.

The Independent UK

Israeli security forces fired bullets that killed Shireen Abu Akleh, UN says

Shireen Abu Akleh was shot dead on 11 May while covering a raid in the occupied West Bank town of Jenin

Al Jazeera

Senators urge direct US involvement in Abu Akleh killing probe

Veteran Al Jazeera journalist was killed by Israeli forces while reporting in Jenin on May 11.

Reuters

Iran: Israeli accusation of Iranian plot to harm Israelis in Istanbul 'ridiculous'

Iran said on Friday Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid’s accusation of an Iranian plot to harm Israelis in Istanbul was "ridiculous" and aimed at damaging Iranian-Turkish relations.

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Israel Plans to Bring in 15,000 Workers from Morocco

Morocco and Israel are planning to fly in thousands of Moroccan workers to Tel Aviv to meet local demand. Up to 15,000 workers, including hundreds of engineers, are part of the plan. Chairman of the Construction and Wood Workers Union in Israel’s Histadrut labor federation, Yitzhak Moyal, said: “We are…

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Commentary: US must take lead on press freedom

Last month, Israeli soldiers shot and killed Shireen Abu Akleh, an American-Palestinian journalist, while she was reporting for Al Jazeera on an Israeli military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin. She was wearing a helmet and vest clearly marked “PRESS.”

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Faezeh Rafsanjani: My Father Tried to Convince Khomeini to End War with Iraq

Faezeh Rafsanjani, the daughter of late Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, revealed that her father sought an end to the Iran-Iraq war. He proposed ending the war to then supreme leader Khomeini, but he refused, she revealed in an interview to Asharq television. Moreover, she revealed that her father sought…

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Swimming and Surfing, Gazans Savor a Cleaner Sea

Palestinians in the Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip are rediscovering the pleasures of the Mediterranean Sea, after authorities declared the end of a long period of hazardous marine pollution. "It has been a year since I entered the water," said 22-year-old surfer Sabah Abu Ghanem. "As soon as I enter the water…

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Israeli FM Thanks Turkey for Foiling Attacks on Israelis

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday thanked Turkish authorities for their cooperation in allegedly foiling attacks against Israeli citizens in Turkey, and warned Israel would not "sit idly by' in the face of threats to its citizens from Iran. Lapid made the comments after a meeting with his Turkish…

The Independent UK

US envoy to Israel lives in a luxe rental, a Trump legacy

The U.S. envoy to Israel has moved into a new rental property in Jerusalem

Reuters

Suriname backtracks on Jerusalem embassy citing budget

Suriname's president said on Thursday the South American country did not have the funds to build an embassy in Israel, reversing an announcement made last month.

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