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US Congress Calls for Boosting Regional Defense Against Iran

A group of bipartisan US lawmakers introduced legislation on Thursday to integrate regional countries' air defense systems to thwart Iran's threats. The "Deterring Enemy Forces and Enabling National Defense Act" would authorize the US Defense Department to cooperate with Iraq, Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and other regional…

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US Envoy to Visit Lebanon, Discuss Israel Maritime Talks

The United States will send an envoy to Lebanon next week to discuss the country's energy crisis and underscore Washington's hope that Beirut and Israel can reach a decision delimiting their maritime boundary, the State Department said on Friday. Amos Hochstein, the State Department's senior advisor for energy security, will…

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How Biden’s Israel approach bets on ‘short’ public attention span

One month after killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, Washington has yet to condemn Israel or back third-party investigation.

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U.S. envoy to visit Lebanon, discuss Israel maritime talks - State Dept

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Israeli divers haul trash from ancient site for Oceans Day

Divers visiting the ancient seaport of Caesarea on Israel’s Mediterranean coast occasionally find treasure, but for World Oceans Day they searched for trash

The Independent UK

Pride parade in Tel Aviv draws tens of thousands

Tens of thousands of people are attending this year’s Pride Parade in Tel Aviv

The Independent UK

Syria halts flights from and to Damascus, hours after Israeli attack

Syria halted flights to and from Damascus International Airport on Friday, the transport ministry said, a few hours after Israeli air strikes hit south of the capital.

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Syria Suspends Damascus Airport Flights after Israel Strike

Syria has suspended all flights to and from Damascus International Airport after an Israeli airstrike on Friday hit an area close to the facility, a pro-government newspaper reported. Al-Watan said the strike left the runway damaged, without giving further details about the attack, The Associated Press said. State news agency…

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Tunisia Refutes Reports it Wants to Normalize Ties with Israel

Tunisia’s Foreign Ministry refuted reports by Israeli media that it was holding talks with Tel Aviv to normalize relations with it. In a statement, it stressed it was not interested in establishing diplomatic ties with Israel. It further underlined that the country - on the official and popular levels and…

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Hezbollah leader threatens to hit Israel's offshore gas rig

The leader of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group has threatened to strike a gas rig Israel is setting up in the Mediterranean Sea and that Lebanon claims is in a disputed maritime area between the two countries

The Independent UK

Lebanon's Hezbollah can stop Israeli gas extraction from disputed field, chief says

The head of Lebanon's Hezbollah said on Thursday that his group could stop Israel from extracting gas from a maritime field that Beirut says lies in disputed waters, adding Hezbollah is "not afraid of war."

Reuters

Shireen Abu Akleh: US still thinks Israel should lead probe

Antony Blinken had called for ‘independent’ investigation, but State Department says US position has not changed.

Al Jazeera

Biden Administration Takes Step to Bolster Palestinians Ties

The United States is restoring a line of communication for the Palestinians that had been canceled by the Trump administration. The move, announced Thursday before a possible visit by President Joe Biden to Israel and the occupied West Bank, is bureaucratic in nature. But it means the Palestinians will deal…

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Holocaust memorial chairman thanks pope for opening archives

The chairman of the Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial says he thanked Pope Francis, in their talks on Thursday, at the Vatican, for letting scholars have access to the Holy See's World War II archives

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US rolls back Trump rule on relations with Palestinians

Washington is reversing a Trump administration policy on U.S.-Palestinian relations ahead of President Joe Biden’s possible visit to Israel

Al Jazeera

US cues upgrade of diplomatic mission to Palestinians

East Jerusalem consulate was closed in 2019 under Trump, who moved the diplomatic mission to the US embassy in Israel.

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Israeli PM Naftali Bennett makes surprise visit to UAE

The visit is Bennett’s second public trip to Abu Dhabi since Israel and the UAE formally normalised ties in 2020.

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Israeli troops kill Palestinian in West Bank clash, medics say

Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian man and wounded six others in the occupied West Bank town of Halhoul on Thursday, Palestinian medical officials said.

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Israeli PM Bennett in snap UAE visit amid standoff with Iran

Israel's prime minister was on a surprise visit to the United Arab Emirates

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Israeli PM Bennett visits Abu Dhabi, to meet UAE president

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday and will meet its president, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyanan, an Israeli statement said.

The Guardian - UK

Huge scale and impact of Israeli incursions over Lebanon skies revealed

Study documents at least 22,000 overflights in past 15 years as well as psychological effect on country

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU Lawmakers to Visit Palestinian Territories

The leader of the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, Iratxe Garcia, announced Wednesday that she will be leading a mission of S&D deputies to Israel and Palestine on June 12-16. During their visit, they will meet Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh, together with other representatives of the Palestinian…

Reuters

Israel hails IAEA move on Iran, hopes for UNSC measures in future

Israel hailed a resolution by the U.N. nuclear watchdog's 35-nation Board of Governors chiding Iran on Wednesday for failing to explain uranium traces found at three undeclared sites, and saw possible U.N. Security Council intervention in the future.

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Israeli Minister Races to Salvage Flailing Coalition

Israel’s justice minister says he will give the government one final chance to approve a contentious bill extending legal protections to West Bank settlers in a last-ditch effort to keep the fractured coalition in power. Justice Minister Gideon Saar said in a series of TV interviews that he will resubmit…

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Israel rejects U.S. proposal for high-level summit with Palestinian Authority

“We don’t like this idea," a senior Israeli official said.

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