Tag: Israel
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UEFA EURO: Cristiano Ronaldo Scores As Portugal Breeze Past Israel
Cristiano Ronaldo was on the score-sheet as European champions Portugal beat Israel 4-0 on Wednesday in their final warm-up for the defence of their title. Manchester United star Bruno Fernandes bagged twice as Ronaldo and Joao Cancelo added for a comfortable win in Lisbon. Ronaldo’s 44th minute strike was his 104th international goal in 175…
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Israel elects Isaac Herzog as President
Israel’s parliament has elected former opposition leader Isaac Herzog as president of the country. The 60-year-old won on Wednesday by 87 votes to 26 against 67-year-old teacher and activist Miriam Peretz. Herzog to take over the presidency from Reuven Rivlin on July 9. Herzog had led the Labour Party since 2013. His father Chaim Herzog…
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Secessionist agitations in Nigeria and Israel/Palestinian conundrum – Dakuku Peterside
By Dakuku Peterside. Perhaps no conflict in the world has lasted so long, generated as many news headlines, or engendered as much controversy as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This conflict has received a lot of international attention, and it usually inflames passion from both the supporters of Israel and the Palestinians. Most Christians usually support the…
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Israel, Hamas agree Gaza truce after 11 days of disastrous conflict
Israel and Hamas agreed to cease fire across the Gaza Strip border as of 2 a.m. today, an official with the Palestinian Islamist faction said, bringing a potentially tenuous halt to the fiercest fighting in decades. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said his security cabinet had voted unanimously in favour of a “mutual and…
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Jonathan warns international communities against taking sides in Israel, Palestine conflict
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has warned the international community against taking sides in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine. In total, 197 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, including at least 58 children, and more than 1,200 wounded since Israel launched its air campaign against Hamas, a terrorist organisation on May 10 after the…
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Israel says 3,150 rockets fired from Gaza in past week
A week after the shelling began, militants have fired some 3,150 rockets from the Gaza Strip toward Israel, the Israeli army said Monday morning. The army said about 460 of the rockets never made it across the border and went down in Gaza territory. The Iron Dome missile defence system had an interception rate of…
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Israel, Hamas defy diplomatic interventions, continue fighting in Gaza
Israeli prime minister,Benjamin Netanyahu, yesterday said an end to seven days of hostilities with Gaza fighters was not imminent despite diplomatic moves to restore calm. Over 200 people have lost their lives since the hostilities between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants began. Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip entered its seventh consecutive day, with air…
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‘Don’t join Erdogan to fight Israel’, Fani-Kayode warns Buhari
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi-Kayode has warned President Muhammadu Buhari not to heed the call of Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan to support Palestine against Israel. Erdoghan had phoned Buhari at the weekend, seeking his support for Palestine in the battle against Israel. A statement issued by the Turkey Presidency said Erdogan drew attention to…
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Why we demolished building housing AP, Al Jazeera, other media houses in Gaza – Israel
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has said it demolished the building housing AP, Al Jazeera and some other media offices in Gaza because the Hamas terror organization hides behind it and uses it as human shields. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports IAF made this known, saying the Hamas terror organization deliberately places military targets at the heart…
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Turkish President Erdogan mobilises Buhari, other world leaders to support Palestine against Israel
Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called President Muhammadu Buhari on phone, seeking his support for Palestine in the battle against Israel. Erdogan disclosed this on his verified twitter handle @trpreesidency on Friday. The tweet said: “President @RTErdogan spoke by phone with President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria.” In the tweet, the two leaders exchanged Eid-el-Fitri…