Tag: Tel Aviv
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Israeli army says majority of hostages held in Gaza alive
The Israeli Army said on Friday that most of the hostages being held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant Palestinian organisation are still alive.
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Again Israelis take to streets to protest judicial overhaul
Thousands of Israelis demonstrated on Saturday in Tel Aviv and other cities against the hard-right government’s judicial overhaul opponents see as a threat to democracy.
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Missile alert sounds in Tel Aviv
A missile alert sounded in the greater Tel Aviv area on Wednesday. It was the first of such alert in the coastal city since last August.
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Brazil follows U.S. lead, to move its embassy to Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Brazil’s President-elect Jair Bolsonaro told him that it was a matter of “when, not if” he moves his country’s embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv. The far-right Bolsonaro, who takes office on Tuesday and is hosting Netanyahu and the leaders of other countries for…
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Donald Trump ignores warnings, formally recognises Jerusalem as Capital of Isreal
President Donald Trump on Wednesday formally recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The president also directed processes commence to formally move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. World leaders including the EU and Arab countries had cautioned against the move saying it could further worsen the crisis in the Middle East. The…