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He added that it took eight hours for the Israeli military to arrive to his kibbutz and start fending off the Hamas fighters. The last time he heard from his mother-in-law was at 10:30 a.m., he said, when she called him, panicked and distraught, to say that Hamas militants had shot and killed her husband. A fortified border fence, equipped with sophisticated sensors, proved no match for the heavy explosives unleashed by Hamas militants as they burst into Israel. Other footage captured moments of terror and desperation: Hamas fighters paraded a disoriented-looking elderly woman in a golf cart down a dusty Gaza street while Palestinian crowds cheered. Witnesses told Israeli media that Hamas militants sprayed bullets into the crowd of revelers, who just moments earlier had been drinking, laughing and dancing.

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☆ The Brains Behind Netanyahu’s Judicial Overhaul
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Patrick Kingsley | More About Patrick Kingsley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

When Israeli lawmakers passed a deeply contentious law last Monday to weaken the Supreme Court, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not linger in the voting chamber to celebrate. Instead, the justice minister, Yariv Levin, an architect of the legislation, stayed to pose for selfies with fellow lawmakers as Mr. Netanyahu walked somberly from the room. Mr. Levin, not the prime minister, made a celebratory speech from the podium. “We have made the first step in the important historic process of repairing the justice system,” Mr. Levin said. The prime minister was no longer there to hear him.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Yariv Levin, Netanyahu, somberly, Levin, Mr, Netanyahu — Israel’s, —

☆ Israel targets West Bank militant stronghold with drones and hundreds of troops, killing 5 Palestinians
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A view of the damaged area after Israeli forces conducted airstrikes and raid on the city of Jenin, West Bank on July 03, 2023. JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli drones struck targets in a militant stronghold in the occupied West Bank early Monday and hundreds of troops were deployed in the area, an incursion that resembled the wide-scale military operations carried out during the second Palestinian uprising two decades ago. Troops remained inside the Jenin refugee camp Monday, pushing ahead with the largest operation in the area during more than a year of fighting. Although Israel has carried out isolated airstrikes in the West Bank in recent weeks, Hecht said Monday's series of strikes marked an escalation unseen since 2006 — the end of the Palestinian uprising. While Israel described the attack as a pinpoint operation, smoke billowed from within the crowded camp, with mosque minarets nearby.

Persons: Jordan, Richard Hecht, We're, —, Hecht Organizations: West Bank, Troops Locations: Jenin, West, JERUSALEM, Israel, stretchers

TEL AVIV — Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad have agreed to a cease-fire ending five days of fighting between the two sides, one U.S. official and one Israeli official told NBC News on Saturday. The fighting has killed 33 Palestinians inside Gaza, including at least 13 civilians. Over the past few days, Israel has conducted more airstrikes, killing other senior Islamic Jihad commanders and destroying their command centers and rocket-launching sites. The Israeli military alleged the targeted homes belonged to or were used by Islamic Jihad militants. Islamic Jihad has retaliated by firing over 1,200 rockets toward southern and central Israel, according to the military.

☆ It’s Called Eurovision. So Why Is Australia Part of It?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-12 | by ( Yan Zhuang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Eurovision is usually held in the country that won the previous year, but Liverpool, England, is hosting the competition on behalf of last year’s champion, Ukraine. Voyager has a lot riding on its performance, given this is the last year Australia is guaranteed to compete in Eurovision. While Australia is not the only non-European country to compete in Eurovision — Israel made its debut in 1973 — it is certainly the most distant. Since Australia started participating in 2015, fans and commentators alike have wondered: Why does a country on the other side of the world participate in what is ostensibly a European song contest?

☆ Saudi crown prince is plotting to get US nuclear secrets by playing the White House, Russia, and China off against each other, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Saudi Arabia has snubbed the US and drawn closer to rivals including China. In recent months, Saudi Arabia has provoked the ire of the US, traditionally its closest international ally, while drawing closer to US adversaries including China and Russia. According to The Wall Street Journal, Crown Prince Mohammed may be using its relations with China and Russia to establish a closer US security relationship. Last week, it brokered talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran, which have long been involved in proxy conflicts. US officials are wary of providing nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia, The New York Times reported, as they believe the Saudis could seek to develop nuclear weapons, amid fears that Iran is again gearing up its nuclear program.

☆ 'Huge uncertainty' for investors and economy as Israel's government pushes for controversial reforms
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Thousands of Israeli protesters rally against Israeli Goverment's judicial overhaul bills in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on February 25, 2023. Gili Yaari | Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesPrime Minister Netanyahu has labeled the protests — which are now approaching their third month — an attempt "to create anarchy" and trigger another election. In short, the proposed judiciary overhaul will severely limit the Israeli Supreme Court's ability to review and strike down laws that it deems unconstitutional. The Knesset — Israel's parliament — voted last week to advance a major part of the reforms. The prime minister himself is currently under investigation on numerous counts of corruption and other charges, meaning he would likely benefit from a weaker judiciary.

☆ Former Israeli prime minister rebuts claim, boosted by Russia, that the US blocked a Ukraine peace agreement: 'It's unsure there was any deal to be made'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Charles R. Davis | Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett discussed his efforts to broker peace between Ukraine and Russia. But Bennett has clarified that no such deal existed — and said talks broke down because of apparent Russian war crimes. "Bombshell: Former Israeli prime minister says that Western leaders blocked #Ukraine & #Russia peace deal," Ivan Katchanovski, a Canadian political science professor, wrote on Twitter. At the time, Zelenskyy himself noted that the Israeli prime minister was "trying to find a way of holding talks," a fact for which "we are grateful." In the interview, Bennett himself notes that it was not the US, France, or Germany that put an end to any peace talks.

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel will increase security and “strengthen the settlements” in response to gun attacks in Jerusalem Friday and Saturday that killed seven Israelis and badly wounded five others, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday. On Saturday, two people were allegedly injured in a separate gun attack in east Jerusalem by a Palestinian shooter in his early teens. In response, Palestinian militants in the Gaza strip fired rockets into Israel, which in turn triggered retaliatory Israeli airstrikes. The attacks present a challenge for the recently re-elected Netanyahu, who on Sunday visited those injured in Friday's attack at two hospitals in Jerusalem. At protests in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv on Saturday night, demonstrators held a moment of silence for the Jerusalem shooting victims.

☆ Netanyahu signs coalition deal with Israeli far-right
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu’s conservative Likud party signed its first coalition deal with Itamar Ben-Gvir’s far-right Jewish Power party, Likud said in a statement on Friday. “We took a big step tonight toward a full coalition agreement, toward forming a fully, fully right-wing government,” Ben-Gvir said in the statement. Far-right lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir shows his ballot during the Israeli elections earlier this month. His efforts to quickly form a government have hit roadblocks, however, as negotiations with coalition partners drag on. The incoming government looks to be the most right-wing in Israel’s history, forcing Netanyahu into a diplomatic balancing act between his coalition and Western allies.

☆ U.S. is probing Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing, Israel's defense minister says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Abu Akleh’s supporters accuse Israel of intentionally killing the 51-year-old and have urged Washington to open a full investigation. Gantz, who is set to leave his post following elections earlier this month that vaulted Israel’s former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu back to power, was defense minister when Abu Akleh was killed. In September, Israel acknowledged for the first time that Israeli fire probably killed Abu Akleh. Human rights groups have long accused the Israeli military of failing to properly investigate wrongdoing by its own troops and seldom holding forces accountable. Abu Akleh was shot while reporting on an Israeli military raid in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank, long a flashpoint in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

☆ (ВИДЕО) Израиль провел крупнейший с начала конфликта обстрел Газы. 150 целей самолеты обстреляли за 40 минут
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-14 | by ( ) nokta.md time to read: +1 min

Армия обороны Израиля провела в ночь на 14 мая крупнейший с начала обострения конфликта обстрел территории сектора Газа. Как сообщает ТАСС, ответственность за «неточность» взял на себя официальный представитель Армии обороны Израиля. При этом, как пишет Times of Israel со ссылкой на сообщения из Газы, в результате атаки есть жертвы, их количество пока неясно. Боевики сектора Газа, в свою очередь, ночью продолжали ракетные обстрелы территории Израиля, сообщили в Армии обороны Израиля. We struck 150 targets and damaged many kilometers of the Hamas ‘Metro’ network.

Persons: otn7JKxB9c Organizations: Hamas, Metro, Israel Defense Forces, Армия обороны, СМИ, ТАСС Locations: Israel, Gaza, Израиль, Газа

☆ VIDEO/ Noi lovituri aeriene ale Israelului au vizat poziții ale Hamas, din Gaza. Ministrul israelian al Apărării: „Ne oprim când vom avea liniște deplină”
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-12 | by ( Buzdugan Loredana | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +3 min

Escaladarea conflictului dintre Israel și Hamas continuă și miercuri. Noi lovituri aeriene ale Israelului au vizat poziții ale Hamas, din Gaza. În același timp, Hamas a lansat noi tiruri de rachete în sudul Israelului, scrie Digi24. O persoană a fost ucisă și două au fost rănite după ce o rachetă ghidată antitanc a lovit miercuri dimineață un vehicul care patrula lângă granița dintre Israel și Gaza. Armata a mai spus că a avertizat în prealabil civilii din clădire și a oferit suficient timp pentru ca aceștia să poată evacua locul.

Persons: Apărării, Benny Gantz, Gantz Organizations: Hamas, Armata Locations: Israel, Israelului, Gaza, israeliene, Tel Aviv, Est, israelian

☆ (video) Ploaie de rachete între Israel și Fâșia Gaza. Cel puțin 30 de persoane au decedat
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-12 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +5 min

(video) Ploaie de rachete între Israel și Fâșia Gaza. Militanții palestinienii au ripostat marți seara cu 130 de rachete trase asupra Tel Avivului, după ce turnul Hanadi din Fâșia Gaza a fost lovit în atacul israelian. Decesul ei ridică la trei numărul persoanelor care și-a pierdut viața, marţi, în Israel, în atacurile cu rachete din Fâşia Gaza. Situaţia din Cisiordania şi Ierusalimul de Est a fost tensionată de la începutul Ramadanului, luna sfântă de post şi rugăciune a musulmanilor. Numeroşi palestinieni au devenit furioşi după ce poliţia israeliană a restricţionat accesul în unele zone din Oraşul Vechi.

Persons: Hamas . Premierul, Ben Gurion Autorităţile, Aeroportul Internaţional Ben Gurion, Premierul, Benjamin Netanyahu, Benjamin Netanyahu . Premierul, Benny Gantz, Ismail Haniyeh, violenţele Organizations: Hamas, Iron, Jerusalem, Aeroportul Internaţional, Dome, Armata israeliană, BBC, Israelul Locations: Israel, Fâșia Gaza, israeliană Tel Aviv, Gaza, israeliană, israeliene, Tel Avivului, Tel Aviv, Holon, Eilat, Israelului, israelian, Comandanţi, Ismail, Cisiordania, Ierusalimul, Est, Oraşul Vechi, Ierusalimului

☆ Medic din R. Moldova care activează în țara cu cea mai mare rată de vaccinare din lume: „Oamenii își doresc revenirea la o viață normală…”
▼ + stars: | 2021-02-01 | by ( ) www.zdg.md time to read: +10 min

Altminteri, dacă medicii fac vaccinul, atunci și oamenii simpli sunt mai predispuși să facă asta. Aici e și capcana, să zicem așa – acești copii pot infecta alte persoane, ei nu sunt testați, nu au simptome și nu poartă măști. În cazul meu, vaccinul a fost rapid și fără durere, deși cam 2-3 zile mai apoi au fost niște dureri la umăr. — Credeți că digitalizarea sistemului medical din Israel a ajutat în gestionarea mai eficientă a pandemiei și a campaniei de vaccinare? Sigur că în orice țară ai pleca – am fost și în Franța, și în Belgia ca student, oricum te simți străin.

Persons: Israelul, ZdG, Roman Locations: Israel, Moldova, Franța, Belgia

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