Israel
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PublishedJune 24, 2023
Israeli military kills Palestinian gunman as settlers rampage through Palestinian town
The Palestinian gunman approached Israeli troops stationed at the Qalandiya checkpoint outside Jerusalem early in the morning, pulled out an M16 rifle, and opened fire, the Israeli police said.
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PublishedJune 21, 2023
Israeli settlers storm into Palestinian town as Israeli airstrike escalates crackdown
The fighting further raised tensions heightened this week by a daylong Israeli military raid that killed 7 people, including a 15-year-old girl, and Tuesday's mass shooting, whose victims included a 17-year-old Israeli boy.
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PublishedJune 10, 2023
Israelis march against government’s contentious plan to overhaul judiciary
The mass demonstrations started in January shortly after the government, made up of ultranationalist and ultra-Orthodox religious parties, was sworn in.
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PublishedJune 3, 2023
3 Israeli soldiers, Egyptian officer killed in gunbattle at the border
Israel and Egypt have been at peace for over 40 years and have strong security cooperation. Fighting between the sides is extremely rare.
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PublishedMay 14, 2023
The Conversation: On its 75th birthday, Israel still can’t agree on what it means to be a Jewish state and a democracy
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PublishedMay 14, 2023
Family with disabled children among hundreds of Gaza’s homeless after latest fighting with Israel
At the start of the offensive, aircraft targeted the apartments and homes of three Islamic Jihad commanders without warning, killing them.
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PublishedMay 6, 2023
Thousands of Israelis protest government legal change plans
The protests have been held every week for most of the year and they continued despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announcing he was postponing the proposals to reach a compromise agreement.
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PublishedApril 6, 2023
Israel hits Gaza as Netanyahu vows to extract ‘heavy price’
Similar fighting in 2021 led to an 11-day war between Israel and Hamas.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2023
After protest pause, Israelis regroup for next round in judiciary battle
Despite the pause declared by Benjamin Netanyahu, both sides expect the battle over the future of Israel's judiciary to reignite soon.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2023
Netanyahu delays Israel judicial overhaul after mass protests
Immediately after the prime minister's statement, the head of the country's largest trade union said it would call off a general strike that threatened to grind Israel's economy to a halt.