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Oct 17 2018

Israeli city of Beersheva hit by rockets from Gaza

October 17 2018, 12:37

The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) on Wednesday morning attacked 20 terror targets, thought to be military facilities in Gaza in response to rockets fired at Israel earlier on in the... Read more

Oct 16 2018

Heart of Israeli child donated to save life of Palestinian baby

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October 16 2018, 16:34

October 2018 marked the first time that a heart was transplanted between Jewish and Palestinian children. The donee Israeli child had recently died from a long term illness. Dr. David... Read more

Oct 12 2018

IDF destroys new Hamas tunnel stretching 200m into Israel

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October 12 2018, 13:02

On Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced it had destroyed a Hamas cross-border terror tunnel that stretched 200 metres into Israel, originating in the Gazan city of Khan Younis. The... Read more

Oct 12 2018

Palestinian Authority President threatens to cut funds to Gaza

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October 12 2018, 12:12

Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas reportedly threatened Hamas leaders last week that unless they give the PA full control of Gaza by the end of October, they will face severe... Read more

Oct 12 2018

Middle East Minister: UK raises concerns over Palestinian incitement “continually”

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October 12 2018, 11:08

In the House of Commons on Wednesday, Middle East Minister Alistair Burt said that the UK Government raises its concerns about ongoing incitement with the Palestinian Authority (PA) “continually”, adding... Read more

Oct 12 2018

Conservative MPs express solidarity with Israel in Council of Europe debate

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October 12 2018, 10:28

This week, Conservative MPs deplored antisemitism and expressed their solidarity with Israel during a Council of Europe debate in Strasbourg. CFI Vice-Chairman John Howell OBE MP condemned the premise of... Read more

Oct 09 2018

Two Israelis killed in West Bank shooting attack

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October 09 2018, 12:06

Two Israelis were killed and a third wounded in a shooting attack at the Barkan Industrial Park in the northern West Bank on Sunday. The woman who was killed in... Read more

Oct 04 2018

Home Secretary Sajid Javid addresses 500 at CFI Party Conference event

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October 04 2018, 17:31

As many as 500 Conservative delegates packed into CFI’s Conservative Party Conference Reception on Tuesday 2nd October to hear a keynote address from Home Secretary Sajid Javid, as well as... Read more

Sep 28 2018

Alan Mak MP: Together, Britain and Israel can lead the Fourth Industrial Revolution

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September 28 2018, 14:25

Writing in the Times of Israel this week, Alan Mak MP urged the importance of deepening science and technology cooperation between the UK and Israel. The MP for Havant, who... Read more