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Sep 18 2020

Hamas said to have retrieved ammunition from British WWI warship sunk off Gaza coast

September 18 2020, 13:11

The Hamas terror group’s naval commandos reportedly succeeded in retrieving a trove of ammunition, including large-calibre naval shells, from a sunken British warship off the coast of the Gaza Strip. These... Read more

Sep 16 2020

Iranian champion wrestler executed despite international campaign

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September 16 2020, 16:16

Iranian champion wrestler Navid Afkari was executed in Iran on Saturday, defying international appeals for him to be spared. According to Iran's state-run news agency IRNA, the execution by hanging... Read more

Sep 15 2020

Israel signs historic peace agreements with UAE and Bahrain

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September 15 2020, 19:18

History was made today as Israel officially signed normalisation agreements with two Gulf states at the White House: the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Kingdom of Bahrain. It is... Read more

Sep 11 2020

Conservatives raise concerns about expiry of Iran arms embargo

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September 11 2020, 15:52

Conservative parliamentarians in Foreign Commonwealth and Development (FCDO) Questions and in written parliamentary questions this week expressed concerns about the expiry of the UN arms embargo on Iran. It comes as... Read more

Sep 11 2020

Conservative MPs express support for further peace deals between Israel and Arab countries

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September 11 2020, 15:48

Conservative MPs this week further voiced their welcoming of last month's Israel-UAE normalisation deal, and asked the Government what the UK doing to support further ties between Israel and Arab states.... Read more

Sep 11 2020

Senior BBC producer shared false claims about Israel on social media

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September 11 2020, 15:04

The impartiality of senior BBC producer Rosie Garthwaite has been called into question after she admitted sharing “inaccurate” propaganda about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on social media. After being questioned by... Read more

Sep 11 2020

Daily virus cases surpass 4,000 for second day as Israel heads toward lockdown

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September 11 2020, 13:35

Israel's Health Ministry today recorded its highest-yet tally of daily Covid-19 cases, as the country prepares for weeks of lockdown and serious restrictions to prevent the spread of the virus. 4,038 new cases were recorded on... Read more

Sep 10 2020

Arab League refuses to condemn Israel-UAE deal

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September 10 2020, 16:13

The Arab League rejected a resolution on Wednesday proposed by the Palestinian Authority which would have condemned the normalisation deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Palestinian Authority... Read more

Sep 09 2020

Kosovo and Israel to establish diplomatic ties in US-brokered agreement

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September 09 2020, 16:31

Last week, in a deal brokered by the United States, Israel developed stronger diplomatic ties with the nations of Kosovo and Serbia. In an unexpected announcement last week, US President... Read more