Author: Josef Federman
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Israel’s defense chief says military ‘thoroughly planning’ offensive in crowded Gaza border town
Israel’s defense minister says Israel is “thoroughly planning” its promised military offensive in the southern Gaza town of Rafah
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Israeli forces rescue 2 hostages in dramatic Gaza raid that killed at least 67 Palestinians
Israeli forces rescued two hostages after storming a heavily guarded apartment in a densely packed town in the Gaza Strip and extracting them under fire
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Israel seeks to evacuate Palestinians jammed into a southern Gaza city ahead of an expected invasion
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has ordered the military to prepare a plan for the evacuation of the population of the southern Gaza city of Rafah ahead of an expected ground invasion
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10 Palestinians killed, scores hurt in Israel West Bank raid
JERUSALEM • Israeli forces on Wednesday stormed into a major Palestinian city in the occupied West Bank for a rare daylight arrest raid, triggering a gunbattle that killed at least 10 Palestinians and wounded scores. It was one of the bloodiest battles in nearly a year of fighting in the West Bank and east Jerusalem…
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Israel’s Netanyahu nears victory
JERUSALEM • After four inconclusive elections, it looks like the fifth time finally worked for Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel’s longtime former prime minister and current opposition leader appears to have engineered a surprising victory in the country’s fifth national vote since 2019, thanks to help from an extremist far-right party. This alliance could have profound implications,…
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Israel’s Netanyahu nears victory
JERUSALEM (AP) — After four inconclusive elections, it looks like the fifth time finally worked for Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel’s longtime former prime minister and current opposition leader appears to have engineered a surprising victory in the country’s fifth national vote since 2019, thanks to help from an extremist far-right party. This alliance could have profound…
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Israel’s Netanyahu appears to hold lead in election
JERUSALEM • Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to hold a narrow lead early Wednesday in Israeli elections, according to exit polls, potentially paving the way for a return to power thanks to a boost from an extreme right-wing ally known for inflammatory anti-Arab comments. The exit polls were preliminary, and final results could change…
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Biden assures Israelis he opposes Iran’s nuclear program
JERUSALEM • President Joe Biden on Wednesday opened his first visit to the Mideast since taking office by offering anxious Israeli leaders strong reassurances of his determination to stop Iran’s growing nuclear program, saying he’d be willing to use force “as a last resort.” The president’s comments came in an interview with Israel’s Channel 12…
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Biden trip promotes budding Arab-Israeli security ties
WASHINGTON • Once-unthinkable coordination between Israeli and Arab militaries is in the spotlight as Joe Biden makes his first Middle East trip as president, heightening debates over whether the U.S.-backed initiative between former enemies strengthens defenses against Iran or makes a regional war more likely. Israeli-Arab security overtures have multiplied since the 2020 Abraham Accords…
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Israeli PM’s family receives death threat and bullet in mail
JERUSALEM • Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s teenage son has received a death threat and bullet in the mail, Israeli officials said Thursday, he second such warning against the Israeli leader’s family this week. The threats have come at a time of deep political divisions in Israel. In a major speech on Wednesday night marking Israel’s…