Israel
Palestine condemns 'Israeli killing of 2 Palestinians in West Bank'
"It condemns the endless Israeli crimes against the Palestinians in the West Bank without posing any danger to the soldiers," Xinhua news agency quoted the statement issued on Thursday as saying. The statement referred to the killing of a 41-year-old Palestinian near the village of Beita in northern West Bank on Tuesday, and the killing of an 11-year-old boy near the southern West Bank city of Hebron on Wednesday.
Israel inspects NSO Group offices after Pegasus revelations
Officials from the Defence Ministry visited the company's offices near Tel Aviv on Wednesday, at the same time when Defence Minister Benny Gantz arrived in Paris for a pre-arranged visit, in which he discussed the Pegasus revelations with his French counterpart. French President Emmanuel Macron is one of the highest profile figures whose phone numbers appeared on a leaked database.
Pegasus Tapes: Explosive details emerge on massive snooping by governments
The consortium's analysis of the leaked data identified at least 10 governments believed to be NSO customers who were entering numbers into a system: Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Morocco, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Hungary, India, and the United Arab Emirates. Rwanda, Morocco, India, and Hungary denied having used Pegasus to hack the phones of the individuals named in the list.
Israeli forces dismantle dozens of Palestinian homes: UN
The Israeli military took at least 49 structures in the Ras al-Tin, Ramallah Governorate displacement on Wednesday, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a statement on Friday.
'Israel should abide by peace agreements with Palestine'
The Prime Minister made the appeal during a meeting on Wednesday with former US Representative Robert Wexler in the West Bank city of Ramallah, according to a statement issued by Ishtaye's office. Ishtaye told Wexler that launching a serious peace process with Israel must be preceded by confidence-building measures that have to be taken by the Israeli government, Xinhua news agency quoted the statement as saying.
Palestinian protesters injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers
The clashes broke out on Friday near the village of Beita, south of the West Bank city of Nablus, reports Xinhua news agency. Israeli soldiers fired live ammunition, rubber bullets and tear gas canisters at the protesters, who threw stones at the soldiers, waved Palestinian flags and chanted anti-Israel slogans, said the witnesses.
Aid team blocked from assisting Palestinians expelled from homes: UN
The razing of 27 residential and animal structures and water tanks on Wednesday in the Palestinian herding community of Humsa Al Bqai'a is the first of its kind since February, the OCHA said in a statement on Thursday. The Israeli Civil Administration (ICA) and the military also took food, milk for children, clothes, hygiene materials and toys. The action involved 11 homes for about 70 people, including 36 children.
Isaac Herzog sworn in as Israel's president
Herzog, 60, took his oath on Wednesday before the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, and became Israel's 11th president, Xinhua reported. In his first speech as president, Herzog vowed to serve the entire citizens of Israel. He said there is a need for a more moderate tone in Israeli politics and to stop the incitement that divides and polarizes Israeli society.
Israel says Pfizer vax effectiveness down to 64%
The new figure refers to the period between June 6 and July 3, and it is significantly lower than the effective rate of 94.3 per cent in protection against infection, measured between May 2 and June 5, Xinhua news agency quoted the Ministry as saying on Monday. It noted that the decline was observed along with the spread of the Delta Covid-19 variant in Israel.
Pakistan finding it hard to conceal contacts with Israel
The report said despite the bluff, it was and is easy to deduce that the November 2020 visitor was Bukhari. He has a British passport and, unusually, is close to both of Pakistan's centres of power: the civilian head, Imran Khan and the military leadership (nominated to coordinate with Chinese officials on the strategic China-Pakistan Economic Corridor).
Advertisement