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Israeli midnight strikes in Syria kill 6 fighters
The Israeli missile strike on Friday targeted the defence factories where a scientific research centre is located in the city of Masyaf in Hama province, Xinhua news agency quoted the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights as saying in a statement.
Parliament dissolved, Israel heads for 4th elections within 2 years
The government, formed just seven months ago, was plagued by consistent infighting. As the deadline for the approval of an annual budget passed on midnight, Israel's parliament, the Knesset, automatically dissolved. Elections are set for late March 2021, Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday.
PLO accuses Israel of expanding West Bank settlements
The Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank and East Jerusalem is a significant factor behind the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and one of the main reasons for the breakdown of the last peace talks between the two sides in 2014. Israeli media reported last week that the goal of building up new roads is to expand settlements to increase the number of settlers in the West Bank to 1 million.
Morocco agrees to normalise ties with Israel
Moroccan King Mohammed VI has informed US President Donald Trump during a telephonic conversation on Thursday that his country "will also work on developing innovative relationships in the economic and technological fields with Israel," the statement said.
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