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Israel, Hezbollah exchange fire in cross-border clashes
Incident comes amid heightened tension between both sides after senior Hezbollah official was killed in Israeli strike on Damascus
Abbas says ready to resume peace talks if Israel retracts annexation plan
Palestinian leader briefed Solberg on latest developments in Palestine, and the consequences of Israeli annexation plan of portions of occupied West Bank
Egypt asserts support for Palestinian Cause, rejects Israel’s annexation plans
Shoukry asserted Egypt’s unchangeable stance of support for the Palestinian right to self-determination and establishing an independent and sovereign state based on the 1967 borders. Under these terms, East Jerusalem would become the Palestinian capital.
Egypt, Jordan, France, Germany reject unilateral changes to Israel’s 1967 borders
Egypt voices opposition in joint statement to Israel’s annexation plans
Germany’s Foreign Minister visits Israel to lobby against West Bank annexation
Palestinian presidency praised Saudi Arabia’s rejection of Israeli plan to annex lands in West Bank
Guterres warns of Israel’s plans for annexing parts of West Bank
UN Secretary General warns of deteriorating health situation in Gaza, Eastern Jerusalem
Lebanon isolates whole town, curfew in 31 Turkish provinces
Palestinian Territories say workers returning from Israel responsible for coronavirus cases
Israel heads unprecedented 3rd elections
After two inconclusive rounds of votes in 2019, recent public opinion polls predict another political deadlock, giving the two main parties a similar number of seats.
Israel worries of EU recognition of Palestinian state
The EU had on Monday a regular meeting in which member states discussed the Mideast conflicts. The meeting raised concerns over Israel, as the country fears a strongly worded reaction to US President Donald Trump’s peace plan would be made at the end of the meeting.
China rejects unilateral moves by Israel in West Bank
Protests against US peace plan hit Morocco and Tunisia
Israel kills 4 Palestinians at protests against Trump’s peace plan
US President Advisor Jared Kushner blames Palestinian president for violence
3,400-year-old ancient Egyptian anchor discovered in Israel
The sea, where the stone was found is known to be a home for a number of Egyptian antiquities.
Israel starts exporting gas to Egypt at 200m scf/day
Egypt’s Idku to liquefy Israeli gas in preparation for exporting it to Europe
Israel FM officially opposes Turkey-GNA accord
Minister says the deal will not lead to confrontation between the two countries
Dolphinus to import gas from Israel next January… Egypt to benefit from transport, handling fees
Gas transmission with reverse line from Ashkelon to El-Arish is completed, paving the way for Dolphinus to start imports according to informed sources
Israel strikes dozens of “Iranian” targets in Syria
According to Israeli army, four Syrian missiles were fired towards Israel
Israel targets senior leaders of Islamic Jihad in Gaza and Damascus
Islamic Jihad’s leader Baha Abu Al-Ata was killed in the strike
King Abdulluah announces ‘full sovereignty’ over two territories leased to Israel
Under a 1994 peace treaty with Israel, the two border territories were under Jordanian sovereignty but with a lease allowing Israeli farmers to til the land.
Egypt imposes its conditions on Israel, settles arbitration cases
Agreement allows gas transfer from Tel Aviv in 1Q 2020, says source
Israeli strikes against Gaza kill and injure three Palestinians
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has claimed responsibility for the airstrikes, saying, “in response to rockets fired at Israel, we struck Hamas terror targets in Gaza.”
Netanyahu fails for second time to form a government
Eyes turn of Blue and White party’s Gantz to be handed the opportunity
Israel arrests Palestinian governor of Jerusalem, evacuates Al-Aqsa Mosque
The Israeli police confirmed that Ghaith was detained, without revealing the reason behind his arrest.
Israeli gas exports to Egypt to increase to 85.3 bcm over 15 years
Exports from Leviathan to start 1 January 2020, from Tamar to start on 30 June 2020
Israel’s top parties start coalition talks ‘to end election deadlock’
Rivlin invites Netanyahu, his election rival Gantz to his official residence: Israeli media
Arab lawmakers in Israel back Netanyahu’s rival for prime minster
Israel’s President invited Netanyahu, Gantz for closed-door talks
Netanyahu’s bloc appears to fail in winning majority in repeat poll
PM made no victory claim in a post-election speech
Israelis vote in repeat election can shake Netanyahu’s 10-year domination of politics
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing battle for political survival in closely fought election
Trump discusses possibility of starting mutual defence treaty with Israel
“I had a call with Prime Minister Netanyahu to discuss the possibility of moving forward with a Mutual Defense Treaty, between the US and Israel,” Trump tweeted.
Netanyahu makes last-minute push at eleventh hour of election race
‘Prime minister is in the midst of a death match for his political career,’ says analyst
Rockets fired toward northern Israel, no casualties reported
Israeli army kicked off a military exercise, simulating a multi-front war with Hezbollah