Israel has reduced the fishing zone in the Gaza Strip from 12 to six nautical miles Jerusalem: Israel on Sunday reduced by half the fishing zone off Gaza, defence officials said, after incendiary balloons launched from the Palestinian enclave caused fires in the Jewish state. “It has been decided to reduce the fishing zone in […]
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Israel firm NSO says Macron not targeted by Pegasus spyware
HERZLIYA: An official at Israeli cybersecurity company NSO Group said Wednesday that the firm’s controversial Pegasus spyware tool was not used to target French President Emmanuel Macron. The comments came as Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urged Israel to suspend exports of the spying technology after heads of state — including Macron — and scores of […]
Israel Arrests Dozens Of Palestinian Students Over Alleged “Terror”
The Israeli army said it had arrested between 20 and 30 Palestinian students. Ramallah: The Israeli army said Thursday it had arrested between 20 and 30 Palestinian students in the occupied West Bank it accused of being “terror operatives” of Islamist group Hamas. Palestinian sources told AFP that dozens of students from Birzeit University were […]
UAE opens Israel embassy after normalisation deal
TEL AVIV: The United Arab Emirates opened an embassy in Israel Wednesday, housed in Tel Aviv’s new stock exchange building, in the latest normalisation move under a deal brokered by Washington last year. The venue in the heart of Israel’s financial district highlighted the central role economic cooperation has played since the UAE became only […]
Living with Covid-19: Israel changes strategy as Delta variant hits
JERUSALEM: Four weeks ago, Israel was celebrating a return to normal life in its battle with Covid-19.After a rapid vaccination drive that had driven down coronavirus infections and deaths, Israelis had stopped wearing face masks and abandoned all social-distancing rules. Then came the more infectious Delta variant, and a surge in cases that has forced […]
Jordan King, Israel President Isaac Herzog Hold Middle East Peace Talks After Water Deal
King Abdullah II “stressed on working towards comprehensive peace” between Israel and the Palestine Amman, Jordan: Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Saturday received a telephone call from Israel’s new President Isaac Herzog and they discussed Middle East peace efforts, state-run Petra news agency said. King Abdullah II “stressed the importance of working towards a just and […]
Israel Offers Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shots To Adults At Risk
Israel has almost exclusively administered Pfizer shots to around 60% of its 9.3 million population. Jerusalem: Israel said on Sunday it will begin offering a booster shot of Pfizer Inc’s vaccine to adults with weak immune systems but it was still weighing whether a third round of shots should be given to the general public. […]
Israel sees drop in Pfizer vaccine protection against infections, still strong in severe illness
JERUSALEM: Israel reported on Monday a decrease in the effectiveness of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in preventing infections and symptomatic illness but said it remained highly effective in preventing serious illness. The decline coincided with the spread of the Delta variant and the end of social distancing restrictions in Israel. Vaccine effectiveness in preventing both […]
Israel Govt Seeks Renewal of Controversial Family Unification Ban
Israel’s government faced internal divisions Monday as it sought to renew a controversial ban on its Arab residents and citizens extending rights to their Palestinian spouses in the occupied West Bank and Gaza. The measure first enacted in 2003 during the second Palestinian intifada, or uprising, is justified by supporters on security grounds but critics […]
Israel Says Cargo Ship Possibly Attacked En Route To UAE: Report
Data showed the ship was last docked in Jeddah and was now off the coast of Dubai. (Representational) Jerusalem/Dubai: Israeli defence officials were checking whether Iranian forces were behind a possible attack on a cargo ship under partial Israeli ownership on Saturday on its way from Jeddah to the United Arab Emirates, Israel’s N12 Television […]