GAZA (Reuters) - Egyptian naval forces fired on a Palestinian fishing boat and killed a fisherman on Wednesday, Gaza's interior ministry said, but an Egyptian military source denied the report. Egypt's navy has in the past shot at Gazans whom it has accused of crossing the maritime border. There was no
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Israeli PM condemns Khashoggi killing but keeps focus on Iran
An Israeli official on Friday called the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul "despicable" but said that co-operating with Riyadh against their common foe Iran was Israel's priority. Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz's remarks appeared to break with Israeli government reticence over last month's killing, which has
Israel reinforces troops outside Gaza as border protests enter seventh month
Israel said it was reinforcing troops around the Gaza Strip on Thursday as a precaution against incursions by Palestinians during violent protests along the border that have often been met by lethal Israeli fire. The language of the Israeli military statement did not appear to herald any imminent offensive in Gaza
Palestinians strike in support of Israel’s Arab minority
Palestinians across the occupied West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem held a general strike on Monday in support of an Israeli-Arab protest against Israel's new Nation State Law. Passed by Israel's parliament in July, the Nation State Law declares that only Jews have the right of self-determination in Israel and downgrades
Donald Trump has ordered that $25 million earmarked for the Palestinians
By: Middle East Affairs A State Department official said on Saturday: "U.S. President Donald Trump has requested that $25 million reserved for the care of Palestinians in East Jerusalem doctor's facilities be coordinated somewhere else as a component of a survey of help." Trump required a survey of U.S. help to the