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Mideast peace a priority: Hague 9 hours agoPeace between Israel and the Palestinians is a "priority," British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on a visit to the region on Thursday, as he met Israeli More »
- General says Israel poised for war on Syria if Assad falls Wed, May 22, 2013
By Dan Williams HERZLIYA, Israel (Reuters) - Israel is poised for a large-scale assault on Syria to prevent advanced weapons reaching jihadi rebels or Hezbollah More »
- Israel general sees increased risk of surprise war Wed, May 22, 2013
Middle East unrest increases the chance of Israel becoming embroiled in a surprise war, the head of its air force said on Wednesday. More »
- General says Israel ready to attack Syria should Assad fall Wed, May 22, 2013
By Dan Williams HERZLIYA, Israel (Reuters) - Israel is prepared to attack Syria to prevent advanced weapons reaching jihadi rebels or Hezbollah guerrillas in More »
- Fighting displaces 70-80% of Palestinians in Syria: UN Wed, May 22, 2013
The conflict in Syria has displaced more than two-thirds of Palestinian refugees living in the country, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees said More »
- Golan stability undamaged: Israel defence official Wed, May 22, 2013
Israel's ability to deter attack on its positions in the occupied Golan Heights remains undiminished despite an uptick in fire from the Syrian side of the ceasefire More »
- Militants release seven Egyptians kidnapped in Sinai Wed, May 22, 2013
CAIRO (Reuters) - Seven members of the Egyptian security forces kidnapped by Islamist militants in Sinai last week were released on Wednesday, ending a crisis that More »
- Egyptian army blocks Sinai roads in hunt for kidnappers Tue, May 21, 2013
By Yousri Mohamed SHEIKH ZUWAID, Egypt (Reuters) - Egyptian army and police forces stepped up roadblocks in north Sinai in a hunt for militant Islamists who More »
- Austria says peackeepers may quit Golan if EU arms rebels Tue, May 21, 2013
By Michael Shields VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria may pull its peacekeeping troops from the Golan Heights, evacuating the U.N. buffer zone, its defence minister warned More »
- Israel warns Syria of 'consequences' if Golan fire continues Tue, May 21, 2013
The head of Israel's armed forces warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday of "consequences" if fire continues from Syrian territory against Israeli More »
- Ryanair mulls Poland-Israel route for Auschwitz trips Tue, May 21, 2013
A Ryanair plane takes off from Barcelona's airport on September 1, 2010. Low-cost European airline Ryanair is looking at introducing flights between Israel and More »
- Syria, Israel exchange fire on Golan Heights Tue, May 21, 2013
By Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria said its troops destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed into its territory from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on More »
- Peace debate exposes deep rifts in Israeli government Tue, May 21, 2013
By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's coalition government presented a divided front on Palestinian statehood on Tuesday as U.S. Secretary of State John More »
- Egypt's army blocks roads in Sinai in hunt for kidnappers Tue, May 21, 2013
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's army and police stepped up roadblocks in an area of northern Sinai as they tried to track down militant Islamists who kidnapped seven More »
- Israel extends Gaza fishing zone: army Tue, May 21, 2013
Israel has restored the fishing zone off the coast of Gaza to six nautical miles, after reducing it to three in March when rockets were fired from the territory, More »
- Israeli army denies vehicle destroyed by Syrian fire Tue, May 21, 2013
Israel's army and Syrian forces exchanged fire across the sensitive ceasefire line on the Golan Heights on Tuesday, but the Jewish state denied one of its vehicles More »
- Syria says destroys Israeli vehicle on its territory Tue, May 21, 2013
By Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria said its troops destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed into its territory from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on More »
- Israel fires back at Syria after gunshots at its troops Tue, May 21, 2013
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli troops shot at a target across the Syrian frontier on Tuesday in response to gunfire that struck its forces in the Golan Heights, the More »
- Israel denies Syrian claim Israeli vehicle destroyed Tue, May 21, 2013
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli military denied on Tuesday a claim by Syria that its armed forces destroyed an Israeli vehicle on the Golan Heights. An army More »
- Israel extends Palestinians' Gaza fishing zone Tue, May 21, 2013
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel on Tuesday expanded the distance it permits Gaza fishermen to head out to sea, restoring a limit it cut in half two months ago in More »
- Chief Palestinian peace negotiator backs Kerry's efforts Mon, May 20, 2013
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The top Palestinian negotiator with Israel on Monday threw his weight behind U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's bid More »
- Arab Spring makes Israeli-Palestinian peace more pressing - Qatar Mon, May 20, 2013
By Regan Doherty DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar's emir, who has thrown his state's riches behind Arab uprisings, said on Monday that the emergence of 'people power' had put More »
- Qatar: Arab Spring makes Israeli-Palestinian peace more pressing Mon, May 20, 2013
By Regan Doherty DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar's emir, who has thrown his state's riches behind Arab uprisings, said on Monday that the emergence of 'people power' had put More »
- Palestinian film of love and betrayal breaks new ground at Cannes Mon, May 20, 2013
By Belinda Goldsmith CANNES (Reuters) - A tragic love story between two Palestinians living under Israeli occupation received a standing ovation at the Cannes film More »
- Father of shot Gaza boy disputes Israel report Mon, May 20, 2013
The father of a Palestinian boy shot dead in Gaza in 2000 said Monday he was willing to have his son exhumed to disprove an Israeli report denying he was killed by More »
- Israel: Five Dead After Gunfight In Bank Mon, May 20, 2013
A gunman has shot dead four people in a bank in Israel after he was refused an overdraft and cash from an automatic teller machine. More »
- Five dead in botched Israel bank robbery Mon, May 20, 2013
Four people were killed and three others wounded in a botched bank heist in southern Israel which ended when a robber who had held a hostage shot himself dead, More »
- Man refused overdraft kills four in Israeli bank Mon, May 20, 2013
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A gunman shot dead four people execution-style in a bank in Israel on Monday after being refused an overdraft and cash from its automatic More »
- Israel's Lapid speaks of removing some settlers for peace Mon, May 20, 2013
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Finance Minister Yair Lapid, whose new centrist party is the second largest in Israel's government, said on Monday thousands More »
- Vandals target Western Wall woman activist Mon, May 20, 2013
The stairwell and door to the apartment of a woman active in promoting egalitarian prayer at Jerusalem's Western Wall were vandalised by unknown assailants, who More »
- Egyptian army boosts forces in Sinai after kidnapping Mon, May 20, 2013
By Yousri Mohamed EL-ARISH, Egypt (Reuters) - The Egyptian army sent reinforcements into the Sinai Peninsula on Monday after President Mohamed Mursi said there More »
- Five dead in Israeli bank robbery Mon, May 20, 2013
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A bank robbery in Israel on Monday ended with the deaths of five people, including one of the holdup men who apparently shot and killed More »
- Israel calls off UNESCO mission to Jerusalem Mon, May 20, 2013
Israel said it called off a United Nations investigative mission to Jerusalem's Old City due to start Monday because of Palestinian efforts to politicise the visit, More »
- Syria gunfire hits Israel-occupied Golan Mon, May 20, 2013
Shots fired from Syria hit the central Israeli-occupied Golan Heights overnight, a military spokeswoman said Monday morning, causing no harm or damage. More »
- Hezbollah steps up Syria battle, Israel threatens more strikes Sun, May 19, 2013
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah militants attacked a Syrian rebel-held town alongside Syrian troops on Sunday and Israel threatened more More »
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