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File – In this May 27, 2004, file photo, Jordan’s Prince Hamzeh and his wife Princess Noor, arrive at Zahran Palace where they celebrate their wedding ceremony in Amman, Jordan. Prince Hamza, the half-brother of Jordan’s King Abdullah II, said he has been placed under house arrest. in a videotaped statement late Saturday, April 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File) DV101 DV101

April 4, 2021 at 4:18 am

Jordan accuses former crown prince and high-ranking officials of ‘promoting sedition,’ with foreign backing

AMMAN, Jordan - The government of Jordan on Sunday accused former crown prince Hamzeh bin Hussein and several of his associates of cooperating with foreign...

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March 20, 2021 at 4:08 am

Netanyahu turns to extremist party that calls for expelling Arabs from Israel

TEL AVIV, Israel — Itamar Ben Gvir hails from a fringe of Israeli politics so extreme it was outlawed. A lawyer known for defending Jewish...

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March 8, 2021 at 5:16 am

After delays and ethics debates, Israel begins vaccinating 100,000 Palestinian day laborers

SHA'AR EFRAIM, Israel - Israel on Monday kicked off its two-week campaign to vaccinate more than 100,000 Palestinians carrying Israeli work permits even as vaccines...

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February 28, 2021 at 6:32 am

Israel expands probe into the oil spill endangering its shoreline

TEL AVIV — Israel on Sunday revealed new details of an ongoing investigation into an oil spill earlier this month that washed up roughly a...

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Medics and police officers check a shipment of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine inside a truck at the Kerem Shalom border crossing, in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. The Palestinian Authority said Wednesday that it dispatched the first shipment of coronavirus vaccines to the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, two days after accusing Israel of preventing it from sending the doses amid objections from some Israeli lawmakers. (AP Photo/Adel Hana) XAH102 XAH102

February 17, 2021 at 3:06 pm

First coronavirus vaccines arrive in Gaza Strip following blockage by Israel

The first coronavirus vaccines reached the Gaza Strip on Wednesday: 2,000 doses for the enclave of almost 2 million Palestinians. The shipment arrived after Israel...

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February 15, 2021 at 4:54 am

Number of Israelis reinfected by South African variant rises to 3, raising concerns

TEL AVIV - Israel's Health Ministry said Sunday that two Israelis who had recently recovered from the coronavirus have been reinfected by the variant first...

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A man receives a coronavirus vaccine from medical staff at a COVID-19 vaccination center in Jerusalem, Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. (Oded Balilty / The Associated Press)

January 4, 2021 at 4:26 am

Israel is vaccinating so fast it’s running out of vaccine

Israel's vaccine success is made possible by its small size and the efficiencies of its nationalized health system. However, the fast-paced rollout of Israel's vaccine...

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November 23, 2020 at 3:26 am

Israeli prime minister visits Saudi Arabia, meets with crown prince and Pompeo, intelligence official says

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a secret trip to Saudi Arabia on Sunday, according to a Middle Eastern intelligence official, a watershed...

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March 11, 2010 at 12:00 am

Trial begins in Israel over death of U.S. activist Rachel Corrie

The family of an Olympia activist Rachel Corrie, who was fatally crushed by an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza, accused the Israeli military of whitewashing its...

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March 4, 2010 at 12:00 am

Israeli raid called off after Facebook slip

Israel's military has "unfriended" one of its own - after a combat soldier potentially updated Israel's enemies on Facebook.

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