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Palestinian teen who slapped Israeli soldier released from prison (photos)
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Ahed Tamimi, 17, returns home to a hero's welcome in her West Bank village after her eight-month jail sentence for slapping and kicking Israeli soldiers comes to an end.
Topics: world-politics, territorial-disputes, unrest-conflict-and-war, assault, palestinian-territory-occupied, israel
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Israeli forces raid al-Aqsa mosque after clashes
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Israeli troopers raid Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque, the third-holiest shrine in Islam and an icon of Palestinian statehood, and carry out arrests in what police describe as a pursuit of youths who had lobbed rocks and fireworks during clashes with its forces outside.
Topics: world-politics, foreign-affairs, unrest-conflict-and-war, israel, palestinian-territory-occupied
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Trump could be prepared to strike Iran, Australian Government sources say
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Senior figures in the Turnbull Government say they believe the Trump administration is prepared to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities, perhaps as early as next month, and say Australia is poised to help identify possible targets.
Topics: government-and-politics, defence-and-national-security, defence-forces, security-intelligence, defence-industry, nuclear-issues, unrest-conflict-and-war, world-politics, australia, united-states, iran-islamic-republic-of, israel
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Israel shoots down Syrian warplane as Golan frontier heats up
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Israel says it has shot down a Syrian warplane that crossed into the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, but Damascus says the jet was fired on as it took part in operations against rebels on Syrian territory.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, world-politics, syrian-arab-republic, israel
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'A great miracle': 100kg stone falls from Jerusalem's Western Wall, narrowly missing worshipper
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Security cameras capture the moment the large stone falls from the 2,000-year-old structure, landing close to a 79-year-old woman praying at one the most holy sites in Judaism.
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Boulder falls from Jerusalem's Western Wall narrowly missing woman praying Video
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An elderly worshipper had a close call when a 100 kilogram stone suddenly fell from Jerusalem's Western Wall and crashed at her feet.
Topics: religion-and-beliefs, meditation-and-prayer, accidents, israel
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Syria condemns Israeli evacuation of White Helmets as 'criminal operation'
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The Syrian Government condemns the evacuation of hundreds of Syrian White Helmet rescue workers and their families with the help of Israeli soldiers, calling it a "criminal operation" undertaken by "Israel and its tools".
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, world-politics, syrian-arab-republic, israel, russian-federation, iran-islamic-republic-of
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Israeli military evacuates hundreds of 'White Helmets' from Syria
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The Israeli military says it has rescued members of a Syrian volunteer civil organization from the volatile border area on the Golan Heights before reportedly evacuating them to Jordan in an "exceptional humanitarian gesture" it says was done at the request of the United States.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, world-politics, relief-and-aid-organisations, foreign-aid, syrian-arab-republic, israel, jordan
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Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike in Gaza City Video
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At least 120 Gazans were wounded and three Hamas fighters were among the four Palestinians killed in the military strikes. The fourth was a protester, according to local residents and medics.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, palestinian-territory-occupied, israel
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Israeli soldier and four Palestinians killed in Gaza escalation
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Israel launches military strikes into Gaza, killing four Palestinians and wounding hundreds, in retaliation for an Israeli soldier being killed along the Gaza front for the first time since the 2014 war with Hamas.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, palestinian-territory-occupied, israel
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Israel passes controversial 'Jewish nation-state law'
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Israel passes a law to declare only Jews have the right of self-determination in the country, something members of the Arab minority say is racist and verging on apartheid.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, world-politics, israel, palestinian-territory-occupied
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Syrian civilians approach Israeli frontier fence seeking sanctuary Video
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Syrians civilians approached Israel's frontier fence on the Golan Heights in an apparent attempt to seek help or sanctuary, but were warned off by the Israeli military.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, refugees, israel
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Syrian civilians approaching Israel border fence are warned to stay away
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In an unprecedented step, scores of desperate Syrian civilians approach Israel's Golan Heights border fence to seek refuge, only to be told by an Israeli soldier to "go back before something bad happens".
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, world-politics, refugees, syrian-arab-republic, israel
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Smoke billows from government buildings during Israel's air strikes on Gaza Video
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says it's the biggest attack against Hamas militant targets in Gaza since 2014. The Israeli military carried out the strikes in response to a surge in rocket attacks from across the border.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, air-force, israel
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Israel's biggest daytime airstrike in years leaves two Palestinian teens dead
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Two Palestinians teenagers are killed and several injured by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza city, according to health officials, in one of the worst flare-ups since the 2014 Israel-Gaza war.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, israel, palestinian-territory-occupied
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Australia ends direct aid to Palestinian Authority
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Julie Bishop says the donations could increase the self-governing body's capacity to pay Palestinians convicted of politically motivated violence, and Australia will now instead direct its funds through the United Nations.
Topics: foreign-affairs, foreign-aid, unrest-conflict-and-war, palestinian-territory-occupied, australia, israel
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120,000 flee Syrian government offensive as UN fears 'repetition of Eastern Ghouta'
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More than 120,000 civilians flee a Syrian army offensive in the southwest that began last week, as senior UN official warns of catastrophe as they risked being trapped between warring sides.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, territorial-disputes, refugees, foreign-aid, syrian-arab-republic, israel, jordan
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Prince William meets Palestinian President in Israeli-occupied West Bank
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Prince William voices hope for lasting peace in the Middle East as he meets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the occupied West Bank in the first official British royal visit to the Palestinian Territories.
Topics: royal-and-imperial-matters, world-politics, territorial-disputes, israel, palestinian-territory-occupied
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Prince William brings message of hope on historic Israel visit
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Prince William envisages a strong future for Israel while making the first official British royal visit to the country, and pledges to commemorate the Holocaust that contributed to the country's foundation.
Topics: royal-and-imperial-matters, world-politics, world-war-2, israel, palestinian-territory-occupied, united-kingdom
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Prince William makes history with Israel visit
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After spending the first two days of his Middle East trip in Jordan, Prince William arrives in Israel, marking the first time a Royal has made an official visit to the country and the Palestinian territories.
Topics: world-politics, royal-and-imperial-matters, israel, united-kingdom
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Prince William kicks off Middle East tour in Jordan
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Prince William kicks off a politically delicate five-day tour of Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories, planning to meet with young people, refugees and political leaders in a tumultuous region once controlled by Britain.
Topics: royal-and-imperial-matters, unrest-conflict-and-war, world-politics, jordan, united-kingdom, palestinian-territory-occupied, israel
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If Daraa falls, could it be the beginning of the end of the Syrian war? Analysis (photos)
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After recapturing East Ghouta, the Syrian regime has its sights set on the last southern rebel enclave of Daraa. Will victory there be the final act of the Syrian war?
Topics: world-politics, unrest-conflict-and-war, terrorism, territorial-disputes, government-and-politics, syrian-arab-republic, jordan, israel
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'Kite war' as Palestinians use new weapon in conflict with Israel
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Palestinian militants in Gaza are using a new weapon in the conflict with Israel, launching hundreds of burning kites into Israel to set fire to farmland and forest.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, world-politics, fires, bushfire, israel, palestinian-territory-occupied
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The last Jew of Essaouira and the exodus that changed a country
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Joseph Sebag, a charming old man with a shy smile, is all that remains of the once thriving Jewish community in the Moroccan city of Essaouira. So what happened?
Topics: people, history, 20th-century, immigration, religion-and-beliefs, ancient-religions, indigenous-other-peoples, discrimination, morocco, australia, israel
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Liberal members vote to privatise ABC and move embassy to Jerusalem
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Julie Bishop and Mitch Fifield have been forced to pour cold water on motions passed at the Liberal Party's federal council, which insiders claim signify the "ascendancy of the conservatives" in the party.
Topics: government-and-politics, political-parties, world-politics, foreign-affairs, abc, broadcasting, australia, israel
