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An Arab League official called on the European Union (EU) to urge its members that have not yet recognized the state of Palestine to take this step as soon as possible.

In a telephone call with Israeli FM Gabi Ashkenazi, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken "emphasised the administration's belief that Israelis and Palestinians should enjoy equal measures of freedom, security, prosperity and democracy."

Bahraini king appoints ambassador to head his country's diplomatic mission in Israel

Hamas yesterday registered its electoral list for parliamentary election at the Central Elections Commission's office in Gaza.

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee has secured two of its major lobbying priorities on Capitol Hill, including legislation pushing the Biden administration to expand the Abraham Accords.

The 25-year agreement effectively neutralizes U.S. economic pressure, seriously bolsters Tehran’s bargaining position and could herald the Iran’s renewed effort to achieve regional hegemony, an Israeli political expert warned.

According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 128 women were captivated in the occupied West Bank, Al-Quds (Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip borders in 2020.

Head of Turkey-Palestine parliamentary friendship group calls on world to voice crimes against humanity in Palestine.

The United National Human Rights Council passed a total of four anti-Israel resolutions condemning Israel’s settlement activity in the occupied West Bank and other policies, as it wrapped up its forty-sixth session on Wednesday.

Bahrain was the first-ever Arab state to not vote for the UNHRC motion condemning Israeli violations against Palestinians in the occupied territories, Al-Quds Al-Arabi reported on Wednesday.

According to the exit polls, Netanyahu's party would get over 30 seats which would be just enough to form a majority. However, several media outlets explain that it remains unclear whether this could be possible since the same exit polls later revealed that both Netanyahu and his opposition fell short of forming a majority.

No casualties or damage reported so far by Palestinian officials.

In the late 1960s and early ‘70s the most sophisticated spy planes in U.S. and Soviet service—the Mach-three SR-71 Blackbird and equally speedy MiG-25 Foxbat, respectively—flew dangerous reconnaissance missions over the Middle East, supporting opposing American and Russian policies.

Netanyahu’s Likud party is ahead in polls, but predictions are unreliable as many voters remain undecided.

At least 27 Arabs have been killed in gang attacks since the start of this year.

As the Biden administration has signaled a possible revival of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Iranian officials have repeatedly rejected the idea of renegotiating the deal, saying it must be preserved in the current format.

In his Channel 13 interview, Netanyahu touted those four agreements and promised that four more deals would be finalized. It was a pledge that he made last week as well.

According to the SIPRI report, Israel was also among nine states in possession of nuclear weapons at the start of 2020. Although Israel has a long-standing policy of not commenting on its nuclear arsenal and has neither officially confirmed nor denied its existence, the report estimated that the country could be in the possession of 90 operational nuclear weapons.

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House Democrats on Monday urged the Biden administration to call on Israel to vaccinate its Palestinian population.

No comment from United Arab Emirates over Israeli prime minister's statement.

Iran said Israel is the main suspect behind the recent attack on its cargo vessel in the Mediterranean, adding that Tehran reserves the right for countermeasures.

'Unfortunate' decision by Kosovo ignored plight of Palestinians, who have lived under occupation for decades, says Turkey