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  • Two Palestinian gunmen killed by Israeli forces in West Bank

    Two Palestinian gunmen killed by Israeli forces in West Bank

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    Ramallah: Two Palestinians were killed on Wednesday during fierce clashes with Israeli soldiers in the town of Qabatiya near the northern West Bank city of Jenin.

    A video on social media showed the bodies of the two young men whowere shot dead, reports Xinhua news agency.

    Local sources and witnesses said that a troop of Israeli soldiers backed by armoured vehicles stormed Qabatiya to arrest Palestinians wanted by Israeli security forces for alleged involvement in attacks against the Jewish state

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    They added that heavy clashes and fire exchanges took place in the town between Palestinian militants and Israeli soldiers.

    Explosions and intensive gunfire were heard in the town.

    The witnesses also said that a third Palestinian was seriously injured and was arrested by the Israeli soldiers before they pulled out from the town.

    Since early January, the Israeli army has been carrying out daily raids on Palestinian towns, villages, and refugee camps to arrest Palestinians allegedly involved in attacks against Israel.

    The Palestinian Ministry of Health said more than 100 Palestinians have been killed since.

    Meanwhile, 19 Israelis were killed during the same period.

    The raids in Qabatiya town came amid growing tension between Israel and the Islamic Jihad militant group in the Gaza Strip, which had resulted in the deaths of 15 Palestinians, including five terrorists.

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  • Israeli FM meets PM Modi, discusses strengthening of strategic relations

    Israeli FM meets PM Modi, discusses strengthening of strategic relations

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    New Delhi: Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen on Tuesday met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed the strengthening of strategic relations between India and Israel.

    With PM Modi, the Israeli Foreign Minister discussed expanding the Abraham Accords and also promoting a free trade agreement.

    Following his meeting with the PM, Cohen tweeted. “India is a world power, the fifth largest economy and the most populous country in the world. I spoke with PM Modi about strengthening the strategic relations between the countries, expanding the Abraham Accords, and promoting a free trade agreement that will boost Israel’s economy.”

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    His tweet added, “I thanked him for his warm attitude towards the State of Israel and the Jewish community in India, and we agreed to continue to strengthen the excellent ties between Israel and India.”

    Israeli Foreign Minister Cohen is on a three-day visit to India, however, he had to cut short his visit due to the security situation in Israel following Operation Shield and Arrow.

    Israel Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has decided to cut short his India visit due to a security update amid action by the Israel Army against members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement.

    Cohen, who arrived in India on Tuesday on a three-day official visit, will now return to Israel after his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

    “I landed a short time ago in New Delhi, the capital of India, and immediately upon landing I received a security update. In light of the events in Israel, I decided to cut short the diplomatic visit to India and return to Israel after my meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that will take place today,” the Israeli Foreign Minister said in a tweet on Tuesday.

    Three senior members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement were killed by the Israeli army in an early Tuesday morning bombing in which explosions ripped through Gaza under ‘Operation Shield and Arrow’, The Times of Israel reported.

    The Israeli army began hitting targets in the Strip just after 2 am in what appeared to be a coordinated surprise attack on the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement’s senior leaders.

    Prior to the operation, Israeli residents of areas within 40 kilometres (25 miles) of Gaza were instructed to enter or stay near bomb shelters amid fears of retaliatory attacks, as raids continued to thunder across the Strip.

    During his day-long visit, Cohen also met his Indian Counterpart S Jaishankar, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.

    In India, Cohen also led an economic delegation consisting of 36 Israeli businesspersons mainly from the fields of water management and agriculture.

    He also tweeted, “Strengthening the economic ties with one of the biggest powers in the world For my visit to India, I arrived at the head of an economic delegation of dozens of businessmen and company representatives. The trade potential between Israel and India is enormous, and today we have taken significant steps that will expand cooperation on the way to a free trade agreement, and contribute to the economies of both countries.”

    Both countries noted the progress in I2U2 and held wide-ranging discussions on cooperation in security, economy, technology, innovation, connectivity and health.

    Foreign Minister Cohen also opened the CII India-Israel Business Forum. Three MoUs were signed during the event, marking a new era of cooperation and partnership between the business communities of both nations.

    During the visit, there was a signing of the framework of the agreement between Israel and India on the facilitation of the temporary employment of Indian workers in specific labour market sectors (caregivers and construction workers) in the State of Israel.

    Both countries also signed a letter of intent to establish two Centers of Water Technology in India.

    A project called World on Wheels (WoW Bus) was launched by the Embassy of Israel in India in the presence of Foreign Minister Cohen. The aim of this initiative is to facilitate digital literacy, personality development, and entrepreneurship training in rural parts of India. This is one of the many projects undertaken by the embassy with local partners in India in the field of education.

    (Except for the headline, the story has not been edited by Siasat staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)



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  • Israeli strikes kill 13 in Gaza strip; many civilians among dead

    Israeli strikes kill 13 in Gaza strip; many civilians among dead

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    Israel’s air strike killed 13 Palestinian civilians including three top commanders of the militant group Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip.

    The strikes took place in the wee hours of Tuesday when 40 Israeli warplanes and helicopters attacked several places across the Gaza strip, the deadly strike hit homes and created a panic situation among residents.

    Following the air strikes, Palestinian health officials confirmed that eight women and children were among the dead people and another had received severe injuries.

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    “Four children and four women were among those killed in the strike. most of the injured were women and children and many were in critical condition in hospital,” officials added.

    Meanwhile, Israel issued a statement and claimed that they had only targeted militants who pose an imminent threat to their citizens.

    Israel further stated that Islamic Jihad is a vindictive group and is expected to respond with rocket fire into Israel.

    Reports suggested that at least two apartments with their fronts collided down strongly.

    Russian representative office located in Palestinian territories announced a Russian citizen named Dr Jamal Khuswan, a former chairman of the Gaza Dentists Association, was also killed in the strike along with his wife and son.

    As per BBC reports, Mohammed Khuswan was a prominent dentist and during the Isreal strike, he and his family were inside their home when it was hit by a missile.

    Meanwhile, Islamic Jihad’s military wing, the al-Quds Brigades, confirmed the deaths of three of its

    Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad group confirmed the death of three commanders along with their wives and children.

    They identified them as Jihad Shaker al-Ghannam (secretary of the al-Quds Brigades’ Military Council), Khalil Salah al-Bahtini (the commander of its Northern Region) and Tariq Mohammed Ezzedine (head of the military action in the occupied West Bank).

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  • Two Palestinian gunmen killed by Israeli forces in Tulkarm

    Two Palestinian gunmen killed by Israeli forces in Tulkarm

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    Two Palestinian gunmen were killed on Saturday by the Israeli occupation forces during the storming of the Nur Shams camp in Tulkarm, in the northern West Bank, Palestinian media reported.

    The Palestinian Ministry of Health stated, “Two martyrs, shot by the occupation, arrived at Dr Thabet Governmental Hospital, in addition to a stable injury in the extremities, as a result of the Israeli occupation’s aggression in Tulkarm.”

    Hamas announced on Saturday, as reported by Safa News Agency, that the martyrs of Tulkarm in the northern West Bank are members of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the movement’s military wing.

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    The two Qassami martyrs were identified as Hamza Khrewish and Samer Al-Shafei, both 22 years old.

    Al-Shafei was shot in the neck, chest and abdomen, and Khrewish was shot in the chest, abdomen and left foot.

    As per a report by AFP, the Israeli army said that the pair were “involved in the shooting attack in Avnei Heftz on May 2, 2023 during which an Israeli civilian was injured”.

    The Israeli army had confiscated two M-16 rifles, military vests, and magazines during the storming in Tulkarm.

    For months, the Israeli army has been carrying out operations in the northern West Bank, Nablus, and Jenin under the pretext of pursuing wanted persons.

    It is noteworthy that 110 martyrs, including 20 children and two women, have been killed by the Israeli occupation forces and settlers since the start of this year.



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  • Woman among four Palestinians killed in Israeli raid in Nablus

    Woman among four Palestinians killed in Israeli raid in Nablus

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    Four Palestinians, including one woman, were killed by the Israeli army on Thursday, during a raid in Nablus, in the northern occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian News Agency.

    The four martyrs are identified as— Hassan Qatnani, Moaz al-Masri,  Ibrahim Jabr and woman Iman Ziad Ahmed Odeh.

    On Thursday morning, Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a brief statement, that three Palestinians were killed by the occupation bullets, two of whom had completely distorted their features, as a result of the intense shooting at them.

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    The Israeli forces claimed that two of the three martyrs were responsible for carrying out a shooting attack, in which three Israeli women were killed in April 2023, in the northern Jordan Valley in the West Bank.

    Later on Thursday, Palestinian Ministry of Health announced the death of 26-year-old Palestinian woman Iman Ziad Ahmed Odeh, as a result of being shot in the chest on Thursday, by the Israeli forces in Hawara, south of Nablus, in the northern West Bank, claiming that she was attempting to carry out a stabbing attack.

    Palestinian Red Crescent reported that four citizens in Nablus were injured by live bullets fired by the occupation forces, in addition to recording 152 cases of suffocation, including school students, as a result of the occupation forces firing tear gas canisters.

    Israeli Army Radio reported that more than 200 Israeli soldiers participated in the military operation in Nablus on Thursday.

    Palestinian News Agency quoted eyewitnesses as saying that the occupation forces targeted the besieged house with live bullets, fired a number of missiles at it, and prevented medical staff from reaching the besieged area.

    With the rise of the four martyrs of Nablus on Thursday, the death toll since the beginning of this year rises to 108, including 20 children and two women.

    The figure also includes the 44-year-old Palestinian prisoner Sheikh Khader Adnan, who died on Tuesday on the 87th day of a hunger strike to protest his repeated arbitrary detention.

    The death of Adnan, who was arrested on March 5, 2023, pending military trial, sparked widespread anger and protests in the occupied West Bank, and led to rockets being fired at Israel by the armed resistance factions in the besieged Gaza Strip.



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  • Israeli missile attack on Syria’s Aleppo airport kills 1 soldier

    Israeli missile attack on Syria’s Aleppo airport kills 1 soldier

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    Israeli missile attack on Syria's Aleppo airport kills 1 soldier

    Damascus: Israeli missiles hit the international airport and several military sites in the Syrian province of Aleppo, killing one soldier and injuring seven others, the army said in a statement on Tuesday.

    The attack was carried out just before midnight, hitting the airport and a number of military positions in the countryside of Aleppo, it said, adding that two civilians were among the wounded, reports Xinhua news agency.

    The international airport of Aleppo as well as that of the capital Damascus had been attacked earlier by Israel and went out of service for days.

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    Meanwhile, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported a number of explosions in the area of the Aleppo international airport and the al-Nayrab air base.

    The Britain-based watchdog stopped short of giving more details but said the attack is the 16th of its kind since the beginning of 2023.

    In March, Israel struck Aleppo’s airport on two different occasions and put it out of commission for several days.

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  • Syria’s air defences intercept fresh Israeli missile attack

    Syria’s air defences intercept fresh Israeli missile attack

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    Russian strikes on Syria's Idlib province kill 120 rebels

    Damascus: Syrian air defences intercepted a fresh Israeli missile attack in the central province of Homs, state media reported.

    The air defences were responding to hostile targets in the skies of Homs, said the report, spelling out no further details, state news agency SANA reported on Saturday.

    Three civilians were injured in the attack, according to the Syrian Defence Ministry, Xinhua news agency reported.

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    Meanwhile, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitor, said the missile destroyed a weapon depot for the Lebanese Hezbollah group in the Daba’a air base in Homs.

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  • Syria intercepts Israeli missile attack

    Syria intercepts Israeli missile attack

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    Syria intercepts Israeli missile attack

    Damascus: Syrian air defences intercepted a fresh Israeli missile attack in the central province of Homs on Saturday, the state media said in a report.

    The air defences were responding to hostile targets in the skies of Homs, said the report, without giving out further details.

    Three civilians were injured in the attack, Xinhua news agency quoted the Syrian Defence Ministry as saying.

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    Meanwhile, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitor, said the missile destroyed a weapon depot for the Lebanese Hezbollah militant group in the Daba’a air base in Homs.

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  • Turkish Prez honours Israeli rescue workers who saved lives after quakes

    Turkish Prez honours Israeli rescue workers who saved lives after quakes

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    Turkish Prez honours Israeli rescue workers who saved lives after quakes

    Tel Aviv: A certificate of appreciation from the President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey was presented on Tuesday to the commander of the INDIA’s National Rescue Unit, Col (Ret) Golan Vach, who commanded Israel rescue mission that helped locate survivors and provide aid during the recent earthquake in southern Turkey.

    The Israeli rescue mission was one of the first to arrive to provide aid after the earthquake and succeeded in rescuing 19 survivors from the ruins.

    The certificate was presented on Israel’s National Memorial Day (Yom HaZikaron in Hebrew) for the Fallen Soldiers of the Wars of Israel and Victims of Actions of Terrorism, which is observed every year the day before Israeli Independence Day.

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    Israel’s deputy ambassador to Turkey, Nadav Markman, who assisted in the rescue mission, said, “We greatly appreciate the gratitude from Turkey. The members of the Israeli delegation acted bravely and professionally. The close cooperation between the IDF, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the other factors in the field made it possible to save many lives, to show the beautiful face of the State of Israel.”

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  • Israeli judicial reforms still on hold, Netanyahu says

    Israeli judicial reforms still on hold, Netanyahu says

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    Speaking to Todd, Netanyahu said that even though he’s not resuming his efforts now, his goal remains the same, limiting judicial overreach and balancing the branches of government.

    “We’re trying to bring it back into a proper balance,” he said.

    Opponents of Netanyahu’s plan have said the proposed changes would undermine the nation’s basic freedoms. “It’s an attack on the very soul and nature of our democracy,“ former Prime Minister Ehud Barak said last month.

    During the “Meet the Press” interview, Netanyahu criticized Todd for how he described his proposed reforms and Israel’s current political environment — and also took umbrage at Todd’s question linking the judicial plan to Netanyahu’s personal legal problems.

    “Here’s another fib, another lie. It’s just not true. My own legal proceedings, which by the way are crumbling, all these charges against me have been crumbling,” Netanyahu said, adding: “My case is completely independent from this.”

    The prime minister also said he still felt close to President Joe Biden (“a great friend of Israel”) despite Biden’s concerns about the proposed judicial reforms.

    “Friends can have disagreements on occasion,” Netanyahu said.

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