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European Mediterranean States Discuss Middle East, Migration

This is Beirut, 11/10 18:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Leaders from nine European countries around the Mediterranean Sea met in Cyprus on Friday to discuss the wars in the Middle East, which they fear will fuel migration and threaten their own security. Heads of state or government from France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Slovenia and Croatia were joined by the king of Jordan, ...

Israel Claims to Have Killed Top Islamic Jihad Commander

This is Beirut, 11/10 11:12 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel's Army said on Friday that it had killed Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad's top commander for the Nur Shams refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. The military said Mohammad Abdullah was "eliminated" on Thursday after Israeli aircraft struck the camp in Tulkarem. An additional "terrorist" was killed in the operation, which ...

Turkey Buries Activist Shot in West Bank

This Is Beirut, 14/09 17:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Mourners gathered in southwest Turkey on Saturday for the funeral of a US-Turkish activist, who was shot dead while protesting Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The killing last week of 26-year-old Aysenur Ezgi Eygi has sparked international condemnation and infuriated Turkey, further escalating tensions over the war in Gaza that began with ...

Borrell to Propose Sanctioning Israeli Officials over 'Violent Settlers'

This Is Beirut, 16/08 16:43 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The European Union's top diplomat Josep Borrell said Friday he would propose sanctions against Israeli government "enablers" of Jewish settler violence, following a deadly attack on a village in the occupied West Bank. "Day after day, in an almost total impunity, Israeli settlers fuel violence in the occupied West Bank, contributing to endanger ...

US Criticizes Israeli Settlement Plans in West Bank

This Is Beirut, 15/08 22:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States criticized on Thursday the Israeli authorities' approval of a plan to build a new settlement in the occupied West Bank on land designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced the plan on Wednesday, openly stating that Israel aimed to create elements to "combat the dangerous project ...

G7 Condemns Israel's Legalization of West Bank Outposts

This Is Beirut, 11/07 20:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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G7 foreign ministers condemned on Thursday the move by Israel to legalize five outposts in the West Bank, and slammed its decision to expand existing settlements and establish new ones. Settlement expansion has increased sharply since Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned to power in late 2022, at the helm of a hardline pro-settler ...

Is the West Bank Israel’s Third Front?

Ali A. Hamadé, 17/03 12:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Since October 7, global attention has been largely focused on the Israeli war’s dual fronts: Gaza and Southern Lebanon. However, amidst this multifaceted war, a third, less spectacular yet equally crucial front has emerged: The West Bank where there are no massive bombings or missile salvo, but rather a theater of operations for Israeli ...