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Coronavirus vaccination miracle brings Israel back to its true roots

Israel, like most countries, still has enormous obstacles to address, many of them important, a few of them existential

Israel vaccinates over 10 per cent of population against Covid-19

The number of people vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus in Israel has reached more than 950,000

Israel imposes third nationwide lockdown amid Covid vaccination drive

Israel has entered the third nationwide lockdown amid a vaccination drive aimed at curbing the raging coronavirus pandemic

Protests keep up against Israeli PM Netanyahu as new election looms

The protesters have been gathering outside Netanyahu's Jerusalem residence for months, slamming him for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic

Israeli jets strike several sites in Gaza after militants fire rockets

Israeli aircraft struck several sites in the Gaza Strip early Saturday after Palestinian militants fired two rockets toward southern Israel

Turkey wants better ties with Israel but against its stance on Palestine

Turkey is in favour of normalising relations with Israel, but its Palestine policy is unacceptable for Ankara, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday

Army says 2 rockets fired from Gaza Strip toward southern Israel

The Israeli military said Friday that Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired two rockets toward southern Israel.

Israel to speed up Covid-19 vaccination owing to new strain

The Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Israel will speed up to a 24/7 format

Israeli jets fly over Lebanon capital Beirut, explosions reported in Syria

Israeli jets flew very low over parts of Lebanon early Friday, terrifying residents on Christmas Eve, some of whom reported seeing missiles in the skies over Beirut

Israel conflict must be resolved within int'l framework: Palestinian PM

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye said that resolving the conflict with Israel must be within an international framework and based on international law

Parliament dissolved, Israel heads for 4th elections within 2 years

Experts said that a new general election may turn to an internal fight for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as the coalition government collapsed

Israel heads to fourth elections in 2 years as coalition govt collapses

Israel's divided government collapsed, triggering the country's fourth election in under two years and bringing an unprecedented threat to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's lengthy grip on power

SBI extends global trade finance solutions to Israeli corporates

This comes after recent Abraham accords leading to normalisation of ties between Israel and Arab states

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu receives first Covid-19 vaccine in Israel

Shipments of the Pfizer vaccines began arriving in Israel last week. Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines are on order

Israeli PM Netanyahu to be 1st person in country to get Covid-19 vaccine

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to be the first person in Israel to be vaccinated against Covid-19

Morocco becomes 4th Arab nation this year to ties relations with Israel

US President Donald Trump announced that Morocco agreed to begin normalising relations with Israel, becoming the fourth Arab state this year to join the Abraham Accords

Covid-19 vaccination campaign to begin on Dec 27: Israel PM Netanyahu

PM Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that Israel will begin vaccinating the public against the coronavirus on Dec 27, making it one of the first countries in the world to innoculate its citizens

Israeli firm Elbit Systems offers to build 70% of artillery guns in India

That is significantly higher indigenisation than the 50 per cent required for "Make in India" projects

Israel dissolves parliaments; push country towards 4th elections in two yrs

Israeli lawmakers on Wednesday passed a preliminary vote to dissolve parliament, pushing the country close to its fourth general elections in less than two years and almost bringing to an end an uneasy alliance. The proposal put forward by the Opposition to dissolve the Knesset (Israeli parliament) was passed by a 61-54 vote in the house of 120. The proposal will now go to the Legislative Committee for discussion. The vote comes a day after Alternate Prime Minister and Defence Minister Benny Gantz said that his Kahol and Lavan (Blue & White) party will vote in favour of the bill accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of consistently "misleading" the public over the budget issue to serve his own political ends. A bill to dissolve the Knesset will require three additional successful readings before new elections are called. In a surprise development, lawmaker Mansour Abbas' Ra'am party, which is a part of the Joint Arab List, skipped the vote. Mansour has in the past weeks ...

Netanyahu's governing partner threatens to end coalition, force election

Israeli PM Netanyahu's chief governing partner said he would vote in favour of a proposal to dissolve their troubled coalition, accusing the Israeli leader of repeatedly breaking his promises