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Israel's Naftali Bennett begins first visit to UAE as Iran tensions surge

Bennett, a far-right politician who took office as the head of a broad Israeli coalition government in June, plans to hold talks on Monday with the UAE's de facto leader

Israeli PM's first official visit to UAE on Sunday amid Iran nuclear talks

Naftali Bennett's office said he will be meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed

General Rawat was a true leader, true friend of Israel: PM Bennett

Describing General Bipin Rawat as a "true leader and true friend" of Israel, the country's top leadership has expressed condolences to the government and people of India at the "tragic and shocking loss" of its first Chief of Defence Staff who died in a helicopter crash. The Mi-17V5 helicopter of the Indian Air Force (IAF) carrying the 63-year-old tri-services chief crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, killing 13 of the 14 people on board, including his wife and 11 other armed forces personnel. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in a tweet said, "My thoughts & prayers are with the families of those who perished in the tragic helicopter crash in India. May their souls rest in peace". "General Bipin Rawat was a true leader & true friend of Israel. Much strength to @narendramodi & the Indian people at this difficult time", Bennett added. Defence Minister Benny Gantz, who in the past has served as the Israel Defence Forces' Chief of Staff, expressed condolences

Israel announces completion of high-tech underground barrier around Gaza

Israel announced on Tuesday the completion of a high-tech underground wall around the Gaza Strip aimed at preventing militants from entering the country.

Israel PM Bennett urges hard line against Iran at nuclear negotiations

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett urged world powers to take a hard line against Iran in negotiations to curb the country's nuclear program

Covid-19 pandemic: Israel confirms 7 cases of omicron, 27 others suspected

Four of the confirmed cases are those who had recently returned from South Africa

Covid-19 pandemic: Israel reports its third case of Omicron variant

The previous two people infected of Omicron returned from Malawi and South Africa, Xinhua news agency reported

Israel-Palestine risks plunging into new violence, warns UN envoy

The UN Mideast envoy has warned that without quick and decisive action to address the key drivers of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict the region risks plunging into another deadly escalation of violen

Israel bans entry of foreigners due to new coronavirus variant

The Israeli government decided on Sunday to ban the entry of foreign nationals into the country in an attempt to stop the spread of a new variant of Covid-19.

Israel bans entry from 7 African countries as new Covid variant emerges

Israel has announced a ban on entry of travellers from seven African countries, after a new Covid-19 variant was detected in South Africa.

Israel sees Iranian atomic bomb in five years, deal or no deal

Indirect negotiations to revive the 2015 accord are due to resume in Vienna next Monday

Israeli Parliament okays bill setting term limit of 8 years for PM

The Israeli parliament has voted in favour of a bill that would limit the service of a Prime Minister to a maximum of eight years

Palestinians demand release of 90 corpses withheld by Israel for years

Dozens of Palestinians rallied in the West Bank city of Jenin, demanding the return of 90 Palestinian corpses withheld by Israel for years.

Israel, Jordan, UAE agree on regional cooperation to tackle climate crisis

Israel, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates have signed a 'historic' agreement for regional cooperation in the fight against the climate crisis, the Israeli Ministry of Energy said in a statement

Israel Ambassador meets Khattar, discusses investment possibilities

The Ambassador said Israel will set up many such projects in future in India and most projects will be in Haryana

Israel: Former Netanyahu aide testifies in ex-PM's corruption trial

A one-time confidante to Benjamin Netanyahu began testifying against him Monday in the former Israeli prime minister's corruption trial in Jerusalem.

China to continue promoting relationship with Israel, says Xi Jinping

Xi said China highly values its relations with Israel, and is ready to work with the Israeli side to bring more benefits to their people

Israel approves coronavirus vaccines for children of ages 5 to 11 years

Israel on Sunday approved giving the COVID-19 vaccine to children between the ages of 5 and 11. The Health Ministry decision follows approval by U.S. health authorities earlier this month to OK the vaccine for the same age group. Israel was one of the first countries in the world to carry out a broad vaccination campaign in its adult and adolescent population early this year, and it became the first country to carry out a widespread booster campaign over the summer. Experts say Israel's aggressive vaccination efforts have helped curb the spread of the coronavirus and bring a recent wave of the delta variant under control. But it has seen the coronavirus continue to spread among unvaccinated populations, including children. In a statement, the Health Ministry said its director general, Dr. Nachman Ash, accepted a recommendation from expert advisers to inoculate children with the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. It said a majority of advisers believed the benefits of the vaccine outweighed t

Israel holds 'war games' to prepare for more lethal Covid-19 strain

Number of seriously ill Israelis suffering from Covid dropped from around 700 at the end of August to 149 on Nov. 10, while number of daily new infections fell from around 10,000 a day to under 500

6 Palestinian rights activists hacked by NSO spyware, says report

Security researchers disclosed Monday that spyware from the notorious Israeli hacker-for-hire company NSO Group was detected on the cellphones of six Palestinian human rights activists