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Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | Israel’s former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Monday to topple the new government, a day after the country’s longest-serving ex-leader was ousted by an eight-party diverse coalition government. Netanyahu made the remark during a meeting of the opposition parties, which he convened for the first …

Jerusalem, Israel | XINHUA | Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year reign comes to an end after Israel’s Parliament approved a new coalition government with Naftali Bennett the new Prime Minister. Netanyahu now becomes the leader of Israel’s opposition, as he has been forced out of office after 12 consecutive years, making him the country’s …

Jerusalem, Israel | XINHUA |  Both Israel and Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, have accepted an Egyptian-brokered deal to cease fighting at 2 a.m. Friday local time (2300 GMT Thursday) to end the 11-day bloodshed. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced that the Israeli security cabinet approved on …

New York, US | XINHUA |  UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for a unified Security Council over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and regretted the lack of multilateralism. Asked what the secretary-general expects from Sunday’s emergency meeting of the Security Council on the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian escalation, Guterres’ spokesman Stephane Dujarric …

Jerusalem, Israel |  XINHUA |  The second day of fighting between Israel and the Hamas militant group ruling the Gaza Strip left massive damage in Gaza and an increasing number of casualties on both sides on Wednesday. High-rise buildings were flattened by the Israeli air force in Gaza while over …

  Jerusalem, Israel | XINHUA |    Israel and the United Nations will establish a joint regional support office in Israel to manage states of emergency, the Israeli Ministry of Science and Technology said Tuesday. According to the ministry, the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) has selected the Earth …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | The Islamic governmental authority in Sudan on Wednesday announced its opposition to Sudan’s normalization with Israel in all fields. This Fatwa, a legal opinion based on the Islamic law, was announced by Islamic Fiqh Complex on its Facebook page as Washington has been exercising pressures …

Washington, US | XINHUA | Israel signed on Tuesday normalization accords with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain, but Palestine claimed they will not achieve peace in the Middle East. U.S. President Donald Trump joined Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Bahraini …

Ramallah, Palestinian | XINHUA | A senior Palestinian official said on Sunday that the U.S.-brokered normalization between Arab states and Israel is intended for political interests of U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain normalized their ties with Israel to support …

Cairo, Egypt | XINHUA | U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s recent Middle East trip hit a snag as the Arab nations he visited remained cautious about normalizing ties with Israel following the United Arab Emirates’ historic move, analysts say. Pompeo has recently wrapped up a five-day trip to the …