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Israel, Hezbollah change fireplace amid requires restraint after Golan assault

Israel and Hezbollah exchanged deadly fire on Tuesday, following a rocket attack from Lebanon on the Golan Heights that killed 12 children over the weekend and sent regional tensions soaring.The strike on the Druze Arab town of Majdal...

Israel’s FM tells NATO to expel Turkey as Erdogan threatens conflict over Gaza

Turkey’s relations with Israel, rocky at the best of times, continued to take a nosedive as Israel’s foreign minister, Israel Katz, called on NATO to expel Turkey. The call came following threats from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...

How may Israel retaliate in opposition to Hezbollah for Golan strike?

For months, Israel has vowed to put an end to the frequent cross-border fire from Hezbollah which has led authorities to evacuate tens of thousands of citizens from areas near the border with Lebanon.The situation has grown more...

Dolphin cruises lend a hand Istanbul treasure its Bosphorus bottlenoses

As the first dolphin fin surfaced from the Bosphorus, a ripple of excitement went round passengers on a free boat ride to see one of Istanbul's most graceful sights.Whether they live there or are just passing through, dolphins...

France probes demise threats in opposition to Israeli Olympians

France has opened an investigation into death threats against three Israeli athletes as well as possible anti-Semitic hate crimes during a football match, the Paris prosecutor's office said on Sunday.The death threats were reported by Interior Minister Gerald...

Hezbollah evacuates positions forward of anticipated Israel raids: supply with reference to workforce

Hezbollah has evacuated positions in south and east Lebanon after Israeli threats of reprisals for a deadly strike on the annexed Golan Heights, a source close to the group said Sunday.Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant vowed to "hit...

Essential that Israelis see their athletes at Olympics, says crushed fencer

Yuval Freilich's dream of Olympic glory in Paris lasted just nine minutes on Sunday, which the Israeli fencer told AFP was a "huge disappointment".But he reflected that, "given the larger picture...it's a positive experience." The 29-year-old has been...

Endangered gazelles in finding Libyan ‘protected haven’

Cocooned in white bags and nestled in the arms of volunteers, eight young rhim gazelles -- an endangered species native to North Africa -- have been transferred to an uninhabited Libyan island.Environmentalist hope their new home on Farwa...

Rocket kills 11 in annexed Golan amid Israel-Hezbollah flare-up

A rocket fired from Lebanon hit a football pitch in an Arab town in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights Saturday, killing 11 youngsters in what the army described as the "deadliest attack on Israeli civilians since October 7".The army...

Well being ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says 30 killed at school strike

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said an Israeli strike on a school killed 30 people on Saturday, after a days-long military operation further south left around 170 dead, according to emergency services.The latest strike, which Israel said...