JERUSALEM, ISRAEL | Xinhua | The Israeli army announced on Saturday evening that it has dismantled the military framework of Hamas in the northern Gaza Strip. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Spokesman Daniel Hagari said in a press conference that in the north of the strip, Hamas had two military brigades …
Read More »Palestinian death toll from Israeli attacks in Gaza, West Bank nears 20,000
GAZA | Xinhua | The death toll of Palestinians from Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has risen to 19,667, and 52,586 others were wounded since Oct. 7, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Palestinian deaths and injuries from Israeli raids in the West Bank climbed to 301 …
Read More »Israeli researchers develop RNA-based drug to destroy cancer cells in bone marrow
Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | Israeli researchers managed to destroy myeloma blood cancer cells using an RNA-based drug delivered to the cells by targeted lipid nanoparticles, Tel Aviv University said in a statement on Sunday. Adopting this method for “the world’s first time,” researchers destroyed 90 percent of the multiple …
Read More »Israeli police clash with Palestinian worshipers at Al-Aqsa Mosque, drawing condemnation
Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | Israeli police forces broke into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem before dawn on Wednesday and clashed with dozens of Palestinian youth inside, drawing condemnation from Arab countries and sparking a new round of rocket attacks and airstrikes in the region. The Palestinian Red …
Read More »Israeli army to build laser-based shield against missiles
Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | Israel will start using a laser-based system to intercept missiles within a year, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced on Tuesday. “Within about a year, the IDF (Israel Defense Force) will bring into action a laser-based interception system, first experimentally, and later operationally,” Bennett told …
Read More »Low levels of vitamin D in blood increase coronavirus risk: research
Jerusalem, Israel | XINHUA | Israeli researchers have found that low levels of vitamin D in the blood is associated with an increased risk of contracting coronavirus, Leumit Health Services and Bar Ilan University (BIU) in central Israel said on Sunday. In a comprehensive study, published in the journal FEBS, …
Read More »Trump Mideast plan faces dim prospects
Washington, United States | AFP | President Donald Trump has boasted that his Middle East plan will find support but most experts believe its unabashed backing of Israel and tough conditions for the creation of a Palestinian state mean it is doomed to fail. “It is a non-starter,” said Steven Cook, …
Read More »Israeli police arrest ultra-Orthodox Jews in draft protest
Bnei Brak, Israel | AFP | Israeli police on Thursday said they arrested 20 ultra-Orthodox Jews who threw stones at officers and blocked a main artery near Tel Aviv, in protest against the military draft. A police statement said that protesters cut off the north-south highway 4 in the predominantly …
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