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Daily Archives: May 11, 2021

The Israeli President's Residence in Jerusalem, May 19, 2017. Source: Facebook.

Israel’s presidential election set for June 2

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Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin on Monday set June 2 as the date for Israel’s presidential election. Israeli President Reuven Rivlin’s term expires in July, and by law, the vote must take place no later than...
Terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip launch rockets at Israel on May 11, 2021. Photo by Atia Mohammed/Flash90.

Gaza terror factions fire more than 200 rockets at Israel; six injured in Ashkelon

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Gaza terror factions have fired more than 200 rockets at Israel in the past 24 hours, the Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday. The IDF struck more than 130 targets in Gaza in response, including strikes on...
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin speaks during a press conference on Feb. 16, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

Israel’s president offers Gaza-border residents respite from missiles

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In the wake of a barrage of 250 missiles launched from Gaza into Israel, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin invited citizens from the Gaza “envelope” (periphery) area and greater southern Israel to his official Jerusalem...
Fire and smoke seen after Israeli airstrikes in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 10, 2021. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

IDF strikes more than 130 military targets in Gaza

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The Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday that it struck more than 130 military targets in Gaza, as part of “Operation Guardian of the Walls,” launched on Monday in response to a Hamas rocket assault on Israel. Gaza terror...
A ball of fire and smoke rises during Israeli airstrikes in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 10, 2021. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

Anatomy of an intentional escalation: Israel’s approaching hot summer

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There seems to be an escalatory effort underway within Israel, in the administered territories in Judea and Samaria, along Israel’s northern and Gaza borders and even globally, which could lead to great tension, even...
United Nations headquarters in New York City. Credit: S-F/Shutterstock.

Erdan: Palestinian violence direct result of collective failure of international community

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Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan condemned the international reaction to violence in Jerusalem on Monday, saying it helped spur Palestinian violence. “What we are seeing now is the direct result of the...