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Clashes between Palestinians and Israeli security forces in Jerusalem

Two IDF soldiers lightly hurt by gunfire in clashes near Ramallah

Palestinian reportedly killed in incident; police arrest 8 people near Old City of Jerusalem; IDF Central Command working to keep clashes to a minimum, fearing further escalation

Two dead, 8 wounded in Gaza rocket attack on moshav in south

Fatalities occurred in direct strike on packing plant on moshav; all casualties are from Thailand; Ashdod and Be'er Sheva also targeted in fresh barrage; Kerem Shalom Crossing under fire as it opens to allow medical, food supplies into Hamas-run Strip

The Israeli strike on the tower housing media outlets in Gaza, on Saturday

Blinken: U.S. has more info on Gaza tower bombing

Top American diplomat says he cannot comment on information received through intelligence channels on the destruction of the building that housed Associated Press, Al Jazeera offices

Germany calls for Gaza truce, offers more aid

Ahead of EU meeting, German FM pledges 40 million euros in humanitarian aid to Strip; Egypt's Sisi promises $500 million for reconstruction efforts for Palestinian enclave after IDF strikes

IDF troops thwart attempted attack in Hebron

Attacker charges at soldiers on West Bank after gun fails, firebomb detonates in his hand; soldiers neutralize attacker, no casualties among servicemen

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Chilling simulation illustrates intensity of rocket fire on Israel

Israeli soccer player courts controversy with A-League goal celebrations

Police arrest Arab man suspected of throwing firebomb that hit a child in Jaffa

Synagogue bleacher collapse draws comparisons to Meron disaster

After Trump, U.S. resuming role of honest broker

Analysis: While veteran Democratic leaders support Israel, progressive members of party are more critical, and a desire for balance could make for uncomfortable moments for Israel

'We must build bridge between hi-tech and Haredim'

CTech by Calcalist: 'I want ultra-Orthodox to found the next Waze,' says Litvak Haredi Moshe Friedman, who founded accelerator for entrepreneurs from Israel's ultra-Orthodox sector

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News

Divisions curb EU peacemaking role in Israel-Gaza violence

Reuters , 14:29 , 05.18.21

Rocket fire returns to south after 5-hour lull; IDF fells drone in Jordan border area

Ynet, News Agencies , 11:50 , 05.18.21

IDF artillery troops on the Gaza border, May 18, 2021

Israeli Arabs stage nationwide general strike in protest of Gaza, Jerusalem violence

Ynet reporters , 09:03 , 05.18.21

Rockets fired from Lebanon, fall short of border; source says no ceasefire before Thursday

Ynet, Reuters , 00:13 , 05.18.21

COVID and conflict: Gaza's hospitals strained on two fronts

Reuters , 23:20 , 05.17.21

Biden approved arms sale to Israel - sources

Reuters , 20:43 , 05.17.21

Police arrest Arab man suspected of throwing firebomb that hit a child in Jaffa

Eli Sinyor , 17:56 , 05.17.21

Blinken: U.S. working 'intensively' to bring Israeli-Palestinian violence to an end

Reuters , 16:58 , 05.17.21

News

Divisions curb EU peacemaking role in Israel-Gaza violence

Reuters , 14:29 , 05.18.21

Rocket fire returns to south after 5-hour lull; IDF fells drone in Jordan border area

Ynet, News Agencies , 11:50 , 05.18.21

Israeli Arabs stage nationwide general strike in protest of Gaza, Jerusalem violence

Ynet reporters , 09:03 , 05.18.21

באום אל פחם נחסם הכביש שמוביל לתחנת המשטרה בעקבות הבערת צמיגים על ידי תושבים

Rockets fired from Lebanon, fall short of border; source says no ceasefire before Thursday

Ynet, Reuters , 00:13 , 05.18.21

אזעקה בצפון: לפחות שש רקטות שוגרו לישראל, כולן התפוצצו בשטח לבנון

COVID and conflict: Gaza's hospitals strained on two fronts

Reuters , 23:20 , 05.17.21

A wounded Palestinian man lies on a bed in Shifa hospital in Gaza

Biden approved arms sale to Israel - sources

Reuters , 20:43 , 05.17.21

Police arrest Arab man suspected of throwing firebomb that hit a child in Jaffa

Eli Sinyor , 17:56 , 05.17.21

Blinken: U.S. working 'intensively' to bring Israeli-Palestinian violence to an end

Reuters , 16:58 , 05.17.21

Damage in Gaza following IDF strike and President Biden

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How East Jerusalem flashpoint Sheikh Jarrah got its own hashtag

Reuters , 15:41 , 05.17.21

A Jew and a Palestinian confront each other with their mobile phones amid ongoing tension ahead of an upcoming court hearing in an Israel-Palestinian land-ownership dispute in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem May 5, 2021

Synagogue bleacher collapse draws comparisons to Meron disaster

Eli Sinyor, Haim Goldich, Nina Fuchs, Roi Rubinstein , 14:20 , 05.17.21

Stories and faces behind the numbers: Israel's victims of Gaza rocket fire

Ynet reporters , 13:14 , 05.13.21

Over half of Israeli homes not properly protected against rockets, report shows

Hila Tsion , 15:59 , 05.13.21

Magazine

How East Jerusalem flashpoint Sheikh Jarrah got its own hashtag

Reuters , 15:41 , 05.17.21

Synagogue bleacher collapse draws comparisons to Meron disaster

Eli Sinyor, Haim Goldich, Nina Fuchs, Roi Rubinstein , 14:20 , 05.17.21

Stories and faces behind the numbers: Israel's victims of Gaza rocket fire

Ynet reporters , 13:14 , 05.13.21

Over half of Israeli homes not properly protected against rockets, report shows

Hila Tsion , 15:59 , 05.13.21

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Health & Science

U.S. authorizes Pfizer COVID vaccine for children 12 to 15

Reuters , 13:16 , 05.11.21

A young girl receives the coronavirus vaccine during clinical trials to test safety and efficacy in children

Leading pediatrician calls to vaccinate children against COVID

Attila Somfalvi , 20:53 , 05.09.21

Israel's active COVID cases below 1,000 for first time in year

Ynet , 15:42 , 05.09.21

Coronavirus czar: End to indoor masks is on the way

Adir Yanko, Attila Somfalvi , 13:47 , 05.09.21

Health & Science

U.S. authorizes Pfizer COVID vaccine for children 12 to 15

Reuters , 13:16 , 05.11.21

Leading pediatrician calls to vaccinate children against COVID

Attila Somfalvi , 20:53 , 05.09.21

Israel's active COVID cases below 1,000 for first time in year

Ynet , 15:42 , 05.09.21

Coronavirus czar: End to indoor masks is on the way

Adir Yanko, Attila Somfalvi , 13:47 , 05.09.21

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Commentary & Analysis

IDF achievements will motivate Israel to seek a ceasefire

Alex Fishman , 11:36 , 05.16.21

Israel, Hamas race to claim victory before Gaza truce

Associated Press , 23:43 , 05.14.21

The land incursion that never came

Ron Ben Yishai , 16:10 , 05.14.21

We, the Jews who saved the world from the Nazis

Evgenia Lemihov , 23:24 , 05.09.21

Jerusalem is a volatile cocktail of poor decisions

Nahum Barnea , 12:58 , 05.09.21

Commentary & Analysis

IDF achievements will motivate Israel to seek a ceasefire

Alex Fishman , 11:36 , 05.16.21

Israel, Hamas race to claim victory before Gaza truce

Associated Press , 23:43 , 05.14.21

The land incursion that never came

Ron Ben Yishai , 16:10 , 05.14.21

We, the Jews who saved the world from the Nazis

Evgenia Lemihov , 23:24 , 05.09.21

Jerusalem is a volatile cocktail of poor decisions

Nahum Barnea , 12:58 , 05.09.21

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Mideast & World News

Iran confirms Saudi talks, says 'too soon' to discuss results

AFP , 23:00 , 05.10.21

נשיא איראן חסן רוחאני יורש העצר של סעודיה מוחמד בן סלמאן

Germany commemorates icon of resistance to Nazism

Associated Press , 23:00 , 05.09.21

Russia marks Victory Day with military might as tensions with West soar

Reuters , 19:14 , 05.09.21

French FM in Lebanon with a message of 'great firmness'

Associated Press , 11:34 , 05.06.21

Ahead of Beirut visit, French minister threatens Lebanese politicians

Reuters , 21:53 , 05.05.21

Mideast & World News

Iran confirms Saudi talks, says 'too soon' to discuss results

AFP , 23:00 , 05.10.21

Germany commemorates icon of resistance to Nazism

Associated Press , 23:00 , 05.09.21

Members of the covert ‘White Rose’ resistance group against Hitler, including Hans Scholl (left) and Sophie Scholl, in Munich, 1942

Russia marks Victory Day with military might as tensions with West soar

Reuters , 19:14 , 05.09.21

Russian service members and cadets march during a military parade on Victory Day, which marks the 76th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Red Square in central Moscow

French FM in Lebanon with a message of 'great firmness'

Associated Press , 11:34 , 05.06.21

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, looks on as he meets with Lebanese President Michel Aoun at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon

Ahead of Beirut visit, French minister threatens Lebanese politicians

Reuters , 21:53 , 05.05.21

A man stands next to graffiti at the damaged port area in the aftermath of a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon

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Jewish World

4 arrested for anti-Semitic rape threats in Jewish area of London

Associated Press, Ynet , 22:40 , 05.16.21

The convoy of cars in North London whose occupants were calling for the rape of Jewish women, May 16, 2021

Merkel slams anti-Semitic abuse during Israel protests

News Agencies , 15:47 , 05.14.21

Germany detains suspects for stoning synagogue, burning Israeli flags

Reuters , 17:13 , 05.12.21

After Meron, ultra-Orthodox 'mafia' faces pushback

Kobi Nahshoni, Tali Farkash , 09:22 , 05.07.21

Jewish World

4 arrested for anti-Semitic rape threats in Jewish area of London

Associated Press, Ynet , 22:40 , 05.16.21

Merkel slams anti-Semitic abuse during Israel protests

News Agencies , 15:47 , 05.14.21

Pro-Palestinian protesters hurl anti-Semitic abuse outside a synagogue in the German city of Gelsenkirchen on Thursday

Germany detains suspects for stoning synagogue, burning Israeli flags

Reuters , 17:13 , 05.12.21

Demonstrators hold a banner reading "May 8th, commemoration, celebrate, fight against antisemitism" during a protest in Berlin

After Meron, ultra-Orthodox 'mafia' faces pushback

Kobi Nahshoni, Tali Farkash , 09:22 , 05.07.21

Ultra-Orthodox mourners attend the funeral in Jerusalem for one of the victims of the crush at Mount Meron, April 30, 2021

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Business & Tech

Chilling simulation illustrates intensity of rocket launches on Israel

Tal Shahaf , 14:08 , 05.18.21

Instagram, Twitter blame glitches for deleting Palestinian posts

Reuters , 21:41 , 05.10.21

Low inflation to keep Israel rates 'accommodative', says central bank chief

Reuters , 11:11 , 05.10.21

Israel set to sign free trade pact with South Korea

Reuters , 15:12 , 05.09.21

Business & Tech

Chilling simulation illustrates intensity of rocket launches on Israel

Tal Shahaf , 14:08 , 05.18.21

Instagram, Twitter blame glitches for deleting Palestinian posts

Reuters , 21:41 , 05.10.21

Low inflation to keep Israel rates 'accommodative', says central bank chief

Reuters , 11:11 , 05.10.21

הוספת חתימת הנגיד, פרופ' אמיר ירון על שטרות כסף 100 ו-200

Israel set to sign free trade pact with South Korea

Reuters , 15:12 , 05.09.21

דגל דגלים קוריאה הדרומית דרום קוריאה ישראל

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Culture, Travel & Archaeology

A tough sell: In Dubai amid clash, Israel promotes tourism

Associated Press , 13:53 , 05.17.21

A man passes by the Israel stand on the opening day of the Arabian Travel Market exhibition, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, May 16, 2021

Israeli soccer player courts controversy with A-League goal celebrations

Reuters , 15:01 , 05.17.21

British Airways becomes latest airline to cancels flight to Tel Aviv

Reuters, Ynet , 11:59 , 05.13.21

Israeli national soccer team star's family robbed at gunpoint

Nadav Zenziper , 18:58 , 05.09.21

Culture, Travel & Archaeology

A tough sell: In Dubai amid clash, Israel promotes tourism

Associated Press , 13:53 , 05.17.21

Israeli soccer player courts controversy with A-League goal celebrations

Reuters , 15:01 , 05.17.21

British Airways becomes latest airline to cancels flight to Tel Aviv

Reuters, Ynet , 11:59 , 05.13.21

Israeli national soccer team star's family robbed at gunpoint

Nadav Zenziper , 18:58 , 05.09.21

Environment

2 arrested over horse in elevator in Tel Aviv skyscraper

Sivan Hilaie , 10:34 , 04.28.21

Israel advised to remove Haifa petrochemical plants

Ilana Curiel, Ahiya Raved , 19:13 , 04.26.21

On Earth Day, environmentalists warn Red Sea coral reefs ‘under severe threat’

The Media Line , 19:49 , 04.22.21

Warm waters draw sharks off Israel's Mediterranean coast

AFP , 07:31 , 04.21.21

Environment

2 arrested over horse in elevator in Tel Aviv skyscraper

Sivan Hilaie , 10:34 , 04.28.21

Israel advised to remove Haifa petrochemical plants

Ilana Curiel, Ahiya Raved , 19:13 , 04.26.21

The petrochemical industrial zone in Haifa Bay

On Earth Day, environmentalists warn Red Sea coral reefs ‘under severe threat’

The Media Line , 19:49 , 04.22.21

Warm waters draw sharks off Israel's Mediterranean coast

AFP , 07:31 , 04.21.21

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