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Israel needs ‘a Nakba every now and then’ and prefers Hamas rule, says ex-intelligence chief
Middle East Monitor
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August 18, 2025
Palestinians need to face a Nakba “every now and then” and the spiralling death toll in Gaza is “necessary”, said former Israeli intelligence chief Maj Gen Aharon Haliva, in audio recordings broadcast on Ulpan Shishi, a TV programme which aired on...
Israel retaliates after Australia blocks entry to politician: 'Shameful and unacceptable'
Daily Mail
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August 18, 2025
By DOMINIC GIANNINI FOR AAP Published: 17:09 EDT, 18 August 2025 | Updated: 17:12 EDT, 18 August 2025 Israel's foreign affairs minister says the visas of Australia's representatives to the Palestinian Authority have been revoked over the nation's...
Israel kicks out Australia's representatives to Palestinian Territory
9News
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August 18, 2025
Israel has kicked out Australia's representatives to the Occupied Palestinian Territories, accusing Australia of fuelling antisemitism in a move labelled "unjustified" by Foreign Minister Penny Wong. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar announced...
Israel issues evacuation order for Holy Family Parish’s Gaza City neighborhood
Catholic News Agency
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August 18, 2025
CNA Staff, Aug 18, 2025 / 15:04 pm Father Gabriel Romanelli, the pastor of the only Catholic church in Gaza, Holy Family Parish, said Monday that an evacuation order was issued by Israeli forces for the al-Zaytun neighborhood surrounding the...
Israel, Gaza war: Hamas accepts proposed deal for 60-day ceasefire
PerthNow
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August 18, 2025
Hamas has accepted the latest proposal for a 60-day ceasefire with Israel that includes the return of half the hostages the group holds in Gaza and Israel’s release of some Palestinian prisoners, an Egyptian official source says. Senior Hamas...
Israeli hostages will only be freed ‘when Hamas is confronted and destroyed’ in Gaza, Trump says
New York Post
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August 18, 2025
President Trump backed Israel’s expansion of the war in Gaza, saying the remaining 50 hostages can only be freed if Hamas is completely eradicated. “We will only see the return of the remaining hostages when Hamas is confronted and destroyed!!!”...
Israeli forces detain Palestinian culture minister after illegal settlers’ attack in occupied West Bank
Middle East Monitor
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August 18, 2025
Israeli forces on Monday detained Palestinian Culture Minister Imad Hamdan and members of his delegation during a visit to Kafr Ni’ma, west of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, local media said. The incident followed an assault by illegal...
Israel weighs West Bank sovereignty
Ynet
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August 18, 2025
Israel’s National Security Council convened a special meeting Monday evening to discuss how the country should respond to a growing wave of international recognition of a sovereign Palestinian state, ahead of next month’s UN General Assembly...
Israel Expels Australian PA Diplomats in Response to Banning of Visiting Politician
Breitbart
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August 18, 2025
The Israeli government announced Monday that it was expelling Australia’s diplomatic representatives to the Palestinian Authority, who live in Israel, in response to Australia’s ban on a visit by an Israeli politician. As Breitbart News reported,...
Israel cancels visas of Australian diplomats in occupied Palestine
The West Australian
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August 18, 2025
The Foreign Minister of Israel Gideon Sa’ar has cancelled the visas of Australian diplomats operating in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, saying the decision to block a far-right MP from speaking in Australia was ‘shameful.’ And in a drastic...
Israeli attacks, forced starvation have killed 62,000 Palestinians in Gaza
Al Jazeera
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August 18, 2025
More than 62,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israel in its nearly two-year genocidal war on Gaza, with the population suffering relentless bombardment with nowhere safe in the besieged enclave, Israeli-induced starvation and the daily killing...
Israel receives Hamas' response on Gaza ceasefire proposal
Daily Finland
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An anonymous Israeli official told Xinhua on Monday that Israel has received Hamas' response to a Gaza ceasefire proposal, which includes provisions on the release of hostages, but a formal reply to the response has not yet been issued, reported...
Israeli government official arrested in child sex-crime sting, flees to Israel
The Blaze
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August 18, 2025
An Israeli government official was arrested during a child sex-crime joint sting operation in Nevada earlier this month, racking up a felony charge of "luring a child with computer for sex act," according to a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police...
Israel boots Australian diplomats, orders close look at visa requests as ties sour
The Times of Israel
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August 18, 2025
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar decided on Monday to revoke the residency visas of Australia’s representatives to the Palestinian Authority, hours after Canberra barred an Israeli lawmaker from entering the country. Australia announced on Monday...
Israeli Health Professionals Offering Trainings to Physicians Drawn from Addis Ababa
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, August 18, 2025 (ENA)—Israeli medical professionals are offering advanced training on comprehensive anesthesiology and life-supporting techniques to health professionals drawn from eight hospitals in Addis Ababa. One-week training is...
Israeli controls choke Gaza relief at Egypt border, say aid workers
Tracy Press - California
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At the Rafah crossing into the Gaza Strip, hundreds of aid trucks sat unmoving in the Egyptian desert, stuck for days with only a handful allowed through by Israel to relieve the humanitarian disaster across the border. After nearly two years of...
Israeli Cyber Official Arrested During Undercover Internet Crimes Against Children Sting
Gizmodo
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August 18, 2025
A high-ranking member of Israel’s cybersecurity directorate was recently arrested in Las Vegas as part of an undercover sting operation involving internet crimes against children, according to the State Department. A joint operation between city...
Israel receives Hamas' response on Gaza ceasefire proposal, no formal reply made
Xinhua News Agency
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GAZA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- An anonymous Israeli official told Xinhua on Monday that Israel has received Hamas' response to a Gaza ceasefire proposal, which includes provisions on the release of hostages, but a formal reply to the...
Israel bombs southern Lebanon, wounds four Syrian workers
Press TV
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In yet another breach of the fragile 2024 ceasefire agreement with Lebanon, the Israeli military has launched an airstrike in the southern part of the Arab nation, injuring a number of individuals. At least four Syrian workers sustained injuries...
Israeli forces establish temporary checkpoint in Quneitra
North Press Agency
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August 18, 2025
By Moayad al-Ashqar QUNEITRA, Syria (North Press) – Israeli forces established a temporary military checkpoint Monday in the village of al-Samdaniya, located in the rural countryside of Quneitra province in southern Syria, according to local...