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Israeli defense minister officially steps down

Israel’s new defense minister says country has defeated Hezbollah

Israel's newly appointed minister of defense, Israel Katz, announced Sunday that his country has defeated Hezbollah after killing its leader in an airstrike in September.

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Middle East latest: Israeli defense minister officially steps down

Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant has officially stepped down in a ceremony that replaced him with Israel Katz, the former foreign minister, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired Gallant e

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Israel's fired defense minister slams Netanyahu on his last day

Israel’s ousted defense minister says the military achieved all of its Gaza objectives, and the prime minister held up a cease-fire deal that would have ended the war and freed remaining hostages.

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Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: Netanyahu, Trump see 'eye to eye' on Iran

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he has spoken to President-elect Donald Trump three times since the election.

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Israeli Strike in Gaza Kills Over 30 Palestinians, Emergency Services Say

The strike hit a house in the city of Jabaliya, which has repeatedly come under attack as the Israeli military has pressed an offensive in northern Gaza.

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Gaza Rescuers Say 13 Children Among 30 Killed In Israeli Strikes

Gaza's civil defence agency on Sunday said 30 people, including 13 children, were killed in Israeli strikes on two houses in the north of the Palestinian territory.

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Israel discovers Hezbollah tunnel under cemetery

The 36th Division of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel's armed forces, in cooperation with special units and ...

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Israel’s military is building along UN-patrolled demilitarized zone in Syria, satellite images show

Israel has begun a construction project along a demarcation line that separates the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from Syria ...

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Israel Cites 'Progress' On Lebanon Ceasefire

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar on Monday said there had been progress toward a ceasefire in Lebanon, where war has raged for more than six weeks as Israel targets Hezbollah.

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UN peacekeepers say Israel's destruction of their property breaches international law

The United Nations' peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon said on Friday that the Israeli military's "deliberate and direct ...

Israel expands offensive in northern Gaza with new ground operation, says civilians won't be allowed back

Israeli ground forces have "started to operate" around a northern Gaza town, expanding an anti-Hamas offensive that will ...

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Israel announces ground raid in Syria was conducted 'in recent months'

Israel announced Sunday that it carried out a special ground operation in Syria "in recent months," the Israel Defense ...

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Israel announces expansion of humanitarian area in Gaza

Tel Aviv [Israel], November 11 (ANI): Amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Monday announced the expansion of the humanitarian area in Gaza. This expanded ...