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| Aug.1 |
Jerusalem |
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Children of illegal migrants to be deported The government approved the recommendations: 800 of the children will remain in the country, but 400 others will be deported
| Aug.2 |
UN |
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UN announces Gaza flotilla probe The secretary general has announced an investigation into an Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid convoy on 31 May which killed nine Turkish activists | |
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Jordan |
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One dead after rockets hit Israel, Jordan One person was killed and five others injured when a rocket landed in front of a hotel in the city of Aqaba
| Aug.3 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israeli, Lebanese soldiers exchange fire Israeli patrol tried to install cameras. Clashes along their volatile shared border left at least one person dead | |
| Aug.9 |
Israel |
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U.N. to open inquiry into Israeli flotilla raid The United Nations will launch a panel of inquiry into Israel's interception of a humanitarian aid flotilla, in which nine people were kille...
| Aug.15 |
Gaza |
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al-Zawahiri speaks on Gaza flotilla incident In an audio message, a speaker identified as al Qaeda No. 2 offers condolences to the Turkish people on the loss of nine activists in a Israeli...
| Aug.16 |
Israel |
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Anger at Israel Facebook photos A former Israeli soldier Eden Aberjil has been sharply criticised for posting images of herself on Facebook posing next to Palestinian priso...
| Aug.17 |
Tel Aviv |
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Hostage drama at Turkish embassy Palestinian man who broke into the Turkish embassy in Tel Aviv has been arrested and taken to hospital with gunshot wounds
| Aug.20 |
Washington |
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Palestinians, Israel agree to resume talks Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: The talks, involving other regional and international players, are intended to resolve all 'final status' issues | |
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Jerusalem |
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Israel: Planned flotilla a 'provocation' Defense Minister Ehud Barak said a planned Gaza-bound aid flotilla from Lebanon 'has nothing to do with humanitarian aid'
| Aug.28 |
London |
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Britain demands Israeli soldier's release Britain demanded the release of Gilad Shalit as the soldier marked his 24th birthday in Hamas' captivity | |
| Aug.29 |
Israel |
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Israel, Palestinians stake positions Israeli and Palestinian leaders were looking forward to direct talks this week in Washington with both hope and apprehension
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Israel |
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Rabbi calls for Abbas to 'vanish' Ovadia Yosef, a senior rabbi from a party within Israel's coalition government has called for Palestinian leader to 'vanish from our world'
| Aug.31 |
West Bank |
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4 Israelis shot dead in West Bank Map of Hebron Israel Israel Four Israelis -- including a pregnant woman -- were killed near Hebron in a shooting for which the militant wing of Hamas claimed responsibility | |
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Washington |
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US: Hebron attack must not derail talks On the eve of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, the US has appealed to sides not to let the killing of 4 Jewish settlers derail the talks
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