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Israel OKs Ben-Gvir's 'national guard' but hedges on his powers

Israel authorised on Sunday a national guard sought by far-right security chief Itamar Ben-Gvir to focus on Arab unrest, but held off on giving him direct command after political rivals voiced concern the force could become a sectarian "militia."

Reuters

Israeli government advances Ben-Gvir's national guard force

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has given preliminary approval for the establishment of a national guard overseen by an ultranationalist Cabinet minister with a long record of anti-Arab rhetoric and stunts

The Independent UK

Palestinian Presidency Accuses Israel of Deliberate Escalation at Al-Aqsa

The Palestinian presidency on Saturday accused Israel of deliberate escalation at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City during the holy fasting month of Ramadan. Official presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh said Israel was seeking to provoke violence after Israeli police killed Mohammed al-Osaibi, 26, from Naqab, at the entrance…

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Netanyahu: Israel 'Exacting Heavy Price from Terror-supporting Regimes'

Israel is "exacting a heavy price from terrorist-supporting regimes" outside of its borders, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his cabinet in televised remarks on Sunday, without elaborating. The remark followed what Syria described as an Israeli military strike in Homs province and which, according to Western intelligence sources, hit air…

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Amid Diplomatic Rift with Iran, Azerbaijan Prepares to Deter Potential Threats

Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense raised the degree of combat readiness to deter all potential threats in the wake of its diplomatic rift with Iran. Meanwhile, the Iranian and Azeri foreign ministries continued to exchange accusations on Twitter on Saturday, after Baku angered Tehran following a press conference between its foreign…

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Second IRGC Adviser Dies after Israeli Attack in Syria

A military adviser to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) died of his injuries after an Israeli airstrike near Syria's capital, Iranian semi-official Mehr news agency reported on Sunday. Israel has for years carried out attacks against what it has described as Iran-linked targets in Syria, where Tehran's influence has…

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Second Iranian Revolutionary Guard member dies after Israeli attack in Syria

A second Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps member who served as a military adviser in Syria has died after an Israeli air strike near Damascus, Iranian state media reported on Sunday.

Reuters

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Israeli Strikes in Syria’s Homs Province Wound 5 Soldiers

Israeli airstrikes hit several sites in Syria's Homs province early Sunday, wounding five soldiers, Syrian state media reported. It marked the ninth time Israel has struck targets in Syria since the beginning of the year, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition-linked war monitor. State news agency…

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Israeli soldier kills Palestinian in West Bank as violence rises

Fatal shooting comes hours after an Israeli policeman shot dead another Palestinian man near the Al-Aqsa compound.

Al Jazeera

Syria says Israel hits Homs outposts, sources say air bases bombed

Israeli forces carried out air strikes on outposts in Syria's Homs province in a raid early on Sunday, Syria's defence ministry said, while Western intelligence sources said a series of air bases in central Syria where Iranian personnel are based were hit in the bombings.

Reuters

Israeli police shoot and kill a man at Jerusalem's holiest site

The slain man was 26-year-old Mohammed Alasibi from Hura, a Bedouin Arab village in southern Israel. The shooting raises fears of further violence during heightened tensions at the holy site.

WEKU

Israelis continue protests over judicial overhaul plans

Demonstrators take to the streets days after Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to freeze the controversial proposal.

Al Jazeera

Israelis still protest legal overhaul despite suspension

Tens of thousands of Israelis are protesting a controversial plan to revamp the country’s legal system, despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s suspension of the changes earlier in the week

The Independent UK

Benjamin Netanyahu has been a political magician for years. Has Israel's leader finally run out of tricks?

Benjamin Netanyahu planned to remake Israel's justice system to give the government greater powers to appoint judges to the Supreme Court. But the public response plunged Israel into its worst upheaval in decades.

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Israeli protests over judicial overhaul continue despite Netanyahu's pause

Protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial overhaul showed no sign of abating on Saturday, despite its suspension by the embattled premier this week, as tens of thousands took to the streets to demand it be scrapped entirely.

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Iran, Azerbaijan Exchange Accusations over an Israeli Proposal

The Iranian Foreign Ministry condemned Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen's statements regarding the agreement with his Azerbaijani counterpart on "forming a united front" against Tehran. Iranian Al-Alam TV quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani as saying that Tehran sees the statements of the Israeli and Azeri foreign ministers as an…

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Say Officer Killed in Israeli Strike on Syria, Vows Revenge

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have admitted that one of their officers was killed in an Israeli airstrike near the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Friday. The Guards vowed to retaliate, but the increasing frequency of Israeli airstrikes on Syria suggests that Israel is determined to confront Iran's strong presence in the country.…

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Israeli Police Fatally Shoot Man at Jerusalem's Holy Site

Israeli police shot and killed a man who allegedly tried to steal an officer’s weapons at a flashpoint Jerusalem site late Friday, police said. The police said the slain man was 26 years old and from an Arab village in southern Israel, The Associated Press reported. Authorities said the incident…

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Al Jazeera

Stadium disaster justice loses in Indonesia U-20 World Cup furore

Indonesia lost right to host youth World Cup over pro-Palestine stance but disaster victims say justice more important.

The Independent UK

AP-Week in Pictures: Global / March 25- March 31, 2023.

From protests in Kenya, France, India and Israel, to the visit of US Vice President Kamala Harris to Africa, to the China Fashion Week in Beijing, to Ukrainian soldiers meeting their beloved ones at the station close to the frontline in Kramatorsk, this gallery highlights some of the most compelling…

The Independent UK

Israeli police fatally shoot man at Jerusalem's holy site

Israeli police say officers shot and killed a man who allegedly tried to seize an officer’s weapons at a flashpoint Jerusalem site

Reuters

Two dead as violence in Jerusalem, West Bank simmers

A Palestinian motorist rammed his car into a group of soldiers in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, the Israeli military said, wounding three before another opened fire at the driver who was, according to the Palestinian health ministry, killed.

The Guardian - UK

Netanyahu is leading a coup against his own country. But the threat is not only to Israel

As one door slid open for Northern Ireland 25 years ago, another was sliding shut for Israel and Palestine – and disaster followed, writes Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

Asharq Al-Awsat

After Being Fired, Israel’s Defense Minister Caught in Limbo

Five days ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to fire his defense minister set off a wave of spontaneous mass protests and a general strike that threatened to paralyze the country, forcing the Israeli leader to suspend his divisive plan to overhaul the judicial system. But Netanyahu never even…

Al Jazeera

Palestine advocates see opportunity in Biden-Netanyahu discord

Washington’s criticism of Israel not about Palestinians but can lead to questioning of US-Israel ties, analysts say.

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