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Ben & Jerry's to stop ice cream sales in occupied Palestinian territories

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 20 11:23 AM

American ice cream-maker Ben & Jerry's announced on Monday they would stop selling their ice cream in the occupied Palestinian territories, saying its sale "is inconsistent with our values." Read more »

Israel, South Korea agree COVID-19 vaccine swap

Dan Williams and Josh Smith, Reuters
Posted at Jul 06 03:15 PM

Israel will deliver about 700,000 expiring doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine to South Korea later this month, and South Korea will give Israel back the same number, already on order from Pfizer, in September and October. Read more »

Israel to allow Gaza 'limited' export of farm produce

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 21 06:19 AM

JERUSALEM - Israel said Sunday it will allow the "limited export" of farm produce from Gaza, one month after a ceasefire with the enclave's Hamas rulers to end an 11-day conflict. Read more »

Demonstrators celebrate Israel's new coalition government

Menahem Kahana, AFP
Posted at Jun 14 08:47 AM

Israeli demonstrators celebrate the passing of a vote confirming a new coalition government during a rally in front of the Knesset during a parliamentary vote, in Jerusalem, Israel on Sunday.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 4, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 05 12:19 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Israel's 'pride'

Emmanuel Dunand, AFP
Updated as of Jun 04 12:20 PM

Thousands take part in Jerusalem's Pride march under heavy security amid threat of COVID-19 and extremism. Read more »

Israel inches closer to government without Netanyahu

Daniella Cheslow and Michael Blum, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 31 06:44 AM

JERUSALEM - Israeli nationalist hardliner Naftali Bennett said Sunday he would join a potential coalition government that could end the rule of the country's longest-serving leader, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Read more »

2 Israelis stabbed, Palestinian assailant killed in Jerusalem - medics

Reuters
Posted at May 24 11:47 PM

JERUSALEM- A Palestinian stabbed and wounded two Israelis, one of them a soldier, and was then shot dead on Monday near a flashpoint area of East Jerusalem that has been the focus of Palestinian protests, emergency services said. Read more »

Indonesian faces jail for Tiktok clip calling for 'slaughter' of Palestinian 'pigs'

Reuters
Posted at May 19 08:55 PM

JAKARTA - An Indonesian janitor is facing a maximum six years in prison for violating a cyber law after he posted a video on social media platform Tiktok allegedly calling for the "slaughter" of Palestinian "pigs".   Read more »

No timeframe set for end to Gaza hostilities, Israel says

Nidal al-Mughrabi and Jeffrey Heller, Reuters
Posted at May 19 08:49 PM

GAZA/JERUSALEM - Israel said on Wednesday it was not setting a timeframe for an end to hostilities with Gaza as its military pounded the Palestinian enclave with air strikes and Hamas militants unleashed new cross-border rocket attacks. Read more »

Israeli air strike kills Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza

Reuters
Posted at May 17 07:29 PM

GAZA - An Israeli air strike killed a top commander with the Islamic Jihad militant group in Gaza on Monday, the Israeli military and a source in the group said. Read more »

Muslims mark grim Eid in shadow of Israel-Palestinian crisis

Anuj Chopra with Agence France-Presse bureaus
Posted at May 13 08:52 PM

Muslims around the world began marking a somber Eid al-Fitr on Thursday amid rising hostilities between Israel and Palestinians, in the second celebration in the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Bagong sigalot sa pagitan ng Palestine, Israel tumindi pa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 13 08:46 PM

Mas tumitindi pa ang sagupaan sa pagitan ng Israel at Palestine. Read more »

EXPLAINER: How Jerusalem tensions sparked heaviest Israel-Gaza fighting in years

Rami Ayyub, Reuters
Posted at May 13 03:29 PM

Weeks of violent clashes in East Jerusalem have ignited the heaviest fighting in years between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip. Read more »

DFA: No Filipinos hurt in escalating violence between Israel, Palestine

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 12 08:37 PM

In a statement the DFA expressed "serious concern" over the escalation of violence between Israel and Palestine and called on all parties to engage in dialogue to lower tensions.    Read more »

20 killed as Israel strikes Gaza after Hamas rocket barrage

Ben Simon with Adel Zaanoun in Gaza, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 11 08:09 AM

Israel launched deadly air strikes on Gaza Monday in response to a barrage of rockets fired by Hamas and other Palestinian militants, amid spiraling violence sparked by unrest at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.  Read more »

Over 300 wounded as violence flares at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque

Majeda El-Batsh, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 10 08:53 PM

More than 300 people were wounded Monday in renewed clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police at the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound, as an Israeli celebration of its 1967 takeover of Jerusalem risked inflaming tensions. Read more »

Hundreds wounded in new Jerusalem clashes: emergency services

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 10 04:16 PM

Hundreds of people were wounded Monday in renewed clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound, the Palestinian Red Crescent said. Read more »

‘Seek shared resolutions’: Pope urges end to clashes in Jerusalem

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 10 03:24 AM

The violence around Jerusalem's revered Al-Aqsa mosque compound and the Old City is fueled by a bid by Jewish settlers to take over Palestinian homes in east Jerusalem. Read more »

Israeli police, Palestinians clash at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque

Daniella Cheslow, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 08 10:39 AM

More than 160 people were wounded after Israeli riot police clashed with Palestinians at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound late Friday, capping a week of violence in the Holy City and the occupied West Bank.   Read more »