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| Jul.2 |
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Bulldozer terrorist kills 3 in rampage  30-year-old Palestinian resident rammed his bulldozer into several cars and buses, killing 3 people before Israeli police shot him dead
Dozens of people were hurt, at least 7 critically, in the rampage on Jaffa Road. The man had been involved in the roadworks, laying the foundations for a new railway system
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| Jul.8 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel signs prisoner deal with Hezbollah Israel has signed a U.N.-brokered deal under which it plans to release prisoners in exchange for 2 captured Israeli soldiers, both presumed ...
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Iran |
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Military warns US, Israel against attack
| Jul.9 |
Israel |
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Iran missile test 'provocative' The US and Israel have condemned Iran after it test-fired Shahab-3, a long range missile capable of reaching Israel
| Jul.10 |
Tel Aviv |
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Israel 'ready to act' over Iran Defence minister Ehud Barak has warned of his country's readiness to act against Iran if it feels threatened
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Gaza |
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Hamas arrests rocket squad The al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades says 3 of its members have been detained by the larger rival group Hamas
| Jul.11 |
Jerusalem |
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Olmert corruption probe widened Police have widened an investigation into allegations of corruption against Israeli PM to also look at whether he may have committed fraud
| Jul.13 |
Paris |
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Olmert: Peace deal never been closer A Mideast peace deal has never been closer to fruition, Israel's prime minister said Sunday, ahead of a summit to launch the French-brokered...
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Paris |
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Nations work for WMD-free Mediterranean More than 40 nations, including Israel and Arabs, agreed to work for a zone free of weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East
| Jul.15 |
Hezbollah |
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Israel and Hezbollah set for swap Israel and the Lebanese militant group are preparing to hand over prisoners in an exchange UN-mediated deal
| Jul.16 |
Israel |
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Israel swaps prisoners for bodies  Israel identified the bodies it received from Hezbollah in a prisoner swap as those of two Israeli soldiers abducted in 2006
Israel has handed over 5 Lebanese prisoners and is releasing the remains of 200 Lebanese and other fighters. Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser were seized in 2006 but until now there had been no confirmation of their deaths.
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Beirut |
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Militants get heroes' welcome home 5 Lebanese militants, including a convicted murderer, received heroes' welcomes as they returned from Israel as part of a prisoner swap. The leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, has pers... | |
| Jul.17 |
Israel |
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Israel buries remains of returned soldier Map of Nahariya Israel Israel buried two soldiers whose remains were returned in an exchange with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah the day before | |
| Jul.20 |
Israel |
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Israel probes 'detainee shooting' Israel has launched an inquiry after a human rights group released footage that appears to show a soldier shoot a Palestinian detainee
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West Bank |
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Brown demands end to Israel settlements British Prime Minister demanded that Israel cease settlement construction and promised more money to jump-start the battered Palestinian eco...
| Jul.22 |
Jerusalem |
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Israelis hit by new digger attack A Palestinian in a mechanical digger has rammed traffic in west Jerusalem, injuring 10 people before being shot dead
| Jul.25 |
Gaza |
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Five die in Gaza City explosion A powerful explosion inside a car travelling past a beach in the Strip has killed four Hamas militants and a young girl | |
| Jul.27 |
Jerusalem |
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Rabbi condemns release of Obama note The rabbi who supervises Western Wall condemned the removal of a prayer note written by Sen. Obama, saying the action was 'sacrilegious'
| Jul.29 |
Jerusalem |
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Palestinian boy killed during protest Israeli soldiers fired shots near a group of Palestinian youths during a demonstration, killing a 9-year-old
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Washington |
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U.S. gives Israel missile detecting system Pentagon: The United States will provide Israel with a radar system used to detect and track missile and rocket attacks
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Gaza |
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Huge blast at Hamas training base A huge blast rocked a training base run by Hamas in southern Gaza, and at least five people have been wounded
| Jul.30 |
Jerusalem |
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Prime minister to step down Scandal-hit Ehud Olmert , citing a wave of investigations and criticism, announced that he will not be his party's leader going into the ele...
| Jul.31 |
Jerusalem |
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Netanyahu calls for early elections Olmert 's top rival Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel should get rid of its current governing coalition and go straight to early elections
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Washington |
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Rice upbeat despite battle in Mideast Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice emerged from 3-way talks with Palestinians in a good mood, joking and laughing with reporters
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