Israel: New right-wing government announces top priority is Jewish settlement expansion in West Bank

In a move that will be widely condemned, Israel’s new right-wing coalition government announced Wednesday that its top priority is to expand Jewish settlements in the disputed areas of the Golan Heights, the West Bank, and east Jerusalem, DW reports.

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Syria says Israeli airstrikes near Damascus kill 3 soldiers, wound 7

Israeli fighter jets launched a series of airstrikes on areas near the Syrian capital Damascus shortly after midnight on Friday, killing three soldiers and wounding seven others, Syria’s official state media reported.

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Israel first in the world to pump desalinated water into natural lake

Israel is about to become the first country ever to pump desalinated water into a freshwater natural lake – the Sea of Galilee – to supply water for drinking and irrigation, the Times of Israel (TOI) reports.

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At UN, Russia denounces Israel’s sovereignty in Golan Heights after Jerusalem backs Ukraine

Russia denounced Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights at a meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday, hours before it launched its invasion of Ukraine.

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Israel said to fire missiles at Syrian targets across Golan Heights frontier

Israel fired several missiles at targets in the area of the Quneitra border town in the Syrian Golan Heights after midnight Tuesday, Syrian state media reported.

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Israel said to target army base near Damascus used by Iranian forces

Israeli missiles fired from the Golan Heights struck targets south of Damascus late Wednesday night, according to Syrian state media.

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