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Hamas chief warns Israel against pre-poll 'adventure'

The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas warned Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday against any military "adventure" in Gaza ahead of Israeli elections next month. Netanyahu is currently battling for re-election for a fifth term, facing a tough challenge from a centrist...

U.S. deploys THAAD missile defense system to Israel

The U.S. military has deployed its most advanced air and missile defense system to Israel for the first time, U.S. and Israeli military officials said on Monday. The deployment, which began in March, was intended to test the U.S. military’s ability to rapidly deploy such weapons around...

US downgrades its Palestinian diplomatic mission

The United States downgraded its diplomatic mission to the Palestinians on Monday, the latest in a series of steps by President Donald Trump's White House Palestinian leaders say is aimed at wiping out their cause. The move, following a decision announced in October, closes the US Jerusalem...

Israeli forces strike Hamas post in Gaza

Israeli jet struck a military post belonging to Palestinian group Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the military said late Saturday.  It said an Israeli jet struck a military position belonging to the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip in response...