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Gaza's lone power plant shuts down

Gaza's lone power plant shut down Tuesday, less than a week after Israel suspended fuel shipments to the Palestinian enclave over the launching of incendiary balloons that have caused brush fires in southern Israel. Gaza, run by Hamas Islamists, relies on Israel for most of its energy...

Policy on US arms sales to UAE unchanged: Israel

Israel's intelligence minister said Tuesday he knew of no change to a policy opposing US sales of advanced weaponry to Arab states that could diminish Israel's military superiority, after a report the United Arab Emirates could clinch such deals. The remarks by the minister, Eli Cohen,...

Israeli planes bomb Gaza as Egyptians seek to restore calm

Israeli warplanes pounded Hamas-ruled Gaza early Tuesday in response to Palestinian fire balloon attacks across the border, the Israeli army said. The strikes came as visiting Egyptian security officials strove to defuse the latest uptick in violence, a Hamas source said. "Fighter jets...