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Israeli security forces have caught two suspected shooters.
Olive tress. Credit: Pixabay.
Israeli researchers find ‘indisputable proof’ of oldest-ever fruit-tree domestication
Charcoal remnants found at Tel Zaf in the Jordan Valley dating back 7,000 years are the earliest evidence of olive domestication ever found, says lead Tel Aviv University researcher.
Nine suspects arrested, transferred to Border Police for questioning; 16 illegal vehicles, handgun and stolen military ammunition seized.
A search of three vehicles near Route 90 revealed a total of 53 firearms: 39 handguns, 10 Kalashnikov assault rifles and four M16 assault rifles.
Known as “Bikurim: The Economic Zionist Initiative,” its mission is to develop and deliver technology tools required for family-run small businesses to widen their consumer markets and attract more customers.
The soldier was evacuated to hospital in moderate condition; Israel Defense Forces troops apprehended her assailant and recovered her weapon.
From a hidden desert lake and hot springs to an ancient fortress and a bright pink church, the Jewish state is full of surprises.
A new campaign has been launched by Israel’s Sovereignty Movement to encourage the application of Israeli law over those areas by the government, starting with the Jordan Valley and the northern Dead Sea area, before Donald Trump’s presidency comes to an end.
Gershon Hacohen, one of the founding directors of Habithonistim ‒ Protectors of Israel, aims to convince decision-makers that the many of the ideas of international observers and foreign missions to ensure Israel’s security are “an illusion” and cannot guarantee Israel’s security.
“The Valley’s depth creates a formidable barrier and provides a far more defensible boundary than the so-called Green Line, or pre-1967 line, especially in the current geostrategic context of an increasingly violent and unpredictable Middle East,” states a report issued by JINSA.
“It’s hell in the E.U. to try to get a common position on this,” says one diplomat.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu tells OIC that Muslim countries must show Israel that the move “will have consequences.”