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TEL AVIV, Israel (AFP) — Three people were shot and wounded in Tel Aviv on Thursday in an attack carried out by a member of the armed wing of the Palestinian group Hamas, Israeli police said. The shooting took place at about 8:40 pm (1840 GMT) on Dizengoff Avenue, a popular nightlife spot in the center of Tel Aviv, where a Palestinian attack killed three people in April 2022. “The three victims of today’s attack […]
by Jonah Mandel Agence France-Presse Tel Aviv, Israel (AFP) — Behind a dark and opaque storefront in Tel Aviv, an Israeli company is speeding up online shopping by replacing staff with robots that manoeuvre around small storerooms. Whirring along a rail between two long shelves packed with coffee capsules, a robot stopped, pivoted to the right, shone a light before grabbing an item and dropping it into a paper bag. “Shoppers want to receive their […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Tel Aviv is the world’s most expensive city to live in as soaring inflation has pushed up living costs globally, according to a survey published on Wednesday. The Israeli city climbed five rungs to score top place for the first time in the authoritative ranking compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). The Worldwide Cost of Living Index is compiled by comparing prices in US dollars for goods and services […]
Pictures by JACK GUEZ Agence France-Presse TEL-AVIV, Israel (AFP) — With the coronavirus keeping Israelis indoors, dozens of jackals have taken over a deserted park in Tel Aviv, scavenging for food in what is usually a playground for joggers and families. The normally timid animals wander freely among palm trees and across the grass of Hayarkon Park, an oasis in the Mediterranean city that was also a magnet for cyclists and picnickers until the arrival of […]
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — The Israeli military carried out reprisal strikes against Hamas in Gaza early Friday, hours after rockets were fired from the Palestinian enclave, sources said. Around 30 strikes targeted positions held by the military wing of Hamas, which governs Gaza, and their ally Islamic Jihad, causing significant damage, a Gazan security source told AFP. No injuries or deaths have been reported, the source added. “We have just started striking terror sites in […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia is considering moving its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Tuesday, following the lead of US President Donald Trump. Morrison called a press conference to say he was “open-minded” to proposals to formally recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move his nation’s embassy to the holy city, a sharp break with the policy of successive Australian governments for decades. “We’re committed […]
by Edgar Calderon Agence France-Presse GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AFP) – Guatemala on Tuesday said its decision to follow the US in moving its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem was a “sovereign” matter that should not affect ties with other countries. “These are Guatemala’s foreign policy and sovereign decisions,” Foreign Minister Sandra Jovel told a news conference. “In any case, we are open to being able to converse with countries that see it as such, but I don’t […]
(Reuters) Former Israeli president and elder statesman Shimon Peres died in Tel Aviv on Wednesday aged 93, Israel Radio said. Peres was hospitalized following a stroke two weeks ago and had made some progress before a sudden deterioration in his condition on Tuesday. An official announcement of the death of the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former prime minister was expected at around 7 a.m. local time (04:00 GMT). Details of the timing of […]
Two Filipinas who founded innovative startups will participate in this year’s DLD Tel Aviv Innovation Festival, Israel’s largest international hi-tech gathering. Israel’s Ambassador Effie Ben Matityau announced that this year, two Filipina startup founders will represent the Philippines in the gathering of the best startups and future trailblazers in Tel Aviv. The Filipina startup founders are: May Montero, co-founder of Tambio, a technology that makes raffle joining easy and fun; and Geraldine Anne Therese […]
by Jack Guez TEL AVIV, Israel (AFP) — Two Palestinians opened fire at a popular Tel Aviv nightspot near Israel’s military headquarters on Wednesday, killing four people in one of the worst attacks in a months-long wave of violence. The shooting spread panic, and video posted on social media showed a uniformed officer firing a handgun, though his target could not be seen. Police said one of the attackers was arrested, while the other was […]
An Israeli man was stabbed and critically wounded near a Tel Aviv train station on Monday (November 10) in a suspected Palestinian attack, police said. A spokesman for the Magen David Adom ambulance service said the man, aged about 20, was rushed to hospital. Police said they arrested a suspect, a Palestinian from the town ofNablus in the occupied West Bank, and that the assault was apparently politically motivated. The attack came five days after a Palestinian rammed his car into […]
(Reuters) – An Israeli air strike in Gaza killed the wife and infant son of Hamas’s military leader, Mohammed Deif, the group said, calling it an attempt to assassinate him after a ceasefire collapsed. Palestinians launched more than 180 rockets on Tuesday and Wednesday, mainly at southern Israel, with some intercepted by the Iron Dome anti-missile system, the military said. No casualties were reported on the Israeli side. Egypt, which has been trying to broker a […]
