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Five people have been injured by Israeli air raids on the Gaza Strip, Palestinian security officials and witnesses say. The five casualties, including one woman, were injured by shell fragments when an Israeli aircraft fired a missile on a house east of Gaza City late on Monday, the officials and witnesses said. The house, which was [...]
Israel’s prime minister has rejected US pressure over the expansion of Jewish settlements. Speaking to pro-Israel activists in Washington DC on Monday, Binyamin Netanyahu said “Jerusalem is not a settlement” and Israel has the right to build there. “Everyone knows” Jewish neighbourhoods in Jerusalem will remain part of Israel in any peace deal, he said, [...]
China’s government reacted testily today to Google Inc’s decision to stop censoring its China-based search engine, calling the move “totally wrong” and accusing the company of violating promises. More than two months after it threatened to shut down Google.cn if it had to continue policing the site, Google made the shift early today Beijing time. [...]