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Netanyahu says Israel mulling over crypto ahead of possible sanctions

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel need to prepare ways to evade banking sanctions through an alternative economic system.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel need to prepare ways to evade banking sanctions through an alternative economic system.

Around 1,200 Palestinians are displaced in Hebron as Israel begins military operation

People pass packages under a closed checkpoint gate to the Israeli occupied West Bank city of Hebron on Oct 24.
People pass packages under a closed checkpoint gate to the Israeli occupied West Bank city of Hebron on Oct 24.

Five Italian activists held in West Bank have been repatriated, ministry says

An Israeli settler casting a stone towards Palestinians in the West Bank on Oct 16, amid clashes during the Palestinians’ olive harvest.
An Israeli settler casting a stone towards Palestinians in the West Bank on Oct 16, amid clashes during the Palestinians’ olive harvest.

To bring down Netanyahu, Arab-Israeli parties ready for opposition alliance

Mansour Abbas, head of Israel’s conservative Islamic Raam party, at a campaign rally in the Arab-Israeli village of Abu Gosh on Oct 21.
Mansour Abbas, head of Israel’s conservative Islamic Raam party, at a campaign rally in the Arab-Israeli village of Abu Gosh on Oct 21.

Netanyahu says Palestinian Authority in for ‘big surprise’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declined to answer directly when he was asked if he would dismantle the Palestinian Authority.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declined to answer directly when he was asked if he would dismantle the Palestinian Authority.

Netanyahu has reinvented himself. Will voters think it’s enough?

At 77, Benjamin Netanyahu is already Israel’s longest-serving prime minister. 
At 77, Benjamin Netanyahu is already Israel’s longest-serving prime minister. 

Israel launches major West Bank operation after soldiers killed

An Israeli soldier aiming his weapon as security forces patrol the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Hebron, where Palestinian gunmen killed two soldiers, on Oct 23.
An Israeli soldier aiming his weapon as security forces patrol the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Hebron, where Palestinian gunmen killed two soldiers, on Oct 23.

Netanyahu orders West Bank closure as attack wounds five Israelis before election

The attack wounded five people, two of whom were in critical condition, said Israel’s emergency medical rescue service.
The attack wounded five people, two of whom were in critical condition, said Israel’s emergency medical rescue service.

‘No one like Bibi’: Netanyahu supporters’ faith unshaken

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu (centre) is in the midst of a close race for re-election, with polls showing him more or less in a dead heat with former army chief Gadi Eisenkot.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu (centre) is in the midst of a close race for re-election, with polls showing him more or less in a dead heat with former army chief Gadi Eisenkot.

How would a Netanyahu election loss change Israel’s policies towards the Palestinians?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meeting members of the public at a mall in Ramla on Oct 19, ahead of Israel’s national election.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meeting members of the public at a mall in Ramla on Oct 19, ahead of Israel’s national election.

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