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Israel : US Assures Israel Support Against Possible "Terrorist Wave"

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Scores of people have died in multiple terrorist attacks in Israel over the past few days. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is now seeking support from the United States. The United States has pledged support to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett after several deadly attacks within a few days. This was announced by the White House after a phone call with US President Joe Biden. Biden expressed his condolences after the terrorist attacks in three Israeli cities that killed a total of eleven. During the talks, the US President also emphasized that the United States "stands firmly and resolutely on Israel's side, " the White House said. "The President offered all the appropriate assistance to our Israeli allies in fighting the threat to their citizens." Israel Under Attack Bennett had previously warned that Israel was facing a new "terror wave" after several deadly attacks in his country in a matter of days. "Israel is facing a murderous wave of Ar...

Israel: Naftali Bennett Announces Tough Reaction After Attacks

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There were three attacks in Israel, eleven people died. Security measures in the country are to be strengthened, and the prime minister warns of a "terror wave". After several attacks within a few days in Israel, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced a tough reaction from the security forces. The Prime Minister called an emergency meeting with senior security officials. "We will fight terrorism with an iron hand," Bennett said. As recently as Tuesday evening, a Palestinian attacker fired from a motorcycle north-east of the coastal town, killing five people before being shot dead by the police himself. A day later, several of the man's relatives were arrested, Israeli media reported. According to the police, the perpetrator was a man from the town of Yabad in the West Bank. According to media reports, he spent four years in Israeli prisons. Small Retreat, But Not A Great Peace The attack killed two ultra-Orthodox residents of Bnei Brak and two Ukrainians who, ...

US Reopen Embassy In Israeli Capital Jerusalem

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Palestine has criticized Israel for rejecting a promise to reopen the US consulate in Jerusalem. International media report said it will revive Washington's key mission for the Palestinians in a move which the disputed city. It should be noted that Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett had said on Saturday that there was no room for another US mission in Jerusalem. The Trump administration closed the US Consulate in Jerusalem, an office that had served as a de facto embassy for Palestinians for years. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has vowed to reopen it. A move that Israel says will challenge its sovereignty over the city. The reopening of the US consulate could help improve US relations with the Palestinians, which were broken under the Trump administration. In a statement, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said it sees the commitment to reopen the consulate as part of the international community's commitment to ending Israel's decades-long occupation of the territ...