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Israel & the Region
Diplomacy, defense, politics, Middle East affairs
Britain's opposition Labour party's leader Jeremy Corbyn delivers a speech at a rally on the eve of Labour Conference in Brighton, September 23, 2017. (AFP/Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS)
Triumphant Corbyn eyes path to power at UK Labour conference
By James Pheby
Opposition leader increasingly seen as a realistic candidate to become Britain's next prime minister
The President of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, Massoud Barzani, speaks to reporters during a press conference at the Salah al-Din resort, in Erbil, Iraq, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
Iraqi Kurdish leader vows independence vote to go ahead despite opposition
By Agencies
A Russian-made S-300 air defense system is on display for the annual Defense Week, marking the 37th anniversary of the 1980s Iran-Iraq war, at Baharestan Square in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, September 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Iran shows off S-300 air defense missiles amid rocketing tensions
By Agencies
Delegation of Interpol member countries attend the General Assembly in Bali, Indonesia on November 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
Israel seeking to block fresh Palestinian bid to join Interpol
By Tamar Pileggi
Danny Gonen, 25, from Lod was killed June 19, 2015, in a shooting attack near the West Bank settlement of Dolev by a Palestinian gunman. (Facebook)
January 9, 2017, 4:11 pm
Palestinian gets life for murdering Israeli student
Court calls Muhammad Abu Shaheen's terror attack 'cruel and calculated'; mother of victim Danny Gonen slams PA for paying attackers' salaries
By Tamar Pileggi
File photo of the USS Mahan destroyer, seen in September 2002. (Public Domain/Photographer's Mate Airman Rex Nelson, US Navy/Wikipedia)
January 9, 2017, 4:11 pm
US Navy fires warning shots at Iranian ships — report
USS Mahan shoots at 4 Revolutionary Guard vessels that approached at high speed, ignored calls to slow down
By TOI staff
Israeli soldiers react at the scene where a truck rammed in a group of Israeli soldiers, killing four in Jerusalem on January 8, 2017. (Shlomi Cohen/Flash90)
January 9, 2017, 3:28 pm
After attack, pundits exorcise ‘Azaria effect,’ demonize each other
Papers agree there's no reason to think the manslaughter conviction for the Hebron shooter had anything to do with soldiers failing to shoot at Sunday's terrorist, while Mozes and Netanyahu lead Haaretz to the promised land
By Joshua Davidovich
Mourners gather around the coffin of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani during a mourning ceremony at the Jamaran mosque in Tehran, on January 9, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / ATTA KENARE)
January 9, 2017, 3:07 pm
Mourning Rafsanjani, Iran frets over moderate movement’s future
A pivotal figure in foundation of Islamic Republic in 1979, former president hailed as leading reformist, counterweight to hardliners
By AFP and AP
Erez Orbach (Courtesy)
January 9, 2017, 2:08 pm
Soldier killed in ramming attack, a US-Israeli citizen, laid to rest
Thousands at funeral in Kfar Etzion for Erez Orbach, who fought health exemption to join IDF; other funerals also scheduled for Monday
By TOI staff
Friends and relatives of soldier Yael Yekutiel, who was killed a day earlier, mourn in front of her grave during her funeral at the Israeli Kiryat Shaul military cemetery in Tel Aviv, Israel on January 9, 2017. AFP/JACK GUEZ)
January 9, 2017, 1:54 pm
Bomb threats reported at Jewish centers across US, London schools
Families say no government officials were at burials of truck attack victims; Obama tells Israeli TV Netanyahu attacked him to deflect attention from settlement problem
By Judah Ari Gross
A relative shows a mobile phone photo of Fadi Qunbar, 28, outside his home in Jerusalem, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. Qunbar was identified as the terrorist who drove a truck into a group of Israeli soldiers, killing four and wounding 16 (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
January 9, 2017, 1:40 pm
Jerusalem terrorist reportedly angered by plan to move US Embassy
Relatives say Fadi al-Qunbar expressed agitation after hearing sermon at local mosque criticizing president-elect's campaign promise, which the PA ordered imams to focus on
By Tamar Pileggi
Israeli security forces stand next to newly-installed concrete blocks in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber on December 9, 2017. (AFP/AHMAD GHARABLI)
January 9, 2017, 12:45 pm
Israel ramps up security, says truck-ramming ‘new type of attack’
Netanyahu says driver decided to run over soldiers on spur of moment, orders barricades set up near bus stops; police deployed around East Jerusalem
By TOI staff and Agencies
Illustrative photo of a rocket fired from Gaza toward Israel, August 9, 2014. (AP/Dusan Vranic)
January 9, 2017, 12:28 pm
IDF: Rocket alert siren on Gaza border was false alarm
After investigating reports that incoming missile system went off in southern Israel, army says no missile was fired
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative photo of an Emirates plane. (CC BY-SA, Wikimedia Commons)
January 9, 2017, 12:27 pm
Snake on a plane grounds Emirates flight
Aircraft returns to service following temporary delay due to serpent found in cargo hold by baggage handlers
By AFP
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference in Rome, October 6, 2016. (AFP/Alberto Pizzoli)
January 9, 2017, 12:08 pm
Former UN chief ‘very concerned’ Iran violating arms embargo — report
At end of his term, Ban Ki-moon said Tehran's supply of weapons to Hezbollah could defy resolution guiding 2015 nuclear agreement
By TOI staff
Meryl Streep poses in the press room during the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 8, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images/AFP)
January 9, 2017, 11:45 am
Screen legend Streep takes on Trump at Golden Globes
Oscar award-winning actress pans president-elect's 'instinct to humiliate,' accuses him of vilifying foreigners
By Frankie TAGGART
In this Sunday, April 12, 2015 photo, Egyptians gather at the scene following a bombing that struck a main police station in the capital of the northern Sinai province in el-Arish, Egypt. (Muhamed Sabry/AP)
January 9, 2017, 10:45 am
Bomb-laden garbage truck attack in Sinai kills 10
Soldiers come under fire after stolen vehicle rams into checkpoint in northern city of el-Arish; officials fear death toll may rise
By Ashraf Sweilam
The scene of a truck-ramming attack in the Armon Hanatziv neighborhood of East Jerusalem on January 8, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 9, 2017, 10:40 am
Soldier wounded in ramming attack still fighting for her life
Hospital spokeswoman says victim's situation has stabilized somewhat, but she's still on respirator; second seriously hurt soldier now stable
By TOI staff
Jordanian security forces are seen on December 19, 2016 during the funeral of victims who were killed a day earlier in an attack at in Karak. (AFP PHOTO / KHALIL MAZRAAWI)
January 9, 2017, 10:12 am
Castle attack exposes Jordan’s vulnerability to IS threat
Recent shooting rampage at popular tourist site could signal increasing efforts by jihadists to destabilize the pro-Western kingdom
By Karin Laub and Mohammed Daraghmeh
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