RAMALLAH -- The Israeli army on Friday pressed ahead with a large-scale military operation in the northern West Bank city of Tulkarm for the second consecutive day, imposing tight restrictions on residents and carrying out arrests and searches, local sources said.
Local residents told Xinhua that the army lifted a curfew in the morning after it paralyzed nearly all aspects of daily life in the city on Thursday. However, shops and pharmacies remained closed, while movement was heavily restricted. (West Bank-Israel-Military Operation)
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JERUSALEM -- Two Israeli men were injured in a stabbing attack at a hotel near Jerusalem on Friday, Israel Police and the national emergency service Magen David Adom said in separate statements.
According to the police, an employee at the Tzuba Hotel in the village of Tzuba came out of the kitchen and stabbed two guests in the dining room. (Israel-Jerusalem-Stabbing Attack)
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ABU DHABI -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday summoned David Ahad Horsandi, Israel's deputy ambassador to the country, over Israel's strike on Qatar's Doha and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's subsequent "hostile statements."
According to a statement by the UAE's foreign ministry, Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy condemned the Israeli "reckless assault" as a flagrant violation of Qatar's sovereignty, a grave breach of the principles of international law and the UN Charter, and an irresponsible escalation threatening regional and global security and stability. (UAE-Israeli Strike-Ambassador)
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BEIRUT -- A Hezbollah member was killed and two people injured Friday in Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) and a security source.
The fatality occurred in the village of Aitaroun, the NNA said. (Yemen-Israel-Strike) Enditem
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