Elections will be held in March - the fourth time in two years - as a critical deadline expires.
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Israel heads to election as unity government falls
Elections will be held in March - the fourth time in two years - as a critical deadline expires.
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Israel heads to election as unity government falls
Elections will be held in March - the fourth time in two years - as a critical deadline expires.
Gal Gadot defends her casting as Cleopatra
The Israeli actress was accused of "whitewashing" the story of the ancient Egyptian queen.
Al Jazeera staff ‘hacked via Israeli spyware’
Researchers say an iPhone vulnerability was compromised, but the Israeli firm denies responsibility.
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Destroying the frontline drug
The BBC gains exclusive access to an operation to destroy a large haul of an amphetamine made in Syria.
Germany and Finland bring home women from IS camps
Three of the women are under investigation for allegedly belonging to the Islamic State (IS) group.
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Christmas celebrations to go ahead in Bethlehem
Practice for the scout bands that lead festive processions has been disrupted by lockdowns.
Plea to save conjoined twins born in Yemen
The newly born boys need surgery that can only be done abroad, medics in the war-torn country say.
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Israel heads to election as unity government falls
Elections will be held in March - the fourth time in two years - as a critical deadline expires.
Gal Gadot defends her casting as Cleopatra
The Israeli actress was accused of "whitewashing" the story of the ancient Egyptian queen.
Al Jazeera staff ‘hacked via Israeli spyware’
Researchers say an iPhone vulnerability was compromised, but the Israeli firm denies responsibility.
Video 2 minutes 58 seconds
Destroying the frontline drug
The BBC gains exclusive access to an operation to destroy a large haul of an amphetamine made in Syria.
Germany and Finland bring home women from IS camps
Three of the women are under investigation for allegedly belonging to the Islamic State (IS) group.
Video 2 minutes 28 seconds
Christmas celebrations to go ahead in Bethlehem
Practice for the scout bands that lead festive processions has been disrupted by lockdowns.
Plea to save conjoined twins born in Yemen
The newly born boys need surgery that can only be done abroad, medics in the war-torn country say.
Gal Gadot defends her casting as Cleopatra
The Israeli actress was accused of "whitewashing" the story of the ancient Egyptian queen.
Al Jazeera staff ‘hacked via Israeli spyware’
Researchers say an iPhone vulnerability was compromised, but the Israeli firm denies responsibility.
Video 2 minutes 58 seconds
Destroying the frontline drug
The BBC gains exclusive access to an operation to destroy a large haul of an amphetamine made in Syria.
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Historic Israeli flight arrives in Morocco
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Copyright: GETTY IMAGES / EPAImage caption: King Mohammed VI of Morocco (L) and Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu A joint Israeli-US delegation has arrived in Morocco aboard the first direct commercial flight from Israel.
It was made possible by a recent US-brokered agreement to re-establish diplomatic ties.
The visiting delegation will sign a series of travel and other accords that will help cement the warming relationship.
Over the last few months there have been a series of deals in which Arab countries have moved closer to normalising their ties with Israel.
The process has bitterly disappointed the Palestinians.
They wanted any such nomalisation to wait until after their dispute with the Israelis had been resolved.
Israel makes direct commercial flight to Morocco
BBC World Service
Copyright: GETTY IMAGES / EPAImage caption: King Mohammed VI of Morocco (L) and Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu An Israeli aircraft is making the first direct commercial flight between Israel and Morocco.
This follows the two countries' recent agreement to upgrade their diplomatic relationship.
The plane is emblazoned with the word "peace" in Arabic, Hebrew and English.
It is carrying a high-level Israeli delegation that will have further talks on the details of diplomatic accord.
The deal was brokered by Washington, and US President Donald Trump's son-in-law and Middle East envoy Jared Kushner is accompanying the Israeli team.
The agreement was part of a series of deals in which Arab countries have moved to normalise their ties with Israel.
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Video caption: Christmas celebrations to go ahead in Bethlehem BBC Middle East Correspondent Yolande Knell joins the rehearsals for the festive processions.
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