Funeral for a Palestinian militants killed when Israeli naval forces attacked a flotilla in Gaza
Palestinian Fatah members carry the body of Palestinian militant Ibrahim Al-Wahidi, 25, during his funeral in Gaza City, June 7, 2010. Al-Wahidi was killed with three other comrades off the Gaza coast when Israeli naval forces fired at a Palestinian boat off the central Gaza Strip on June 7, killing four militants, medical officials,. UPI/Ismael Mohamad Victim
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Two Canadians have been released from an Egyptian jail but are still waiting to leave the country, family members said.
Israeli soldiers Sunday searched for a suspected terrorist accused of attacking a 9-year-old Israeli girl in the West Bank settlement of Psagot.
Even as Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu seeks to stymie U.S. efforts to negotiate a reconciliation with Iran, his government's trying to persuade Washington to boost U.S. military aid to ensure funding for the Arrow-3 anti-ballistic weapon intended to counter Iranian missiles.
The Egyptian army may consider a military strike in Gaza unless attacks on soldiers in the Sinai Peninsula stop, Egyptian security officials said.
The pace of the supposed rapprochement between onetime strategic allies Israel and Turkey is almost glacial, casting doubts on the prospect the Jewish state may build a $2 billion gas pipeline under the eastern Mediterranean to feed the European market.
Israel Aerospace Industries won a contract to supply the navy with three Super Dvora-class Mark III fast patrol craft to bolster maritime security.
Two Canadians face numerous charges in Egypt, including murder, for their alleged involvement in violent Muslim Brotherhood demonstrations, officials say.
A 21-year-old Egyptian soldier was killed Saturday in the Sinai peninsula, where security forces are cracking down on militants, security officials said.
There were no reports of injuries or damage after a rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip into an open area in southern Israel, officials said.
A closed border crossing connecting Egypt and the Gaza Strip was opened for a few hours Saturday and will open again in the coming days, authorities said.
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