Israel announced a plan to encourage the establishment of renewable energy generation and storage facilities in dense urban areas, the Israeli Electricity Authority said Thursday. The plan will grant bonuses to companies, entrepreneurs, and property [Read More]
An Israeli court sentenced on Monday four border police officers to community service or imprisonment after they were convicted of theft and assaults against Palestinian workers. The Beersheba District Court in southern Israel said in [Read More]
The Israeli Air Force has received its first array of advanced “spark” drones for reconnaissance and attack missions, the military said on Monday in a statement. At a ceremony held at the Hatzor Air Force [Read More]
Israel is mulling a comprehensive climate law that would, for the first time, include a national target for greenhouse gas emission reduction, the country’s Ministry of Environmental Protection said on Monday. The proposed bill stipulates [Read More]
Tens of thousands of Israelis shouting “Democracy!” and waving the flags of Israel took to the streets across the country on Monday, a day before a crucial hearing in Israel’s top court on whether to [Read More]
The Israeli government’s 12-month budget deficit surged to 23.1 billion shekels (about 6 billion U.S. dollars), showed figures issued by the state’s Finance Ministry on Sunday. The deficit rise was mainly due to a 4.3-percent [Read More]
Israel will allocate more than 2,000 additional megawatts in the national electricity grid to connect renewable energy facilities, mainly solar ones, the country’s Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure said in a statement on Sunday. The [Read More]
A 15-year-old Palestinian boy was killed by Israeli soldiers during clashes in the West Bank city of Hebron on Saturday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement. The teenager, identified as Milad al-Raai, was [Read More]
The Israeli authorities have decided to reopen the Kerem Shalom border crossing for commercial goods leaving the Gaza Strip after a five-day closure, Palestinian authorities said on Friday. “Israel has officially informed us that goods [Read More]
Cyprus, Greece and Israel this week agreed to intensify cooperation on an energy corridor from the Eastern Mediterranean to Europe, leaders of the three countries said after meeting in Nicosia. “In light of the growing [Read More]
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