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⬆️ The 4th meeting of Israel-China Joint Comittee on Innovation Cooperation (JCIC) took place today in Jerusalem, headed by Israeli PM Netanyahu & China's VP Wang Qishan.

8 agreements were signed between the countries as part of the conference, including the Action plan on Israel – China innovation cooperation for the years 2018 – 2021 🇮🇱🇨🇳

⬆️ PM Netanyahu on the murderous Pittsburgh synagogue attack:

"I was heartbroken and appalled by the murderous attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue today.

The entire people of Israel grieve with the families of the dead. We stand together with the Jewish community of Pittsburgh. We stand together with the American people in the face of this horrendous antisemitic brutality.

And we all pray for the speedy recovery of the wounded."

We stand with the people of Egypt following the horrendous terror attack today that claimed the lives of innocent Egyptians.

All nations must join the fight against terrorism and extremism.

Tune in to our NEW bi-monthly podcast, 🎙"Persona Grata", which explores the world of Israeli diplomacy & foreign affairs.

Our first #PersonaGrata is @EmmanuelNahshon, @IsraelMFA Spokesperson, taking our press relations to the digital age.

Listen here: 🎧👇🏻https://soundcloud.com/personagrata_mfa/persona-grata-its-personal-episode-1

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Today, Hamas fired +200 rockets at Israel. All peaceful countries must unequivocally condemn Hamas' indiscriminate attack against our people.

https://twitter.com/IsraelMFA/status/1062040813964836864

📌Hamas is again intentionally targeting Israeli civilians.

📌Over 300 rockets & mortar shells were fired from Gaza by Hamas since this afternoon.

📌Dozens were intercepted by the Irom Dome defense system.

📌Direct rocket hits caused injuries & damage in Israeli communities.

Today 71 years ago, resolution 181 also known as the Partition plan was formally accepted by the United Nations. The Jewish side accepted the UN plan for the establishment of two states - the Arab side rejected it. This monumental resolution later led to the establishment of the State of Israel, in May 1948.
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Israel, and Jews from all around the world are celeberating Hanukka, the Holiday of Lights. Wishing you all a bright week! https://twitter.com/Israel/status/1069256090246963200

This morning Israel started operation "Northern Shield”.

This is a defensive operation meant at destroying attack tunnels, crossing into Israeli territory, built by Hezbollah.

Hezbollah is a dangerous terror organization, at the service of the ayatollahs in Tehran.

Israel is committed to protect its citizens and its territory.

The Hezbollah activity is yet another blatant violation of UN resolution 1701.

⬆️MFA Spokesperson: Hezbollah's building of attack tunnels crossing from Lebanon into Israel is a blatant violation of UN Security Council resolution 1701, it is an act of aggression.

Israel will do its utmost in order to protect its citizens and its territory against such an aggression.

Following the exposure of a Hezbollah terror tunnel, crossing into Israel's sovereign borders, Israel set forth on operation "Northern Shield" with the objective of unveiling and destroying the serious threat these tunnels pose to Israeli civilians.
More details are included in the video below. https://twitter.com/IsraelMFA/status/1069969581425463298

Documents from western intelligence sources, exposed by the Welt Magazine, reveal that Iran expanded its missile testing this year, in clear violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231, including the use of missiles that could reach the territory of the European Union. Read full report bellow 👇
https://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/article185208076/Nuclear-threat-Iran-significantly-expands-missile-testing.html?fbclid=IwAR38kgLmI2YjYWdB0y1A-R7fYaaX5sG1Sdi_nHk-OShw5QdNoi5C33FBB8A