• Palestinian Authority cancels Covid vaccine swap deal with Israel over expiry dates
  
  Exchange of 1.4 million doses called off after first shipment fails to meet health standards
  Peter Stubley.  The Independent.  Fri, 18 Jun 2021 23:15:47 GMT.
• A just-announced deal for Israel to bolster the Palestinian vaccination drive collapses.
  
  Israel had agreed to send up to 1.4 million doses, to be replaced by the Palestinians later. The Palestinian Authority said the first tranche was too close to expiration, which Israel denies.
  Patrick Kingsley.  New York Times.  Fri, 18 Jun 2021 21:43:34 +0000.
• Covid: Palestinians cancel vaccine swap deal with Israel
  
  Israel was to hand over more than one million jabs but Palestinians said they were too close to expiry.
  BBC News.  Fri, 18 Jun 2021 20:18:01 GMT.
• UK embassy in Israel celebrates Queen's birthday with eco-friendly event
  
  Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg also spoke at the event, in her first official appearance since the formation of a new Israeli coalition government.
  Jerusalem Post.  Fri, 18 Jun 2021 19:01:37 GMT.
• Palestinian Authority calls off vaccine exchange with Israel
  
  The PA said the Pfizer vaccine doses received from Israel were set to expire soon and did not meet required standards.
  Al Jazeera.  Fri, 18 Jun 2021 16:28:43 +0000.
• Boeing (BA) Wins $33M Deal to Rebuild Apache AH-64E Aircraft
  
  Boeing's (BA) AH-64 Apache is deployed by militaries of nations, such as India, the U.K., Israel and Egypt, alongside the United States.
  Zacks Equity Research.  Zacks.  Fri, 18 Jun 2021 13:46:00 GMT.
• Israel Agrees To Lend At Least 1 Million Covid-19 Vaccines Doses To Palestinian Authority
  
  As part of the deal, the Palestinian Authority has agreed to reciprocate with the same number of doses when it receives its own shipments.
  By Siladitya Ray, Forbes Staff.  Forbes.  Fri, 18 Jun 2021 08:43:35 -0400.
• Covid: Israel to send one million vaccines to Palestinians in swap deal
  
  Under the deal, the Palestinians will give Israel a reciprocal number of doses later in the year.
  BBC News.  Fri, 18 Jun 2021 12:06:50 GMT.
• Netanyahu family to vacate official residence only in a number of weeks
  
  Former PM will move to Caesarea home for a few months while security arrangements are made in private Jerusalem apartment, sources say
  Times of Israel.  Fri, 18 Jun 2021 10:02:59 +0000.
• Covid 19 coronavirus: Israel to send million vaccine doses to Palestinians
  
  Israel said today it will transfer around 1 million doses of soon-to-expire coronavirus vaccines to the Palestinian Authority in exchange for a similar number of doses the Palestinians expect to receive later this year.Israel, ...
  New Zealand Herald.  Fri, 18 Jun 2021 22:00:00 +1200.
• Palestinians cancel deal for near-expired Covid-19 vaccine doses from Israel
  
  The Palestinian Authority (PA) cancelled a deal on Friday to receive soon-to-expire COVID-19 vaccines from Israel after an initial Israeli shipment showed an expiration date sooner than had been agreed, the PA health minister said.
  News Wires.  France 24.  Fri, 18 Jun 2021 09:56:11 GMT.
• Top Israeli military official warns about renewed fighting with Hamas: report
  
  The Israel Defense Forces chief of staff held a meeting with top military officials on Thursday and told them to prepare for new fighting with Hamas as tensions have remained high since a cease-fire halted a conflict last month.
  Edmund Demarche.  Fox News.  Fri, 18 Jun 2021 07:56:42 GMT.
• Sirens sounded in south Israel due to machine gun fire, no missiles were launched - IDF
  
  The Israel Defense Forces press service reported that sirens had been sounded in the Kfar Aza kibbutz located near the border with Gaza
  Tass.  Fri, 18 Jun 2021 03:13:05 +0300.
• Children have to be vaccinated to reach herd immunity against Covid, Israeli health director says
  
  Dr Asher Salmon, head of the Department of International Relations in the Israeli Health Ministry, said children must be given jabs to ensure Covid is kept at bay in the general population.
  Daily Mail.  Thu, 17 Jun 2021 11:09:54 GMT.
• Israel-Gaza violence: First flare-up since ceasefire is a reminder of its fragility
  
  After twelve days of conflict and almost four weeks of ceasefire, the tit-for-tat exchanges in Gaza and Israel last night would appear worrying on the face of it.
  Sky News.  Wed, 16 Jun 2021 12:34:00 +0100.
• Biden Picks Israel, Mexico, NATO Ambassadors
  
  The president is moving to strengthen US alliances in tough regions.
  Voice of America.  Tue, 15 Jun 2021 18:52:39 -0400.
• Israel needs to stop stalling and release aid worker jailed five years ago
  
  The UN has described Mohammed el-Halabi as a humanitarian hero but Israel claims the World Vision employee redirected aid to militant groups.
  Tim Costello.  Sydney Morning Herald.  Wed, 16 Jun 2021 05:00:00 +1000.
• Israeli military says Gaza tower bombing destroyed Hamas EW capability
  
  The Palestinian militant group Hamas used the Al-Jalaa Tower in the Gaza Strip for electronic warfare (EW) attacks designed to disrupt the Iron Dome air-defence ...
  Janes 360.  Tue, 15 Jun 2021 11:41:31 Z.
• Naftali Bennett becomes Israel PM, ending Benjamin Netanyahu's 12-year rule
  
  Israel's parliament has voted in favor of a new coalition government, formally ending Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's historic 12-year rule.
  Ap.  ABC News.  Mon, 14 Jun 2021 00:47:36 +0000.
• Simmering Democratic tensions show signs of boiling over
  
  Fights over the filibuster. Tensions over Israel. Bickering over police funding. And grumbling over immigration policy. As Congress heads into a hot summer in Washington, discord among Democrats has begun to ...
  Mike Lillis.  The Hill.  Fri, 11 Jun 2021 20:25:52 +0000.

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