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March 2021 - Israel Special Weapons News
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- Kosovar Foreign Minister Rebuffs Turkish Pressure Over Jerusalem Embassy RFE/RL 31 Mar 2021 -- Kosovo's foreign minister has rejected pressure from Turkey over Pristina's recent opening of an embassy in the western part of Jerusalem by calling the move "a done deal."
- Palestine receives 100K COVID-19 vaccines from China Press TV 30 Mar 2021 -- The Palestinian Authority has received 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine donated by China to accelerate its inoculation drive, which has been lagging due to Israeli inhibitions.
- Coalitions Fail to Secure Majority in Israel's Parliamentary Elections - Final Ballot Sputnik 25 Mar 2021 -- No coalition secured a majority of the vote in Israel's fourth parliamentary elections in two years, according to the results of a 100-percent ballot count, as reported by local media on Thursday.
- Israeli Cargo Ship Damaged by Iranian Missile in Arabian Sea, Israel's Media Claims Sputnik 25 Mar 2021 -- The report comes a month after an incident in the Gulf of Oman left another Israeli ship, MV Helios Ray, damaged - although not critically so - after two blasts at its hull. Tel Aviv alleged that Iran might be behind the attack, but Tehran strongly denies its involvement.
- Israel's Election Results Too Close to Call VOA 24 Mar 2021 -- With most votes counted, Israelis still do not know who won Tuesday's election. So far, neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor the main challenger, Yair Lapid, has a way to put together a majority coalition. That means there will be weeks of political horse trading and possibly another election.
- Israeli PM Netanyahu Claims 'Huge Victory' in Knesset Election Sputnik 23 Mar 2021 -- The 23 March Knesset election is the fourth legislative vote held in Israel in two years. The election was automatically set for late March when the Knesset dissolved in December 2020, after failing to approve the national budget.
- Israelis Go to the Polls for the Fourth Time in 2 Years VOA 23 Mar 2021 -- Israelis go to the polls for the fourth time in two years. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - already Israel's longest serving Prime Minister - is hoping for another term, but is under strong pressure from the opposition to leave.
- Secret Israeli Military Bases' Locations Reportedly Revealed in Major Map Mishap Sputnik 23 Mar 2021 -- The classified data has since been removed from an online map, but it is unclear how long it was up and how many people might have made screengrabs of the bases' locations.
- Contacts with ICC to continue despite Israeli obstacles: Palestine FM Press TV 22 Mar 2021 -- Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki says he will continue contacts with the International Criminal Court (ICC) despite all the obstacles made by Israeli authorities.
- Israel Enters 4th Parliamentary Snap Election: Hopes, Candidates in Rough Race Sputnik 22 Mar 2021 -- On Tuesday, Israel will have yet another chance to decide the fate of the country's unicameral national legislature, the Knesset, as the most recent unity government, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, lasted just six months after its formation.
- Israel upgrades 'Iron Dome' amid fears of missile power in Lebanon, Gaza Press TV 17 Mar 2021 -- The Israeli ministry of military affairs says it has upgraded the so-called Iron Dome missile system to intercept additional kinds of projectiles, amid fears in Tel Aviv of the increasing defense capabilities of resistance groups in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.
- Israel will be hit by 2,000 missiles a day in future war with Hezbollah: Israeli general Press TV 16 Mar 2021 -- A high-ranking Israeli military commander says the Hezbollah resistance movement can fire 2,000 missiles per day towards Israel in case a military confrontation breaks out with Lebanon.
- U.S., Israeli Navies Conduct Combined Maritime Security Patrols in the Mediterranean US Navy 15 Mar 2021 -- The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG-61) joined forces with the Israeli Sa'ar 4.5 ships in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea to conduct joint maritime security patrols March 15, 2021.
- Defying global outcry, Netanyahu says will legalize West Bank settlements if re-elected Press TV 14 Mar 2021 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to authorize new illegal settlements in the West Bank if he were re-elected and formed a strong right-wing cabinet after the March 23 election.
- Israel approves plan to seize more Palestinian land in West Bank to build illegal settlements Press TV 14 Mar 2021 -- Israeli officials have approved a plan to confiscate dozens of acres of private Palestinian land in the West Bank city of Bethlehem to construct and expand new illegal settler units in the occupied territory.
- Kosovo Opens Embassy In Jerusalem, Weeks After Establishing Relations With Israel RFE/RL 14 Mar 2021 -- Kosovo has officially opened its new embassy in Jerusalem, six week after it formally established diplomatic relations with Israel.
- UAE weapons maker partners with Israel Aerospace for anti-drone missile system Press TV 12 Mar 2021 -- Israel's major aerospace and aviation manufacturer has announced plans to jointly develop an advanced anti-drone missile system with the United Arab Emirates' state-owned weapons maker EDGE.
- Readout from NSC Spokesperson Emily Horne on National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan Leading the First Virtual Meeting of the U.S.-Israel Strategic Consultative Group The White House 11 Mar 2021
- Statement by NSC Spokesperson Emily Horne on National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan Leading the First Virtual Meeting of the U.S.-Israel Strategic Consultative Group The White House 10 Mar 2021
- Revocation of License Granted for Dan Gertler US Dept. of State 08 Mar 2021 -- "Today, the Department of the Treasury, in consultation with the Department of State, revoked the license that was issued to Specially Designated National Dan Gertler on January 15, 2021."
- Israeli fighter jets escort US B-52 bombers in new inroad in Mideast Press TV 08 Mar 2021 -- Israeli F-15 fighter jets have accompanied two US B-52 bombers as they passed over the occupied Palestinian territories in the latest flexing of military muscle in the Middle East.
- US 'firmly opposes' ICC probe of Israeli crimes against Palestinians Press TV 04 Mar 2021 -- The administration of US President Joe Biden has "firmly opposed" the International Criminal Court (ICC)'s decision to open an investigation into the war crimes perpetrated by Israeli forces in the occupied Palestinian territories.
- Netanyahu Vows to Fight ICC War Crimes Probe Decision, Dubs It 'Perversion of Justice' Sputnik 04 Mar 2021 -- In a Wednesday release, an ICC prosecutor said that the investigation would be "conducted independently, impartially, and objectively, without fear or favour."
- ICC Prosecutor opens probe into alleged crimes in occupied Palestine UN News 04 Mar 2021 -- The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Wednesday that her Office has started an investigation into crimes allegedly committed in Occupied Palestinian Territory.
- ICC to Probe War Crimes Allegations in Palestinian Territories VOA 04 Mar 2021 -- The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor announced Wednesday an investigation into alleged war crimes in the Palestinian territories.
- Readout of Vice President Kamala Harris Call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel The White House 04 Mar 2021
- The United States Opposes the ICC Investigation into the Palestinian Situation US Dept. of State 03 Mar 2021 -- "Today, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), whose term ends in June, confirmed the opening of an investigation into the Palestinian situation."
- Israeli Defence Minister Says Hundreds Could Be Targeted by ICC War Crimes Probe Sputnik 03 Mar 2021 -- Last month, the ICC ruled that it had jurisdiction to open an investigation into alleged war crimes committed by Israel in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem.
- Israel: ICC Probe of Alleged War Crimes in Palestinian Territories 'Act of Moral, Legal Bankruptcy' Sputnik 03 Mar 2021 -- Last month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the International Criminal Court of "pure anti-Semitism" after The Hague-based tribunal approved in principle a probe into alleged war crimes in Israeli-controlled Palestinian territories.
- Statement of ICC Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, respecting an investigation of the Situation in Palestine ICC 03 Mar 2021 -- "Today, I confirm the initiation by the Office of the Prosecutor (''Office'') of the International Criminal Court (''ICC'' or the ''Court'') of an investigation respecting the Situation in Palestine. The investigation will cover crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court that are alleged to have been committed in the Situation since 13 June 2014, the date to which reference is made in the Referral of the Situation to my Office."
- ICC opens investigation into Israeli war crimes Press TV 03 Mar 2021 -- The International Criminal Court opens a formal investigation into Israeli war crimes against Palestinians.
- Rights experts condemn ongoing demolition of Palestinian Bedouin village UN News 02 Mar 2021 -- Two independent UN human rights experts are urging Israel to halt efforts to demolish the Palestinian village of Humsa Al-Bqai'a, fearing it is part of a wider pattern of forcible removals and displacement.
- Tel Aviv trying to 'influence' ICC to protect Israelis against war crimes probe Press TV 02 Mar 2021 -- Israel is working to "influence" the International Criminal Court (ICC) in order to protect its forces against possible rulings on war crimes, says the regime's minister of military affairs.
- Israel attacks vicinity of Syrian capital People's Daily 01 Mar 2021 -- A fresh Israeli missile attack targeted positions in the vicinity of the Syrian capital Damascus on Sunday night, state TV reported.
- Syria urges Security Council to condemn Israeli attacks on its territory Press TV 01 Mar 2021 -- Syria has once again called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to condemn Israeli attacks on its territory, urging the world body to act decisively to stop the regime.
- Iran strongly rejects Israel's accusations ISNA 01 Mar 2021 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has strongly rejected the accusations made by the Zionist regime that Iran has been connected to explosions on board an Israeli-owned ship in the Persian Gulf.
- Accusing and threatening Iran not to bear fruit: FM spox IRNA 01 Mar 2021 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has denounced attempts to accuse and threaten the Islamic Republic, saying that such a method will not be fruitful.
- Israel's Netanyahu Blames Iran For Explosion On Cargo Ship RFE/RL 01 Mar 2021 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Iran of carrying out an attack on an Israeli-owned cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman last week, a charge rejected by Tehran.
- Iran Strongly Denies Israeli Claims of Involvement in Thursday Vessel Attack Sputnik 01 Mar 2021 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh on Monday strongly refuted claims that Thursday's attack on an Israeli cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman was "clearly" the work of Tehran.
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