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JERUSALEM, June 25 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday praised the thwarting of what he said was an Iranian attack against Israeli targets in Cyprus.

A statement from Netanyahu's office did not give any more details, but Israeli news website Ynet, without disclosing its sources, said an attack had been planned against Israelis staying in the city of Limassol.

Cyprus declined to comment on whether an attack had been foiled.

JERUSALEM, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Israel and Morocco have agreed to cooperate on climate and environmental issues, Israel's Ministry of Environmental Protection said Sunday.

Collaborations include climate change, preservation of the marine and coastal environment, conservation of biological diversity and ecosystems, water desalination and management, air quality, environmental technologies and innovations, and regional initiatives, according to a ministry statement.

22 June 2023; MEMO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday met with the leader of the Druze community in the occupied Golan Heights in an attempt to quell protests in the north of the country.

24 June 2023; MEMO: Following remarks by judges that it had been difficult to prove bribe charges against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, state attorneys insisted they will push ahead with attempting to convict him, Israeli media reported on Friday.

24 June 2023; MEMO: The Palestinian Prisoners Club (PPC) warned on Friday of the potential spread of skin disease among Palestinian prisoners at the Israeli Ramon Prison, a statement disclosed.

The PPC announced that ten prisoners at Ramon Prison had contracted a skin disease, expressing concerns that it may spread among other prisoners if medical treatment is not given.

JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian assailant opened fire at an Israeli military checkpoint in the West Bank on Saturday before being shot and killed, Israeli police said. Elsewhere in the occupied territory, settlers rampaged through a Palestinian village, hurling stones, spraying bullets and setting fire to homes, the latest in a series of settler attacks this week.

The Palestinian gunman approached Israeli troops stationed at the Qalandiya checkpoint outside Jerusalem early in the morning, pulled out an M16 rifle and opened fire, the Israeli police said.

JERUSALEM, Jun 22 (NNN-MA’AN) – Thousands of Druze clashed with Israeli police in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights yesterday, during a demonstration against the construction of a wind farm in the area.

At least two protesters were critically injured, according to a statement released by Israel’s Magen David Adom rescue service. The Israeli police said in a statement that, about a dozen police officers were lightly injured during the clashes. Five protesters have been arrested.

JERUSALEM, June 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese automaker Geely on Wednesday officially launched the new version of its electric vehicle model Geometry C in Israel.

Compared to its previous version, which topped electric vehicle sales in Israel in 2022, the new version has a re-designed exterior as well as an upgraded battery. Its range reaches 485 km, up 25 km from the previous version.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli troops on Thursday demolished the home of a Palestinian who is suspected of killing an Israeli soldier last year, in the latest military operation in the increasingly volatile occupied West Bank, which has been gripped by surging violence.

21 June 2023; MEMO: Israelis opposed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's proposed overhaul of the judiciary gained ground on Wednesday with the election of one of their advocates to a post with a degree of clout over a key panel for selecting judges, Reuters reports.

Ex-prosecutor, Amit Becher, was voted Chairman of the Israel Bar Association after an unusually public feud with a candidate promoted by members of the country's nationalist-religious camp.