Israel

Israeli government minister visits UAE mosque in official state visit

Miri Regev was in the UAE to accompany Israel’s judo team for the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam.

Israel’s national anthem played in Abu Dhabi for first time at judo tournament

In 2017, five Israeli judokas won medals in Abu Dhabi, including a gold, but tournament organizers refused to play Israel’s national anthem; Israel and the United Arab Emirates do not have diplomatic relations.

Israeli jets hit 80 Gaza targets after dozens of rockets fired at southern Israel communities

The rockets were fired hours after at least 16,000 Palestinians gathered at five locations along the Gaza border fence; at least 6 Palestinian protesters were killed during the border riots.