IDF Bedouin Soldier Wounded in West Bank Stabbing; Palestinian Assailant Shot
The 20-year-old, who is a tracker in the Israeli army, sustained light wounds from an attack in Gush Etzion; the assailant was shot and injured.
Breaking:
- House Benghazi committee meeting to hear Clinton testimony adjourns 11 hours after it began (AP)
- Paul Ryan declares candidacy for U.S. House Speaker after getting unified backing from GOP (AP)
- Obama says Black Lives Matter movement raises 'legitimate issue' (Reuters)
- Russian airstrikes in Syria strengthen ISIS militants, says U.S. (Reuters)
- Senior Muslim Brotherhood leader arrested in Egypt (Reuters)
- UN official blames escalating violence on Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories (AP)
- Man found dead in an olive grove in northern Israel (Haaretz)
- 69 Hostages rescued by joint Kurdish-U.S. Special Forces raid in northern Iraq (Reuters)
- Russia's Defense Ministry denies Moscow used cluster bombs in populated Syrian areas (Reuters)
- Rohani: Iran to begin full implementation of nuclear deal (AP)
- U.S., allies strike ISIS's main petroleum station (Reuters)
- Russia: ISIS at borders of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan (Reuters)
- Saudi official: to eliminate ISIS, Assad must be removed from power (Reuters)
- Israeli sports minister calls on FIFA to condemn comments made by Palestinian counterpart (AP)
- Middle East "Quartet" to meet in Vienna to discuss escalation in Israel (Haaretz)
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