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Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon
Israeli tanks fire into Syria after IDF patrol comes under fire in Golan

Mortar shell fired from Syria strikes Tel Fares, patrol in Tel Hazeka comes under gunfire; Defense Minister Ya'alon said prior to attack on first visit to Syria border that Israel would respond to any security incident; also Tuesday, two Gaza rocket landed in western Negev.

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Police officer Hani Tarudii, who died in line of duty.
Israeli policeman dies after falling through roof during burglary investigation

On Monday, a 39-year-old Ashdod man was detained on suspicion of stabbing father to death.

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Acre mayor who survived shooting: I will continue to fight crime

Organized crime, interested in subverting the rule of law, are behind the attempt on his life, says Acre Mayor Shimon Lankri.

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IDF soldiers walk in front of wind turbines near Alonei Habashan close to the Israeli-Syrian border.
Israel treats 7 wounded Syrians who approached Golan border

The IDF brought two of the wounded into Israel for further treatment, after which they will be returned home.

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Acre
Acre mayor recovering after assassination attempt

Mayor Shimon Lankri was shot in the chest Friday night by an unknown masked assailant when he stopped at a traffic light while driving his car at around 1.30 A.M.

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Shells land in Syrian Golan
Israel fires retaliatory missile into Syria, wounding two soldiers

IDF fire comes in response to two rounds of gunfire shot from Syria into Israel in last 24 hours; Defense Ministry: Israel will respond immediately to any breach of sovereignty.

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An IDF post overlocking the Syrian border.
IDF jeep in Golan hit by bullets, as fighting rages on Syrian side of border

Several dozen fighters, from both sides, have reportedly been killed in past week as rebels and regime struggle for control over the Syrian Golan.

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Acre mayor
Acre mayor shot, moderately wounded

Unknown assailant shoots Acre's mayor while in his car in the Western Galilee; police are investigating.

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U.S. ambassador to Syria: No evidence to back reports chemical weapons used

Syrian government asks UN to look into alleged chemical weapon attack; Jordan's King Abdullah II says Assad's days are numbered.

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IDF soldiers walk in front of wind turbines near Alonei Habashan close to the Israeli-Syrian border.
IDF treats four wounded Syrians found near border with Israel

Two were transferred to Haifa hospital for treatment; seven Syrians wounded in the insurgency against President Bashar Assad were also admitted into Israel for treatment in February.

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Tair Rada's parents September 16, 2010 Yaron Kaminsky
Supreme Court orders reconsideration of Israeli girl's 2006 murder

Three justices asked the Nazareth District Court to examine new opinions presented on behalf of the man convicted last September of the grisly murder of a Golan Heights schoolgirl.

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The Mifgashim program ‏(Encounters‏) at the Givat Haviva
Israel likely to cut funding for popular Jewish-Arab dialogue project

A project that brings Jewish and Arab teens together with the purpose of promoting coexistence is at risk of closing down as funding promised by the Education Ministry has not been forthcoming.

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Fears of leavened water to pause pumping from the Kinneret this Passover

No water will be pumped from Lake Kinneret over the week-long holiday in deference to the dietary concerns of Israel's Haredi Jews.

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Four Israeli teens charged with attacking Arab worker on Tel Aviv promenade

Police say one of the teens hit the Arab man from Jaffa, broke a bottle on his head, and punched him in the face repeatedly while he was on the ground.

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Nazareth man and teen charged with throwing acid at 16-year-old girl

Younger suspect also indicted on charges that he and the older defendant committed sexual offenses against the girl over an extended period of time.

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Arab woman attacked by Jewish women at Jerusalem light rail station
Three Israeli teens spit at Arab woman, tell her to leave their Nazareth neighborhood

Teens arrested and subsequently released after promising to explain to local students why such behavior is wrong; two other teens turn themselves over to Jerusalem police over attack on Arab woman and her Jewish friend.

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The parking garage of the Tel Aviv municipality and Gan Ha'ir residential and shopping complex.
After plea deal, Israeli court convicts Nablus man of rape in Tel Aviv parking garage

Ahmed Bani Jaber pleads guilty to aggravated rape and sodomy, but the teenage girl's allegations of nationalist motives are dropped.

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Israeli youths who beat Arab man also suspected in Tiberias attack

Police suspect that two of the youths arrested for a Purim attack on a sanitation worker from Jaffa are also behind the attack on an Arab man vacationing with his wife at the Sea of Galilee.

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One of the crime scenes
Security guard kills three in Haifa, commits suicide

The motives for the triple murder remain unclear, police said, and several lines of inquiry are being pursued.

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Nadar Matias, who was severaly injured in a traffic accident, at home with his dog.
Israeli judge rejects 'cruel' charges against driver who injured only himself in accident

Charges brought against Nadar Matias, who was 18 when he was badly injured in a traffic accident, were dismissed only nine days after a similar case was also dropped.

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A Majdal Shams farmer driving his apples to the local packing house.
Israeli Druze to resume apple exports to Syria

After one-year break due to the Syrian civil war, Druze growers prepare for their biggest-ever export haul from the Golan.

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Golan Heights - AP
Errant Syrian mortar shells land in southern Golan Heights

At least three shells found in an open area just west of the Syria-Israel border; no damage or casualties reported; IDF files complaint with UN observer force on border over incident.

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Roman Zadorov
State opposes new evidence in Tair Rada murder appeal

In September 2010 Zadorov was found guilty of murdering teenager Tair Rada at her Golan Heights school four years previously.

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The Syrian shell that landed in the Golan Heights, Feb. 27, 2013.
Unexploded Syrian tank shell lands in Golan Heights

Two Golan Heights residents saw shots fired toward Israel from Syria and heard a hissing sound accompanying the shots; no explosion reported.

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The wreckage of an accident .
Israeli court nixes reckless driving charge against motorcyclist who injured himself

State wants to make an example out of the Safed resident who was left partially disabled by crash.Although no one else was injured in the accident and no other damage was caused, four months ago the police prosecutor brought charges against the driver in order to serve as a warning for others.

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