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Jul. 2, 2021 6:05 AM
It s been another week of unusual quiet for Israel on its border with the Gaza Strip, as compared to the rising tension in the West Bank, for several reasons not directly related to Israel. In the very first week after the formation of the new government, a large number of incendiary balloons were launched from Gaza into Israel. The opposition was quick to claim that Hamas did so because it discerned the weakness of the decision-makers in Jerusalem. The air force struck Hamas facilities in Gaza and calm was restored.
Government forms coronavirus cabinet as COVID cases climb
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History of the India-Israel Relations
Diplomatic relations between Israel and India were fully established in 1992 despite attaining Independence from the British Empire within a year apart. Cold war politics had a lot to do with the initial frosty relations between India and Israel. India was part of the Non-Aligned movement while keeping a close relationship with the Soviet-bloc and by proximity to the Arab world., while Israel was an ally of the United States and NATO.