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Israel's war in Gaza has exacerbated regional tensions in the Middle East.

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Egyptian security forces open fire on anti-coup demonstrators who protest the massacre in Egypt during the 'Day of Rage' rallies at 15th May Bridge in Cairo, Egypt. Ahmed Ramadan / Anadolu Agency Keine Weitergabe an Drittverwerter.

Egyptian security forces open fire on anti-coup demonstrators who protest the massacre in Egypt during the 'Day of Rage' rallies at 15th May Bridge in Cairo, Egypt. Ahmed Ramadan / Anadolu Agency Keine Weitergabe an Drittverwerter.

Egypt fires on Sinai militants

A raid on extremist fighters in the Sinai Peninsula has left "dozens" dead, eyewitnesses say. The Egyptian military has boosted its counterinsurgency efforts on the desert peninsula since ousting President Morsi in July.

ARCHIV - Ägyptische Soldaten bewachen am 04.06.2012 den gesperrten Grenzübergang in Rafah zwischen dem Gazastreifen und der ägyptischen Sinai-Halbionsel. Nach dem verheerenden Anschlag auf einen Militärkontrollposten auf der Halbinsel Sinai suchen die ägyptischen Sicherheitskräfte nach weiteren Attentätern, die die Aktion überlebt haben könnten. Bei dem Anschlag am Vorabend waren 16 ägyptische Soldaten getötet worden. EPA/ALI ALI dpa (zu dpa 0284 am 06.08.2012) +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++

ARCHIV - Ägyptische Soldaten bewachen am 04.06.2012 den gesperrten Grenzübergang in Rafah zwischen dem Gazastreifen und der ägyptischen Sinai-Halbionsel. Nach dem verheerenden Anschlag auf einen Militärkontrollposten auf der Halbinsel Sinai suchen die ägyptischen Sicherheitskräfte nach weiteren Attentätern, die die Aktion überlebt haben könnten. Bei dem Anschlag am Vorabend waren 16 ägyptische Soldaten getötet worden. EPA/ALI ALI dpa (zu dpa 0284 am 06.08.2012) +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++

Gaza in state of shock

Hamas-led Gaza is reeling from the upheaval in neighboring Egypt.

Cars burn at the site of an explosion in Beirut's southern suburbs, August 15, 2013. Rescue workers in the southern Beirut district hit by an explosion on Thursday have found nine bodies, a witness at the scene said. The powerful blast engulfed several cars in flames and also trapped people in a nearby building. REUTERS/Mahmoud Kheir (LEBANON - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Cars burn at the site of an explosion in Beirut's southern suburbs, August 15, 2013. Rescue workers in the southern Beirut district hit by an explosion on Thursday have found nine bodies, a witness at the scene said. The powerful blast engulfed several cars in flames and also trapped people in a nearby building. REUTERS/Mahmoud Kheir (LEBANON - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Blast hits southern Beirut

An explosion has occurred in a suburb south of Beirut dominated by Hezbollah. The militant group's involvement in the civil war in neighboring Syria has aggravated deep-sectarian tensions in Lebanon in recent months.

ARCHIV - Blick vom Ölberg auf Jerusalem mit der vergoldeten Kuppel des Felsendoms (Foto vom 25.06.2011). Foto: Roland Holschneider/dpa ( zu dpa-Thema: «Vor der nächsten Runde der Friedensgespräche zwischen Israel und den Palästinenser» vom 13.08.2013) +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++

ARCHIV - Blick vom Ölberg auf Jerusalem mit der vergoldeten Kuppel des Felsendoms (Foto vom 25.06.2011). Foto: Roland Holschneider/dpa ( zu dpa-Thema: «Vor der nächsten Runde der Friedensgespräche zwischen Israel und den Palästinenser» vom 13.08.2013) +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++

Israeli-Palestinian talks resume

Israeli-Palestinian peace talks have begun for the first time since 2010. The US has set a nine-month deadline for negotiations, but Israel's latest settlement approvals have already threatened cooperation.

Houses are seen in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Ofra, north of Ramallah July 18, 2013. Negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, which have ebbed and flowed for two decades, last broke down in late 2010, after a partial settlement halt meant to foster talks ended and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refused to extend it. Palestinians familiar with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' thinking speculated he might now forgo the demand for a settlement moratorium given a recent slowdown in housing starts issued by Israel's government, though it may still be painful to roll back his previous demand. If Abbas yields on the issue, it may be in exchange for a goodwill gesture from Israel such as amnesty for around 100 veteran PLO fighters long held in its jails. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (WEST BANK - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION)

Houses are seen in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Ofra, north of Ramallah July 18, 2013. Negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, which have ebbed and flowed for two decades, last broke down in late 2010, after a partial settlement halt meant to foster talks ended and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refused to extend it. Palestinians familiar with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' thinking speculated he might now forgo the demand for a settlement moratorium given a recent slowdown in housing starts issued by Israel's government, though it may still be painful to roll back his previous demand. If Abbas yields on the issue, it may be in exchange for a goodwill gesture from Israel such as amnesty for around 100 veteran PLO fighters long held in its jails. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (WEST BANK - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION)

Israel approves construction

Israel has approved a plan to build nearly 1,200 apartments in Jewish settlements. The announcement comes just three days before Israeli-Palestinian peace talks are to resume in Jerusalem.

A boy stands near an Israeli flag in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Ofra, north of Ramallah July 18, 2013. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

A boy stands near an Israeli flag in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Ofra, north of Ramallah July 18, 2013. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Israel to build more settlements

Israel has granted preliminary approval to build more than 800 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank. The move complicates US-brokered peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians set to resume August 14.

Archive photo: epa02851581. Israeli soldiers keep watch on the border with Lebanon, facing the Wazzani River area, southern Lebanon, 01 August 2011. According to media reports, Israeli and Lebanese troops exchanged fire on their joint border on 01 August 2011, with both sides offering conflicting accounts of who fired first. United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) spokesman Neeraj Singh confirmed the clashes that occurred in the Wazzani area between the Israeli and Lebanese armies. EPA/HASSAN BAHSOUN

Archive photo: epa02851581. Israeli soldiers keep watch on the border with Lebanon, facing the Wazzani River area, southern Lebanon, 01 August 2011. According to media reports, Israeli and Lebanese troops exchanged fire on their joint border on 01 August 2011, with both sides offering conflicting accounts of who fired first. United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) spokesman Neeraj Singh confirmed the clashes that occurred in the Wazzani area between the Israeli and Lebanese armies. EPA/HASSAN BAHSOUN

Israeli soldiers wounded

Four Israeli soldiers have been wounded by an explosion in a rare incident along Israel's northern border with Lebanon. The Lebanese army said the Israelis had ventured 400 meters inside Lebanon's border.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Mukataa compound, in the West Bank city of Ramallah July 19, 2013. REUTERS/Mandel Ngan/Pool (WEST BANK (POLITICS)

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Mukataa compound, in the West Bank city of Ramallah July 19, 2013. REUTERS/Mandel Ngan/Pool (WEST BANK (POLITICS)

Mideast peace saga continues

The US nudges Palestinians and Israelis toward talks, but they disagree on the preconditions.

Palestinians hoist a huge Palestinian flag close to Israel's largest Jewish settlement of Maale Adumin on the outskirts of Jerusalem (photo: ABBAS MOMANI/AFP/Getty Images)

Palestinians hoist a huge Palestinian flag close to Israel's largest Jewish settlement of Maale Adumin on the outskirts of Jerusalem (photo: ABBAS MOMANI/AFP/Getty Images)

New hope for peace

Israel and Palestine have agreed to resume peace talks. DW takes a look at the most pressing issues.

Members of the militant Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah wave the Lebanese flag (Photo: ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images)

Members of the militant Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah wave the Lebanese flag (Photo: ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images)

EU blacklists Hezbollah

The EU has decided to blacklist the paramilitary wing of Lebanon's Hezbollah movement. Foreign ministers in Brussels made up their minds with a view to the group's intervention in Syria and alleged terrorist links.

A Bedouin camp is seen near the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim (background) in the occupied West Bank on the outskirts of Jerusalem on December 5, 2012. If Israel moves ahead with settlement construction in a sensitive strip of West Bank land near Jerusalem it will mean the end of the peace process, Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat told AFP. AFP PHOTO/AHMAD GHARABLI (Photo credit should read AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP/Getty Images)

A Bedouin camp is seen near the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim (background) in the occupied West Bank on the outskirts of Jerusalem on December 5, 2012. If Israel moves ahead with settlement construction in a sensitive strip of West Bank land near Jerusalem it will mean the end of the peace process, Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat told AFP. AFP PHOTO/AHMAD GHARABLI (Photo credit should read AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP/Getty Images)

EU tightens Israel policies

The EU wants to cut funding that ends up in the Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory.

Men try to extinguish fire from burning cars at the site of an explosion, in Beirut's southern suburbs, July 9, 2013. Several people were killed or wounded when a car bomb hit Beirut's southern suburbs on Tuesday, a stronghold for the Lebanese Shi'ite Hezbollah militant group that has been fighting in Syria's civil war, medics said. REUTERS/Issam Kobeisy CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Men try to extinguish fire from burning cars at the site of an explosion, in Beirut's southern suburbs, July 9, 2013. Several people were killed or wounded when a car bomb hit Beirut's southern suburbs on Tuesday, a stronghold for the Lebanese Shi'ite Hezbollah militant group that has been fighting in Syria's civil war, medics said. REUTERS/Issam Kobeisy CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Hezbollah stronghold blast

Dozens of people have been wounded in an explosion in southern Beirut. The blast came in a part of the city that is controlled by the militant Shiite group Hezbollah.

In this citizen journalism image provided by Lens Young Homsi, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a Syrian standing in the rubble of a destroyed buildings from Syrian forces shelling, in the al-Hamidiyyeh neighborhood of Homs province, Syria, Thursday, June 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Lens Young Homsi)

In this citizen journalism image provided by Lens Young Homsi, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a Syrian standing in the rubble of a destroyed buildings from Syrian forces shelling, in the al-Hamidiyyeh neighborhood of Homs province, Syria, Thursday, June 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Lens Young Homsi)

Battlefield Homs

Syrian state forces backed by Hezbollah have pummeled rebel-held areas around Homs for a seventh day. The United Nations says civilians remain trapped, and food supplies for Syria as a whole are desperately short.

This citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a Syrian rebel firing a heavy machine gun towards Syrian soldiers loyal to Syrian president Bashar Assad, in Aleppo, Syria, Thursday, June 20, 2013. A French diplomat says officials from the United States and other countries will meet in Doha, Qatar, on Saturday, June 22, 2013 to decide how to respond to requests for help from the Free Syrian Army. The diplomat says the meeting will involve government ministers from 11 countries in the so-called Friends of Syria group, including Britain, France and Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC) pixel

This citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a Syrian rebel firing a heavy machine gun towards Syrian soldiers loyal to Syrian president Bashar Assad, in Aleppo, Syria, Thursday, June 20, 2013. A French diplomat says officials from the United States and other countries will meet in Doha, Qatar, on Saturday, June 22, 2013 to decide how to respond to requests for help from the Free Syrian Army. The diplomat says the meeting will involve government ministers from 11 countries in the so-called Friends of Syria group, including Britain, France and Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC) pixel

Hezbollah told to leave Syria

There are growing concerns that the fighting in Syria could spill over its borders and draw its neighbors into the conflict. Now Lebanon’s president has called on Hezbollah fighters to pull out of the country.

Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah speaks during a joint news conference with European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (not pictured) in the West Bank city of Ramallah June 19, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah speaks during a joint news conference with European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (not pictured) in the West Bank city of Ramallah June 19, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

Palestinian PM resigns

Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah has submitted his resignation, his office has confirmed. This came just two weeks after the highly respected academic had taken office.

A Free Syrian Army fighter aims his rifle in Aleppo's Karm al-Jabal district June 8, 2013. REUTERS/Muzaffar Salman (SYRIA - Tags: CONFLICT POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

A Free Syrian Army fighter aims his rifle in Aleppo's Karm al-Jabal district June 8, 2013. REUTERS/Muzaffar Salman (SYRIA - Tags: CONFLICT POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Battle for Aleppo gears up

Syrian troops and opposition forces have stepped up fighting close to Syria's second city, Aleppo. The confrontation follows a significant strategic victory by government forces in the border town of Qusair.

In this picture taken on Wednesday, June 5, 2013, citizen journalism image provided by Lens Young Homsi, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows damaged buildings are seen in the Jouret al-Chiyah neighborhood, Homs province, central Syria. Syrian troops and their Lebanese Hezbollah allies captured a strategic border town Wednesday after a grueling three-week battle, dealing a severe blow to rebels and opening the door for President Bashar Assad's regime to seize back the country's central heartland. The regime triumph in Qusair, which Assad's forces had bombarded for months without success, demonstrates the potentially game-changing role of Hezbollah in Syria's civil war. (AP Photo/Yong Homsi Lens)

In this picture taken on Wednesday, June 5, 2013, citizen journalism image provided by Lens Young Homsi, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows damaged buildings are seen in the Jouret al-Chiyah neighborhood, Homs province, central Syria. Syrian troops and their Lebanese Hezbollah allies captured a strategic border town Wednesday after a grueling three-week battle, dealing a severe blow to rebels and opening the door for President Bashar Assad's regime to seize back the country's central heartland. The regime triumph in Qusair, which Assad's forces had bombarded for months without success, demonstrates the potentially game-changing role of Hezbollah in Syria's civil war. (AP Photo/Yong Homsi Lens)

Syria's many fronts

Despite losing Qusair, Syrian rebels still have a firm grip on the north of the country.

A boy drinks water from a burst water pipe in Aleppo's Karm al-Jabal district, June 2, 2013. Photo: REUTERS/Muzaffar Salman

A boy drinks water from a burst water pipe in Aleppo's Karm al-Jabal district, June 2, 2013. Photo: REUTERS/Muzaffar Salman

Alarm over Syria mounts

Syria's widening conflict has prompted the EU to grant further refugee aid. A top Saudi cleric has condemned Hezbollah militia intervention in Syria. Austria says it is pulling its UN troops from the Golan Heights.

Soldiers loyal to the Syrian regime gesture while on their military tanks in Qusair (photo via Reuters)

Soldiers loyal to the Syrian regime gesture while on their military tanks in Qusair (photo via Reuters)

US condemns Qusair assault

The White House has accused the Syrian regime of causing "tremendous suffering" in its successful bid to reclaim the strategic town of Qusair. Separately US, Russian and UN efforts to organize peace talks have failed.

Rami Hamdallah, left, chairman of the Palestinian election committee, announces the list of 10 candidates qualified to run in Jan. 9 elections to replace the late Yasser Arafat as head of the Palestinian Authority, during a news conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2004. The qualified candidates include Mahmoud Abbas, the interim Palestinian leader, jailed uprising leader Marwan Barghouti and democracy advocate Mustafa Barghouti. Others are unidentified.(AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Rami Hamdallah, left, chairman of the Palestinian election committee, announces the list of 10 candidates qualified to run in Jan. 9 elections to replace the late Yasser Arafat as head of the Palestinian Authority, during a news conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2004. The qualified candidates include Mahmoud Abbas, the interim Palestinian leader, jailed uprising leader Marwan Barghouti and democracy advocate Mustafa Barghouti. Others are unidentified.(AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

A new Palestinian PM

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed a senior academic as the new prime minister. Rami Hamdallah will replace Salam Fayyad and is tasked with assembling a new cabinet.

Lebanese army soldiers ride on their military vehicles after being deployed to tighten security following days of clashes between Sunni Muslims and Alawites in the port city of Tripoli, northern Lebanon May 21, 2013. Five people have been killed and about 50 wounded in two days of fighting in Tripoli, security sources said on Monday, a spillover of violence from the civil war in Syria. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY)

Lebanese army soldiers ride on their military vehicles after being deployed to tighten security following days of clashes between Sunni Muslims and Alawites in the port city of Tripoli, northern Lebanon May 21, 2013. Five people have been killed and about 50 wounded in two days of fighting in Tripoli, security sources said on Monday, a spillover of violence from the civil war in Syria. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY)

Syrian war delays Lebanon vote

Citing the continuing civil war in neighboring Syria, Lebanese lawmakers have agreed to put off elections scheduled for June by 17 months. Spillover violence into Lebanon had raised serious doubts about the poll.

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad

Assad warns Israel over strikes

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has warned of retaliation in the face of any further Israeli airstrikes. In a television interview the president said he was confident of victory in the nation's 26-month civil war.

A Free Syrian Army fighter takes position by pointing an artillery weapon towards the sky in Idlib, May 18, 2013. Picture taken May 18, 2013. REUTERS/Abdalghne Karoof (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT) // eingestellt se

A Free Syrian Army fighter takes position by pointing an artillery weapon towards the sky in Idlib, May 18, 2013. Picture taken May 18, 2013. REUTERS/Abdalghne Karoof (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT) // eingestellt se

Hezbollah on the rise in Syria

French intelligence has reported a surge in Hezbollah militia fighting alongside Syria's President Assad's army. Meanwhile, the Syrian army said it has seized a key base in the north, once a transit route for rebels.

A policeman inspects damaged cars after two rockets hit houses and a car sales yard in Beirut REUTERS/Mohammed Azakir

A policeman inspects damaged cars after two rockets hit houses and a car sales yard in Beirut REUTERS/Mohammed Azakir

Syria's shadow

The civil war in Syria has spilled over the border to Lebanon.

A policeman inspects damaged cars after two rockets hit houses and a car sales yard in Beirut suburbs (Photo via Reuters)

A policeman inspects damaged cars after two rockets hit houses and a car sales yard in Beirut suburbs (Photo via Reuters)

Beirut rocket attacks

Two rocket attacks in south of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, have injured four people. The blasts come a day after Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah vowed "victory" for Syria's President Bashar al-Assad.

Syrian troops celebrate as they take control of the village of Haydariyah, some seven kilometers outside the rebel-held city of Qusayr (Photo: JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images)

Syrian troops celebrate as they take control of the village of Haydariyah, some seven kilometers outside the rebel-held city of Qusayr (Photo: JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images)

Al-Assad advances in Qusair

Syrian government forces backed by Hezbollah fighters have tightened their stranglehold on the town of Qusair. Rebels have stepped up efforts to defend their former stronghold, which has strategic value for both sides.

Members of Lebanon's Hezbollah carry a coffin STR/AFP/Getty Images)

Members of Lebanon's Hezbollah carry a coffin STR/AFP/Getty Images)

Staunch ally

Fighting alongside regime troops in Syria, the Shiite Hezbollah has a strategic agenda.

Members of Lebanon's Hezbollah carry the coffin of their comrade Fadi Mohammed al-Jazzar during his funeral in southern Beirut on May 20, 2013. At least 23 members of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah have been killed fighting alongside regime troops in the Syrian town of Qusayr, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Photo: STR/AFP/Getty Images

Members of Lebanon's Hezbollah carry the coffin of their comrade Fadi Mohammed al-Jazzar during his funeral in southern Beirut on May 20, 2013. At least 23 members of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah have been killed fighting alongside regime troops in the Syrian town of Qusayr, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Photo: STR/AFP/Getty Images

Syrian tensions rise

Turkey has shut its last border crossing near forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Syria's opposition has urged rebels to reinforce the town of Qusair near Lebanon as Assad's forces press a four-day assault.

AFP EXCLUSIVE Syrian troops patrol the village of Haydariyah, some seven kilometers outside the rebel-held city of Qusayr, after taking control of it, on May 13, 2013. Syrian troops captured three villages in the strategic Qusayr area of Homs province, allowing them to cut supply lines to rebels inside Qusayr town, a military officer told AFP. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images)

AFP EXCLUSIVE Syrian troops patrol the village of Haydariyah, some seven kilometers outside the rebel-held city of Qusayr, after taking control of it, on May 13, 2013. Syrian troops captured three villages in the strategic Qusayr area of Homs province, allowing them to cut supply lines to rebels inside Qusayr town, a military officer told AFP. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images)

Hezbollah troops die in siege

Over 20 soldiers from Shiite militia group, Hezbollah, have died fighting alongside Syria's military to recapture a strategic town. Meanwhile, US Secretary of State John Kerry is to return to the region for peace talks.

Benjamin Netanjahu Kabinettssitzung

Benjamin Netanjahu Kabinettssitzung

Israel vows action on weapons

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel is "acting" to prevent weapons from reaching Lebanon's Hezbollah. His remarks come two weeks after Israel allegedly carried out airstrikes on weapons in Syria.

Ausstellung "IHR GLÜCKLICHEN AUGEN" in Berlin (26.03.-24.06.2012 im Centrum Judaicum) David Ben-Gurion verliest die Unabhängigkeitserklrung des Staates Israel , Tel Aviv, 14 Mai 48; Foto: Rudi Weissenstein; Copyright: Photo House Pri-Or, Tel Aviv ***ACHTUNG! BILDER NUR ZUR BERICHTERSTUNG ÜBER DIE AUSSTELLUNG VERWENDEN!!***

Ausstellung "IHR GLÜCKLICHEN AUGEN" in Berlin (26.03.-24.06.2012 im Centrum Judaicum) David Ben-Gurion verliest die Unabhängigkeitserklrung des Staates Israel , Tel Aviv, 14 Mai 48; Foto: Rudi Weissenstein; Copyright: Photo House Pri-Or, Tel Aviv ***ACHTUNG! BILDER NUR ZUR BERICHTERSTUNG ÜBER DIE AUSSTELLUNG VERWENDEN!!***

Israel turns 65

More than six decades ago, Israel declared independence. Today, the settlement policy continues.

An Israeli soldier loosens the chains holding a tank to a truck near the Israeli Syrian border REUTERS/Baz Ratner

An Israeli soldier loosens the chains holding a tank to a truck near the Israeli Syrian border REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Power games

Tensions between Israel and Syria are increasing after the former's airstrikes on Damascus.

Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi. Photo: Xinhua/Hazim.

Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi. Photo: Xinhua/Hazim.

Israeli airstrikes on Syria

International reaction to Israel's latest airstrikes on Syria has been quick to come. However, there are differing accounts of the objective of the attacks.

Israeli cranes and employees working on the new separation barrier along the ceasefire line between Israeli and Syria next to the border town of Majdal Shams, on the Golan Heights, on 14 August 2011 (Photo: EPA/ATEF SAFADI)

Israeli cranes and employees working on the new separation barrier along the ceasefire line between Israeli and Syria next to the border town of Majdal Shams, on the Golan Heights, on 14 August 2011 (Photo: EPA/ATEF SAFADI)

Israel strikes inbound weapons

Israel has struck a consignment of missiles in Syria bound for Hezbollah in neighboring Lebanon, an official said. Fighting in Syria's civil war has repeatedly spilled into Israel's Golan Heights (pictured).

An image grab from Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV shows Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Lebanon's militant Shiite movement, delivering a televised speech, in Beirut, Lebanon, 11 October 2012. (photo via dpa)

An image grab from Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV shows Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Lebanon's militant Shiite movement, delivering a televised speech, in Beirut, Lebanon, 11 October 2012. (photo via dpa)

Hezbollah threatens Syria rebels

The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group has warned that allies of the Syrian regime would not allow it to fall at the hands of rebel forces. He indicated that his Iranian-backed forces were ready to intervene.

Smoke rise after what witnesses said was an Israeli air strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip November 20, 2012 (Photo: REUTERS/ Ibraheem Abu Mustafa)

Smoke rise after what witnesses said was an Israeli air strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip November 20, 2012 (Photo: REUTERS/ Ibraheem Abu Mustafa)

Israel launches attack on Gaza

The IDF has announced that aircraft hit targets in Gaza after militants fired rockets at southern Israel. Attacks from Gaza have declined since a campaign in November (pictured), but sporadic fire persists.

An Israel F-16 jet fighter as it takes off from an air force base in southern Israel (Photo: EPA/JIM)

An Israel F-16 jet fighter as it takes off from an air force base in southern Israel (Photo: EPA/JIM)

Israeli jet downs drone

Israel says it has shot down an unmanned drone off of its coast. Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group denied involvement in the incident, which had forced the Israeli premier’s aircraft to make a landing.

An Israeli delegation arrives at the Turkish Foreign Ministry to hold talks on compensation for families of victims killed in a 2010 naval raid on Turkish-led humanitarian-aid convoy to Gaza (Photo: REUTERS/Umit Bektas)

An Israeli delegation arrives at the Turkish Foreign Ministry to hold talks on compensation for families of victims killed in a 2010 naval raid on Turkish-led humanitarian-aid convoy to Gaza (Photo: REUTERS/Umit Bektas)

Turkey and Israel talk payouts

Israeli and Turkish officials are discussing compensation for victims of a 2010 raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla. On Sunday, US Secretary of State John Kerry asked Turkey's premier to postpone a trip to the Gaza Strip.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry gestures during a news conference in Istanbul April 21, 2013. REUTERS/Evan Vucci/Pool (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS)

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry gestures during a news conference in Istanbul April 21, 2013. REUTERS/Evan Vucci/Pool (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS)

US leaders tour tense Mideast

US Secretary of State John Kerry has asked Turkey's premier to postpone a trip to the Gaza Strip to avoid upsetting Israel. Meanwhile, Chuck Hagel has made his maiden trip to Israel as Pentagon chief.

Lebanese former prime minister Fouad Siniora (L) speaks during a meeting for pro-Western March 14 political coalition as former minister Tammam Salam looks on, in Beirut April 4, 2013. Lebanese politician Tamam Salam, a former minister from a prominent Sunni Muslim dynasty, emerged as a potential new prime minister on Thursday after he was endorsed by the country's pro-Western March 14 political coalition. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS)

Lebanese former prime minister Fouad Siniora (L) speaks during a meeting for pro-Western March 14 political coalition as former minister Tammam Salam looks on, in Beirut April 4, 2013. Lebanese politician Tamam Salam, a former minister from a prominent Sunni Muslim dynasty, emerged as a potential new prime minister on Thursday after he was endorsed by the country's pro-Western March 14 political coalition. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS)

Lebanon PM to form government

Lebanon’s parliament has overwhelmingly voted for Sunni Muslim politician Tammam Salam as the new prime minister. Salam is expected to form a national unity government, as the country prepares for elections in June.

Israeli soldiers along the heavily guarded Gaza Strip

Israeli soldiers along the heavily guarded Gaza Strip

Uncertain ceasefire

A recent exchange of rocket attacks may reignite the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

A Palestinian protester throws a stone towards Israeli troops (Photo: REUTERS/Ammar Awad)

A Palestinian protester throws a stone towards Israeli troops (Photo: REUTERS/Ammar Awad)

Anger at West Bank funerals

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has accused Israel of provoking unrest after the fatal shooting of two West Bank teenagers. Meanwhile, thousands gathered for the funeral of a Palestinian who died in Israeli custody.

An Israeli border policeman holds his weapon as he is silhouetted during clashes with stone-throwing Palestinians in the West Bank village in Nabi Saleh, near Ramallah November 20, 2012. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

An Israeli border policeman holds his weapon as he is silhouetted during clashes with stone-throwing Palestinians in the West Bank village in Nabi Saleh, near Ramallah November 20, 2012. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

Palestinian protesters killed

Two Palestinian teenagers have been shot dead during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank. The violence comes amid a third day of protests over the death of a Palestinian prisoner in Israeli custody.

An Israeli Air Force F-16I jet fighter takes off after touching down briefly at the Ramon Air Force Base in the Negev Desert as Israel takes possession of two of the newest jet fighters in a ceremony on Thursday, 19 February 2004. Foto: Jim Hollander dpa

An Israeli Air Force F-16I jet fighter takes off after touching down briefly at the Ramon Air Force Base in the Negev Desert as Israel takes possession of two of the newest jet fighters in a ceremony on Thursday, 19 February 2004. Foto: Jim Hollander dpa

Israel launches Gaza airstrike

Israel has launched an airstrike on the Gaza Strip, the first since Hamas and Israel agreed to a ceasefire in November. The strike comes after a Palestinian prisoner suffering from cancer died in Israeli custody.

Exiled political chief of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, Khaled Meshaal, attends a major conference of Sudanese Islamists in Khartoum on November 15, 2012. ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP/Getty Images

Exiled political chief of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, Khaled Meshaal, attends a major conference of Sudanese Islamists in Khartoum on November 15, 2012. ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP/Getty Images

Hamas re-elects Mashaal

Khaled Mashaal has been re-elected leader of Hamas. The Palestinian Islamist movement did not issue an announcement over Mashaal's re-election, but the news was confirmed by Hamas officials.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Irsaeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Irsaeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Turkish-Israeli ties

Bitterness between the two sides may subside after an apology from Israel, but tensions remain.

Palestinian flag flying above office of Palestinian prime minister in Ramallah Foto: Rainer Jensen/dpa pixel

Palestinian flag flying above office of Palestinian prime minister in Ramallah Foto: Rainer Jensen/dpa pixel

Israel restarts money transfers

The Israeli government has unblocked the transfer of revenue to the Palestinian Authority which began late last year. The move followed urging by the US president to move forward on peace talks.

The Mavi Marmara ship, the lead boat of a flotilla headed to the Gaza Strip which was stormed by Israeli naval commandos in a predawn confrontation in the Mediterranean May 31, 2010, returns in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010. Thousands of pro-Palestinian activists on Sunday welcomed back to Istanbul the ship that was the scene of bloodshed during an Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in May. Activists meanwhile, promised to send more ships in an effort to break the Gaza blockade. (ddp images/AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

The Mavi Marmara ship, the lead boat of a flotilla headed to the Gaza Strip which was stormed by Israeli naval commandos in a predawn confrontation in the Mediterranean May 31, 2010, returns in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010. Thousands of pro-Palestinian activists on Sunday welcomed back to Istanbul the ship that was the scene of bloodshed during an Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in May. Activists meanwhile, promised to send more ships in an effort to break the Gaza blockade. (ddp images/AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Israel flotilla apology to Turkey

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has apologized to his Turkish counterpart for the deaths of nine Turks in a 2010 raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla. The apology was orchestrated by US President Barack Obama.

epa03026047 Israeli Deputy Prime Minister, Moshe Yaalon, speaks in an interview in Montevideo, on 06 December 2011 Yaalon said that Iran is developing, with the connivance of Venezuela, a 'terrorist infrastructure' in Latin America to attack US, Israel and their allies. EPA/IVAN FRANCO +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++

epa03026047 Israeli Deputy Prime Minister, Moshe Yaalon, speaks in an interview in Montevideo, on 06 December 2011 Yaalon said that Iran is developing, with the connivance of Venezuela, a 'terrorist infrastructure' in Latin America to attack US, Israel and their allies. EPA/IVAN FRANCO +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++

Israel’s next defense minister

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has selected Israel’s next defense minister. Moshe Yaalon is known to take a hard-line toward Palestinians, but is cautious about a potential attack against Iran.

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Wer hat das Bild gemacht?: Glória Sousa Wann wurde das Bild gemacht?: November 2012 Wo wurde das Bild aufgenommen?: Maputo, Mosambik Bildbeschreibung: Bei welcher Gelegenheit / in welcher Situation wurde das Bild aufgenommen? Bauunternehmen in Maputo Wer oder was ist auf dem Bild zu sehen? Taverna, ein Portugiesisches Restaurant in Maputo, Mosambik In welchem Zusammenhang soll das Bild/sollen die Bilder verwendet werden?: Artikel / Bildergalerie / Dossier (Nichtzutreffendes bitte löschen, u. U. genauere Angaben ergänzen) Bildrechte: (Grundsätzlich nur eine Variante möglich, Nichtzutreffendes bitte löschen.) - Das Bild wurde von dritter Seite zur Verfügung gestellt: Der Urheber / die Urheberin hat die Nutzungsrechte in folgender (Originalsprache) Mail abgetreten (Rechteinräumung ist einzukopieren und ggf. eine zusammenfassende Übersetzung mitzuliefern):

Portugal to Mozambique

Portugal's economic malaise has triggered a wave of migration to Mozambique.