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Starlings Are Seen Above the Negev Desert - Israeli

Starlings are seen above the Negev Desert, near the southern Israeli city of Beer Sheva, on February 16, 2025. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Starlings Are Seen Above the Negev Desert - Israeli

Starlings are seen above the Negev Desert, near the southern Israeli city of Beer Sheva, on February 16, 2025. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Starlings Are Seen Above the Negev Desert - Israeli

(250217) -- BEIJING, February 17, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Starlings are seen above the Negev Desert, near the southern Israeli city of Beer Sheva, on February 16, 2025. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Starlings Are Seen Above the Negev Desert - Israeli

Starlings are seen above the Negev Desert, near the southern Israeli city of Beer Sheva, on February 16, 2025. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Starlings Are Seen Above the Negev Desert - Israeli

Starlings are seen above the Negev Desert, near the southern Israeli city of Beer Sheva, on February 16, 2025. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Starlings Are Seen Above the Negev Desert - Israeli

Starlings are seen above the Negev Desert, near the southern Israeli city of Beer Sheva, on February 16, 2025. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Starlings Are Seen Above the Negev Desert - Israeli

Starlings are seen above the Negev Desert, near the southern Israeli city of Beer Sheva, on February 16, 2025. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Starlings Are Seen Above the Negev Desert - Israeli

Starlings are seen above the Negev Desert, near the southern Israeli city of Beer Sheva, on February 16, 2025. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Starlings Are Seen Above the Negev Desert - Israeli

Starlings are seen above the Negev Desert, near the southern Israeli city of Beer Sheva, on February 16, 2025. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Starlings Are Seen Above the Negev Desert - Israeli

Starlings are seen above the Negev Desert, near the southern Israeli city of Beer Sheva, on February 16, 2025. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Starlings Are Seen Above the Negev Desert - Israeli

Starlings are seen above the Negev Desert, near the southern Israeli city of Beer Sheva, on February 16, 2025. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Starlings Are Seen Above the Negev Desert - Israeli

Starlings are seen above the Negev Desert, near the southern Israeli city of Beer Sheva, on February 16, 2025. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran launches large-scale drone, missile attack against Israel

STORY: Iran launches large-scale drone, missile attack against Israel SHOOTING TIME: April 13, 2024 & April 1, 2024 DATELINE: April 14, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:40 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the attack (April 13, 2024) 2. STANDUP (English): ZHANG TIANLANG, Xinhua correspondent in Jerusalem 3. various of the attack (April 13, 2024) 4. various of Iranian Embassy in Damascus after attack (April 1, 2024) STORYLINE: The Israeli army said a combined attack of dozens of ballistic missiles and hundreds of drones from Iran triggered air raid alerts across Israel early on Sunday. The projectiles triggered sirens in Jerusalem, the Negev Desert and the Dead Sea in the south, the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights in the north as well as the occupied West Bank. STANDUP (English): ZHANG TIANLANG, Xinhua correspondent in Jerusalem "Here I'm in Jerusalem. Starting from Saturday night, Iran launched a large-scale drone and missile attack on Israel. At around 2 a.m. local time, sirens and explosion

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ISRAEL-NEGEV-AIR BALLOON

(230811) -- NEGEV, Aug. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy an air balloon festival in Eshkol Park in Northern Negev, Israel, Aug. 11, 2023. (Ilan Assayag/JINI via Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-NEGEV-AIR BALLOON

(230811) -- NEGEV, Aug. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy an air balloon festival in Eshkol Park in Northern Negev, Israel, Aug. 11, 2023. (Ilan Assayag/JINI via Xinhua)

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Israel's export of military equipment hits record high of 12.55 bln USD in 2022

STORY: Israel's export of military equipment hits record high of 12.55 bln USD in 2022 DATELINE: June 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. a file footage about a weapon exhibition of the Israeli Defense Forces 2. a file footage about Israeli drones (courtesy of the Israeli Defense Forces) 3. various of Negev Summit 2022 (courtesy of GPO) 4. a file footage about a weapon exhibition of the Israeli Defense Forces 5. various of Israeli navy submarines (courtesy of the Israeli Defense Forces) STORYLINE: The export of Israel's military equipment reached an all-time high of 12.55 billion U.S. dollars in 2022, Israel's Defense Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. According to the ministry, 2022 was the second year in a row that the overall value of defense agreements broke records. Israel's export of military equipment has surged by 50 percent over the past three years. Some 120 Israeli companies signed "hundreds" of new sales deals in 2022, with about half of them

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ISRAEL-BE'ER SHEVA-NEGEV DESERT-FARMLAND

(230614) -- BE'ER SHEVA, June 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 13, 2023 shows a farmland in Negev desert near Be'er Sheva, south Israel. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-BE'ER SHEVA-NEGEV DESERT-FARMLAND

(230614) -- BE'ER SHEVA, June 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 13, 2023 shows an agricultural machine operating at a farmland in Negev desert near Be'er Sheva, south Israel. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-BE'ER SHEVA-NEGEV DESERT-FARMLAND

(230614) -- BE'ER SHEVA, June 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 13, 2023 shows a farmland in Negev desert near Be'er Sheva, south Israel. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-BE'ER SHEVA-NEGEV DESERT-FARMLAND

(230614) -- BE'ER SHEVA, June 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 13, 2023 shows an agricultural machine operating at a farmland in Negev desert near Be'er Sheva, south Israel. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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Israel, U.S. discuss possible Israeli diplomatic breakthrough with Saudi Arabia

STORY: Israel, U.S. discuss possible Israeli diplomatic breakthrough with Saudi Arabia DATELINE: Jan. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Netanyahu with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan (courtesy of GPO) 2. various of Abraham accords signed in Washington D.C. (courtesy of GPO) 3. various of Negev Summit (courtesy of GPO) 4. various of Netanyahu on election night 5. various of Netanyahu with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan (courtesy of GPO) STORYLINE: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he met visiting U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Thursday and explored ways to forge official ties with Saudi Arabia. The two discussed "the next steps to deepen the Abraham Accords and expand the circle of peace, with emphasis on a breakthrough regarding Saudi Arabia," Netanyahu's office said in a statement. The Abraham Accords are a series of normalization deals signed in 2020 in which the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain

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Israel discovers cooked ostrich eggs dating back to more than 4,000 years ago

STORY: Israel discovers cooked ostrich eggs dating back to more than 4,000 years ago DATELINE: Jan. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:31 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. the archaeological site in Negev desert, southern Israel STORYLINE: Israeli archaeologists have found eight prehistoric ostrich eggs that date back to more than 4,000 years ago, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said on Thursday. The eggs were found next to an ancient fire pit at a prehistoric nomads' campsite in a sand dune area of the southern Negev desert, the IAA noted. One of the eggs was found right inside the pit, indicating that they were used as food at the site. The researchers estimated that these are the first archaeological signs of cooking eggs at that time. Such sites are quickly covered by dunes, and exposed with the movement of the sands over hundreds and thousands of years, allowing for the exceptional preservation of the eggs, the IAA said. The location of the eggs and their proximity to e

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Israel proves life resilience near Dead Sea

STORY: Israel proves life resilience near Dead Sea DATELINE: Dec. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:06 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of vegetables at a farm called Vidor Center 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NAFTALI LAZAROVICH, Professor at Israel's Ben Gurion-Negev University 4. various of drylands near the Dea Sea 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NAFTALI LAZAROVICH, Professor at Israel's Ben Gurion-Negev University 6. various of the Dead Sea STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent "Here I am on the shore of the Dead Sea, the lowest point on the surface of the Earth. Life can be barely found here due to the hyper-salty water. But not quite far away from here, Israeli farmers manage to plant a variety of vegetables despite soil salinization." The Dead Sea is not only the lowest point on Earth but also one of the saltiest lakes. Due to the high salinity content, people can enjoy floating on the waters easily without

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ISRAEL-DIMONA-NEGEV DESERT-AERIAL VIEW

(221211) -- DIMONA, Dec. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 10, 2022 shows a view of the Negev desert near Dimona, Israel. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-DIMONA-NEGEV DESERT-AERIAL VIEW

(221211) -- DIMONA, Dec. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 10, 2022 shows a view of the Negev desert near Dimona, Israel. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-DIMONA-NEGEV DESERT-AERIAL VIEW

(221211) -- DIMONA, Dec. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 10, 2022 shows a view of the Negev desert near Dimona, Israel. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-DIMONA-NEGEV DESERT-AERIAL VIEW

(221211) -- DIMONA, Dec. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 10, 2022 shows a view of the Negev desert near Dimona, Israel. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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Israel approves 6-country annual conference

STORY: Israel approves 6-country annual conference DATELINE: Sept. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:26 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: (courtesy of GPO) 1. various of the Israeli cabinet meeting 2. officials' meeting 3. participants at the Negev Forum STORYLINE: Israel's cabinet approved Sunday the establishment of an annual gathering of senior officials from the United States and five Middle Eastern countries, namely Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Morocco and Egypt. The decision "institutionalizes" the work of the Negev Forum, a six-party meeting held in Sde Boker in southern Israel's Negev Desert in March 2022, said a statement issued by Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid's office. The Negev Forum will act on the basis of six working multilateral groups in the fields of food security and water, energy, tourism, health, education and tolerance, and regional security, the office said. Among the four Arab countries in the forum, the UAE, Bahrain and Morocco normalized ties with

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Israeli PM meets UAE FM to mark 2nd anniversary of diplomatic ties normalization

STORY: Israeli PM meets UAE FM to mark 2nd anniversary of diplomatic ties normalization DATELINE: Sept. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. Israeli PM Lapid greeting Emirati FM Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan 2. various of the press conference 3. SOUNDBITE (English): YAIR LAPID, Israeli Prime Minister 4. Emirati FM Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan with PM Lapid 5. Emirati FM Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan with Israeli President Herzog 6. various of Negev Summit 2022 in March STORYLINE: Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid met in Jerusalem with visiting Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Thursday to mark the second anniversary of the normalization of ties between the two countries. Lapid met Sheikh Abdullah for a one-on-one meeting, which was followed by an expanded meeting with teams from both sides, according to a statement from Lapid's office. Sheikh Abdullah arrived in Israel on Wednesday with a delegation that

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ISRAEL-RURAL ESTATE-DISCOVERY

(220823) -- JERUSALEM, Aug. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member of the Israel Antiquities Authority works at a newly-discovered 1,200-year-old rural estate in the southern Negev desert, Aug. 23, 2022. Israeli archaeologists have discovered a 1,200-year-old luxurious rural estate in the southern Negev desert, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said Tuesday. The estate, first of its kind in the Negev, was exposed in excavations carried out by the IAA prior to the expansion of the Bedouin city of Rahat. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-RURAL ESTATE-DISCOVERY

(220823) -- JERUSALEM, Aug. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 23, 2022 shows wares unearthed from a newly-discovered 1,200-year-old rural estate in the southern Negev desert. Israeli archaeologists have discovered a 1,200-year-old luxurious rural estate in the southern Negev desert, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said Tuesday. The estate, first of its kind in the Negev, was exposed in excavations carried out by the IAA prior to the expansion of the Bedouin city of Rahat. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-RURAL ESTATE-DISCOVERY

(220823) -- JERUSALEM, Aug. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 23, 2022 shows wares unearthed from a newly-discovered 1,200-year-old rural estate in the southern Negev desert. Israeli archaeologists have discovered a 1,200-year-old luxurious rural estate in the southern Negev desert, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said Tuesday. The estate, first of its kind in the Negev, was exposed in excavations carried out by the IAA prior to the expansion of the Bedouin city of Rahat. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-RURAL ESTATE-DISCOVERY

(220823) -- JERUSALEM, Aug. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Aug. 23, 2022 shows a newly-discovered 1,200-year-old rural estate in the southern Negev desert in Israel. Israeli archaeologists have discovered a 1,200-year-old luxurious rural estate in the southern Negev desert, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said Tuesday. The estate, first of its kind in the Negev, was exposed in excavations carried out by the IAA prior to the expansion of the Bedouin city of Rahat. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-RURAL ESTATE-DISCOVERY

(220823) -- JERUSALEM, Aug. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff of the Israel Antiquities Authority work at a newly-discovered 1,200-year-old rural estate in the southern Negev desert, Aug. 23, 2022. Israeli archaeologists have discovered a 1,200-year-old luxurious rural estate in the southern Negev desert, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said Tuesday. The estate, first of its kind in the Negev, was exposed in excavations carried out by the IAA prior to the expansion of the Bedouin city of Rahat. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-RURAL ESTATE-DISCOVERY

(220823) -- JERUSALEM, Aug. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Aug. 23, 2022 shows a newly-discovered 1,200-year-old rural estate in the southern Negev desert in Israel. Israeli archaeologists have discovered a 1,200-year-old luxurious rural estate in the southern Negev desert, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said Tuesday. The estate, first of its kind in the Negev, was exposed in excavations carried out by the IAA prior to the expansion of the Bedouin city of Rahat. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-RURAL ESTATE-DISCOVERY

(220823) -- JERUSALEM, Aug. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Aug. 23, 2022 shows a newly-discovered 1,200-year-old rural estate in the southern Negev desert in Israel. Israeli archaeologists have discovered a 1,200-year-old luxurious rural estate in the southern Negev desert, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said Tuesday. The estate, first of its kind in the Negev, was exposed in excavations carried out by the IAA prior to the expansion of the Bedouin city of Rahat. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-RURAL ESTATE-DISCOVERY

(220823) -- JERUSALEM, Aug. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff of the Israel Antiquities Authority work at a newly-discovered 1,200-year-old rural estate in the southern Negev desert, Aug. 23, 2022. Israeli archaeologists have discovered a 1,200-year-old luxurious rural estate in the southern Negev desert, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said Tuesday. The estate, first of its kind in the Negev, was exposed in excavations carried out by the IAA prior to the expansion of the Bedouin city of Rahat. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-RURAL ESTATE-DISCOVERY

(220823) -- JERUSALEM, Aug. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Aug. 23, 2022 shows a newly-discovered 1,200-year-old rural estate in the southern Negev desert in Israel. Israeli archaeologists have discovered a 1,200-year-old luxurious rural estate in the southern Negev desert, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said Tuesday. The estate, first of its kind in the Negev, was exposed in excavations carried out by the IAA prior to the expansion of the Bedouin city of Rahat. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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Israel discovers 1,200-year-old mosque in Negev desert

STORY: Israel discovers 1,200-year-old mosque in Negev desert DATELINE: June 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:27 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. Bird's eye view of mosque site 2. Staff at site 3. Site of mosque 4. Staff praying at site 5. Remains unearthed from site 6. Bird's eye view of mosque site STORYLINE: Israeli archaeologists have discovered a rare rural mosque dated to about 1,200 years ago and a luxurious estate, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said on Wednesday. The estate and the mosque, among the earliest known worldwide, were uncovered in the southern Bedouin city of Rahat in the Negev desert, according to the IAA. The mosque includes a square room and a wall facing the direction of the holy city of Mecca, and a half-circle niche in that wall pointing south, the IAA said. The excavation at Rahat sheds light on the beginnings of Islam in the Southern Levant, and provides graphic details of the gradual transition from Christianity to Islam, the IAA noted. It thus revealed tha

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ISRAEL-RAHAT-ANCIENT MOSQUE-DISCOVERY

(220623) -- RAHAT (ISRAEL), June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 23, 2022 shows a view of the relics of a newly-discovered mosque in the southern Bedouin city of Rahat in the Negev desert, Israel. Israeli archaeologists have discovered a rare rural mosque dated to over 1,200 years ago and a luxurious estate, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said on Wednesday. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-RAHAT-ANCIENT MOSQUE-DISCOVERY

(220623) -- RAHAT (ISRAEL), June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 23, 2022 shows ware unearthed at an archaeological site next to the relics of a newly-discovered mosque in the southern Bedouin city of Rahat in the Negev desert, Israel. Israeli archaeologists have discovered a rare rural mosque dated to over 1,200 years ago and a luxurious estate, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said on Wednesday. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-RAHAT-ANCIENT MOSQUE-DISCOVERY

(220623) -- RAHAT (ISRAEL), June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People work around the relics of a newly-discovered mosque in the southern Bedouin city of Rahat in the Negev desert, Israel, on June 23, 2022. Israeli archaeologists have discovered a rare rural mosque dated to over 1,200 years ago and a luxurious estate, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said on Wednesday. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-RAHAT-ANCIENT MOSQUE-DISCOVERY

(220623) -- RAHAT (ISRAEL), June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 23, 2022 shows a view of the relics of a newly-discovered mosque in the southern Bedouin city of Rahat in the Negev desert, Israel. Israeli archaeologists have discovered a rare rural mosque dated to over 1,200 years ago and a luxurious estate, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said on Wednesday. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-RAHAT-ANCIENT MOSQUE-DISCOVERY

(220623) -- RAHAT (ISRAEL), June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An archaeologist shows ware at an archaeological site next to the relics of a newly-discovered mosque in the southern Bedouin city of Rahat in the Negev desert, Israel, on June 23, 2022. Israeli archaeologists have discovered a rare rural mosque dated to over 1,200 years ago and a luxurious estate, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said on Wednesday. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-RAHAT-ANCIENT MOSQUE-DISCOVERY

(220623) -- RAHAT (ISRAEL), June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People work around the relics of a newly-discovered mosque in the southern Bedouin city of Rahat in the Negev desert, Israel, on June 23, 2022. Israeli archaeologists have discovered a rare rural mosque dated to over 1,200 years ago and a luxurious estate, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said on Wednesday. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-RAHAT-ANCIENT MOSQUE-DISCOVERY

(220623) -- RAHAT (ISRAEL), June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People work around the relics of a newly-discovered mosque in the southern Bedouin city of Rahat in the Negev desert, Israel, on June 23, 2022. Israeli archaeologists have discovered a rare rural mosque dated to over 1,200 years ago and a luxurious estate, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said on Wednesday. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-ASHALIM-SOLAR THERMAL POWER STATION

(220329) -- ASHALIM, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 28, 2022 shows the Ashalim Solar Thermal Power Station in the Negev desert near the kibbutz of Ashalim, Israel. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-ASHALIM-SOLAR THERMAL POWER STATION

(220329) -- ASHALIM, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 28, 2022 shows the Ashalim Solar Thermal Power Station in the Negev desert near the kibbutz of Ashalim, Israel. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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Israel-Arab FMs conference to become annual regional forum: Israeli FM

STORY: Israel-Arab FMs conference to become annual regional forum: Israeli FM DATELINE: March 29, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:40 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the joint press conference 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): YAIR LAPID, Israeli Foreign Minister 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONY BLINKEN, U.S. Secretary of State 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SAMEH SHOUKRY, Egypt's Foreign Minister 6. various of the joint press conference 7. various of press reporting 8. various of security forces STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent "A historic meeting was just held here in this hotel in southern Israel's Negev Desert. The meeting gathered U.S. Secretary of State, foreign ministers from Morocco, the UAE, Egypt and Bahrain, marking the first time that Israel hosted so many top Arab diplomats on one occasion." Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said on Monday that the conference of foreign ministers between Israel and f

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Israeli defense minister meets U.S. secretary of state

STORY: Israeli defense minister meets U.S. secretary of state DATELINE: March 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of the meeting STORYLINE: Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Sunday met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Jerusalem. "Your visit during these challenging times shows the great bond between our two countries, which is not just declarative but also in actual deeds," said Gantz. Also on Sunday, Blinken met with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, President Isaac Herzog, and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid. On Monday, Lapid will host Blinken and foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, and Egypt in Sde Boker, a kibbutz in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jerusalem. (XHTV)