israel Current Affairs, GK & News

Israel unveils Roman-era coin

July 28, 2022

Archaeologists from Israel recently unveiled a rare and “remarkably well preserved” coin belonging to Roman-era. The coin dates back to around 1,900 years. It was discovered by archaeologists of Israel Antiquities Authority while exploring Haifa in northern Israel. Coin is the first such discovery in Israeli waters. Features of the coin include: The coin portrays ..

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India-Israel Vision Statement on Defence Cooperation

June 3, 2022

India and Israel have signed a ‘vision Statement’ with the aim of further deepening the long-standing defence cooperation between both nations. This statement was signed at a meeting held between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Benny Gantz, defence minister of Israel. Israel’s defence minister emphasized the need to invest further in defence cooperation between both ..

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Israel’s C-Dome Defence System

February 23, 2022

A new naval air defence system named ‘C-Dome’ has been successfully tested by Israel. This missile system will be used on the Sa’ar 6-class corvettes of the Israel Navy. Overview: The C-Dome is a naval variant of the Iron Dome of Israel. The Iron Dome is a missile system of Israel that is used to ..

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Israel: Drones in Civilian airspace

February 11, 2022

On February 9, 2022, Ministry of Transport and Road Safety of Israel announced its first certification for unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAVs), for operating in civilian airspace. Key facts This certification was issued by Israeli Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) for Hermes Starliner unmanned system. The Hermes Starliner unmanned system was developed and manufactured by Elbit Systems, ..

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African Union Summit

February 7, 2022

The 35th African Union summit was held at Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. Security and pandemic were given top priority at the summit. Key Points on the summit The countries discussed about the unavailability of COVID vaccines to many African countries Lately African Union has been facing institutional failures because of insurgencies and coup. This fact ..

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New human species discovered in Israel

June 26, 2021

An international group of archaeologists have discovered new human species in Israel which is being considered as a missing piece in the history of human evolution. Key Points Excavations were done at Israeli site of Nesher Ramla. Archaeologists have recovered a skull which might represent a late-surviving example of a distinct Homo population. It is ..

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