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Clashes occur in Tel Aviv, Israel, between Eritrean asylum seekers, including supporters opponents of the government of Isaias Afwerki, and police, resulting in 114 injuries, including 30 police officers.
2023-09-2

Israeli hospital officials announce an Eritrean migrant, Haptom Zerhom, mistakenly shot by an Israeli security guard and then attacked by bystanders who thought he was involved in the Beersheva bus station attack, has died of his wounds. Foreign Ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahsho said this latest incident seemed to capture the current climate of ratcheted-up tensions. Police are looking to identify and locate members of the crowd who beat and fatally wounded the man; the security officer whose shot incapacitated the victim will not be investigated.
2015-10-19

The New York-based Human Rights Watch accuses Syrian forces of continuing their killing sprees in opposition areas even after peace talks began.
2012-05-2

2011 Yemeni uprising: A coalition of protest groups form a transitional presidential council to prepare the country for when President Ali Abdullah Saleh is toppled.
2011-07-16

Muammar Gaddafi sends a delegation to Israel; they hand over digital material to Tsipi Livni.
2011-07-12

Armed gunmen blow up an Egyptian natural gas pipeline to Israel and Jordan in the town of El-Arish in the Sinai Peninsula.
2011-07-12

President Obama gives a speech in support of the Arab Spring during which he states that the solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict must include Israel reverting its borders back to the pre-1967 borders.
2011-05-19

2011 Jordanian protests: Police attempt to separate pro and anti-government rallies held in the capital Amman.
2011-04-1

6 Eritrean migrants attempting to enter Israel are shot dead by smugglers and Egyptian border guards, while several others are injured.
2010-08-14

Egyptian border guards fatally shoot an Eritrean woman in the stomach and leg as she tries to cross the border illegally into Israel.
2010-06-29