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Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Feb. 21

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JERUSALEM -- Israeli Supreme Court's Chief Justice Esther Hayut gave an open testimony to the police on Tuesday over a corruption case involving one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's confidants.

The testimony concerns a new corruption allegation that emerged on Tuesday, in which the police accused Nir Hefetz, Netanyahu's close associate and his former media adviser, of attempting to bribe a judge, Hila Gerstel. (Israel-Chief Justice-Netanyahu Probe)

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DOHA -- Qatar and Chad have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to resume diplomatic relations several months after the two countries severed ties, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported Wednesday.

The spokesperson for Qatar's Foreign Ministry Lulwah al-Khater said both countries would return their ambassadors with immediate effect. (Qatar-Chad-Ties)

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TRIPOLI -- Three soldiers of the Libyan eastern-based army were killed on Wednesday in a suicide attack on a military checkpoint in the city of Jufra, 650 km southeast of the capital Tripoli, according to military and medical sources.

"According to preliminary information, a suicide bomber driving a car attacked a military checkpoint at the western entrance of Jufra," an official of the army's operations chamber of Jufra told Xinhua. (Libya-Suicide Attack)

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GAZA -- The Gaza municipality on Wednesday declared a state of emergency, citing reduced services caused by resource shortages and foreign aid cuts.

"Much of financial aid has been cut, which has halted basic services linked to fuel and sanitation," Mayor of Gaza Nizar Hejazi said at a press conference. (Gaza-Emergency-Aid Cuts) Enditem

 

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