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Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, May 8

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TEHRAN -- Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday that the United States has never been reliable over the past four decades.

"The United States officially announced tonight that Washington is not committed to its international obligations," Rouhani said in a live TV broadcast. (Iran-U.S.-Nuke)

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JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed Tuesday U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement on the U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal.

Speaking briefly after Trump announced the administration will reinstate the nuclear-related sanctions on Iran, Netanyahu hailed the move as a "courageous" and "right" decision. (Israel-U.S.-Iran)

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RAMALLAH -- The Palestinian government slammed Tuesday an early release of Israeli soldier Elor Azaria who was indicted of shooting a Palestinian man from close range in Hebron in 2016 an encourage of killing more Palestinians with cold blood.

The government said in a statement following its weekly cabinet meeting that the early release of Azaria after serving only nine months of his sentence that Israel "concealed most of its crimes and field execution by Israeli soldiers against Palestinians, including women and children, without putting them to justice." (Palestinian-Israeli Soldier-Release)

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AMMAN -- The 12th Special Operations Forces Exhibition (SOFEX) 2018 kicked off on Tuesday with the participation of more than 350 companies from 35 countries, the state-run Petra news agency reported.

King Abdullah II of Jordan opened the exhibition, where several defence industries are taking part and displaying latest technologies and weapons. (Jordan-Exhibition) Enditem

 

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