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In Addis Ababa, Palestinian prime minister Mohammed Shtayyeh urges the African Union to withdraw Israel's observer status as heads of state from the 55-member body met for a two-day summit. "Israel should never be rewarded for its violation and for the apartheid regime it does impose on the Palestinian people," he says. SOUNDBITE
Lod (Israel), Dec 3 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Atef Safadi).-More than 300 Ethiopian Jews landed today at Ben Gurion airport, southeast of Tel Aviv, as part of the Operation "Tzur Yisrael". It is expected that some 2,000 immigrants arrive in Israel at the beginning of the new year.FOOTAGE OF THE WELCOMING CEREMONY AFTER THE ARRIVAL OF THE ETHIOPIAN JEWS.
Mahmoud Dirir, the special envoy of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, talks to the media in the Ethiopian embassy in Khartoum after the premier’s talks with members of Sudan’s Transitional Military Council and protesters in a bid to mediate the country’s crisis. SOUNDBITE
British Prime Minister Theresa May urges all sides to show restraint after Israeli forces killed 60 Palestinians during clashes along the Gaza border. SOUNDBITE
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, on a rare visit to Israel for talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, presses for renewed peace efforts with the Palestinians and says a two-state solution is "not far-fetched". Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for "silencing the guns" in Gaza "to honor the spirit of Ramadan", which started on the weekend. SOUNDBITE