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Open criticism of Hamas is building in Gaza as Israel's deadly offensive rages on: 'May God curse them'
Gazans are becoming increasingly critical of Hamas as Israel's military campaign rages on. Israel has launched air strikes and a ground…
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Rafah is a dusty, rubble-strewn ghost town 2 months after Israel invaded to root out Hamas
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Two months ago, before Israeli troops invaded Rafah, the city sheltered most of Gaza's more than 2 million…
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Election fallout: deep shifts in Muslim and Jewish voting
However big the headline change in the vote between the past two elections, drill down into two demographic pockets of Britain and you…
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Gaza soccer stadium is now a shelter for thousands of displaced Palestinians
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Thousands of displaced Palestinians in northern Gaza have sought refuge in one of the territory’s largest…
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Gantz assures Netanyahu of support for ceasefire deal
Israeli opposition politician Benny Gantz has promised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu his support if Israeli negotiators agree to a…
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Hezbollah fires 200 rockets and drones into Israel
The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has launched more than 200 rockets and attack drones into northern Israel, in response to the killing…
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Hezbollah fires 200 rockets into Israel after killing of commander
The pro-Iranian Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah has fired some 200 missiles and drones into areas in northern Israel, it said on…
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Fires have become the most visible sign of the conflict heating up on the Lebanon-Israel border
CHEBAA, Lebanon (AP) — With cease-fire talks faltering in Gaza and no clear offramp for the conflict on the Lebanon-Israel border, the…
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Israeli strike kills senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon
Hezbollah has said one of its senior commanders was killed in an Israeli air strike in southern Lebanon, with the Iran-backed armed group…
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Palestinians flee Khan Younis as Israel says 1.9 million are crammed in central Gaza
Palestinians are streaming out of eastern Khan Younis, the second-largest city in Gaza, as an Israeli evacuation order affects roughly…
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Rocket barrage launched at Israel as battle rages in Gaza City
Israel’s military says Palestinian armed groups in Gaza have launched about 20 rockets towards Israeli border communities - the heaviest…
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World Food Programme: UN clearing piled-up aid at pier off Gaza
The United Nations is transferring thousands of tons of humanitarian supplies from a US-constructed pier off the coast of the Gaza Strip…
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Ultra-Orthodox Jews block highway to protest Israel's new mandatory military service ruling
BNEI BRAK, Israel (AP) — Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men blocked a major highway in central Israel for two hours on Thursday to…
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Germany's Baerbock, in Israel, calls for ways to end Gaza violence
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock called on Monday for a permanent end to the violence in the Gaza Strip and stressed that…
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Thousands of Iran-backed fighters ready to join Hezbollah's battle with Israel as UN chief warns of catastrophe 'beyond imagination'
Thousands of Iran-backed fighters are ready to join Hezbollah in its fight against Israel. The Israel Defense Forces have approved plans…
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Cathedral dean withdraws from Gaza rally
A Church of England dean has withdrawn from a Palestine rally at which he was due to speak, saying he "would not want to appear to endorse…
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At least 39 people killed in Israeli strikes across northern Gaza, officials say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — At least 39 people were killed by Israeli strikes across northern Gaza on Saturday, as rescue workers…
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Unable to back down, Israel and Hezbollah move closer to all-out war
Full-scale war between Israel and Hezbollah would be "a catastrophe", the UN Secretary-General says. But to David Kamari, who lives under…
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Israeli strikes on tent camps near Rafah kill at least 25 and wound 50, Gaza health officials say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces shelled tent camps for displaced Palestinians north of Rafah on Friday, killing at least…
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Israeli forces step up bombardment across Gaza, amid fierce fighting
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) - Israeli forces pounded Rafah and other areas across the Gaza Strip and engaged in close-quarter…
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A ship found far off Israel's coast could shed light on the navigation skills of ancient mariners
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A company drilling for natural gas off the coast of northern Israel discovered a 3,300-year-old ship and its…
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Hezbollah head: Nowhere safe in Israel if war breaks out with Lebanon
The head of the pro-Iranian Hezbollah movement in Lebanon, Hassan Nasrallah, vowed Wednesday that nowhere in Israel will be safe if an…
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Hezbollah says Israeli strike killed three of its fighters in Lebanon
At least three members from the pro-Iranian Hezbollah movement were killed Wednesday in an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon, Hezbollah…
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More protests against Netanyahu's government in Israel
Thousands of people again protested in Israel on Tuesday evening against the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and in favour…