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Why Benjamin Netanyahu needs the Iran conflict to continue

Why Benjamin Netanyahu needs the Iran conflict to continue

The Israeli prime minister’s chances of re-election are likely to hang on the outcomes of the war against Iran.

02.04.2026 20

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Amid a rocky truce, Israel and Hamas prepare to resume fighting

The ceasefire in Gaza is on shaky ground as Donald Trump looks to progress his peace plan on to its second phase.

14.01.2026 10

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UN backs Trump’s plan for Gaza but Palestinian statehood remains a distant prospect

The UN resolution references a credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood.

19.11.2025 10

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As Hamas considers a peace deal, the man most Palestinians want to lead them sits in an Israeli jail

The Palestinian activist, jailed more than 20 years ago, tops the polls as Palestinians’ preferred leader.

01.10.2025 9

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What international law says about Israel’s collective punishments against Palestinian civilians

Punishing groups of people as a reprisal for the actions of some is prohibited under international law.

18.09.2025 10

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Israel’s ‘refuseniks’: a growing number of soldiers are refusing to serve in Netanyahu’s war on Gaza

School leavers and reservists are refusing military service. But this is unlikely to stop the assault on Gaza anytime soon.

05.09.2025 10

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Israel’s plan for massive new West Bank settlement would make a Palestinian state impossible

The proposed development would effectively cut the West Bank in two.

21.08.2025 10

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Israel’s plans for a full occupation of Gaza would pave the way for Israeli resettlement

Israeli settlers have always vowed to reoccupy the Gaza Strip.

06.08.2025 20

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Chaotic new aid system means getting food in Gaza has become a matter of life – and often death

Critics say the new aid distribution system put in place by Israel is deeply flawed and is leading to the deaths of hundreds of Palestinian civilians.

27.06.2025 10

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Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich: the Netanyahu government extremists sanctioned by the UK

The two extremist members of the Netanyahu government have consistently opposed any efforts to bring peace to the region.

16.06.2025 10

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Israeli plan to occupy all of Gaza could open the door for annexation of the West Bank

There’s growing evidence that the Netanyahu government has designs over all territory occupied by Palestinians.

08.05.2025 20

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As Israel begins another assault in Gaza, Netanyahu is fighting his own war against the country’s legal system

The prime minister’s attempts to bring the judiciary under government control are fuelling fears of a constitutional crisis in Israel.

03.04.2025 20

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The growing influence of Israel’s ultranationalist settler movement

The ultranationalist Zionist movement believes in Israel’s divine right to occupy the West Bank and Gaza.

30.01.2025 20

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