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Palestinian family alleges father shot by settlers then arrested amid West Bank land grab

Said Rabae, who lost his leg in confrontation with security chief of nearby settlement, says he and son were attacked, and not vice versa as IDF...

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IDF said to kill Hezbollah-allied commander in airstrike on vehicle south of Beirut

Target of alleged Israeli strike said to be Hassan Atwi of Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated group in Lebanon; in first, Syria said to arrest local...

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Hamas said to recruit 30,000 Gaza youths into its military wing

Hamas said to recruit 30,000 Gaza youths into its military wing

Saudi report says most recruits lack real training beyond rocket launching, guerilla tactics; at least 25 reported killed in IDF strikes across Strip

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Settlers filmed establishing new illegal outpost in West Bank under IDF protection

Video shows construction equipment being used to move earth, set up mobile homes; locals say Palestinian man shot by settler in West Bank had leg...

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Gaza doctor’s post lays bare terror groups’ infiltration of enclave’s hospitals

Gaza doctor’s post lays bare terror groups’ infiltration of enclave’s hospitals

Medical official sparks controversy online after speaking out against terrorists’ attempts to use Khan Younis’s Nasser Hospital, revealing...

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Lebanon is removing Hezbollah flags and posters amid rising calls for disarmament

Lebanon is removing Hezbollah flags and posters amid rising calls for disarmament
17.04.2025 10

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‘No to terror, yes to peace’: New anti-Hamas protest breaks out in northern Gaza

‘No to terror, yes to peace’: New anti-Hamas protest breaks out in northern Gaza

Clips shared online show hundreds demonstrating in Beit Lahiya, chanting ‘Hamas out!’ ‘We want to live in freedom!’; clan leaders said to take...

16.04.2025 10

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Israel will need to get used to Turkey’s growing footprint in Syria

Israel will need to get used to Turkey’s growing footprint in Syria

Post-Assad Syria needs a strong country to help it out of the chaos, and Turkey wants in; with America backing Erdogan, there’s little Israel can do...

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Despite laws banning it, UNRWA continues to operate almost as usual in East Jerusalem

Despite laws banning it, UNRWA continues to operate almost as usual in East Jerusalem

UN refugee agency’s schools and most facilities still open in capital despite closure orders from police and city, while service disruptions in West...

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Settlers said to burn down wedding hall, paint ‘death to Arabs’ in West Bank village

Settlers said to burn down wedding hall, paint ‘death to Arabs’ in West Bank village

No injuries reported in overnight incident, which came day after 5 Palestinians injured when settlers attempted to breach fence of Umm al-Khair,...

08.04.2025 20

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Egypt said to float release of 8 hostages in new truce; Israel denies receiving terms

Egypt said to float release of 8 hostages in new truce; Israel denies receiving terms

Offer reportedly a compromise between Hamas offer of 5 hostages, Israeli insistence on 11; Hamas delegation set to arrive in Cairo for meeting with...

07.04.2025 9

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Hamas ‘must have no role’ in Gaza governance, says Macron in meeting with Sissi

Hamas ‘must have no role’ in Gaza governance, says Macron in meeting with Sissi

French president lauds Arab League’s Gaza proposal in Cairo meeting with Egyptian counterpart, says plan must ‘pave the way for new Palestinian...

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Second Gaza clan accuses Hamas of killing a relative, during fight at food warehouse

Second Gaza clan accuses Hamas of killing a relative, during fight at food warehouse

Killing of Saadi Hassanein allegedly took place in UNRWA facility seized by Hamas, as food supplies dwindle; family’s direct accusation against...

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Hezbollah chief threatens to act against continued Israeli ‘aggression’ in Lebanon

In Quds Day speech, Naim Qassem says normalization with Jerusalem will never be accepted, threatens to pursue ‘other alternatives’ if diplomacy...

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IDF arrests over 20 Palestinians after settlers raid southern West Bank village

At least 6 Palestinians said wounded; no Israelis detained for attack on Jinba, which police say came after 2 Jews in the area were assaulted

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Gaza war’s first major anti-Hamas protests may not oust it, but are weakening its hold

For now, Hamas has chosen not to brutally suppress the rallies. That may change, but it also knows the world is watching, and its gunmen know Israeli...

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As Gazans return to school, study finds their PA textbooks still rife with incitement

Despite pledge by Ramallah to revise curriculum, materials provided to Gazans continue to glorify martyrdom, feature antisemitic rhetoric in subjects...

27.03.2025 10

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Hamas claims growing Gaza protests against its rule actually aimed at Israel

In first comment since Gazans began taking to streets, terror group claims demonstrations being manipulated by ‘enemy and other parties with...

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Hundreds in Gaza join rare protests against Hamas rule, call for an end to the war

Chanting ‘Hamas out,’ ‘we want to eat’ and holding signs saying ‘stop war,’ Palestinians in at least three locations in the Strip gather...

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Hamas publishes propaganda clip featuring hostages Elkana Bohbot, Yosef-Haim Ohana

Both families clear publication of video showing gaunt captives pleading with freed hostages to speak out about horrible conditions in Gaza

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Investigating their own killings: Alawites claim the new regime was behind massacre

Messages from survivors of the sectarian violence in which over 1,500 civilians were killed describe methodical carnage, decry the duplicity of...

24.03.2025 30

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Israel’s strikes on Hamas leaders in recent days haven’t hit key military commanders

Officials killed since war resumed were not leading fighting forces against IDF, but securing terror group’s grip over Gaza’s populace. The likes...

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Egypt willing to temporarily relocate half a million Gazans to Sinai – report

President Sissi said to float idea during meetings with other Arab leaders, though he has publicly rebuffed suggestions his country could take in any...

21.03.2025 40

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Governor of Tulkarem: I could have tackled the armed groups here; Israel wouldn’t let me

PA’s Abdallah Kmeil claims Israel wants to keep the PA weak; he doesn’t condemn Hamas’s October 7 slaughter but says he’s...

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Syrian soldier killed by Hezbollah rocket; 3 dead as Syrian troops shell Lebanon village

2 children reported among dead in Beqaa region as Syrian army operates against terror group; IDF says it hit a command center of Hezbollah’s...

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