Amnesty International says Israel has sought to deliberately destroy Palestinians in its war with Hamas, by mounting deadly attacks, demolishing vital infrastructure and preventing aid deliveries.
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As Israel bans UNRWA, Palestinians stand to lose schools and clinics not only in Gaza
Israel is severing ties with the main United Nations agency that provides aid to Palestinians. With the focus largely on Gaza, the move also threatens key services in the occupied West Bank.
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The world welcomes the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, but worries remain
Celebratory gunfire rang out in Beirut to mark the start of a ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah to end almost 14 months of fighting.
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Pope calls for investigation into whether Israel’s actions constitute genocide
Pope Francis has called for an investigation to determine if Israel’s military attacks on Gaza constitute genocide. It’s the first time he’s publicly suggested that Israel may be engaged in genocide.
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In northern Israel, migrant workers are farming while under fire from Hezbollah
Foreign laborers, many from Thailand, are tending fields and livestock in an area Israel has declared off-limits to its own civilians amid ongoing military operations against Hezbollah.
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Israeli soccer fans were attacked in Amsterdam
Soccer fans from Israel were attacked in Amsterdam in what the Dutch prime minister called “antisemitic attacks on Israeli citizens.”
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Benjamin Netanyahu fires Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, replaces him with Israel Katz
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed his popular defense minister, Yoav Gallant, in a surprise announcement.
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Iran’s supreme leader threatens Israel, U.S. with ‘crushing response’ to Israeli attack
Iran’s supreme leader threatened Israel and the U.S. with “a crushing response” over attacks on Iran and its allies. The Pentagon said Friday that more U.S. forces would be coming to the region.
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Israel strikes Lebanon’s ancient city of Baalbek, as tens of thousands of people flee
As Israel intensified attacks in the Lebanese city of Baalbek, residents fled to an ancient Roman temple, hoping the site’s UNESCO status might save them.
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A mother and baby from Gaza are reunited 11 months after being separated at birth
After an Israeli airstrike left mom-to-be Raneem Hizaji badly injured, doctors performed an emergency C-section. It took nearly a year for mom and baby to be reunited.
