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Government plans to boycott AG after it dismisses her but before High Court ruling on case

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‘So much pain in this war’: Two soldiers killed in Gaza blasts laid to rest

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Syria says first parliamentary elections under new regime to be held in September

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Netanyahu didn’t tell Ben Gvir, Smotrich about Gaza aid boost, IDF ‘humanitarian pauses’

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The sole Jewish-Japanese family in American WWII internment camps faced antisemitism

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Iran executes two members of banned opposition group for alleged armed operations

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The National Library of Israel’s Astounding Fight Against Failed Media

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DPRK and Iran: Will the U.S. Try to "Resolve the Issue"?

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Intentional policies: Dystopian killing fields and starvation in Gaza

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Blair government rejected Israeli pressure to ban leading pro-Palestinian charity, Newly-released British documents reveal

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Aid trucks said moving from Egypt to Gaza, after Israel promised ‘humanitarian pauses’

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‘Return to the Land’: White supremacists building whites-only settlement in Arkansas

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‘Witch hunt’: Likud defends MK accused of rape, as accuser tells of alleged assault

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Two IDF soldiers killed when armored vehicle hit by explosive in Khan Younis

Two Israeli soldiers were killed and an officer was moderately wounded by an explosive device in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday evening, the...

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Report links US anti-Israel groups to Beijing-backed network aiding China

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Australian PM: Israel has ‘quite clearly’ breached international law in Gaza

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IDF announces 10-hour Gaza ‘humanitarian pauses’ amid mounting famine concerns

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Gaza flotilla seized by IDF towed to Ashdod, activists taken into custody upon entry

Israeli forces brought Handala, the latest aid flotilla to attempt to breach the IDF blockade of the Gaza Strip, into the port of Ashdod on Sunday,...

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Hundreds of rabbis demand Israel stop ‘using starvation as a weapon of war’

Hundreds of rabbis worldwide have signed a letter calling for Israel to stop using starvation as a “weapon of war,” bring home the hostages and end...

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ZAKA volunteers help guide search for victims of Texas Hill Country flooding

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Appeals and negotiations won’t make Israel stop starving Gaza

On July 17, the Israeli army bombed the sole Catholic church in Gaza, killing three people and injuring at least 10. The parish priest, Gabriele...

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France’s recognition of Palestine risks helping Israel—Indonesia should rethink its applause

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The images emerging from Gaza that we bear witness to every day are heart-wrenching. As July closes, we are witnessing some of the deadliest...

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Israel accuses UN of failing to pick up aid in Gaza, says working to ease its entry

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Israeli says man screamed ‘F*ck Israel, I’m Hamas,’ bit part of his ear off in Greece

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Israelis with disabilities help the environment and themselves at unique recycling hub

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Ex-hostage warns that captives ‘pay the price’ for breakdowns in Gaza truce negotiations

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Daily Briefing July 27: Day 660 – Israel does a 180 and begins aid airdrops into Gaza

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