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'Bulldozer tore everything apart': Israeli raid expands in West Bank

'Bulldozer tore everything apart': Israeli raid expands in West Bank

An intense Israeli military raid had already sent Qusay Farahat fleeing his home in the occupied West Bank, but the offensive has since expanded,...

15.02.2025 2

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By Louis Baudoin-Laarman

Palestinian prisoners released from jail, but not free to celebrate

Palestinian prisoners released from jail, but not free to celebrate

Fakhri Barghouti grimaced in pain as an exultant crowd lifted him onto their shoulders next to his son Shadi, released from an Israeli jail on...

09.02.2025 4

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By Louis Baudoin-Laarman

Crowds cheer, families hug as Palestinian prisoners released

Azzam al-Shallalta dropped to his knees and wept at his mother's feet as he arrived in the West Bank city of Ramallah with other Palestinian prisoners...

26.01.2025 6

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By Louis Baudoin-Laarman

'Living in a cage': West Bank checkpoints proliferate after Gaza truce

Father Bashar Basiel moved freely in and out of his parish in the occupied West Bank until Israeli troops installed gates at the entrance of his...

25.01.2025 5

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By Louis Baudoin-Laarman

Palestinian family wants justice for children killed in Israel strike

Batoul Bsharat was playing with her eight-year-old brother Reda in their village in the occupied West Bank. Moments later an Israeli drone strike...

11.01.2025 9

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By Louis Baudoin-Laarman

Israel says Hamas knows 'exactly' where hostages are after offer

Israel said Monday that Hamas had yet to clarify whether 34 hostages it said it was ready to free were dead or alive, throwing doubt on the group's...

07.01.2025 2

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By Louis Baudoin-Laarman

Israel says Hamas has not given 'status of hostages' it says ready to free

Israel said Monday that Hamas had yet to clarify whether 34 hostages it said it was ready to free were dead or alive, throwing doubt on the group's...

07.01.2025 2

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By Louis Baudoin-Laarman

In wartime Bethlehem, Christmas joy hard to find

On Bethlehem's Manger Square, Christmas decorations and pilgrims are notably absent for a second wartime festive season in the Israeli-occupied...

21.12.2024 7

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By Louis Baudoin-Laarman

'War wounds the soul': Israeli soldiers recount trauma of Gaza war

When a grenade shredded his leg during a hostage rescue mission in Gaza, Israeli soldier Barak wanted to shoot himself to avoid being taken captive...

25.07.2024 1

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By Louis Baudoin-Laarman

Israeli settlement threatens Palestinian UNESCO village

On a hillside near Palestinian landowner Olayan Olayan's olive groves, young Israeli settlers are hammering out a new, illegal outpost in a UNESCO-...

17.07.2024 3

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By Louis Baudoin-Laarman