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Israel marks three years since October 7 attacks as nation prepares to vote in divisive election

Accountability for the Hamas attacks and security are emerging as key issues in the election campaign.

09.10.2026 70

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Leonie Fleischmann

Grief, anger and elections: Israel marks three years since October 7 attacks as nation prepares to vote

Accountability for the Hamas attacks and security are emerging as key issues in the election campaign.

08.10.2026 30

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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 60

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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 30

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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 30

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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 30

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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 30

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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 30

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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 30

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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 40

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