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Nurit Yohanan

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Despite promised reforms, PA textbooks still teach antisemitic, anti-Israel messages

First comprehensive review in four years finds no meaningful curriculum reform in textbooks for grades 1-4 and 12, which were due to be updated this...

19.11.2025 40

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Meeting between Witkoff and Hamas official said canceled due to Israeli pressure

Meeting between Witkoff and Hamas official said canceled due to Israeli pressure

No confirmation of report from Hezbollah-linked outlet; Trump’s envoy had been expected to raise US demand for Gazan terror group to disarm...

19.11.2025 30

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As winter arrives, Gazans in ruined Strip fear tents no match for cold and rain

As winter arrives, Gazans in ruined Strip fear tents no match for cold and rain

Groups say aid is still being held up, even though more is entering, as first taste of winter conditions underline need for reconstruction and not...

18.11.2025 20

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Ahead of UN vote, Hamas rejects ‘dangerous’ US proposal for Gaza stabilization force

Ahead of UN vote, Hamas rejects ‘dangerous’ US proposal for Gaza stabilization force

Gaza terror groups say disarmament violates ‘right to resistance,’ proposed international force a violation of Palestinian sovereignty

17.11.2025 40

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Syria arrests military members for deadly attacks on Druze in Sweida in July

Syria arrests military members for deadly attacks on Druze in Sweida in July

Committee investigating violence says it will only release death toll in final report later this year, doesn’t say how many security forces were...

17.11.2025 40

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Border Police accused of detaining entire Bedouin hamlet for hours in blanket sweep

Border Police accused of detaining entire Bedouin hamlet for hours in blanket sweep

Residents of West Bank village say officers rounded up all 180 residents, including kids and elderly, during raid to search for weapons, in what would...

17.11.2025 10

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Amid settler attacks, police block left-wing activists from West Bank olive harvest

Amid settler attacks, police block left-wing activists from West Bank olive harvest

After area around the Palestinian village of Burin declared a closed military zone, hundreds of activists stage impromptu protest in the road against...

14.11.2025 70

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In Gaza, a home for orphans steps up to save starving animals from Rafah’s troubled zoo

In Gaza, a home for orphans steps up to save starving animals from Rafah’s troubled zoo

After fleeing with monkeys, lions and more, a family’s pleas for help feeding the menagerie brought Gaza Children Village to the rescue, but...

14.11.2025 70

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Israel reopens northern Gaza border crossing for humanitarian aid deliveries

Israel reopens northern Gaza border crossing for humanitarian aid deliveries

Zikim was closed on September 12 during IDF operation to capture Gaza City and remained shut despite October 10 ceasefire, cutting off nearly all aid...

12.11.2025 60

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‘Everything has a limit’: Hezbollah chief says near-daily IDF strikes can’t continue

‘Everything has a limit’: Hezbollah chief says near-daily IDF strikes can’t continue

Naim Qassem again vows not to disarm, says US is pushing Lebanon to make concessions without commitments in return, as Washington urges crackdown on...

11.11.2025 30

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Settlers launch major West Bank arson attack; IDF, police arrest four suspects

Settlers launch major West Bank arson attack; IDF, police arrest four suspects

Footage shows dozens of masked settlers gathered on hillside as factory, trucks burn below; IDF says it detained several suspects, troops later...

11.11.2025 30

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Seven injured as settlers allegedly set fire to Palestinian buildings in West Bank

Seven injured as settlers allegedly set fire to Palestinian buildings in West Bank

Footage shows burning buildings in Jaba, north of Jerusalem, with later video showing settlers and Palestinians throwing stones at each other

09.11.2025 60

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15 hurt in W. Bank settler attacks, including Palestinian farmer recently interviewed by ToI

15 hurt in W. Bank settler attacks, including Palestinian farmer recently interviewed by ToI

Palestinian medic, school principal and IDF reservist aiding farmers also said hurt; incidents come amid major wave of violence against olive...

09.11.2025 40

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Already squeezed by settlers, Palestinians say IDF increasingly blocking olive harvests

Already squeezed by settlers, Palestinians say IDF increasingly blocking olive harvests

The army is using closed military zone orders — meant to avert friction — to keep many West Bank residents from picking their fruit, while...

08.11.2025 40

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Despite Israel’s bid to shut it, UNRWA resumes teaching in Gaza as kids hit books amid rubble

Despite Israel’s bid to shut it, UNRWA resumes teaching in Gaza as kids hit books amid rubble

Agency long accused of using antisemitic content leads return to in-person education, while expensive private schools and others try to fill gap left...

07.11.2025 60

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Hezbollah warns Beirut against talks ‘with Zionist enemy’; IDF hits terror target in Tyre

Hezbollah warns Beirut against talks ‘with Zionist enemy’; IDF hits terror target in Tyre

In open letter to Lebanon’s top officials, terror organization insists it has a ‘right to resist occupation’ as it pushes back on...

06.11.2025 10

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Senior Hamas official says agreement reached with PA on formation of committee to manage Gaza

Senior Hamas official says agreement reached with PA on formation of committee to manage Gaza

Moussa Abu Marzouk dodges question on whether Hamas will disarm as required by Trump’s peace plan; Israeli officials said to fear restrictions...

05.11.2025 60

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IDF investigating as video shows man firing in air near West Bank olive harvest volunteers

IDF investigating as video shows man firing in air near West Bank olive harvest volunteers

Man in IDF fatigues opens fire and a drone hits and injures a volunteer helping with Palestinian harvest; US rabbis also present, prompting anger from...

05.11.2025 70

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Left out of Trump’s technocratic vision, anti-Hamas militias seek role in rebuilt Gaza

Unpopular armed groups want part in Strip’s future; a reemerged Hamas, which shows no readiness to disarm, is both threatening them and seeking...

30.10.2025 30

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Settlers broke into Palestinian home, killed and maimed sheep, owner says

Mahmoud Dramin says 4 relatives hospitalized after attackers sprayed tear gas into his Hebron-area home; footage shows assailants vandalizing car,...

30.10.2025 50

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Red Cross seen aiding Hamas in search of hostages’ bodies in Rafah area

Footage said to show agency personnel and Hamas gunmen operating in areas not under IDF control; aid group says it is ‘neutral...

26.10.2025 40

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Anti-Hamas militias come out against Turkish, Qatari involvement in postwar Gaza

Armed clans accuse Ankara of supporting and protecting Palestinian terror group, not working for peace; say both countries are ‘war...

26.10.2025 70

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Hamas says it will hand over bodies of two more deceased hostages Tuesday night

Israel returns remains of 15 Palestinians after release of slain hostage Tal Haimi’s body overnight; two troops lightly hurt in explosion in...

21.10.2025 30

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The return of Hamas: With wave of executions, terror group reasserts control in Gaza

Residents tell ToI of a pattern of sometimes deadly militia-style activity by Hamas, and some tacitly back aspects of it: ‘They’re on the...

21.10.2025 70

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Palestinians claim IDF killed 11-year-old boy in southern West Bank

Military yet to comment; in territory’s north, army says it killed a man who hurled explosives at forces

17.10.2025 60

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PA condemns Hamas executions as ‘heinous crimes’; Trump shrugs off crackdown

Abbas’s office calls for ‘restoration of law’ in Gaza, PA rights group demands end to ‘extrajudicial and arbitrary...

15.10.2025 40

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Gazan influencer dubbed ‘Mr. FAFO’ killed by militia opposed to Hamas in Gaza City

NYC mayoral frontrunner Mamdani’s wife mourns Saleh al-Jafarawi, who went viral in Israel for celebrating the Oct. 7 attack, then crying amid...

13.10.2025 80

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Spy Eli Cohen’s remains to be transferred to Israel soon from Syria – report

Cohen’s widow Nadia, responding to Saudi outlet’s report, says Mossad unaware of plans to return his body, which was buried in Damascus...

12.10.2025 40

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Hamas reappears on Gaza’s streets, and two of three militias that fought it go quiet

For now, the terror group’s reappearance is relatively limited, but reports are mounting of it pursuing those who have resisted it. And many...

12.10.2025 80

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Senior Hamas official storms out of interview after pressed on merits of Oct. 7 attack

Mousa Abu Marzouk refuses to answer when asked by pan-Arab channel about whether onslaught was successful in ‘liberating Palestine,’...

11.10.2025 10

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Hamas gunmen spotted on Gaza streets, in limited show of force as ceasefire sets in

Footage shows terror group’s internal security unit in public for first time in months; Gazan officials thank Trump for deal; Jerusalem prepares...

11.10.2025 60

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What do we know about the hostage-ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas?

Agreement provides for return of all hostages within 72 hours in exchange for nearly 2,000 Palestinian security prisoners, partial IDF withdrawal from...

09.10.2025 20

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Top officials head to peace talks as Hamas submits list of prisoners it wants freed

Sides project optimism on talks’ third day; Kushner, Witkoff, Dermer, Qatari PM and Hamas brass to meet in Egypt; Hamas said to want bodies of...

08.10.2025 40

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Father of Arab East Jerusalemite murdered on Oct. 7 still can’t believe it happened

Shuttle driver Suhaib Razeem was abducted by Hamas terrorists from the Nova festival and killed in Kibbutz Be’eri. His father Mohammed shares his...

06.10.2025 100

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Henry Hamra, a Syrian Jew living in US, running in elections for new Syrian parliament

If victorious in Sunday vote, the nephew of Syria’s last chief rabbi who fled to US with his father in 1992, pledges to work with US Syrians to...

03.10.2025 30

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‘Everyone in the street is now against Hamas’: Gazan elites push Trump to end the war

Politically independent Gaza City mayor, academics and businessmen warn of total economic and infrastructural collapse in first joint letter urging US...

30.09.2025 10

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US envoy to Israel said set to visit Egypt, as Gazan officials ask US to work for truce

Huckabee reportedly set to discuss 21-point US plan to end war, Israel-Egypt tensions; Gaza City mayor, others write to Trump: ‘You have the...

28.09.2025 60

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In southern Gaza, new anti-Hamas enclave emerges under militia claiming Israeli backing

Working in apparent coordination with Abu Shabab, which also claims arms and other support from Israel, Hossam al-Astal says hundreds flocking to his...

22.09.2025 90

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Eurovision boycotts ‘dumb and pointless,’ says senior official from 2026 host Austria

Austrian official says foreign minister will send letters to European counterparts to discourage them from withdrawing from song contest over...

20.09.2025 40

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Report: Iraq helped Syria foil attack on Sharaa by ex-members of his rebel group

Fighters who defected from HTS due to disappointment from Syria’s direction under new administration also said to have plotted bombing campaign...

20.09.2025 10

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After Palestinian influencer leaves Gaza, critics claim she raised money and fled

‘Malak Fadda,’ a young woman who rose to fame during the war with videos showing her helping Gazans, has departed citing medical needs,...

18.09.2025 20

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Senior Hamas official makes first appearance since surviving Israeli strike in Qatar

Interview is latest sign attack failed to kill terror group’s leaders; Ghazi Hamad says they were discussing truce proposal when attack hit

18.09.2025 10

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With tents and transport south in short supply, Gazans flee bombs into the unknown

Evacuating Gaza City means paying exorbitant sums for shelter or a ride, forcing those without means to stay put, while shortages lead some who left...

16.09.2025 10

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Jerusalem terror attack exposes fresh holes in reliance on West Bank security barrier

With Israel heavily restricting work permits for Palestinians since October 7, many are now entering the country illegally, stretching the ability of...

12.09.2025 60

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School delayed and wages unpaid, Palestinian Authority faces deep economic crisis

After years of financial clashes with Israel, the PA is undergoing its most severe financial crisis, with Israeli officials warning of security...

11.09.2025 80

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IDF blows up a Gaza City high-rise building, says it housed Hamas infrastructure

Strike comes after evacuation order issued, as troops expand op; Egypt vows to block mass displacement of Palestinians; Katz: ‘Bolt now being...

05.09.2025 40

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Hamas members seen beating Gaza merchants who refuse to accept cash

Gazan school principal accuses terror group of killing his son at an aid site; IDF said to warn lawmakers it’s ‘not certain at all’...

04.09.2025 50

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Mediator says final US proposal calls for release of all hostages and end to Gaza war

Bishara Bahbah, who has served as a broker between Hamas and Washington, says Trump is seeking to heavily pressure Netanyahu to accept that deal

04.09.2025 60

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Despite looming Israeli offensive, many in Gaza City insist they won’t flee again

Residents, including those displaced from elsewhere and many who only returned home in January, say evacuating to overcrowded south will make life...

04.09.2025 90

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‘There is never a vacuum’: How Hamas keeps functioning even as Israel kills its leaders

The terror group has adapted amid targeted assassinations and a prolonged war, enabling it to keep making strategic decisions; crucially, no viable...

01.09.2025 60

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