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Nurit Yohanan

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US said pushing silent Netanyahu to publicly condemn settler violence in Qusra

US said pushing silent Netanyahu to publicly condemn settler violence in Qusra

Katz says he told IDF to plan transfer of full civilian law enforcement in West Bank to police, which is already largely responsible for the matter;...

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IDF said to evacuate Palestinian homes in West Bank’s Qusra as settler squatters stay put

IDF said to evacuate Palestinian homes in West Bank’s Qusra as settler squatters stay put

IDF demolishes illegal structures, residents still scared to leave homes; Huckabee says Israeli forces in Qusra at US embassy’s request, blasts...

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IDF fails to remove settler extremists besieging Palestinian home in West Bank

IDF fails to remove settler extremists besieging Palestinian home in West Bank

Clashes between Israeli forces and settler activists on outskirts of Qusra hindered IDF efforts after its plans reportedly leaked; homeowner tells...

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In Qusra and beyond, settlers are chasing Palestinians out and taking over their homes

In Qusra and beyond, settlers are chasing Palestinians out and taking over their homes

While previous displacements targeted relatively mobile Bedouin communities, extremists have begun forcing occupants out of permanent structures on...

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Settlers surround Palestinian family’s West Bank home in ongoing day-long siege

Settlers surround Palestinian family’s West Bank home in ongoing day-long siege

Homeowner tells ToI settlers built makeshift structure in front of house a day ago, blocking entry and exit, soldiers came to pray with them and left...

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Israel-Lebanon talks said to include request to relocate Jewish graves to Israel

Israel-Lebanon talks said to include request to relocate Jewish graves to Israel

Jerusalem reportedly noted graves in Beirut and Sidon belonging to people whose relatives are now in Israel; Lebanon’s Jewish community has shrunk...

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Number of Palestinian minors in Israeli administrative detention rises sharply — data

Number of Palestinian minors in Israeli administrative detention rises sharply — data

While Israel stopped holding Jewish suspects without due process, it has intensified practice against Arabs, expanding number of Palestinian minors...

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Settlers torch West Bank homes, attack Palestinians, injuring several; police probing

Settlers torch West Bank homes, attack Palestinians, injuring several; police probing

Some residents suffer from smoke inhalation; others, including 6-year-old, injured with sticks, stones; army condemns incident, says assailants fled...

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Hamas holds mass funeral for 112 people killed in apparent IDF strike at start of Gaza war

Hamas holds mass funeral for 112 people killed in apparent IDF strike at start of Gaza war

Burial comes after months-long effort to extract victims from rubble; Sources say IDF is tightening policy on Gaza strikes amid pressure from the...

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Settler extremists said to torch vehicles, cut electrical lines in West Bank raids

Settler extremists said to torch vehicles, cut electrical lines in West Bank raids

No injuries reported in attacks on several Nablus-area villages; settlers spray-paint ‘Revenge,’ ‘Avi, go home,’ an apparent reference to IDF...

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‘First, stop the killing’: Gazans say they’ll believe ceasefire roadmap when strikes end

‘First, stop the killing’: Gazans say they’ll believe ceasefire roadmap when strikes end

Despite talks of a breakthrough on the second phase of the October 2025 agreement, many in the Strip remain skeptical that it will be implemented

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West Bank fuel shortage strands Palestinians at pump with economy running on empty

Cash liquidity crunch and fiscal strains, some stemming from PA’s reliance on Israeli shekel, seen as driving petrol scarcity, leading to long lines...

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2 kids reported killed in Gaza strikes; Hamas said nearing deal with mediators on its arms

Israeli source says strikes targeted terror operatives; Saudi paper says agreement would see terror group transfer weapons to the custody of postwar...

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Gaza death notices show some so-called health workers were operating for terror groups

Times of Israel’s review of Hamas and Islamic Jihad announcements finds that at least 18 of those identified as doctors, nurses and hospital...

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Restrictions on Palestinian movement in West Bank allegedly at levels not seen in decades

Petition seeks full accounting of roadblocks, checkpoints, and other barriers put in place across territory, many in aftermath of October 7, but IDF...

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Settlers attack 2 West Bank villages; family abandons home after weekslong siege

IDF confirms settler arson attacks in Turmus Ayya and Jalud, but no arrests made; journalists said blocked by settlers from accessing besieged home in...

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Hamas elects Khalil al-Hayya as its new leader, terror group announces

Gaza-born, Doha-based al-Hayya has served as group’s top negotiator during war, survived Israeli assassination attempt last year; defeats ex-leader...

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Study of gay Palestinians who fled West Bank finds persecution by both PA and Israel

HIAS report says Palestinian cities are distributing flyers instructing residents to report, beat LGBTQ individuals, while Israeli authorities are...

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IDF begins work on Jordan Valley security berm, carving scar through Palestinian farms

Barrier consisting of patrol road and natural obstacle meant to stop smuggling and terror, but locals say it is cutting them off from productive land...

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Israel’s latest strikes said to kill 12 in Gaza, including Hamas police officers

Local media says couple and young daughter killed in strike on house; military officials says target was terror operative; Morocco signs on to join...

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Father of Gaza aid truck driver killed by IDF says soldier shot him ‘between the eyes’

Truck drivers in Strip demand better protection after Ahmad Esleem killed while bringing aid into the enclave through the Kerem Shalom Crossing

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Hamas dissolves Gaza government ahead of eventual transfer of power to technocrats

While move marks political shift, Israeli official downplays it as ‘spin’ and ‘stalling’ as civil servants set to keep their jobs; Hamas has...

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Settlers reportedly rob Palestinian restaurant near Nablus, set it ablaze

Settlers said to steal cash, video shows charred interior of eatery; settlers also reportedly run over and pepper-spray residents of West Bank Bedouin...

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Elderly man said injured as settlers attack Palestinians, foreign volunteers in West Bank

Footage shows dozens of settlers throwing stones, pepper spraying locals, activists in Abu Falah; 3 said injured in settler attack on separate...

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Short of funds for drugs or doctors, West Bank health system falters under Israeli sanctions

A yearlong freeze on transfers of tax revenues has resulted in the debt-ridden PA Health Ministry being unable to provide many services, with...

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Bucking threats, hundreds in Gaza seen protesting Hamas for first time in a year

Signs read ‘God willing, Hamas out,’ and ‘We are not pawns’; demonstrations were planned weeks in advance, but resident confirms to ToI that...

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As Strip stagnates, Gazans plan first large anti-Hamas protest since ceasefire

Demonstration organized by dissidents abroad looks to bring crowds into streets Friday to call for better living conditions, though Hamas is...

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Finally naming their war dead, Gazan terror groups admit slain journalists were fighters

Review finds obituaries published by Hamas and Islamic Jihad in recent weeks include several figures previously identified as press, casting new light...

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Backed and armed by Israel, Gaza militias talk big but make little headway against Hamas

Groups boast of gains in reshaping the enclave, but experts say they’ve had almost no impact, and Israelis should be questioning if apparent bid to...

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Settlers filmed grazing livestock inside Palestinian village in central West Bank

Sheep seen damaging crop of local farmer in Sinjil, as Palestinian shepherds elsewhere in the territory report coming under attack during settlers’...

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Settlers attack Palestinians and activists near Hebron, vandalize vehicles

IDF troops declare area a closed military zone, forcing Palestinians to leave their farmland; elsewhere, Palestinian say settlers destroy olive trees...

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PA’s Abbas says oft-canceled presidential elections to be held in 2027

Palestinian Authority’s leader has now remained in power for 20 years, 15 years beyond the original date on which he was due to seek re-election

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Palestinian media reports settlers tried to burn West Bank mosque with worshipers inside

Head of West Bank village council tells PA news agency that worshipers put out the fire before it could spread beyond the entrance, as settlers fled...

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Palestinians allege methodical, ‘coordinated’ attack after sheep stolen, residents hurt

Claiming residents of Huwara had stolen sheep from a nearby outpost, settlers and soldiers first inspected pens and then returned in large numbers,...

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Hamas co-founder in West Bank released without charge after 2.5 years in Israeli jail

Hassan Yousef was put in administrative detention for latest time days after Oct. 7; his eldest son was a Shin Bet informant for 10 years, wrote about...

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Video appears to show moment IDF soldier fired at family’s car in Hebron, killing baby

Group says footage contradicts army’s initial statement that soldier believed the vehicle was accelerating toward troops, who Military Police are...

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Nine reported killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza as Egypt hosts new round of talks

One attack hits Hamas police post in Khan Younis; IDF says another targets ‘two Hamas terrorists’ in Gaza City; terror group tells mediators...

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In shift, Fatah opens leadership vote to terror convicts freed in hostage deals

May conference confirms influence of hundreds released in deals for Gaza hostages – including many who were serving life sentences for deadly...

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Amid economic crisis in the West Bank, Eid al-Adha is more observed than celebrated

Israel’s withholding of PA tax revenues for the past year left public sector employees without salaries ahead of the holiday; merchants say markets...

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Hamas confirms death of military chief Mohammed Odeh; defiant funeral held in Gaza City

Terror group says Odeh killed alongside wife, children, in Israeli strike the day before; at burial, terror leader’s relative vows ‘struggle of...

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Palestinians ask court to halt alleged spike in unlawful detentions by troops

Five West Bank men petition High Court claiming soldiers repeatedly nabbed them without apparent cause and hauled them to bases where they were abused...

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Three said killed in Israeli strike in Gaza, including one-year-old child

IDF does not comment on strike, but says it hit Hamas arms depots in recent days as violence continues unabated amid shaky ceasefire

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Citing security, IDF appears to sharply accelerate uprooting of West Bank olive trees

Palestinians and activists say the military is razing trees on private land at an unprecedented pace, questioning whether claims they provide cover...

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Police investigating after West Bank settler filmed running over sheep with ATV

Assailant also appears to beat Palestinian man; incident, caught on video, comes a day after a settler was filmed beating a dog in a Palestinian...

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Early results in Fatah leadership vote show Abbas’s son, intelligence chief elected

Millionaire Yasser Abbas expected to get seat on party’s powerful Central Committee, as will Zakaria Zubeidi, ex-head of Fatah terror group who was...

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Settlers said to torch car, steal phones and beat Palestinians in West Bank attacks

Palestinian media share footage of man in ambulance after reported attack near Bethlehem against at least five Palestinians; assailants said to steal...

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Israel probes several settler attacks, troop misconduct, as W. Bank assaults continue

Investigations launched after settlers torch Palestinian vehicles, reservist filmed dragging bound detainee; separately, IDF confirms Palestinian man...

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Ignoring ‘pay-for-slay’ reform, Ramallah court tells PA to reinstate money for prisoner

Unclear if decision affects other 1,600 security inmates no longer receiving controversial stipends, but it potentially marks another blow to...

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Abbas seen positioning son for Palestinian leadership, dismaying those seeking new blood

Recent meetings between businessman Yasser Abbas and top PA officials along with upcoming Fatah vote stir angry speculation that president wants to...

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Son of Hamas’s chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya said killed in IDF strike on Gaza City

Terror group accuses Israel of killing three more police officers, a day after strikes that reportedly killed six, including Azzam al-Hayya and senior...

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