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Eight said wounded as dozens of settlers attack Palestinian village; no arrests

Some 40 assailants said to burn cars and homes, apparently in revenge for deadly terror shooting last week; IDF says suspects fled before troops...

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As IDF demolishes hundreds of houses in West Bank camps, residents are determined to return

Palestinians, whose homes were destroyed in counter-terror operation, speak of hardships of after months of displacement; some say they only found out...

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US removal of sanctions would provide boon for cash-starved Syria, and perhaps beyond

Lifting sweeping Caesar Act implemented in 2022 will open door to desperately needed international investment, bolstering stability and maybe even...

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Hamas leader Muhammad Sinwar’s body said found in Gaza tunnel hit by IDF last week

Defense minister says ‘there’s no official confirmation, but according to all the indications’ he died; report says third Sinwar...

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Settlers set fire to 15 Palestinian vehicles in West Bank, Palestinian media reports

No injuries reported and no comment from law enforcement; arson attack comes day after terror shooting that killed 30-year-old pregnant woman

16.05.2025 20

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As new Syria emerges, nightclub attacks awaken fears of return to sectarian repression

Despite official condemnation, deadly assaults on Damascus nightlife by regime loyalists add to mounting concern that Islamist rulers will not make...

16.05.2025 40

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Israel may have killed Muhammad Sinwar, but he was likely never in the driver’s seat

With little evidence the top commander had the same sway his brother Yahya did in Hamas’s decision making, it’s doubtful his death will have much...

14.05.2025 10

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Stipends end for 1,600 prisoners as PA moves forward with pay-to-slay reform — sources

Development comes weeks after Ramallah invited Trump administration to come to West Bank and certify that new welfare system in place

12.05.2025 10

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Trump’s meeting with Saudi ruler said set to include leaders of PA, Lebanon, Syria

Crown Prince bin Salman expects US president to agree to condition Saudi normalization with Israel on Palestinian statehood, source tells Arab media

11.05.2025 20

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Report: US removes demand to disarm Hamas as part of ceasefire deal

White House reportedly views Israeli call to remove terror group’s fighters from Gaza as unrealistic; footage supposedly shows Hamas men shooting,...

10.05.2025 20

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Nurit Yohanan

Israel claims it’s promoting Palestinian emigration from Gaza. So why are so few leaving?

Despite saying it would act on Trump’s plan to depopulate the Strip, Israel has allowed just 550 people out since March, after months-long efforts...

09.05.2025 50

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Israel shutters UNRWA schools in East Jerusalem, in line with ban on aid agency

Police close six schools serving 550 students in Shuafat camp and other neighborhoods; Palestinian Authority condemns ‘violation of children’s...

08.05.2025 40

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As aid embargo on Strip enters third month, hunger is stalking Gazans again

After a ceasefire shrank malnutrition figures, stores of assistance are now dwindling and food for sale — which may come from Hamas’s stolen...

05.05.2025 30

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Israel strikes target near Damascus presidential palace in ‘message to Syrian regime’

Syrian Druze agree to gradually hand over unlicensed weapons to new government; airstrikes come after Israeli Druze blocked roads to protest...

02.05.2025 20

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After ‘up Hamas, up Hezbollah’ video, Irish band Kneecap denies supporting terror groups

UK police investigating; group member also waved flag of Lebanon-based terror group at London gig; band denies call to ‘kill your local MP’ was...

29.04.2025 50

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An alternative Memorial Day ceremony marks its 20th year. Participants say it’s the future

A controversial joint Israeli-Palestinian event honoring the slain on both sides continues to grow, even in the shadow of the October 7 massacre and...

29.04.2025 30

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Top Abbas aide Hussein al-Sheikh tapped as first ever PLO vice president

Al-Sheikh, who is known for his close ties with Israel and US, gets boost in succession battle for control over the Palestinian Authority when its...

26.04.2025 10

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‘No future here’: Bedouin hamlets are erased as residents flee settler harassment

More than 1,000 residents of herding communities have been displaced in 2 years; they say they face a campaign of theft and violence that authorities...

25.04.2025 20

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Palestinian home, farmland torched in suspected settler attack

Locals accuse Israeli authorities of blocking fire crews from reaching Jordan Valley property set ablaze, days after deadly arson incident near...

24.04.2025 10

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Hamas posts video of Omri Miran; Family: ‘Disgrace’ he’s in tunnel on Holocaust day

Family allows publishing of still from video in which hostage is seen lighting a candle for his 48th birthday, his second in captivity

23.04.2025 8

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Abbas tells ‘sons of dogs’ Hamas to free hostages, remove Israel’s ‘excuses’ for Gaza war

Palestinian Authority president calls on terror group to cede control of Gaza, give up its weapons, and become a political party; 23 said killed in...

23.04.2025 10

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Palestinian family alleges father shot by settlers then arrested amid West Bank land grab

Said Rabae, who lost his leg in confrontation with security chief of nearby settlement, says he and son were attacked, and not vice versa as IDF...

22.04.2025 40

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IDF said to kill Hezbollah-allied commander in airstrike on vehicle south of Beirut

Target of alleged Israeli strike said to be Hassan Atwi of Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated group in Lebanon; in first, Syria said to arrest local...

22.04.2025 9

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Hamas said to recruit 30,000 Gaza youths into its military wing

Saudi report says most recruits lack real training beyond rocket launching, guerilla tactics; at least 25 reported killed in IDF strikes across Strip

20.04.2025 10

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Settlers filmed establishing new illegal outpost in West Bank under IDF protection

Video shows construction equipment being used to move earth, set up mobile homes; locals say Palestinian man shot by settler in West Bank had leg...

19.04.2025 20

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Gaza doctor’s post lays bare terror groups’ infiltration of enclave’s hospitals

Medical official sparks controversy online after speaking out against terrorists’ attempts to use Khan Younis’s Nasser Hospital, revealing...

18.04.2025 20

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Lebanon is removing Hezbollah flags and posters amid rising calls for disarmament

17.04.2025 10

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‘No to terror, yes to peace’: New anti-Hamas protest breaks out in northern Gaza

Clips shared online show hundreds demonstrating in Beit Lahiya, chanting ‘Hamas out!’ ‘We want to live in freedom!’; clan leaders said to take...

16.04.2025 10

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Israel will need to get used to Turkey’s growing footprint in Syria

Post-Assad Syria needs a strong country to help it out of the chaos, and Turkey wants in; with America backing Erdogan, there’s little Israel can do...

11.04.2025 20

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Despite laws banning it, UNRWA continues to operate almost as usual in East Jerusalem

UN refugee agency’s schools and most facilities still open in capital despite closure orders from police and city, while service disruptions in West...

09.04.2025 9

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Settlers said to burn down wedding hall, paint ‘death to Arabs’ in West Bank village

No injuries reported in overnight incident, which came day after 5 Palestinians injured when settlers attempted to breach fence of Umm al-Khair,...

08.04.2025 20

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Egypt said to float release of 8 hostages in new truce; Israel denies receiving terms

Offer reportedly a compromise between Hamas offer of 5 hostages, Israeli insistence on 11; Hamas delegation set to arrive in Cairo for meeting with...

07.04.2025 9

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Hamas ‘must have no role’ in Gaza governance, says Macron in meeting with Sissi

French president lauds Arab League’s Gaza proposal in Cairo meeting with Egyptian counterpart, says plan must ‘pave the way for new Palestinian...

07.04.2025 20

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Second Gaza clan accuses Hamas of killing a relative, during fight at food warehouse

Killing of Saadi Hassanein allegedly took place in UNRWA facility seized by Hamas, as food supplies dwindle; family’s direct accusation against...

03.04.2025 40

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Hezbollah chief threatens to act against continued Israeli ‘aggression’ in Lebanon

In Quds Day speech, Naim Qassem says normalization with Jerusalem will never be accepted, threatens to pursue ‘other alternatives’ if diplomacy...

30.03.2025 30

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IDF arrests over 20 Palestinians after settlers raid southern West Bank village

At least 6 Palestinians said wounded; no Israelis detained for attack on Jinba, which police say came after 2 Jews in the area were assaulted

28.03.2025 8

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Gaza war’s first major anti-Hamas protests may not oust it, but are weakening its hold

For now, Hamas has chosen not to brutally suppress the rallies. That may change, but it also knows the world is watching, and its gunmen know Israeli...

28.03.2025 30

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As Gazans return to school, study finds their PA textbooks still rife with incitement

Despite pledge by Ramallah to revise curriculum, materials provided to Gazans continue to glorify martyrdom, feature antisemitic rhetoric in subjects...

27.03.2025 10

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Hamas claims growing Gaza protests against its rule actually aimed at Israel

In first comment since Gazans began taking to streets, terror group claims demonstrations being manipulated by ‘enemy and other parties with...

27.03.2025 30

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Hundreds in Gaza join rare protests against Hamas rule, call for an end to the war

Chanting ‘Hamas out,’ ‘we want to eat’ and holding signs saying ‘stop war,’ Palestinians in at least three locations in the Strip gather...

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Hamas publishes propaganda clip featuring hostages Elkana Bohbot, Yosef-Haim Ohana

Both families clear publication of video showing gaunt captives pleading with freed hostages to speak out about horrible conditions in Gaza

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Investigating their own killings: Alawites claim the new regime was behind massacre

Messages from survivors of the sectarian violence in which over 1,500 civilians were killed describe methodical carnage, decry the duplicity of...

24.03.2025 30

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Israel’s strikes on Hamas leaders in recent days haven’t hit key military commanders

Officials killed since war resumed were not leading fighting forces against IDF, but securing terror group’s grip over Gaza’s populace. The likes...

23.03.2025 50

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Egypt willing to temporarily relocate half a million Gazans to Sinai – report

President Sissi said to float idea during meetings with other Arab leaders, though he has publicly rebuffed suggestions his country could take in any...

21.03.2025 40

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Governor of Tulkarem: I could have tackled the armed groups here; Israel wouldn’t let me

PA’s Abdallah Kmeil claims Israel wants to keep the PA weak; he doesn’t condemn Hamas’s October 7 slaughter but says he’s...

19.03.2025 30

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Syrian soldier killed by Hezbollah rocket; 3 dead as Syrian troops shell Lebanon village

2 children reported among dead in Beqaa region as Syrian army operates against terror group; IDF says it hit a command center of Hezbollah’s...

17.03.2025 40

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