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Nurit Yohanan

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

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...

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

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 70

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

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

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

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

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...

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

‘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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Israeli strike on Yemen said to kill Houthi prime minister, other top officials

Israeli strike on Yemen said to kill Houthi prime minister, other top officials

Iran-backed group’s defense minister, chief of staff reportedly among top officials targeted in separate attack Thursday on Sanaa apartment,...

29.08.2025 50

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Joining UAE airdrop, a Gazan expat gains a new perspective on his ruined former home

Joining UAE airdrop, a Gazan expat gains a new perspective on his ruined former home

Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, outspoken Hamas critic who left Strip in 2005, describes seeing desolation from the air, says parachuting aid ‘inefficient...

28.08.2025 10

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In Jerusalem but cut off, Nu’man is an island. It could soon be wiped away for good

In Jerusalem but cut off, Nu’man is an island. It could soon be wiped away for good

Although they live inside the capital’s municipal boundaries, those in the tiny hamlet were never recognized as residents. Now, Israel is...

27.08.2025 40

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IDF said to uproot thousands of West Bank olive trees after Palestinian shooting attack

IDF said to uproot thousands of West Bank olive trees after Palestinian shooting attack

In apparent policy of collective punishment, IDF imposes curfew, uproots trees after commander vowed al-Mughayyir will ‘pay heavy price’...

24.08.2025 40

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In IDF-controlled Rafah, an armed clan’s school plants seeds of a Hamas-free future

The Abu Shabab gang claims to have carved out an area where it is providing electricity, medical care and education for thousands of displaced Gazans...

22.08.2025 10

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After seeing misery up close, the man feeding Gaza says there’s no doubt Strip is starving

Meeting ex-hostages and visiting Deir al-Balah, WCK founder José Andrés has sympathy for both sides, maintaining good ties with COGAT as he aims for...

21.08.2025 40

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With barely a leg to stand on, Hezbollah may still not give up its arms without a fight

While the terror group is at its weakest point in decades, it’s still strong enough to stand up to the army tasked with confiscating its...

15.08.2025 10

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Hezbollah chief threatens ‘no life in Lebanon’ if government tries to seize weapons

Naim Qassem warns not to ‘hand over the country to an insatiable Israeli aggressor’ but says terror group is still open to dialogue

15.08.2025 60

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UN says 13,000 children treated for malnutrition in Gaza in July as aid trickles in

Humanitarian agency says vast majority of aid trucks raided en route, but notes that despite challenges, food prices have dropped and kitchens are...

15.08.2025 10

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Mossad chief meets Qatari leader in Doha as Israel shuts door on partial hostage deal

Barnea said to convey Israel is not bluffing with plan to conquer Gaza City; Hamas reportedly tells Egypt it will ‘keep hostages alive’ in...

14.08.2025 20

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Hundreds now leave Gaza for medical care each month. Thousands more are still waiting

Israel says evacuations for treatment have increased, with restrictions seemingly eased, but bottlenecks like finding host countries are keeping many...

14.08.2025 60

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As humanitarian crisis deepens, Israeli aid groups gingerly open up about work in Gaza

With disaster at its doorstep, IsraAID and SmartAID are providing water, healthcare and more to the Strip, acting as a bridge for both UN-backed NGOs...

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Syria vows investigation after video shows forces killing worker in Sweida hospital

Interior Ministry promises accountability, but rights groups demand independent probe into apparent shooting of hospital employee by Syrian security...

11.08.2025 50

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New video shows settler shot Palestinian dead during West Bank clash, rights group says

Awdah Hathaleen filmed his own final moments, B’Tselem states, as clip appears to show Yinon Levi fire in his direction before he collapses;...

11.08.2025 40

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Palestinian activist allegedly killed by settler buried after Israel returns body

Israel held on to Awdah Hathaleen’s body for over a week after he was shot during clashes with extremist settler, who was only briefly detained

08.08.2025 10

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For Gaza’s residents, daily life a Sisyphean struggle for simplest necessities

Even those with a home and money in the bank say they are barely able to get through each day, paying for what they can in an unending battle against...

07.08.2025 70

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Hezbollah rejects Beirut’s call to disarm as ‘major mistake’

Terror group says move ‘fully serves Israel’s interest’; IDF strike in Lebanon kills Hezbollah operative who it says directed terror...

06.08.2025 10

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20 Palestinians said killed, dozens wounded as Gaza aid truck overturns

Hamas accuses Israel of forcing deliveries to take dangerous routes; Jordan complains Israeli activists blocked another of its convoys; IDF orders...

06.08.2025 40

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Palestinian reportedly killed, seven others wounded in settler attack near Nablus

Aqraba mayor says alleged assailants came from new illegal outpost situated on the West Bank village’s land; no immediate comment from IDF

03.08.2025 60

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Egypt says it’s training hundreds of Palestinians for Gaza security

Plan has been in works for months and is meant to be implemented after the war ends, Foreign Minister Abdelatty says, noting Cairo still working for...

30.07.2025 50

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Scabies outbreak plagues prisons as number of security inmates hits new high

Reports of abuse, overcrowding, disease and malnutrition have multiplied since Oct. 7, with some saying it violates both the law and human dignity

29.07.2025 50

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Palestinian activist featured in Oscar-winning movie shot dead during clash with settlers

Awdah Hathaleen fatally wounded after extremist settler under Western sanctions allegedly fired at group of Palestinians who were said to have been...

29.07.2025 70

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In first, two major Israeli human rights groups accuse Israel of ‘genocide’ in Gaza

Report marks first time that leading Israeli human rights watchdogs have made the accusation, which Israel vehemently denies

28.07.2025 10

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UN report warns child malnutrition rising in Gaza as EU demands Israel do more on aid

Report says nearly 9% of Gazan kids who were screened are suffering from severe malnutrition; European Commission: All options on the table if Israel...

24.07.2025 30

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‘It’s better to die from a bomb’: Gazans’ testimony, data depict desperate hunger in Strip

As the UN reports claim a sharp rise in malnutrition cases among children, Gazans describe soaring market prices, saying, ‘hunger kills you several...

23.07.2025 20

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War in Gaza tests ties between Israel and traditional European allies

Germany, one of Jerusalem’s closest friends, seen as main holdout against any EU efforts to ramp up pressure, take more significant punitive...

22.07.2025 20

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Islamic Jihad claims to lose contact with captors of hostage Rom Braslavski

Family ‘demands answers’ from government after Hostages and Missing Families Forum said it was ‘alarmed’ by IDF fighting in...

22.07.2025 20

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Amid shortages of much else, Gazans are now running out of places to bury their dead

Gazans say there are few cemetery plots available in the Strip, with many established sites behind IDF lines, forcing people to inter loved ones in...

22.07.2025 60

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Israel and Syria said to resume talks after ceasefire ends Sweida violence

Israeli delegation said set to fly to Baku; Jerusalem reportedly not committing to ending airstrikes, wants demilitarized zone on border and a...

22.07.2025 40

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‘Unprecedented’ 20 Gazans died of starvation over two days, Hamas says

UN says over 1,000 killed near aid sites, EU threatens action against Israel; Latin and Orthodox patriarchs of Jerusalem lament ‘morally...

22.07.2025 40

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Barred from working in Israel, West Bank Palestinians pay a price for Gaza’s war

With permits down to 11% of pre-October 7 levels, laborers once dependent on Israel for decent wages are drowning, even as robust trade ties keep the...

19.07.2025 60

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His son slain by settlers, a Palestinian-American looks to Washington to end violence

Saif Musallet was born in Florida and died on a West Bank hilltop after being beaten by Israelis. Now his father Kamel wants international pressure to...

17.07.2025 70

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The West Bank economy runs on shekels. So why aren’t Palestinian banks accepting them?

For 30 years, Israel has imposed a cap on how many shekels the Palestinian Authority may convert into foreign currency, giving banks a surplus of...

10.07.2025 50

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Gaza’s life-saving generators face sputtering halt as fuel blockade enters fifth month

Israel has barred diesel from Strip since March — three times longer than at start of war — putting medical equipment and water treatment...

05.07.2025 50

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Last two suspects in settler attack on troops and cops released to house arrest

4 others freed earlier this week as prosecutors struggle to file charges in attack on reservists; activists report fresh attack in Jordan Valley,...

03.07.2025 10

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Hamas said happy with US guarantee on talks to end Gaza war as ceasefire momentum grows

60-day halt would reportedly be bookended with release of 10 living hostages, along with 18 deceased captives handed over in 3 separate groups; terror...

03.07.2025 30

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Threats or nuisance? After years of cooperation, some Gaza clans rise up against Hamas

As the war drags on and aid supplies are increasingly precious, large, heavily armed clans in the southern Strip are openly defying the terror group....

02.07.2025 40

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Iran vetting body approves bill suspending cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog

Guardian Council spokesman says Iran’s ‘national sovereignty’ requires cutting ties; IAEA says it has yet to receive official communication from...

26.06.2025 20

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After a month, deadly shootings near Gaza aid sites still a near-daily menace

With nearly 500 reported killed trying to reach Gaza Humanitarian Foundation locations, the IDF says it’s working on reducing friction points, even...

26.06.2025 40

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Israel said to halt Gaza aid after Smotrich threat to quit government over Hamas theft

Netanyahu, defense minister Katz give IDF 48 hours to find ways to stop terror group seizing supplies, as videos emerge of gunmen riding trucks,...

26.06.2025 30

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3 Palestinians said killed during settler raid; IDF says troops returned fire at gunmen

Dozens of Israelis hurl stones at residents of Kafr Malik in West Bank, torch buildings and cars; military says 5 Israeli suspects detained on...

26.06.2025 40

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Family of grandmother shot dead in East Jerusalem says she was killed by Border Police

Relatives of Zahiya Joudeh, 66, from the Shuafat refugee camp, say she was getting fresh air on the roof when she was shot, and vow to not rest until...

25.06.2025 10

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Caught in the crossfire, Jordan (quietly) shields Israel as Iranian shrapnel rains down

While officially remaining neutral, the kingdom is thought to have a hand in drone and missile interceptions, exposing its unsheltered people to...

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