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Carney says Canada will recognize Palestinian state in September, joining France and UK

Canadian PM says move ‘predicated on the PA’s commitment to much-needed reforms,’ including elections and a demilitarized state; army...

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NY Times admits emaciated Gazan boy on front page had ‘pre-existing health problems’

NY Times admits emaciated Gazan boy on front page had ‘pre-existing health problems’

Paper posts note, corrects article, saying 18-month-old Mohammad al-Mutawaq has disorders ‘affecting his brain and muscle development’;...

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Trump’s MAGA base defies conservative pro-Israel doctrine

Trump’s MAGA base defies conservative pro-Israel doctrine

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a leading far-right voice in Washington, this week became the first Republican lawmaker to call Israel’s military...

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EU bid to suspend Israel from startup funding falls short of majority

EU bid to suspend Israel from startup funding falls short of majority

Proposal to partially bar Israel from Horizon program, in response to reports of starvation in Gaza, fails to win support from Germany and Italy but...

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Gaza annexation ‘not really on the table,’ government minister reportedly says

Gaza annexation ‘not really on the table,’ government minister reportedly says

Senior coalition source said to explain plan purely aimed at pressuring Hamas in truce talks * Magnitude 8.8 quake in Russia’s Far East causes...

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Israeli envoy to UAE reportedly to lose job after ‘undignified’ conduct at Abu Dhabi bar

Israeli envoy to UAE reportedly to lose job after ‘undignified’ conduct at Abu Dhabi bar

Netanyahu’s associates said seeking new role for Yossi Shelley, amid fallout over incident in which he allegedly ‘crossed boundaries of...

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Rahm Emanuel lays blame on Israel for the situation in Gaza: ‘They are responsible’

Rahm Emanuel lays blame on Israel for the situation in Gaza: ‘They are responsible’

Jewish former mayor of Chicago and briefly IDF civilian volunteer, rumored to be eyeing a US presidential bid, says, ‘I am putting this at the...

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Experts say Gaza at ‘worst-case scenario,’ famine about to cause ‘widespread death’

Experts say Gaza at ‘worst-case scenario,’ famine about to cause ‘widespread death’

Calling for ‘urgent action now,’ Integrated Food Security Phase Classification says situation in the Strip is ‘unlike anything we...

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Israeli national soccer coach says he and assistant were attacked in Athens

Israeli national soccer coach says he and assistant were attacked in Athens

Ran Ben Shimon says a man shoved him as he was speaking Hebrew ahead of match between Hapoel Beersheba and local squad, says ‘this definitely...

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Netherlands bars entry to Smotrich, Ben Gvir over statements on Gaza and West Bank

Netherlands bars entry to Smotrich, Ben Gvir over statements on Gaza and West Bank

Announcement is the latest sign of escalating tensions between Israel and the European Union; several other countries have banned the two far-right...

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Man crushed to death by falling tree branch at hospital in central Israel

Man crushed to death by falling tree branch at hospital in central Israel

Victim was accompanying his pregnant wife to Shamir Medical Center, which expresses ‘profound sorrow over the difficult incident’

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85-year-old man dies of wounds sustained in Iranian missile attack last month

85-year-old man dies of wounds sustained in Iranian missile attack last month

Rehovot resident’s death comes two weeks after another victim of same missile attack succumbed to injuries, raises toll from Iran’s...

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Putin discusses Syria and Iran in phone call with Netanyahu

Putin discusses Syria and Iran in phone call with Netanyahu

Russian president urges Israel to respect Syrian ‘sovereignty and territorial integrity,’ and offers to mediate new talks on Iran’s...

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Palestinian journalist says Israeli prison guards beat him, filmed him naked

Palestinian journalist says Israeli prison guards beat him, filmed him naked

In Ofer Prison, ‘it doesn’t matter if you’re guilty or not guilty,’ says Nasser al-Laham, who was held for nine days before he...

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PM: ‘Situation in Gaza difficult,’ Israel working to ensure ‘large amounts of aid’ enter Strip

PM: ‘Situation in Gaza difficult,’ Israel working to ensure ‘large amounts of aid’ enter Strip

Qatari PM says Doha still continuing to push for ceasefire-hostage release deal * Iran vows to respond in a ‘more decisive manner’ if attacked...

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Holon residents fume at event feting demolition of homes damaged by Iran

Holon residents fume at event feting demolition of homes damaged by Iran

Locals heckle dignitaries, including Defense Minister Israel Katz, at site where missiles destroyed apartment buildings, accuse officials of failing...

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Smotrich signals he won’t bolt coalition despite objecting to Gaza humanitarian aid

Smotrich signals he won’t bolt coalition despite objecting to Gaza humanitarian aid

Finance minister indicates to party members the increase in deliveries is a tactical step ahead of a broader military campaign against Hamas

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2 US citizens among Jewish community members arrested in Iran – reports

2 US citizens among Jewish community members arrested in Iran – reports

The two men were visiting family when war with Israel broke out last month; efforts underway to secure their release, along with three local Jews also...

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Former senior Mossad official questioned in Qatargate affair

Former senior Mossad official questioned in Qatargate affair

Court permits publication of development, but issues gag order on all other details about person’s identity and nature of probe, citing security...

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Two more suspects named in connection with Milwidsky rape investigation

Two more suspects named in connection with Milwidsky rape investigation

Lawyer Zvi Gelman and academic Eli Vinokur suspected of witness tampering in case that preceded Likud lawmaker’s alleged sexual offense

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Upping threat, Houthis say they’ll target any ships that do business with Israeli ports

Upping threat, Houthis say they’ll target any ships that do business with Israeli ports

UK’s Starmer expected to press Trump on ending Gaza war during Scotland talks Monday * Man killed, three others injured in shooting in Muqeible,...

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‘So much pain in this war’: Two soldiers killed in Gaza blasts laid to rest

‘So much pain in this war’: Two soldiers killed in Gaza blasts laid to rest

Spiritual leader of Israel’s Druze calls for hostage deal, end to Gaza war while eulogizing officer slain in Khan Younis blast; 2nd soldier...

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Netanyahu didn’t tell Ben Gvir, Smotrich about Gaza aid boost, IDF ‘humanitarian pauses’

Netanyahu didn’t tell Ben Gvir, Smotrich about Gaza aid boost, IDF ‘humanitarian pauses’

Far-right, Orthodox ministers were excluded from cabinet call because decision was taken on Shabbat; Ben-Gvir said to be ‘furious,’ brands...

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Australian PM: Israel has ‘quite clearly’ breached international law in Gaza

Albanese says his country doesn’t plan to ‘imminently’ recognize a Palestinian state, Hamas terror group is ‘abhorrent’...

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Turkish embassy staffer nabbed photographing girls in Tel Aviv beach locker room

Turkish embassy staffer nabbed photographing girls in Tel Aviv beach locker room

Suspect reportedly caught hiding in stall to take photos of girls aged around 13; Israel said to deny Turkish request he be held on embassy grounds

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Iran executes two members of banned opposition group for alleged armed operations

Iran executes two members of banned opposition group for alleged armed operations

One arrested following 2022 blast at Communications Ministry; pair found guilty of manufacturing improvised launchers and mortars and using them in...

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‘Witch hunt’: Likud defends MK accused of rape, as accuser tells of alleged assault

‘Witch hunt’: Likud defends MK accused of rape, as accuser tells of alleged assault

Netanyahu’s party claims AG has ‘ulterior motive’; Milwidsky allegedly raped ‘Aleph’ while coaching her to commit...

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Israeli says man screamed ‘F*ck Israel, I’m Hamas,’ bit part of his ear off in Greece

Israeli says man screamed ‘F*ck Israel, I’m Hamas,’ bit part of his ear off in Greece

Victim says he and attacker both arrested; in separate incident, Israeli cellist says he was kicked out of a restaurant in Vienna for speaking Hebrew

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US killer of Palestinian-American boy in Oct. ’23 hate crime dies in prison aged 73

US killer of Palestinian-American boy in Oct. ’23 hate crime dies in prison aged 73

Landlord Joseph Czuba was sentenced to 53 years for stabbing 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi to death and trying to kill the boy’s mother, days after...

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Woman found dead in village near Umm al-Fahm; 5 arrested

Woman found dead in village near Umm al-Fahm; 5 arrested

Local official related to deceased claims she was mentally ill, insists no foul play involved; body discovered in apartment in Musheirifa, to be sent...

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Aid trucks said moving from Egypt to Gaza, after Israel promised ‘humanitarian pauses’

Aid trucks said moving from Egypt to Gaza, after Israel promised ‘humanitarian pauses’

IDF conducts its first airdrop of aid since war began * Australian PM says he won’t imminently recognize Palestinian state, adds Israel has...

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Ex-US contractor says he saw IDF commit war crimes at aid sites; GHF rejects ‘false claims’

Anthony Aguilar tells BBC that the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation system is ‘criminal,’ says he’s never seen such ‘brutality and...

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‘Return to the Land’: White supremacists building whites-only settlement in Arkansas

Sky News visits 40-member community that claims its classification as a Private Members Association allows it to circumvent civil rights legislation

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As truce talks falter, pro-hostage deal, anti-government rallies set to draw thousands

As truce talks falter, pro-hostage deal, anti-government rallies set to draw thousands

Families Forum to hold 2nd weekly march to US mission in Tel Aviv, demanding a comprehensive deal; anti-government activists to protest in Ness Ziona...

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Lion cub found chained in yard during police sweep in West Bank Palestinian town

Nature and Parks Authority says animal thin but has no external injuries; cub in Abu Dis is 6th to be found amid months-long operation against illegal...

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Five civilians, three gunmen killed in courthouse attack in southeast Iran

Five civilians, three gunmen killed in courthouse attack in southeast Iran

Assault claimed by Jaish al-Adl, a Baloch separatist group in the restive Sistan-Baluchistan; authorities call incident a ‘terror’ attack

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Emily Damari recalls almost killing her Hamas captor, demands deal: ‘Come on already!’

Former hostage says family home of Hamas member where she was held with Ziv Berman was bombed, describes ‘twin-like’ connection with...

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Strikes on Iran thwarted bomb designed to ‘cripple Israel electronically’ — report

Strikes on Iran thwarted bomb designed to ‘cripple Israel electronically’ — report

Sources say killing of top scientists during 12-day war halted development of EMP device, nuclear fusion warhead; half of ballistic missiles, 80% of...

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Set by Israeli DJ at Belgian music festival nixed over ‘security considerations’

Set by Israeli DJ at Belgian music festival nixed over ‘security considerations’

Cancellation of Skazi’s set at Tomorrowland, which typically draws many Israelis, comes after two Israeli festival-goers were briefly detained...

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Ex-hostage Emily Damari says remaining captives must be freed: ‘Come on already!’

Ex-hostage Emily Damari says remaining captives must be freed: ‘Come on already!’

Damari tells Daily Mail of being held in a tiny cage in unbearable conditions, hiding her sexual identity from her captors

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US Jewish groups say France’s Palestine recognition plan ‘dishonors victims of October 7’

US Jewish groups say France’s Palestine recognition plan ‘dishonors victims of October 7’

Organizations turn down meeting with French FM over Paris’s intention, say it ’emboldens extremists, undermines credibility of French...

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After France, UK’s Starmer under increasing pressure to recognize Palestinian state

After France, UK’s Starmer under increasing pressure to recognize Palestinian state

British premier says statehood is Palestinians’ ‘inalienable right,’ but hasn’t so far declared recognition, even as members of his cabinet,...

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Far-right minister says Israel pushing to ‘wipe out’ Gaza, will make it Jewish

Far-right minister says Israel pushing to ‘wipe out’ Gaza, will make it Jewish

Amichay Eliyahu says planned settlements in Strip won’t be ‘fenced in,’ denies starvation claims; Lapid: Israel cannot win war ‘with ministers...

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Columbia reaches $200M settlement with Trump administration over campus antisemitism

Columbia reaches $200M settlement with Trump administration over campus antisemitism

Deal will see US federal funding restored to university * Hamas confirms giving mediators response to Israeli truce offer * IDF troops shoot dead 2...

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Likud minister says Gaza war won’t end, Israel shouldn’t be ‘afraid’ of occupation

Transportation Minister Miri Regev said in a Wednesday interview that she will not support any permanent ceasefire in Gaza, and that Israel should...

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Iran says it confronted US destroyer in Gulf of Oman

Iran says it confronted US destroyer in Gulf of Oman

The encounter was the latest confrontation between the US and Iran following the war last month between Israel and the Islamic Republic, which the US...

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Comptroller says state failing to address domestic abuse, violence against women

Comptroller says state failing to address domestic abuse, violence against women

In report, Matanyahu Englman says Israel has not taken steps recommended in 2021 audit of same issue, says growing violence figures oblige state to...

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As hunger mounts, IDF shows apparent Hamas terrorists flaunting food in Gaza tunnel

Army’s Arabic spokesman shares undated images and videos, which he says refute famine claims and show ‘the blatant disregard of Hamas saboteurs...

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Damascus asks Turkey for defense support after sectarian clashes and Israeli strikes

Damascus asks Turkey for defense support after sectarian clashes and Israeli strikes

The situation in Syria has increased Israeli-Turkish tensions, and Ankara has harshly criticized Israel’s airstrikes in the country last week

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Hezbollah refusing to surrender weapons to Lebanese government – report

Hezbollah refusing to surrender weapons to Lebanese government – report

Contradicting previous reports, Saudi outlet al-Hadath says decision would stand even if Israel withdraws from Lebanon’s south

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