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Israel’s ban on Unrwa a catastrophe, UN Palestinian agency warns

As Israel prepares to outlaw the main UN agency for Palestinian refugees on Thursday, there are warnings that it could…

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Israel’s military chief resigns over 7 October 2023 failure

Israeli military and intelligence officials missed or ignored many warnings before hundreds of Hamas gunmen breached Israel's Gaza perimeter fence…

2 years ago

Israel’s cabinet approves Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal

Friday also saw a meeting held in Cairo to discuss mechanisms for implementing the deal, a senior Egyptian official told…

2 years ago

Israel’s war-weary reservists look for an end to fighting

Reserves and conscripts are the lifeblood of the IDF. Brigadier General Ariel Heimann – also a reservist and a former…

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BBC speaks to Syrians watching Israel’s incursion

An hour's drive from Damascus, on a country road into the Syrian village of Hadar, we meet Israel's army.Two military…

2 years ago

She fled Israel’s bombing of Lebanon four times. It still found her

Rihab Faour fled her home. Then she fled again. Then a third time. Then a fourth. And by the fourth…

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Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s controversial leader

The move by the ICC was greeted with outrage across Israel, where Netanyahu is widely regarded as a deeply divisive…

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What is Israel’s strategy in targeting Hezbollah’s civilian network?

Israel has been hitting some of the civilian organisations linked to Hezbollah, as part of its campaign in Lebanon. Aside…

2 years ago

Israel’s Netanyahu shows who calls the shots with Gallant sacking

Of course, in the merry-go-round world of Israeli politics, no-one will be shocked if this is not the last we…

2 years ago

Potentially ‘deadly’ consequences could arise from Israel’s UNRWA ban: UNICEF

The Israeli Parliament, known as the Knesset, adopted two bills on Monday banning UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA from operating…

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