15 h. ago AP PHOTOS: Palestinians report Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank

Palestinians in the village of Bruqin in the northern West Bank said that Israeli settlers attacked them, burning cars and damaging houses.

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19 h. ago At least 23 people killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza as Israel lets minimal aid in

At least 23 people were killed by Israeli strikes across Gaza overnight as Israel pressed ahead with its military offensive and let in minimal aid to the strip

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24 h. ago Israel wrecks last functioning hospital in north Gaza as food aid begins to trickle in

Israeli tanks and drones strike Al Awda Hospital in northern Gaza while fighter jets bomb southern Lebanon

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47 h. ago AP PHOTOS: 2 staff members of Israeli embassy killed in shooting near Jewish museum in DC

Two staff members of the Israeli embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving an event at a Jewish museum, and the suspect yelled, “Free, free Palestine” after he was arrested, police said.

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63 h. ago Mapped: Where and how Israel has ramped up its latest attack on the Gaza Strip

Thousands of Palestinians have been killed since Israel resumed strikes on Gaza in March, bringing an end to a fragile two-month ceasefire

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69 h. ago In Gaza, 45 killed in strikes as desperately needed aid fails to reach Palestinians

Hospitals in Gaza say Israeli strikes overnight and into Wednesday have killed at least 45 people, including several women and a week-old infant

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3 d. ago Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 60 people, local health officials say

Israeli strikes overnight and into Tuesday have killed at least 60 people across the Gaza Strip

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4 d. ago Israel to allow ‘basic amount of food’ into Gaza after announcing start of ‘extensive’ new ground operation

Israel’s decision to allow food into Gaza ends a 10-week blockade in the enclave

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5 d. ago AP PHOTOS: Israeli strikes across Gaza overnight kill dozens

Israel says it has launched “extensive” new ground operations in Gaza.

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5 d. ago Israeli army begins ‘extensive’ new ground operations in Gaza

Netanyahu signals openness to deal with Hamas and says Israel will allow some aid into GazaThe Israeli army has announced the start of a large-scale offensive in Gaza, describing “extensive ground operations” to seize “operational control” of swaths of the devastated Palestinian territory as a second day of indirect ceasefire talks in Qatar ended without any breakthrough.Israeli military officials said its forces had “eliminated dozens of terrorists, dismantled terrorist infrastructure sites and [were] currently being deployed in key positions”. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Israel launches ground operation in Gaza after strikes kill nearly 100

Netanyahu casts military offensive as ‘negotiations under fire’ tactic to pressure Hamas over hostages

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5 d. ago Israeli strikes kill nearly 100 in Gaza on fifth day of offensive

Netanyahu casts military operations as ‘negotiations under fire’ tactic to pressure Hamas over hostages

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5 d. ago Gaza ceasefire talks continue as Israel carries out fresh wave of strikes

Netanyahu signals openness to deal but lays out conditions while territory’s hospitals ‘overwhelmed’ with casualties• Middle East crisis – latest updatesCeasefire talks between Israel and Hamas have been continuing in Qatar for a second day as Israeli warplanes and artillery launched a fresh wave of strikes across Gaza, killing at least 103 people, according to health officials in the Palestinian territory.The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, signalled on Sunday that Israel was open to a deal with Hamas that would include “ending the fighting” in Gaza, but laid out conditions that have been repeatedly refused by the militant Islamist organisation. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Israeli air strikes overnight kill 100 Palestinians across the Gaza strip as ceasefire talks appear to stall

Israel has expanded its strikes on the enclave, killing hundreds of people since Thursday, in preparation for a new ground offensive to achieve 'operational control' in parts of Gaza.

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5 d. ago Israel systematically targeting hospitals, Gaza health ministry says, after scores die in new IDF strikes – Israel

Gaza officials says hospitals are overwhelmed but are being repeatedly hit by Israel as reports say more than 100 people died in new strikesThe Israeli military said this morning it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen toward Israel, where sirens sounded in several areas.The Iranian backed Houthi rebel group said they had targeted Israel’s main airport, Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, with two ballistic missiles in an overnight operation. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 75 people, hospitals and medics say

Hospitals and medics in the Gaza Strip say Israeli strikes across the Palestinian enclave killed at least 75 people

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6 d. ago Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza overnight as UN human rights chief warns of ‘ethnic cleansing’ – Middle East crisis live

UN high commissioner for human rights Volker Türk says ‘we must stop the clock on this madness’Israel launches major offensive in GazaAn Iraqi political official, speaking to the Associated Press (AP) on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to comment, said that Iran’s al-Quds force commander Esmail Ghaani had paid a visit to Baghdad prior to the Arab League summit and “conveyed messages of support for the Iranian-American negotiations” for a nuclear deal and a demand for the lifting of crippling sanctions on Iran.The Arab League is meeting in Baghdad on Saturday to discuss Gaza and other regional crises, but some leaders are expected to miss the talks that come straight after US president Donald Trump’s Gulf tour. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Moment Gaza residents flee as Israeli airstrike hits house caught on video

Footage captured the moment an Israeli strike hit a building in Jabaliya, in the Gaza Strip, on Thursday, 15 May.

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7 d. ago Middle East crisis live: ‘a lot of people are starving’ in Gaza, says Trump, as Israeli strikes kill dozens

Widespread attacks across northern Gaza with survivors warning that people are trapped under the rubbleIsraeli airstrikes kill at least 80 as Trump talks of turning Gaza into ‘freedom zone’Donald Trump on Friday said the United States would have the situation in Gaza “taken care of”, telling reporters that people were starving in the besieged Palestinian territory.According to Agence France-Presse (AFP), the US president told reporters during the final leg of his Gulf tour:We’re looking at Gaza. And we’re going to get that taken care of. A lot of people are starving.Missing this historic opportunity would be a resounding failure that will be remembered in infamy for ever. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Israeli strikes kill at least 20 people in Gaza as Trump wraps up his Middle East visit

Israeli strikes killed at least 20 people in the northern Gaza Strip, as U.S. President Donald Trump wraps up his Middle East visit

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