Israel Palestine conflict
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Animal therapy helps Israeli soldiers heal amid suicide surge
Sdot Yam: Wrapped tightly around his forearms, the former Israeli soldier feels the snakes’ cold skin against his, and for a moment, he’s able to breathe. It’s been nearly 18 months since…
- Middle East
Israel returns bodies of 15 Palestinians, says Gaza Health Ministry
Deir Al-Balah: Gaza health officials say they have received the bodies of 15 Palestinians from Israel. The Gaza Health Ministry said the Red Cross handed over the bodies on Monday, raising the…
- Middle East
Video: Ms Rachel wears Gaza children’s art at Glamour Awards
New York: Popular children’s educator and YouTube star Rachel Accurso, widely known as Ms Rachel, paid an emotional tribute to the children of Gaza during her acceptance speech at the Glamour Women…
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Egypt, Qatar reaffirm efforts to strengthen Gaza ceasefire
Cairo: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani affirmed their commitment to continuing efforts to consolidate the ceasefire in…
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Houthis vow to restart strikes on Israel if Gaza truce fails
Sanaa: The Houthi group warned that it would resume missile and drone attacks against Israel if the ceasefire in Gaza collapses, according to a letter sent to the Palestinian Hamas movement. The…
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Hamas announces return of Israeli soldier’s body after 11 years in Gaza
Tel Aviv: Hamas announced it will hand over on Sunday afternoon the body of an Israeli soldier who was killed in 2014 and been held in Gaza since then. His remains are…
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Over 69,000 Palestinians killed in Israel-Hamas war: Gaza health ministry
Khan Younis (Gaza Strip): Gaza health officials say that over 69,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war so far. Gaza’s Health Ministry said on Saturday that the death toll has…
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Turkey issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, 36 Israeli officials over Gaza war crimes
Istanbul: Turkey’s Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office in Istanbul has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and 36 other senior officials on charges of war crimes, genocide and crimes against…
- Middle East
Body of Israeli hostage handed to Red Cross in Gaza amid ongoing ceasefire
Jerusalem: The Israeli military said Friday that the remains of a hostage had been turned over to the Red Cross in Gaza. Militants have previously returned the bodies of 22 hostages since…
- Middle East
Families in Gaza take refuge in cemeteries amid war devastation
Khan Younis: Skeletons are neighbours for some Palestinians in Gaza who found nowhere but cemeteries to shelter from the war. Gravestones have become seats and tables for families like that of Maisa…
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Israel says Red Cross receives remains of 3 hostages from Gaza
Jerusalem: Israel said the Red Cross has received the remains of three hostages in Gaza and they will be handed over to Israel’s military. A Hamas statement earlier said the remains were…
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Israeli top lawyer found safe after going missing amid Palestinian rape scandal
Tel Aviv: Israeli military’s top lawyer, Major-General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, who recently resigned over a Palestinian prisoner rape scandal, was found safe on Sunday, November 2, after being missing for several hours. According…
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‘My son is in danger’: Father of UK journalist Sami Hamdi detained in US appeals for help
The father of British-Tunisian commentator and journalist Sami Hamdi, who was detained by US immigration authorities, has appealed to California Governor Gavin Newsom and senior British officials to help save his son’s…
- Middle East
Israel receives remains from Hamas amid fragile ceasefire
Deir al-Balah: The Red Cross said it transferred the unidentified remains of three people to Israel late Friday but they were still being examined and may not be those of missing hostages,…
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Israel’s top military prosecutor resigns after leaking detainee-abuse video
Jerusalem: Israel’s top military prosecutor resigned Friday, admitting she was responsible for leaking a video showing soldiers assaulting a Palestinian detainee at a notorious military detention centre, according to excerpts of the…
