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Israeli minister brands probe into shooting of Palestinian teenager a ‘disgrace’

Israeli minister brands probe into shooting of Palestinian teenager a ‘disgrace’

Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s national security minister, has heavily criticised an investigation into the shooting of a 13-year-old Palestinian by Israeli police, branding it a “disgrace”. The hard-right minister leant his support to a border police

Palestinian soccer player Barakat killed in an Israeli airstrike

Palestinian soccer player Barakat killed in an Israeli airstrike

RAFAH, Gaza Strip — The Palestinian soccer federation says former national team member Mohammed Barakat, 39, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip. It says he was killed in a strike Monday

German-Israeli captive in Gaza Strip declared dead

German-Israeli captive in Gaza Strip declared dead

A German-Israeli man who was kidnapped in the Gaza Strip has been declared dead. "It is devastating to learn that our fellow German Itay Chen, whom we had hoped to be still alive, is dead

Netanyahu: Hamas leaders ‘are all dead men,’ insists on total victory

Netanyahu: Hamas leaders ‘are all dead men,’ insists on total victory

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reaffirmed his intention to lead the country to "total victory" in the war against the Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip, despite efforts to organize a ceasefire.

Why was Israel forced to change its song entry for Eurovision?

Why was Israel forced to change its song entry for Eurovision?

The song contest prides itself on being nonpolitical, but Israel’s inclusion threatens to overshadow the music this year. For some, it is the Oscars. For others, it is Rio’s Carnival. For many, there is no

US asks Hamas to release Israeli women, elderly hostages for longer ceasefire

US asks Hamas to release Israeli women, elderly hostages for longer ceasefire

The White House on Tuesday urged Hamas militants in Gaza to release women, elderly and wounded hostages and accept a temporary ceasefire in the fighting with Israel in order to secure a more lasting one.

UN special envoy arrives in Israel

UN special envoy arrives in Israel

UN special envoy Catherine Colonna arrives in Israel to investigate allegations against Gaza aid agency UNRWA. The representative leading a United Nation’s investigation into allegations against its relief agency in Gaza has arrived in Israel,

How Israel-Gaza war is spilling into cultural life

How Israel-Gaza war is spilling into cultural life

The divisions playing out in demonstrations on British streets are also playing out in all our lives - and increasingly in the cultural world too. With antisemitism and Islamophobia rising, words and actions really matter,

No Ramadan relief as Israel-Gaza war rages in Gaza

No Ramadan relief as Israel-Gaza war rages in Gaza

The first day of Ramadan on Monday arrived like others for Palestinians in war-ravaged Gaza: stalked by famine and disease, shivering in tents and threatened by bombs more than five months into fighting between Israel

Palestinians who work with Israel on Gaza aid are collaborators – Hamas

Palestinians who work with Israel on Gaza aid are collaborators – Hamas

A Hamas-linked website warned Palestinians who assist Israel in providing aid to Gaza that their actions will not be “tolerated”. Those who did would be treated as collaborators and be handled with an iron fist,