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James Mackenzie

James Mackenzie

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Hamas frees hostages, Israel releases Palestinian prisoners on Day One of ceasefire

Hamas released three Israeli hostages and Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners on Sunday, the first day of

Hamas frees hostages, Israel releases Palestinian prisoners on Day One of ceasefire
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Israel approves Gaza ceasefire, carries out more attacks

Israel approved a ceasefire deal with Palestinian militant group Hamas on Saturday that involves releasing hostages in the Gaza

Israel approves Gaza ceasefire, carries out more attacks
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Israeli security cabinet approves ceasefire deal

The Israeli security cabinet approved a ceasefire deal on Friday, paving the way for the return of the first hostages from Gaza as

Israeli security cabinet approves ceasefire deal
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Exclusive-US-Saudi defence pact tied to Israel deal, Palestinian demands put aside

Saudi Arabia is determined to secure a military pact requiring the United States to defend the kingdom in return for

Exclusive-US-Saudi defence pact tied to Israel deal, Palestinian demands put aside
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Hamas vows 'full force' after Israel steps up Gaza ground operations

Hamas said on Saturday its militants in Gaza were ready to confront Israeli attacks with "full force" after Israel's military widened its air and ground attacks

Hamas vows 'full force' after Israel steps up Gaza ground operations
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Gunfire kills, wounds dozens in hospital encircled by Israeli tanks -Gaza health ministry

Israeli tanks surrounded a hospital in north Gaza and at least 12 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded by firing into the

Gunfire kills, wounds dozens in hospital encircled by Israeli tanks -Gaza health ministry
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Palestinian prime minister says political horizon needed for peace

International pressure on the Palestinian Authority (PA) to overhaul its leadership and step up reforms are a distraction from the

Palestinian prime minister says political horizon needed for peace
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Israelis dig in for unprecedentedly long war, with some doubts

As the war in Gaza enters an 11th week, Israelis appear resigned to a long road before the military achieves its stated aim of destroying Hamas and bringing

Israelis dig in for unprecedentedly long war, with some doubts
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Israeli military opens probe into reports of Oct. 7 friendly fire deaths

Israel has begun investigating possible breaches of the law by its forces during the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, the military said on Tuesday, following reports

Israeli military opens probe into reports of Oct. 7 friendly fire deaths
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Israel's Gantz tests Netanyahu partnership in Washington

Benny Gantz, the Israeli war cabinet member visiting Washington this week, tells a story of how his mother, a Holocaust survivor, once had an operation in

Israel's Gantz tests Netanyahu partnership in Washington
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Europe joins US in urging restraint by Israel after Iranian attack

Israel's European allies urged it on Monday to show restraint over Iran's weekend missile and drone attack, calling on Israeli leaders to step away from "the

Europe joins US in urging restraint by Israel after Iranian attack
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Israel's Iran attack carefully calibrated after internal splits, US pressure

Israel's apparent strike on Iran after days of vacillation was small and appeared calibrated to dial back risks of a

Israel's Iran attack carefully calibrated after internal splits, US pressure
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Netanyahu weighs risks of Rafah assault as hostage dilemma divides Israelis

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces competing pressures at home and abroad when he weighs how far to push the operation to defeat Hamas in Rafah that

Netanyahu weighs risks of Rafah assault as hostage dilemma divides Israelis
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US warning on arms supplies prompts Israeli defiance, doubts

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US warning on arms supplies prompts Israeli defiance, doubts
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Netanyahu defiant after Biden warning on arms supplies to Israel

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Netanyahu defiant after Biden warning on arms supplies to Israel
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Israeli forces back in old Gaza battlegrounds as doubts over war aims grow

Seven months into the war, Israeli troops are back fighting in the north of the Gaza Strip, in areas that were supposed to have

Israeli forces back in old Gaza battlegrounds as doubts over war aims grow
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Palestinians mark 1948 Nakba in the shadow of war in Gaza

Palestinians commemorated the 1948 "Nakba" or catastrophe, on Wednesday, marking the time when hundreds of thousands were dispossessed

Palestinians mark 1948 Nakba in the shadow of war in Gaza
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Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's divisive leader in the eye of the ICC storm

Benjamin Netanyahu was one of the most polarising leaders in Israel's history long before the International Criminal Court prosecutor's office said on Monday

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's divisive leader in the eye of the ICC storm
World

Israel backs down over confiscation of AP camera equipment

The Israeli authorities confiscated camera equipment belonging to the Associated Press on Tuesday, before reversing course in the face of widespread

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European countries' recognition of Palestine deepens Israeli isolation

Already under global pressure over the mounting toll from the war in Gaza, Israel slipped further into international isolation on Wednesday after three

European countries' recognition of Palestine deepens Israeli isolation
World

Israel defiant after World Court ruling

Israeli ministers dismissed Friday's ruling by the International Court of Justice ordering Israel to cease its military operation in the southern Gaza city of

Israel defiant after World Court ruling
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Israel's Gantz at the crossroads over challenge to Netanyahu

Former general Benny Gantz faces a reckoning next week over his revolt against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been gaining ground in the

Israel's Gantz at the crossroads over challenge to Netanyahu
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Biden details Gaza truce proposal, Hamas responds positively

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Biden details Gaza truce proposal, Hamas responds positively
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Israeli strike on UN school kills dozens in Gaza

Israel hit a Gaza school on Thursday with what it described as a targeted airstrike on up to 30 Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters

Israeli strike on UN school kills dozens in Gaza
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Benny Gantz, man in the middle squeezed out by Israel's Netanyahu

In the traumatic aftermath of the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, as hundreds of thousands of Israeli reservists rushed to join the ranks to fight Hamas, Benny Gantz

Benny Gantz, man in the middle squeezed out by Israel's Netanyahu

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