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Maayan Lubell

Maayan Lubell

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Israel defence chief to discuss Gaza, Lebanon on U.S. trip

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant headed to Washington on Sunday to discuss the next phase of the Gaza war and escalating hostilities on the border with

Israel defence chief to discuss Gaza, Lebanon on U.S. trip
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Israel court ends draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Jews

Israel's Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the state must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox Jewish seminary students into the military, a decree which creates new

Israel court ends draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Jews
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Israel rescues four hostages in Gaza raid that Hamas says kills 210 Palestinians

Israeli forces rescued four hostages held by Hamas since October in a raid in Gaza on Saturday that Palestinian officials said killed

Israel rescues four hostages in Gaza raid that Hamas says kills 210 Palestinians
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Israeli forces rescue four live hostages from Gaza, military says

Israeli forces rescued four hostages alive from two locations in the central Gaza area of al-Nuseirat on Saturday, the military said, eight months after they

Israeli forces rescue four live hostages from Gaza, military says
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Israeli centrist minister Gantz quits Netanyahu government

Israeli minister Benny Gantz announced his resignation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's emergency government on Sunday, withdrawing the only centrist

Israeli centrist minister Gantz quits Netanyahu government
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As Israel's politicians squabble, some soldiers voice their anger

Standing in front of a tank on the edge of the Gaza Strip, an Israeli general interrupted his speech on the war against Hamas to deliver a televised rebuke to

As Israel's politicians squabble, some soldiers voice their anger
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Israel braces for World Court ruling, focuses attack on south Gaza

U.N. judges in The Hague will rule on Friday whether to order Israel to suspend its military

Israel braces for World Court ruling, focuses attack on south Gaza
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Hamas frees second group of Israeli, Thai hostages in truce

Thirteen Israelis and four Thai nationals arrived in Israel on Sunday in the second release of hostages from Hamas captivity in

Hamas frees second group of Israeli, Thai hostages in truce
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Hamas releases more Israeli, foreign hostages on second day of Gaza truce

Hamas handed over 13 Israeli hostages and four foreigners to the International Committee of the Red Cross on Saturday night, Qatar's

Hamas releases more Israeli, foreign hostages on second day of Gaza truce
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Israeli government meets to decide on deal for Hamas to free some hostages

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on

Israeli government meets to decide on deal for Hamas to free some hostages
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Netanyahu back in partisan form in first Israeli TV town hall of war

It was vintage Benjamin Netanyahu: a friendly interviewer, raucous applause from a supportive audience, and an overt appeal to his right wing supporters against

Netanyahu back in partisan form in first Israeli TV town hall of war
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Gaza ceasefire effort shows signs of revival as Israel pounds enclave

Signs of renewed activity emerged on Wednesday in the quest for a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in the

Gaza ceasefire effort shows signs of revival as Israel pounds enclave
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Israel sends delegation to negotiate hostage release deal with Hamas

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told U.S.

Israel sends delegation to negotiate hostage release deal with Hamas
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Hezbollah launches big attack on Israel, sonic booms rattle Beirut

Lebanon's Hezbollah launched a big rocket and drone attack at Israel on Thursday and threatened to hit new targets in retaliation for the

Hezbollah launches big attack on Israel, sonic booms rattle Beirut
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Efforts to secure Gaza ceasefire and hostage release gain momentum

Efforts to secure a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza gathered momentum on Friday after Hamas made a revised

Efforts to secure Gaza ceasefire and hostage release gain momentum
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First Israeli military report on Oct. 7 attack finds army failed to protect civilians

The Israeli military published on Thursday the findings of a first probe into its own security failings during the devastating Oct.

First Israeli military report on Oct. 7 attack finds army failed to protect civilians
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Gaza talks explore alternative to Israeli troops on Gaza-Egypt border, sources say

Israeli and Egyptian ceasefire negotiators are in talks about an electronic surveillance system along the border between Gaza and Egypt that

Gaza talks explore alternative to Israeli troops on Gaza-Egypt border, sources say
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Gaza officials say 90 Palestinians killed as Israel targets Hamas military chief

An Israeli airstrike killed at least 90 Palestinians in a designated humanitarian zone in Gaza on Saturday, the

Gaza officials say 90 Palestinians killed as Israel targets Hamas military chief
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Hamas says it has not left ceasefire talks after Israeli attacks

A senior Hamas official said on Sunday that the Islamist group has not withdrawn from ceasefire talks with Israel after this weekend's

Hamas says it has not left ceasefire talks after Israeli attacks
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Israel tanks advance deeper in southern Gaza as more ceasefire talks expected

Palestinian residents of eastern neighbourhoods of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip fled their homes on

Israel tanks advance deeper in southern Gaza as more ceasefire talks expected
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Battered Hamas confounds Israel's bid to declare victory

Senior figures in Israel's government have said it is closing in on its war aims of defeating Hamas militarily and the return of

Battered Hamas confounds Israel's bid to declare victory
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Israel says Hezbollah rocket kills 12 at football ground, vows response

A rocket attack on a football ground in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights killed 12 people including children on Saturday,

Israel says Hezbollah rocket kills 12 at football ground, vows response
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Israeli officials say they want to avoid all-out war in Lebanon retaliation

Israel wants to hurt Hezbollah but not drag the Middle East into all-out war, two Israeli officials said on Monday, as Lebanon braced for

Israeli officials say they want to avoid all-out war in Lebanon retaliation
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Death of Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif, Oct 7 mastermind, confirmed, Israel says

The head of Hamas' military wing, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza last month, the Israeli military said on

Death of Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif, Oct 7 mastermind, confirmed, Israel says
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Frustration with Netanyahu mounts as Gaza talks falter

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing anger in Israel and abroad over his handling of talks on a Gaza ceasefire that have faltered, just as fears

Frustration with Netanyahu mounts as Gaza talks falter

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