Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon kill 22 people, health ministry says
Eight children are among those reported dead after a series of air strikes hit the south of Beirut.
Read full story →Hamas must disarm, not ‘disappear’ from Gaza: Board of Peace’s Mladenov
'We are not asking Hamas to disappear as a political movement’, says diplomat overseeing the US-brokered truce in Gaza.
Read full story →Israel’s ruling coalition proposes early elections amid ultra-Orthodox anger at Netanyahu
Prime minister under pressure over failure to grant military service exemptions as multi-party government looks at risk of collapseIsrael’s ruling coalition has submitted a proposal to dissolve...
Read full story →Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon kill 22 people, health ministry says
Eight children are among those reported dead after a series of air strikes hit the south of Beirut.
Read full story →Family of British couple jailed in Iran say they have lost contact
Lindsay and Craig Foreman were given 10-year sentences after entering the country on a motorcycling tripThe “terrified” family of a British couple jailed for 10 years in Iran on spying charges...
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Israel's Eurovision entry 'shocked' by protests during semi-final show
Noam Bettan was met with a mixture of cheering, boos and chants as he performed in Vienna on Tuesday night.
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Gaza sisters win prize for turning rubble into reusable bricks
Displaced teenagers Farah and Tala wanted to 'turn destruction into something useful'.
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Lebanon says two paramedics among 13 killed in Israeli strikes
Lebanon's health ministry says the paramedics were carrying out a rescue mission in Nabatieh in response to an earlier attack that killed one person.
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Hamas 'weaponised' sexual violence in 7 October attacks, Israeli investigation says
The most comprehensive report of its kind details harrowing cases of sexual attacks which it says were systematic.
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Israeli report says Hamas used 'systematic, widespread' sexual violence in October 7 attack
A report released on Tuesday by an independent Israeli investigative commission found that sexual violence was a "central component" of Hamas' October 7, 2023 attack on Israel and of the captivity...
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Independent Israeli report accuses Hamas of 'systematic' sexual violence during October 7 attacks
A new independent commission finds Hamas and its allies committed "systematic, widespread" sexual violence during their October 7, 2023 attack on Israel and against hostages they took back to...
Read full story →How Hezbollah’s $300 drones are challenging Israeli military
Non-state group learns from Ukrainian warfare to develop cabled drones that evade hi-tech defences of state armyThe three Israeli soldiers clustered by a tank heard the noise before they saw its...
Read full story →Israeli MPs back special tribunal with death penalty powers for alleged 7 October attackers
Knesset approves plan for livestreamed trials in military court, drawing comparisons to 1962 Adolf Eichmann trialIsraeli lawmakers have approved setting up a livestreamed special tribunal with the...
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European Union adopts new sanctions Israeli settlers over violence in West Bank
European Union foreign ministers on May 12 agreed new sanctions on Israeli settlers over violence against Palestinians, as a change of government in Hungary ended months of blockage. The bloc also...
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Iranians concerned about war extending as Iran and US fail to find common ground
As Donald Trump rejects Iran's counterproposals, Tehran has reacted saying that the Iranian government doesn't care if the United States aren't happy with the proposals. The United States had...
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Iranians mourn children killed in US bombing of school
It remains the deadliest single attack in the war on Iran so far. On the 28th February, a missile strike hit a school in Minab in Hormozgan Province. 155 people died, including 120 children....
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