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‘GOT TO CUT YOU OFF’: Host’s dramatic move as interview goes wrong
A high profile TV host has abruptly cut off an interview with a spokesman for the Israeli government after the nation’s military made a catastrophic “mistake”.
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Does Biden want Netanyahu gone?
Despite his deep and long-standing ties with American politics, the Israeli PM seems to have fallen out of favor in Washington
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Israel kills top Iranian general
IRGC Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi was among the dead in a Damascus airstrike
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Thousands stage anti-government protests in Israel
Demonstrations in Jerusalem bring deep political splits back to the surface, writes the BBC's Jeremy Bowen.
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Netanyahu approves ‘operational plan’ to attack Rafah in Gaza
The operation in the southern Gaza city is needed to “defeat” the Hamas militant group for good, the Israeli PM insists
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Israel Deploys Expansive Facial Recognition Program in Gaza
The experimental effort, which has not been disclosed, is being used to conduct mass surveillance of Palestinians in Gaza, according to military officials and others.
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Israel’s largest land seizure since Oslo Accords deals fresh blow to Palestinian statehood
Israel declared 800 hectares of land in the West Bank as property of the state on Friday, a move that will facilitate use of the ground for settlement construction. The area covers large swaths of the Jordan Valley, a vital region for a future Palestinian state, and is the largest piece of land to be seized by Israel since the early 1990s.
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'America's greatest gift to Israel'
How a WWII hero pulled off one of the most incredible military heists of all time
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Israel cancels Washington visit after US allows UN Gaza ceasefire resolution to pass
Kirby said the White House is "very disappointed" the delegation will not be coming to Washington for a "fulsome conversation" about viable alternatives to a Rafah ground invasion.
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UN Security Council resolution calls for Gaza ceasefire
UN Security Council passes resolution calling for an "immediate ceasefire" in Gaza, as US shifts position by abstaining from vote
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Russia, China reject U.S.-led Gaza ceasefire resolution at the UN
Israeli military says it has detained hundreds in Gaza hospital raid, including some senior militants
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Biden knew Israel was bombing indiscriminately – WaPo
The US president was told in October that Israeli airstrikes were often carried out without “solid intelligence,” the newspaper claims
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Benjamin Netanyahu’s American crisis
Other Israeli leaders have clashed with the White House. None has been as brazen
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Deposing the King of Israel
America wants Binyamin Netanyahu out. But his exit is fraught with dangers
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Netanyahu a major obstacle for peace, Israel must hold elections - Schumer
Schumer identified Netanyahu as one of four main obstacles to achieving lasting peace in the Middle East.
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Netanyahu: Wrong to hold Israel to standard no one else held to
“For Israel, every civilian death is a tragedy. For Hamas, every civilian death is a strategy,” he said.
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Israeli road splitting Gaza in two has reached the Mediterranean coast, satellite imagery shows
The Israeli military gave right-wing Israeli TV Channel 14 a tour of the Netzarim Corridor in February, revealing what it called a “buffer” that is being worked on around the road. The report showed forces from the Israeli Engineering Corps operating tractors, trucks and engineering tools.
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Hopes for Gaza Truce Grow as Hamas Joins Talks in Cairo
Mediators believe a deal to pause fighting and release hostages could come within days, but Hamas leader’s whereabouts remain a mystery
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