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White House presses Israel to work toward pause in Gaza war

The White House on Monday pressed Israel to work toward a pause in the Gaza conflict to win freedom for more hostages held by Hamas and rapidly increase the flow…

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UPDATED: Israel frees two hostages, Gaza officials say airstrikes kill 67

Gaza health authorities say 28,340 Palestinians killed, 67,984 wounded Netanyahu says rescue of hostages shows war should continue Reuters footage shows overnight damage, displaced Gazan says children were killed far…

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Egypt steps up security on border as Israeli offensive in Gaza nears

By Ahmed Mohamed Hassan and Aidan Lewis CAIRO, (Reuters) - Egypt has sent about 40 tanks and armoured personnel carriers to northeastern Sinai within the past two weeks as part…

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Syrian army says it shot down Israeli missiles launched at Damascus countryside

Feb 10 (Reuters) - Syrian air defences shot down Israeli missiles launched at the Damascus countryside in the early hours of Saturday, the Syrian army said, in the second such…

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Palestinians brace for Rafah evacuation, Israeli assault plan

Palestinians in Rafah await Israeli evacuation, assault plan Aid groups fear large-scale civilian casualties By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Emily Rose DOHA/JERUSALEM, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Trapped in and around Rafah,…

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Biden, Germany’s Scholz to discuss Ukraine and Israel in White House meeting

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will lend European support for U.S. President Joe Biden's efforts to get more funding for Ukraine during a White House meeting on Friday that is also…

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UPDATED: Hamas proposal calls for 135-day ceasefire, Israeli withdrawal, talks to end war

Hamas proposal sees three-stage ceasefire over 135 days Proposal calls for complete Israeli withdrawal during second phase No guarantee at outset of permanent end to war, but talks must be…

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Israeli hostage families gain clout as political landscape shifts

When pollsters asked a representative sample of the Israeli public in January to name anyone they would like to see entering politics, relatives of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza…

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US Senate unveils $118 billion bill on border security, aid for Ukraine, Israel

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of U.S. Senators said Sunday they had reached a bipartisan $118 billion security agreement to put new restrictions on the U.S. border and provide military…

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Hamas hounds Israeli forces in main Gaza cities

By Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Bassam Masoud and Dan Williams DOHA/GAZA/JERUSALEM, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Palestinian gunmen kept up attacks against Israeli forces on Sunday in the Gaza Strip's two main cities,…

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US House panel recommends $17.6 billion in military aid for Israel

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Legislation providing $17.6 billion in new military assistance to Israel as it wages war against Hamas was unveiled on Saturday in the…

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Israel turns focus of Gaza attack to Rafah as Hamas weighs ceasefire proposal

Israeli defence minister vows to move on to Rafah and 'eliminate terror elements' there Diplomats await Hamas response to ceasefire proposal that could see 40-day pause in fighting and hostage…

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Iran’s Guards pull officers from Syria after Israeli strikes

Iran pulls top officers from Syria after Israeli attacks-sources Tehran draws on allied Shi'ite militia to help preserve sway Top Iranian general among high-level casualties of strikes Iran avoids direct…

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Israeli PM says UN agency for Palestinians must close

RUSALEM/GAZA/DOHA, (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for the closure of the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) as his forces conducted more air strikes in Gaza amid diplomatic…

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Israeli forces pound Gaza, Hamas studies ceasefire proposal

Gaza residents said Israeli forces had struck areas of Khan Younis in southern Gaza and Gaza City in the north Israel's military said its forces had killed at least 25…

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UPDATED: White House says US doesn’t want wider war, hostage talks ‘constructive’ -MSNBC

WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The United States does not want a wider war with Iran or the region, the White House said on Monday, adding that the administration believes…

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UN’s top court puts Israel on notice over its war in Gaza. Here’s what its judgement could mean

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague has issued an unprecedented set of preliminary orders in the case brought against Israel by South Africa alleging it is committing…

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UN agency probes staff suspected of role in Oct 7 attacks on Israel

By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber GENEVA, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said it had opened an investigation into several employees suspected of involvement in the…

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ICJ ruling: Key takeaways from the court decision in Israel genocide case

THE HAGUE, (Reuters) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Israel on Friday to take action to prevent acts of genocide as it wages war against Hamas militants in…

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What is the genocide case against Israel at UN court?

By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE, Jan 26 (Reuters) - U.N. judges at the International Court of Justice will rule on Friday on South Africa's request for emergency measures…

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UPDATED: World Court says Israel must take steps to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza

World Court says Israel must take steps to avoid genocide Israel said court should throw out 'spurious' charges By Stephanie van den Berg and Anthony Deutsch THE HAGUE, Jan 26…

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Plan for one-month Gaza truce makes progress as Israel hits Khan Younis

Israel and Hamas have moved closer to agreement on a 30-day ceasefire in Gaza when Israeli hostages and Palestinians prisoners would be released, sources told Reuters, as Israel pressed ahead…

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Netanyahu to Gaza hostage kin: Hamas has not made a solid deal offer

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed back after speculation that a new release of Gaza hostages was in the works, saying Israel was taking an unspecified initiative in the absence…

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Israeli forces storm Khan Younis hospital in bloodiest fighting of 2024

Israeli forces storm Al-Khair hospital in western Khan Younis, Palestinians say Relatives of Israeli hostages burst into parliamentary session demanding more efforts to free them By Bassam Masoud, Nidal al-Mughrabi…

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Battles rage as Palestinians say Gaza toll passes 25,000

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ibraheem Abu Mustafa DOHA/GAZA, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Israeli attacks and street battles raged across the Gaza Strip on Sunday as Palestinian health officials said the…

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Death toll from Israeli strikes in Gaza passes 25,000, Gaza health officials say

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ibraheem Abu Mustafa DOHA/GAZA, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The toll of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza since Oct. 7 has passed 25,000, health officials…

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Israeli soldiers uncover Gaza tunnel that once held hostages, army says

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - At the end of a kilometer-long, booby-trapped tunnel in the Gaza Strip, Israeli soldiers discovered cramped cells where the military said Hamas kept about 20 hostages. They…

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Protesters in Tel Aviv call for change to Netanyahu government

TEL AVIV, (Reuters) - Thousands of Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv on Saturday to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, accusing the veteran leader of mishandling the nation's security…

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Netanyahu publicly rejects US push for Palestinian state

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has told the United States that he opposes the establishment of a Palestinian state once the conflict in Gaza comes to an end.…

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Mexico, Chile refer Israel-Hamas conflict to ICC over potential crimes

Mexico and Chile expressed "growing worry" over "an escalation of violence" after several months of war between Israel and Hamas in a referral to the International Criminal Court (ICC) over…

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Israel presses southern Gaza assault; Trucks carrying aid enter Gaza

GAZA/ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER/DOHA, (Reuters) - Israel pressed its assault on Khan Younis in southern Gaza on Wednesday, sending tanks westwards while Jordan decried shelling that badly damaged its field hospital in…

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UPDATED: Blinken tells Davos meeting that Gaza scenes are ‘gutwrenching’

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday described the conflict in Gaza as "gutwrenching" and said what was needed was a Palestinian state…

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Jordan says Israel is placing ‘big impediments’ to aid for Palestinians

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said on Tuesday Israel was placing many obstacles to the entry of aid into Gaza, worsening the plight of Palestinians there. Safadi, speaking at a…

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Hamas shows dead bodies of two Israel hostages

Hamas appeared to show the dead bodies of two Israeli hostages after warning Israel they might be killed if it did not stop its bombardment of Gaza. A new video released by the…

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UPDATED: Israel pounds targets across Gaza, awaits Hamas word on three hostages

By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Fadi Shana and Dan Williams DOHA/GAZA/JERUSALEM, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Israeli forces bombarded targets in the south, north and centre of Gaza on Monday ahead of an…

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Israel plans to bring in more foreign workers for construction sector

JERUSALEM, (Reuters) - Israel plans to bring in around 70,000 foreign workers from China, India and elsewhere to boost its construction sector, which has been largely frozen since the Oct.…

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UPDATED: Israel faces genocide charges at World Court; Some developing states back South Africa

By Mohammed Salem, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Anthony Deutsch GAZA/THE HAGUE, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Israel faced down accusations at the World Court on Thursday of genocide in its war in…

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Hamas says: “There are no differences between Israel and the Americans”; Blinken urges Israel to make hard choices

By Arafat Barbakh, Simon Lewis and Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA/TEL AVIV/CAIRO, (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israel to make "hard choices" to normalize relations with more of…

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Italy: G7 working with Israel on ‘rapid’ end to Gaza war

G7 major powers are working with Israel to secure a "rapid" end to its devastating war in Gaza and reduce civilian casualties, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Monday. An Italian…

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After 3 months of devastation in the Israel-Hamas war, is anyone ‘winning’?

The 19th century German war strategist and field marshal Helmuth von Moltke famously coined the aphorism “No battle plan survives first contact with the enemy”. His observation might well be…

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Three months in, deaths mount and diplomats vie to stop Gaza war’s spread

By Maayan Lubell and Simon Lewis JERUSALEM/AMMAN, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Top international diplomats discussed strategies for keeping the Gaza war from spreading beyond Israel and the Palestinian territories on…

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Blinken to travel to Israel, West Bank in week-long Gaza diplomacy push

U.S. top diplomat Antony Blinken will depart on Thursday for a week of diplomacy on Israel’s war in Gaza, visiting Israel and the West Bank, as well as Turkey, Greece,…

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Hezbollah, Israel appear to signal no desire for spread of Gaza war

Blinken heads to Middle East for Israel-Gaza talks US envoy Amos Hochstein seeks to soothe Israel, Hezbollah tensions By Mohammad Azakir, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Arafat Barbakh BEIRUT/CAIRO/GAZA, Jan 4 (Reuters)…

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Israel in talks with Congo and other countries on Gaza ‘voluntary migration’ plan

The “voluntary” resettlement of Palestinians from Gaza is slowly becoming a key official policy of the government, with a senior official saying that Israel has held talks with several countries…

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Only 15% of Israelis want Netanyahu to keep job after Gaza war

Only 15% of Israelis want Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stay in office after the war on Hamas in Gaza ends, though many more still support his strategy of crushing…

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Killing of Hamas deputy leader in Beirut raises risk of Gaza war spreading

By Laila Bassam, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Arafat Barbakh BEIRUT/CAIRO/GAZA, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Israel killed Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri in a drone strike in Lebanon's capital Beirut on Tuesday,…

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Israel signals tactics shift, troop pullback as US carrier heads home

Israel pulled tanks out of some Gaza City districts on Monday, residents said, as it announced plans to shift tactics and cut back on troop numbers, but fighting raged elsewhere…

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Gaza in 2024: Signs of more devastation, open-ended occupation

By Samia Nakhoul (Reuters) - The war aims of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Gaza's Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar look unattainable in 2024, and their fight may consign the…

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Singer eyed as Israel’s Eurovision entry dies fighting in Gaza

An Israeli military reservist, Shaul Greenglick, 26, has been killed in the Gaza Strip just weeks after he successfully auditioned on a TV show that picks the country's submission for…

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Fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas rages after nearly 200 killed in Gaza

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Arafat Barbakh CAIRO/GAZA, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Fierce Israeli tank fire and aerial bombing struck Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip on Friday night, residents said,…

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Israeli tanks, missiles strike Gaza in offensive against Hamas

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Bassam Masoud CAIRO/GAZA, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Israeli forces attacked areas of the central and southern Gaza Strip where residents have been expecting a renewed ground…

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UPDATED: Iran says it executes four ‘saboteurs’ linked to Israel’s Mossad

Dec 29 (Reuters) - Iran executed on Friday four people, including a woman, whom it accused of being "saboteurs" with links to Israel's Mossad intelligence service, the Mizan news agency…

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Gaza war to last months, Israel says, as fears of conflict spread rise

CAIRO/GAZA/JERUSALEM, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Israel's war on Hamas will last months, Israel's military chief said, as a string of incidents outside the Gaza Strip highlighted the risk of the…

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Israel grants Intel $3.2 billion for new $25 billion chip plant

Israel's government agreed to give Intel Corp a $3.2 billion grant for new $25 billion chip plant it plans to build in southern Israel, both sides said on Tuesday, in what is…

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Israeli air strike in Syria kills senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards member

An Israeli air strike outside the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday killed a senior adviser in Iran's Revolutionary Guards, three security sources and Iranian state media said.The sources told Reuters…

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Israel bombs northern Gaza; Palestinians say 166 killed in 24 hours

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Emily Rose CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Israel bombed areas of Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip overnight, with fighting throughout Sunday morning, residents and Palestinian…

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Fighting rages in northern Gaza; Biden speaks with Netanyahu

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Emily Rose CAIRO/JERUSALEM, (Reuters) - Israel battled Hamas militants on Saturday in pursuit of its elusive goal of full control of northern Gaza after the U.N.…

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