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UN Security Council delays vote on Gaza aid until Friday

By Bassam Masoud, Michelle Nichols and Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA/UNITED NATIONS/CAIRO, Dec 22 (Reuters) - U.N. Security Council diplomats delayed until Friday a vote on a resolution to increase humanitarian aid…

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Sirens, interceptions in Tel Aviv as Hamas fires rockets from Gaza

TEL AVIV, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Sirens sounded in Tel Aviv and a Reuters camera crew witnessed rocket interceptions on Thursday as Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip said they…

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Israel battles Hamas on streets of Gaza city as UN delays vote again

Heavy street fighting in southern city of Khan Younis UN vote on aid delayed by another day as diplomats try to resolve U.S. concerns Islamic Jihad releases video showing two…

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CIA chief to meet Israeli, Qatari officials for hostage deal talks – US source

CIA chief Bill Burns will meet Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and the head of Israel's Mossad spy agency in Warsaw on Monday to discuss a potential…

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UPDATED: Israeli hostages killed mistakenly in Gaza were holding white flag

JERUSALEM, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Three Israeli hostages killed mistakenly in Gaza by Israeli forces had been holding up a white flag, according to an initial inquiry into the incident,…

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UPDATED: Mossad chief Barnea expected to meet with Qatari PM in Norway

Dec 16 (Reuters) - Israeli and Qatari officials were set to meet in Norway on Saturday in an effort to revive talks about the release of hostages held in Gaza…

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Hamas turns Gaza streets into deadly maze for Israeli troops

Bid to destroy Hamas sends Israel deeper into Gaza Munitions made in Gaza give Hamas bigger stockpile Tunnel network remains a challenge, says expert Israel's Netanyahu vows war until 'absolute…

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Iran executes agent of Israel’s Mossad intelligence service

Dec 16 (Reuters) - An agent of Israel's Mossad intelligence service was executed on Saturday in Iran's southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province, the official IRNA news agency reported. "This person communicated with…

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Lufthansa to resume flights to Tel Aviv, US airlines remain on hold

(Reuters) - Lufthansa will resume flights to Tel Aviv starting Jan. 8, the airline said , making it the one of the first major international carriers to announce a resumption…

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White House in ‘intensive’ talks with Israel on next phase of Gaza war, aide says

Washington is pushing Israel to focus the war in Gaza on precise targeting of Hamas leaders rather than widespread bombing and ground operations, the White House national security adviser said…

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Israeli strikes the length of Gaza as U.S. calls for more accurate targeting

Families collect dead in Rafah after homes destroyed In north, residents say ferocious bombing shows troops seeking revenge for ambush Israel rejects U.S. characterisation of strikes as 'indiscriminate' By Nidal…

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Eleven killed in days-long Israeli raid in West Bank -Palestinian health ministry

By Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH, West Bank, Dec 14 (Reuters) - At least 11 Palestinians have been killed during a days-long raid by Israeli soldiers in Jenin in the occupied West…

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Despite rising casualties, Israeli citizens continue to support offensive against Hamas in Gaza

By Ilan Rosenberg and Frank Jack Daniel Israeli citizens said the army should not back off its unrelenting offensive to crush Hamas, despite the U.N. General Assembly's ceasefire call, the…

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US shoots down aerial vehicle launched from Houthi-controlled areas

Dec 14 (Reuters) - The United States shot down an aerial vehicle launched from a Houthi-controlled area in response to a call from a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker in the southern…

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Yemen’s Houthis warn ships in Red Sea to avoid travel to Israel

CAIRO, (Reuters) - A senior official from Yemen's Houthis warned cargo ships in the Red Sea to avoid traveling toward Israel, after the Iran-aligned group claimed an attack on a…

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UPDATED: Israel faces growing isolation, Biden criticism, as Gaza deaths mount

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Bassam Masoud CAIRO/GAZA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Israel faced growing diplomatic isolation in its war in Gaza as the United Nations demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire…

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UN General Assembly likely to vote Tuesday on Gaza ceasefire demand – diplomats

(Reuters) - The 193-member United Nations General Assembly is likely to vote Tuesday on a draft resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants…

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Yemen’s Houthis warn they will target all ships headed to Israel

By Mohammed Alghobari Yemen's Houthi movement said they would target all ships heading to Israel, regardless of their nationality, and warned all international shipping companies against dealing with Israeli ports.…

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Israel says it helped foil Iranian-ordered attack on Israelis in Cyprus

JERUSALEM/NICOSIA, (Reuters) - Israel helped Cyprus foil an Iranian-ordered attack against Israelis and Jews on the island, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said , saying such plots were on…

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Iranian foreign minister says neither Iran nor Israel believe in a two state solution

DUBAI, Dec 11 (Reuters) - The only thing Iran and Israel share is that both do not believe in a two-state solution, Iran's foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Monday…

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UPDATED: France, Germany, Italy back EU sanctions scheme to target Hamas

By Andrew Gray and Angelo Amante BRUSSELS, Dec 11 (Reuters) - France, Germany and Italy called for the European Union to set up a special sanctions scheme to target Hamas…

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UPDATED: Gazans say hunger is growing, fuelling fears of exodus into Egypt

Gazans describe widespread hunger, chaos Germany urges Israel to change tactics to protect civilians Hamas armed wing says it hit Israeli tanks, forces in Khan Younis By Bassam Masoud and…

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UPDATED: Peace not possible if Hamas can continue to attack from Gaza – Berlin

BERLIN, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Ensuring lasting peace in the Middle East will not be possible as long as Hamas can continue its attacks from the Gaza Strip, a spokesperson…

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Palestinian Authority working with US on postwar plan for Gaza – Bloomberg News

Dec 8 (Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority is working with U.S. officials on a plan to run Gaza after the war is over, Bloomberg News reported, citing Palestinian Prime Minister…

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Hanukkah in wartime: Israelis take stock two months on

By Howard Goller JERUSALEM, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Two months into a war with Hamas, the faces of Israelis taken hostage to Gaza still appear on individual posters plastered across…

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UPDATED: U.S. still wants to see Saudi-Israel normalisation, energy envoy says

DUBAI, Dec 7 (Reuters) - U.S. energy envoy Amos Hochstein said on Thursday he did not think hope should be lost with regards to normalisation of relations between Saudi Arabia…

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UN secretary-general invokes rarely used article to push for ceasefire in Gaza

By Bassam Masoud and Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA/CAIRO, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Israeli troops battled Hamas in the heart of south Gaza's biggest city and said they had surrounded the militant…

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Israel mounts fiercest attacks so far in Gaza war against Hamas

By Bassam Masoud and IbraheemAbu Mustafa GAZA, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Israel's military bombarded southern Gaza's main city in what it said was the fiercest fighting since it began a…

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UPDATED: Israel orders more Gazans to flee, bombs areas where it sends them

By Arafat Barbakh and Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Israel ordered people out of swathes of the main southern city in the Gaza Strip on Monday as it…

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Multiple commercial vessels attacked in Red Sea

By Aziz El Yaakoubi and Idrees Ali RIYADH, (Reuters) - Three commercial vessels came under attack in international waters in the southern Red Sea, the U.S. military said, as Yemen's…

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Israel plans to create a buffer zone on Gaza’s border post-war to prevent attacks

By Samia Nakhoul, Ahmed Mohamed Hassan and Jonathan Saul DUBAI/CAIRO/LONDON, (Reuters) - Israel has informed several Arab states that it wants to carve out a buffer zone on the Palestinian…

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UPDATED: Southern Gaza under bombardment after Israel-Hamas truce collapses

Israeli air strikes and artillery bombardments hit Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip Rocket sirens sound in Israeli communities outside Gaza, but no reports of serious damage…

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Support among Israelis for resumption of Gaza campaign

By Nathan Frandino TEL AVIV, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Israelis interviewed on Tel Aviv's streets backed their army's resumption of fighting in the Gaza Strip on Friday, acknowledging the dangers…

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U.S. to impose visa bans soon on Israeli extremist settlers for West Bank violence

By Humeyra Pamuk DUBAI, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The Biden administration has informed Israel that Washington will impose visa bans in the next few weeks on Israeli extremist settlers engaged…

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Israel could secure hostages’ release via talks or ‘other means’ – Israeli official

By Alexander Cornwell DUBAI, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Israel could secure the freedom of hostages still held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip through talks or by "other means", an…

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UPDATED: Israel resumes Gaza attacks as truce expires, heavy fighting reported

By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Mohammad Salem and Humeyra Pamuk GAZA/TEL AVIV, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Heavy fighting was reported in Gaza on Friday as Israel's military said it had resumed combat…

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Freed Israeli hostages tell families of beatings and death threats

By Howard Goller JERUSALEM, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Israeli women and children on their return from Hamas captivity in Gaza speak of being beaten and threatened with death, moved from…

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UPDATED: Two Palestinians open fire at Jerusalem bus stop, killing three

JERUSALEM, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Two Palestinian attackers opened fire at a bus stop during the morning rush hour on Thursday at the entrance to Jerusalem, killing at least three…

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US warship in Red Sea shoots down Iranian-made drone launched from Yemen

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy warship in the Red Sea shot down an Iran-produced drone launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, U.S. Central Command said, in the latest defensive…

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UPDATED: Israel, Hamas extend Gaza truce by one day in last-minute deal

By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Mohammad Salem and Humeyra Pamuk GAZA/TEL AVIV, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Israel and Hamas struck a last-minute agreement on Thursday to extend their ceasefire for a seventh…

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Israel, Hamas seek new deal to extend Gaza truce on final day

By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Mohammed Salem and Maayan Lubell GAZA/JERUSALEM, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Israel and Hamas were negotiating through mediators on Wednesday over another potential extension of the Gaza truce,…

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Erdogan tells UN chief Israel must be tried in international courts for Gaza crimes

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday told United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres that Israel must be held accountable in international courts for what he called war crimes it committed…

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Israel, Hamas due to release more people amid efforts to extend truce

By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Mohammemd Salem and Henriette Chacar GAZA/JERUSALEM, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Hamas and Israel were expected to release more hostages and prisoners on Wednesday, the last day of…

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Netanyahu’s two-front war against Hamas and for his own political survival

By Howard Goller JERUSALEM, (Reuters) - Inside Israeli defence headquarters, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu monitored the first release of Hamas-held hostages while outside, their families in a Tel Aviv square…

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Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza extended two days under deal

Mediator Qatar said on Monday a truce between Israeli and Hamas forces in Gaza had been extended by two days, continuing a pause in seven weeks of warfare that has killed thousands…

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The Israel-Hamas hostage deal

Nov 27 (Reuters) - Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas began a four-day truce on Friday morning, with the first of four daily exchanges of hostages held in Gaza…

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Four-day truce in Israel-Hamas conflict is important first step – EU’s Borrell

By Joan Faus BARCELONA, Nov 27 (Reuters) - The four-day truce in the Israel-Hamas conflict was an important first step but much more was needed to find a way out…

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UPDATED: Negotiators close to agreeing extension of Gaza truce

GAZA/JERUSALEM, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Egyptian, Qatari and U.S. negotiators closed in on an extension of a four-day truce in Gaza that expires on Monday, Egyptian security sources said, amid…

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Biden hopes for extension of Israel-Hamas truce as more hostages released

By James Mackenzie JERUSALEM, Nov 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said he hoped the temporary truce between Israel and Hamas can go on as long as hostages are…

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More Israeli hostages expected to be released on third day of truce

The truce between Israel and Hamas is in its third day and more Israeli hostages are expected to be released today. There were a few anxious hours last night when…

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Al Qassam Brigades says four military commanders killed in fighting

CAIRO, Nov 26 (Reuters) - The armed wing of the Palestinian militant group Hamas announced on Sunday the killing of four of its military commanders in the Gaza Strip, including…

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Israel not attending EU-Med summit

Israel accused organizers of an EU-Med summit of putting its war with Hamas at the heart of talks without consulting them. Foreign ministers from the Union for the Mediterranean —…

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UPDATED: Killing reported in Gaza refugee camp on third day of truce

A Palestinian farmer was killed and another injured on Sunday after they were targeted by Israeli forces in the Maghazi refugee camp in the centre of Gaza, the Palestinan Red…

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Thirteen Israeli and four Thai hostages back in Israel in temporary truce

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maayan Lubell GAZA/JERUSALEM, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Thirteen Israelis and four Thai nationals arrived in Israel on Sunday in the second release of hostages from Hamas…

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Gaza war increases risk of Islamist attacks in Europe, security officials say

Security officials see growing risk of Islamist attacks Police resources stretched by tracking other threats Main threat is probably "lone wolves" - security officials By Andrew MacAskill, Michael Holden and…

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What do we know about Israeli hostages in Gaza?

The Israeli government voted on Wednesday to back a deal to release some of roughly 240 Israeli hostages, starting today, held by Hamas militants in Gaza in exchange for a…

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Israel–Hamas war: The hostage deal and ceasefire explained

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a pause in fighting in Gaza to allow for the release of 50 hostages held by the militant group in exchange for 150 Palestinians…

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