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Egypt, Saudi Arabia condemn establishment of Israeli agency to voluntarily remove Gazans

Wednesday, March 26

(GAZA CITY) -- The Israeli government approved the establishment of an agency to facilitate the "voluntary" removal of residents from Gaza, drawing condemnation from across the region.The agency, proposed by the Israeli Defense Ministry, was approved last weekend, but has not been formally established."We...

Israeli strike on south Gaza hospital kills senior Hamas official

Monday, March 24

(LONDON) -- A senior Hamas official was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a hospital in southern Gaza on Sunday, the terror group and the Israel Defense Forces said, as Israel expanded its renewed campaign into the Palestinian territory.Ismail Barhoum, a senior member of...

Israeli forces resume ground operations in Gaza, IDF says

Wednesday, March 19

(LONDON) -- Israel has resumed "focused ground operations" in the "center of the Gaza Strip" over the past 24 hours, according to the Israel Defense Forces.Israeli forces have also taken control and "re-expanded their control to the center of the Netzarim" corridor -- the...

Hamas will be hammered until hostages released, Israeli official says

Wednesday, March 19

(LONDON) -- Israel's renewed campaign of strikes against Hamas in the Gaza Strip will continue until all remaining hostages are released, an Israeli official told ABC News.Palestinian health officials said that at least 420 people were killed -- including more than 130 children, according...

Israeli raid of famous Palestinian bookstore stokes censorship fears

Thursday, March 6

(JERUSALEM) -- Two Palestinian men found themselves handcuffed and in shackles, detained by Israeli police in a Jerusalem courtroom. To an outside observer, they may have appeared to be criminals; however, the reality of their situation was far more troubling. Their so-called "crime"? Simply...

3 buses explode in suspected terror attack near Tel Aviv: Israeli police

Friday, February 21

(TEL AVIV) -- Israeli police are responding to a suspected terror attack on buses near Tel Aviv, the Israeli Police Spokesperson’s Unit said in a statement Thursday evening.The two buses where bombs exploded were empty and in separate parking lots about 500...

Israeli police responding to reports of explosions on buses near Tel Aviv

Thursday, February 20

Hamas releases 3 more Israeli hostages in exchange for 183 Palestinian prisoners

Saturday, February 8

(LONDON) -- Hamas militants freed three more Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for Israel releasing another 183 Palestinian prisoners as part of the ceasefire agreement between the warring sides.The latest round of the hostage release took place in the city of Deir Al-Balah...

Former CIA analyst pleads guilty to leaking Israeli retaliation plans

Friday, January 17

(WASHINGTON) -- A former CIA analyst arrested in November and charged with leaking highly classified records showing Israeli plans to launch a retaliatory strike on Iran pleaded guilty Friday in a federal court in Virginia.Asif Rahman, 34, pleaded guilty to two counts of transmission...

Israeli strikes kill 86 in Gaza since ceasefire announced, officials say

Thursday, January 16

(LONDON) -- Israeli strikes killed at least 86 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip since the announcement of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas on Wednesday, Gaza's Civil Defence body in the Hamas-run territory said.More than 250 other people were injured in Israeli...

Middle East live updates: Israeli cabinet to ratify ceasefire on Friday

Thursday, January 16

(LONDON) -- A ceasefire has been reached between Israel and Hamas, with the Qatari prime minister announcing the deal Wednesday afternoon.Meanwhile, the November ceasefire in Lebanon is holding despite ongoing Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah targets, which Israeli officials say are responses to ceasefire violations...

Israeli strikes kill 78 in Gaza since ceasefire announced, officials say

Thursday, January 16

(LONDON) -- Israeli strikes killed at least 78 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip since the announcement of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas on Wednesday, Gaza's Civil Defence body in the Hamas-run territory said.A total of 81 people were killed in Gaza in...