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Mother recounts 'horror' of son's Gaza captivity

Eitan Yahalomi (R) was reunited with his mother after 52 days in captivity

Agence France-Presse

Israeli artists campaign against 'Loyalty in Culture' law

Israelis vote for municipal councils in test of public mood

An Israeli woman casts her vote in Jerusalem in municipal elections that may offer a gauge of the public mood nearly five months into the Gaza war

Agence France-Presse

Why Israel's millennials refuse to leave home

Protesters take part in a rally calling for social justice and a lower cost of living in Rabin square in Tel Aviv October 29, 2011. About 20,000 people marched in Tel Aviv on Saturday evening and then gathered at Rabin square in the first protest after about two months following a wave of social protests around Israel. REUTERS/Daniel Bar On (ISRAEL - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST BUSINESS) ISRAEL OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN ISRAEL - RTR2TE9N

At Gaza border, Blinken sees hope on aid but seeks more

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the press at the port of Ashdod in southern Israel on May 1, 2024

Agence France-Presse

Body of US-Israeli woman held in Gaza: kibbutz

A man holds a picture of hostages Gad and Judith Weinstein Haggai -- both of whom have been confirmed killed -- during a New York rally on October 26, 2023

Agence France-Presse

Gaza 100 days: Mass Israeli rally demands Netanyahu bring hostages home

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AKP winning perception war

Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters during a meeting of the ruling AK Party (AKP) in Ankara January 24, 2014. Turkey received a vote of confidence in its underlying economic health on Thursday, with foreign investors lapping up a $2.5 billion eurobond issue even as a corruption scandal swirled and the central bank intervened to prop up the lira. The graft investigation, one of the biggest threats to Erdogan's 11-year rule, has shaken Turkey in recent weeks, helping send the lira

Campaign in Poland to bring home Holocaust historian held by Hamas

Charred debris and personal belongings are scattered at Israel's kibbutz Nir Oz following the October 7 attack by Hamas militants

Agence France-Presse

Families of Israeli hostages file complaint against Hamas at ICC

Representatives of Gaza Israeli hostages stand on a stage during a gathering outside the International Criminal Court (ICC).