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Israel unlikely to heed ICJ on Rafah halt, prepares for diplomatic fallout

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In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Muslim anti-Israeli views are not European anti-Semitism

A Palestinian man holding a Palestinian national flag argues with an Israeli policewoman, during a protest against the Israeli offensive in Gaza, in the West Bank city of Hebron August 22, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman (WEST BANK - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTR43D91

Latest developments in Israel-Hamas war

Smoke billows above the northern Gaza Strip following an Israeli strike, in an image taken from the southern Israeli city of Sderot on October 23, 2023

Agence France-Presse

Why is this year different for Israeli civil society organizations?

A Palestinian boy holds a sign that reads "we demand our dignity" in front of Israeli soldiers during a protest calling for the reopening of a closed street in the West Bank city of Hebron August 24, 2016. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma - RTX2MW1E

Blinken urges Hamas to agree truce to help Gazans

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

Hamas releases two US hostages with hope for more

A woman in Tel Aviv holds up a photograph of one of the Israeli hostages held by Palestinian militants since the October 7 attack by Hamas

Agence France-Presse

Israeli soccer fans find cold welcome in Qatar

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Argentina’s Milei breaks with Latin America, doubles down on Israel support

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Israel forges buffer zone inside Gaza at risk to civilians: experts

Israel has not publicly confirmed plans for a buffer zone inside Gaza, which experts say may breach international law

Agence France-Presse

Where have Israeli intellectuals gone?

Israeli singer Achinoam Nini, known as Noa perform in the framework of the International Book Fair in Guadalajara, Mexico on December 01, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Hector Guerrero (Photo credit should read HECTOR GUERRERO/AFP/Getty Images)