Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, Defence Minister Israel Katz and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir attend a discussion at the plenum in the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem. Reuters

Netanyahu government rushes through divisive agenda before elections

Legislative blitz comes as ministers accuse Supreme Court judges of acting like 'mafia'

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UN rights body calls on Israel to release Gaza doctor Hussam Abu Safiya

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Today's cartoonShadi's take on the state of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon

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El Sisi opens vast ‘Octagon’ state HQ in new Egyptian capital

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‘I won’t survive’: Gaza hospital chief fears for his life in Israeli prison

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Serbian Unifil peacekeeper killed in mortar attack on base in southern Lebanon

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Politically divided Israel marks 1,000 days since October 7 attacks

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Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani, left, meets Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut on Thursday. Reuters

Syria's Al Shibani says Damascus open to talks with Hezbollah

Foreign Minister raises possibility during Beirut visit, after US President Donald Trump suggested Syrian intervention in Lebanon

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How one clause of Israel-Lebanon deal could deny justice for war crimes

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Gaza war could have ended a year earlier, says ex-head of Israeli hostage file

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Israel tightens grip on Jerusalem after allocating plot for new US embassy

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Iran-Qatar talks zero in on frozen assets as US deal hangs in balance

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Miscarriages in Gaza soar as pregnant mothers struggle in dire conditions

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Gaza mediators table modified proposal for disarming Hamas

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The talks come after weeks of heightened regional tension and flare-ups in the Strait of Hormuz. Reuters

Iran-Qatar talks zero in on frozen assets as US deal hangs in balance

Ghalibaf says final negotiations on hold until US begins implementing key parts of interim deal

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Miscarriages in Gaza soar as pregnant mothers struggle in dire conditions

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Gaza mediators table modified proposal for disarming Hamas

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Israel tells Lebanon that leaving pilot zones will 'take time'

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