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Destruction in the Muqusi area of Gaza city. Ninety members of the woman's family were killed in the Gaza war. AFP

Gazan woman paves way for refugees to move to UK using human rights law

Mother allowed to join son and daughter despite British government blocking legal routes to join families

UK

Jordan's King Abdullah and UK's Keir Starmer agree humanitarian aid is 'vital' for Gaza

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As well as being disarmed, many tunnels used by Hamas will need to be destroyed as part of the Gaza peace agreement, Israel says. Reuters

Israel tells Hamas to disarm in 60 days or army will 'complete mission' in Gaza

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Egypt frustrated with Israel over Trump's Gaza peace plan

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Indonesian soldiers train in Jakarta before potential overseas assignments, including peacekeeping missions. EPA

Indonesia to send 8,000 troops to Gaza by June, army says

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InterviewGaza needs $300m ‘quick win’ in coming weeks, says senior UN official

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Palestinian Oscar winner Hamdan Ballal’s family injured in latest Israeli settler attack

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Board of Peace pledges more than $5bn for Gaza, Trump says

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African Union Commission head calls for end to ‘extermination’ of Palestinians

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An armed Lebanese soldier stands guard at the border with Syria, not far from where an Israeli attack killed four people. EPA

Israeli strike kills four near Lebanon-Syria border

Israel claims attack was targeting Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants

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Palestinian Oscar winner Hamdan Ballal’s family injured in latest Israeli settler attack

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Palestinian farmers from the village of Burqa drive past a fence decorated with Israeli flags installed by settlers, north of the city of Nablus, in the northern Israeli-occupied West Bank on February 15, 2026. AFP

Israel lifts 60-year freeze on West Bank land registration

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At least 12 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, including at displacement camp

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Cars were vandalised by Israeli settlers near Nablus in the latest bout of violence. AFP

More than 50 Palestinians injured in surge of settler violence across West Bank

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Trump says Israel's Herzog 'disgraceful' for not pardoning Netanyahu

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Injured Gazans face 'slow death sentence' at border, Save the Children warns

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Israeli air defence systems intercept missiles over Tel Aviv during the 12-day war with Iran in June last year. EPA

Israelis charged with using classified information for bets

Indictments follow reports that users of gambling site have claimed big wins on bets about Israeli military activity

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AnalysisNetanyahu fails to impress Israel with subdued White House visit

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Trump tells Netanyahu that negotiations with Iran must continue

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UN warns Israel’s West Bank expansion forcing Palestinians out of their homes

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Interim Palestinian constitution could bolster bid for statehood, experts say

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A Lebanese soldier stands guard in the southern village of Kfar Kila, destroyed by the Israeli military, on Sunday. AFP

CommentBy forcing normalisation on Beirut, Israel could turn Lebanon into another Ukraine

Lebanon should serve as a bridge, not a battleground, for foreign powers

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EditorialWest Bank land purchase changes could be a death blow to a Palestinian state

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Israel's tightening grip on the West Bank raises pressure on Jordan

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Indonesia prepares to send peacekeeping troops to Gaza

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Legal changes, harassment and demolitions: Israel shapes strategy to swallow West Bank

MENA

British minister secretly condemned Israel for 'committing war crimes' in Gaza

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US Centcom chief praises Lebanese army for finding 'massive Hezbollah tunnel'

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Members of a Palestinian family outside their house in the Silwan neighbourhood, part of the Bustan clearance, outside the walls of Jerusalem's Old City. EPA
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Legal changes, harassment and demolitions: Israel shapes strategy to swallow West Bank

Palestinians wonder if 2026 will be one of the most catastrophic times since the Nakba nearly 80 years ago

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British minister secretly condemned Israel for 'committing war crimes' in Gaza

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