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A cafe in Gaza city, where new storefronts indicate a shift toward a retail economy after farming and manufacturing were devastated by Israel's war. Bloomberg

Shiny cafes and silent factories: Gaza's illusory economic recovery

Shift from manufacturing to retail after war destroyed infrastructure leaves massive unemployment

MENA

UN accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing in Gaza and West Bank

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Journalist Rami Abu Zubaida told CPJ he lost 35kg over his year held in Israeli detention facilities. Photo: CPJ / Rami Abu Zubaida

Palestinian journalists 'tortured in Israeli prisons', says charity

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Gaza death toll 50 per cent higher than ministry figures, says Lancet study

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Displaced Palestinians mourn at the funeral of those killed in an overnight Israeli strike, in Khan Younis, Gaza, on February 15. AFP

UN warns Gaza 'not at peace' as West Bank faces 'serious risk of explosion'

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Trump's Board of Peace to discuss money and international troops for Gaza

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Palestinian teen given treatment for rare disorder at UAE's floating hospital

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

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

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Plan for new neighbourhood in nearby West Bank settlement is 'annexation through the back door', activist group says

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Egypt frustrated with Israel over Trump's Gaza peace plan

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Netanyahu was added to the Board of Peace, the Gaza steering body that has no senior Palestinian member on it

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

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

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The UAE led the meeting in the Egyptian capital. Photo: Wam

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Israel’s policies condemned for fuelling violence and conflict in the region

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