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Settlement homes on a road towards the occupied West Bank Palestinian village of Umm Al Khair. AFP

Anti-settlement groups suspicious of Israel's latest West Bank 'heritage' drive

Israeli plan to invest in 'heritage assets of the Jewish people' stokes fears of annexation

UAE sends 540 tonnes of Eid clothing for children in Gaza

Hamas fighters stand guard as others search for the bodies of Israeli hostages alongside Red Cross workers in the east of Gaza on Sunday. AFP

Hamas refusal to disarm is still main obstacle, says Board of Peace report

US imposes sanctions on four people associated with Gaza aid flotilla

A ceasefire took effect in Gaza last October but Israeli strikes persist and a peace plan has shown few recent signs of progress. Bloomberg

Gaza's constant terror: Israeli attacks leave people 'afraid to walk streets'

How lessons learnt from the Nakba help Gazans with daily survival

Gaza sisters win Middle East award for turning war debris into bricks

Lack of machinery leaves thousands of Gaza’s dead still buried under rubble

'No one should be stranded': Gaza family return to UAE after plea to President

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Irish leaders condemn detention of President's sister from Gaza flotilla

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Trump says Gulf leaders have persuaded him to delay strikes on Iran

Iran seizes assets of 129 people accused of US-Israeli links

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Israeli strikes kill civilians deeper into southern Lebanon despite ceasefire

With bulldozers and bricks, not bullets, Israel cements control of Jerusalem

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After truce took effect, more than 600 people have been killed, most of them in the south, data reveals

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US official says first day of Lebanon-Israel talks 'positive'

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Lebanese army soldiers at a checkpoint in Beirut. EPA

US official says first day of Lebanon-Israel talks 'positive'

Discussions progress just days before ceasefire is due to expire

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