Hind Rajab and six members of her family were killed in Gaza in January 2024. Handout

Israeli army opens criminal case over Hind Rajab killing

Military police to examine five-year-old's death, but close investigations into three other Gaza war incidents

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US 'working on deconfliction mechanism' between Turkey, Syria and Israel

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CommentIn the US, the elite consensus on Israel is a structural problem

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Snakes on a plate: Reptiles eaten by foragers in the Levant for 3,000 years

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Israel agrees to working groups in Gaza after Kushner meeting

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Israel's Ben-Gvir calls for killing of '30 to 40' Gazans each night

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Today's cartoonShadi's take on the reconstruction vacuum in Lebanon

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A home in the southern Lebanese village of Ansar damaged by the strike on August 15, 2026. EPA

Israeli strikes kill 11 in southern Lebanon

Latest strike marks one of deadliest attacks in Lebanon since June's truce

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Gaza's beekeepers put the buzz back into their business

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Kushner and Mladenov to visit Israel after Netanyahu stalls Gaza plan

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Egypt considering issues around joining regional defence pact

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As settler siege continues, Israel advances de facto West Bank annexation

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Today's cartoonShadi's take on Israeli settlement expansion in occupied Palestinian land

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Israeli drone strike kills Gaza city police official

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Israeli soldiers stand in front of a Palestinian house besieged by settlers in Qusra, with supplies left for the residents by activists. AFP

As settler siege continues, Israel advances de facto West Bank annexation

Defence Minister orders military to hand over law enforcement in area to Israeli police

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Today's cartoonShadi's take on Israeli settlement expansion in occupied Palestinian land

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Israeli drone strike kills Gaza city police official

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Dubai establishes route for aid flights to Gaza Strip

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