The Civil-Military Coordination Center established in Kiryat Gat to oversee the cease-fire in Gaza is convenient for all parties: the United States can now boast of the international coalition that it has built to secure the Israel-Hamas…
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On Mount of Olives, monks and nuns harvest olives as a form of prayer
At place where Jesus was said to have spent his last night before crucifixion, devout Christians and volunteers keep alive a millennia-old tradition
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Major wave of Russian drone strikes in Ukraine damages synagogue, kills rescuer
‘Russian terror does not spare anyone, including religious communities,’ says Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry after Russia launched some 130 drones overnight
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Iran facing ‘permanent state of crisis’ as international sanctions, pressure mount
Tehran has prided itself on ‘strategic patience’ in confronting enemies, but now that policy has slipped into paralysis as it reels from Israel war, resumption of sanctions
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Gazans released by Israel in ceasefire deal allege mistreatment and abuse in prison
Civil rights groups say overwhelming majority of detainees are held incommunicado for months, denied access to evidence against them, and never charged
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Headed for Israel, Rubio says Knesset’s vote to annex threatens Trump’s Gaza plan
Top US diplomat says endorsement of West Bank sovereignty ‘might be counterproductive,’ US president has ‘made clear’ annexation ‘not something we’d be supportive of right now’
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WHO says it led evacuation of 41 critical patients out of Gaza for medical care
The World Health Organization led the medical evacuation of 41 critical patients and 145 companions out of Gaza, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday.
Around 15,000 Gaza patients are awaiting evacuation, Tedros said…
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Israel deports 32 foreign activists who helped West Bank Palestinians harvest olives
Justice Minister Yariv Levin said Wednesday he had ordered the deportation of 32 foreign activists who had helped Palestinians harvest olives in the West Bank, on the grounds they violated a military order.
Levin said the deportation order…
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US says Rubio’s multiday trip to Israel aimed at advancing Trump’s plan to end Gaza war
Secretary of state is the latest senior American official to visit this week in order to monitor ceasefire and hostage release deal * Saudi Arabia slams Knesset’s advancement of West Bank annexation bills
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Netanyahu said to insist PA have no role in Gaza as US pushes Trump’s plan to end war
While meeting Wednesday with US Vice President JD Vance, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed willingness to assist in implementing the next stages of Washington’s Gaza ceasefire and hostage release plan, Israeli television…
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