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Israel & the Palestinians


7 hrs ago
A person wears a mask depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as protesters rally against the government in Tel Aviv. Photo: 1 September  2024

Israel faces general strike after night of protests

Tensions are running high over the government's failure to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas.

7 hrs ago
Middle East
12 hrs ago
A protester confronts police in Tel Aviv. Photo: 1 September 2024

Tens of thousands rally in Israel calling for hostage release deal

The protests come after six hostages taken by Hamas on the 7 October attacks were found dead in Gaza.

12 hrs ago
Middle East
20 hrs ago
A Palestinian child is vaccinated against polio, at a UN clinic in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, 1 September 2024.

Gaza polio vaccine rollout starts well, UN says

The drive comes after the first confirmed case of the disease in 25 years was discovered in Gaza.

20 hrs ago
Middle East
22 hrs ago
Composite picture of the six hostages (clockwise left to right): Alex Lobanov, Eden Yerushalmi, Almog Sarusi, Master Sgt Ori Danino, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Carmel Gat

Israel recovers bodies of six Gaza hostages

The Israeli military says the captives were killed by Hamas shortly before troops discovered them in the Rafah area.

22 hrs ago
World
3 days ago
Aid trucks entering Gaza from Egypt via the Rafah crossing

Aid group says Israeli strike on Gaza convoy kills four Palestinians

Israel's military says it hit "armed assailants" who took control of an Anera convoy's lead vehicle.

3 days ago
Middle East
3 days ago
A Palestinian woman inspects damage to her house after an Israeli operation in Nur Shams refugee camp, in the occupied West Bank (30 August 2024)

Israeli West Bank raid leaves destruction and determination in its wake

Palestinians in Nur Shams camp speak to the BBC's Lucy Williamson after Israeli forces withdraw.

3 days ago
Middle East
3 days ago
A worker unloads a shipment of polio vaccines at a depot belonging to Gaza's health ministry on 25 August

Israel agrees to pauses in fighting for polio vaccine drive

It will be rolled out in three separate stages across the central, southern and northern parts of the strip.

3 days ago
Middle East
4 days ago
Five soldiers carry heavy weapons as they walk alongside two vehicles with rubble underneath their feet.

UN calls for de-escalation as Israeli West Bank raids continue

The IDF confirms 16 people have been killed as it carries out "counter-terrorism" operations.

4 days ago
Middle East
4 days ago
A Palestinian youth lifts his t-shirt up to show Israeli troops that he is unarmed during a military operation in Jenin in the north of the occupied West Bank on August 29, 2024

Inside the sealed-off Jenin refugee camp targeted by IDF

The camp has been sealed off by the Israeli army as part of a huge military operation in the occupied West Bank.

4 days ago
Middle East

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