TOPIC: MIDDLE EAST CRISIS

Palestinian from West Bank first detainee under 18 to die in Israeli prison: officials
A teenager from the West Bank who was held in an Israeli prison for six months without being charged died after collapsing in unclear circumstances, becoming the first Palestinian under 18 to die in Israeli detention, officials said.
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Bodies of 15 aid workers recovered in Gaza; 1 still missing
Fifteen emergency and aid workers from the Red Crescent, Palestinian Civil Defence and the United Nations have been recovered from a grave in the sand, though a ninth worker is still unaccounted for, the Red Cross said.
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Israel tells Palestinians to evacuate Rafah amid new proposed hostage deal
Israel has proposed an extended truce in Gaza in exchange for the return of about half the remaining hostages, Israeli officials said on Monday, as the military issued new evacuation orders and said "intense operations" were planned in the south of the enclave.
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As Ramadan comes to a close, Palestinians say finding and affording food in Gaza a challenge
As Muslims in Gaza prepare to mark Eid this weekend and the end of the holy month of Ramadan, families say they're barely making ends meet with no food entering the territory for nearly a month.
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‘We’re living off of canned food,’ Gaza family says as Ramadan nears end
Nearly one month after Israel imposed a complete blockade on goods entering Gaza, families fasting for the holy month of Ramadan say finding food has been a struggle amid dwindling supplies and soaring prices.

Gaza desalination plant could run out of clean water after Israel cuts off power supply
Palestinians in Gaza could be out of clean drinking water in a matter of days after Israel cut off its electricity supply to the territory, which drastically slashed operations at a water desalination plant.
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'Get out, Hamas': Hundreds protest against group's rule over Gaza, call for end to war with Israel
Hundreds of Palestinians took to the streets in Gaza on Wednesday to demand an end to war and chanting 'Hamas out,' in a rare public show of opposition to the militant group a week after Israel resumed its bombardment on the war-torn territory.
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Detainees say Israel — told to fix notorious Sde Teiman prison — just relocated alleged abuses
Under pressure from Israel's top court to improve conditions at a facility notorious for mistreating Palestinians seized in Gaza, the military transferred hundreds of detainees to newly opened camps. But abuses at these camps were just as bad, according to Israeli human rights organizations.
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Israel releases Oscar-winning Palestinian director after he was attacked by West Bank settlers
Israeli authorities released an Oscar-winning Palestinian director who was detained by the army after being attacked by Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank. He said they beat him in front of his home while filming the assault.
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2 journalists among 65 killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza as Egypt proposes new truce deal
Egypt has put forward a new proposal aimed at restoring the Gaza ceasefire deal, security sources told Reuters on Monday, as Palestinian health authorities said Israeli strikes have killed at least 65 people in the enclave in the past 24 hours.
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Family sheltering in tent in Khan Younis among 23 killed in Israeli strikes
Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 23 Palestinians on Tuesday, local health officials said, as the Israeli military expanded evacuation orders to tens of thousands of residents across the enclave.
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Hamas militant among 5 killed in Israeli airstrike at Gaza hospital
An Israeli airstrike at a hospital in Gaza on Sunday killed five people, including a Hamas political leader, Palestinian medics and Hamas said, in an attack Israel said had targeted a key figure in the militant group.The Gaza Health Ministry said the strike hit the surgery department at Nasser Hospital.
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This volunteer doctor arrived in Gaza during the ceasefire. On Tuesday, the war began again
On Tuesday, following a 42-day ceasefire in Gaza, Israel began a bombing campaign that effectively crumbled the deal. Feroze Sidhwa, a doctor from California, was jolted awake and into a day of trying to save lives
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Israel's top court freezes Netanyahu's dismissal of Shin Bet chief
Israel's Supreme Court issued an injunction on Friday temporarily freezing the dismissal of the head of the domestic intelligence service as protesters returned to the streets for a fourth day.
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As Palestinians look for shelter, some pitch their tents next to landfill in Gaza City
Palestinians in Gaza say they have nowhere to go as Israel's renewed offensive forces thousands to leave their homes and once again face displacement in the war-ravaged territory.
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At least 91 dead amid Israeli strikes and ground operations in Gaza
At least 91 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in airstrikes across Gaza on Thursday after Israel resumed bombing and ground operations, the enclave's health ministry said.
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Where does the Israel-Hamas ceasefire stand now? Here's a timeline on the latest developments
The first phase of a fragile ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in Gaza crumbled earlier this week after Israel pounded the enclave with heavy airstrikes — the deadliest since the truce was signed.
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Israeli army begins new ground operation in Gaza with at least 38 killed in latest strikes
The Israeli military said on Wednesday its forces have resumed ground operations in the central and southern Gaza Strip, as a second day of airstrikes killed at least 38 Palestinians, according to local health workers.
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Soccer fans around the world call on FIFA, UEFA to 'show Israel the red card'
As Israel prepares to play its 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, its soccer teams are facing calls to be banned from all competitions.
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Palestinians scramble to hospitals after Israeli airstrikes hit homes, encampments across Gaza
Thousands of Palestinians in Gaza scrambled to get their loved ones to hospitals, saying there was no warning before a wave of deadly Israeli airstrikes hit in the early hours of Tuesday, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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Palestinian man says all his neighbours died in overnight airstrikes in Gaza
Jihad Al-Sakani says he and his family were sleeping when they awoke, terrified, to the sounds of bombs.

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Grandfather mourns loss of grandchild in latest strikes in Gaza
Muzain Shaaban laments the death of his grandson in an airstrike, asking why the Arab world is not standing with Palestinians in Gaza.

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Survivor lists 26 family members killed in overnight airstrikes on Gaza
Musab Quraiqa says he wrote out a list of 26 names lost, but fears at least 40 members of his family were killed overnight.

This mother reunited with her son 420 days after his detention. She feared he was dead
Muhammad Abu Sahloul, who was among 42 minors released last week as part of a ceasefire deal, says he was detained by Israel in January 2024 and spent 13 months in custody. His mother searched for him but eventually feared he had died during the Israel-Hamas war.
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More than 400 dead in Gaza as Israel makes 'extensive' strikes, ending ceasefire standoff
Israeli airstrikes pounded Gaza, killing more than 400 people, Palestinian health authorities said on Tuesday — collapsing a two-month ceasefire with Hamas as Israel vowed to use force to free its remaining hostages in the territory.
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