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Sorcha Eastwood: Middle East briefings give NI 'a seat at the table' says Alliance MP
6+ hour, 56+ min ago (862+ words) Alliance MP Sorcha Eastwood said it's vital politicians do everything they can to bring people from NI home Government security briefings on the Middle East conflict give Northern Ireland "a seat at the table" to raise issues, an Alliance Party…...
Israeli strikes kill 20 in Gaza, medics say, after soldier wounded
3+ week, 6+ day ago (940+ words) Several of those killed were brought to Nasser hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis At least 20 Palestinians, including several children and a paramedic, have been killed and almost 40 others wounded in Israeli strikes in Gaza, hospitals say. The…...
'I can breathe again' says Israeli hostage held for nearly 500 days in Gaza
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (1200+ words) Watch: Sasha Troufanov told the BBC the return of Ran Gvlili's body was a 'big relief' A former Israeli hostage who was held for nearly 500 days in Gaza says the return of the body of the final hostage this week…...
Israel targets senior Hamas official in deadly Gaza strike
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (807+ words) Israel said it killed a senior Hamas commander on Saturday in a strike on a vehicle inside Gaza. In a statement, the Israeli military said it had "struck a key Hamas terrorist" in Gaza City. The Hamas-run Civil Defence spokesman,…...
'All Israeli people are with us', say parents of last dead hostage in Gaza
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (867+ words) Itzik and Talik Gvili said they want "closure" after their son's body was taken hostage The parents of the last dead hostage in Gaza have spoken to the BBC about their desperate wait for his body to be returned. Itzik…...
UN panel says Israel operating 'de facto policy of torture"
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (842+ words) Israeli and Palestinian rights groups gave harrowing details about conditions in Israeli detention centres The United Nations committee on torture says there is evidence that Israel is operating a "de facto state policy of organised and widespread torture". The committee…...
US-Palestinian teen freed after nine months in Israeli jail
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (731+ words) A Palestinian-American teenager who spent nine months in Israeli detention without charge has been freed. Mohammed Ibrahim was 15 when he was arrested in February in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where he was visiting on holiday from Florida, for allegedly throwing…...
'This is no life': Security and long-held views shattered in Lebanon amid Israeli strikes
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1748+ words) Last Friday, at around 19:00, an Israeli air strike hit a car in a village in southern Lebanon called Froun. This part of the country is the heartland of the Shia Muslim community, and for decades has been under the sway…...
Israeli strikes across Gaza kill 22 Palestinians, Hamas-run health ministry and civil defence say
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (667+ words) At least 22 Palestinians have been killed in a series of Israeli air strikes across northern and central Gaza, Hamas medical and civil defence officials say. They said five sites had been hit, including residential homes. A senior Hamas commander was…...
Lebanon says Israeli strike killed 13 people near Palestinian refugee camp
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (590+ words) At least 13 people have been killed in an Israeli strike near a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon, the country's health ministry says. It said the location was used by Hamas to plan and carry out attacks against Israel - but…...