The violence comes after a year of rising tensions between Israel and Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza.
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Israel declares war, goes after Hamas fighters and bombards Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the country was at war and would exact a heavy price from its enemies. Hamas leaders said they were prepared for further escalation.
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Israel ends West Bank raid, calling it a blow to militants. Palestinians grapple with destruction
The Jenin raid was one of the most intense Israeli military operations in the West Bank since an armed Palestinian uprising against Israel’s open-ended occupation ended two decades ago.
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Netanyahu delays Israel judicial overhaul after mass protests
Immediately after the prime minister’s statement, the head of the country’s largest trade union said it would call off a general strike that threatened to grind Israel’s economy to a halt.
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Thousands march in Israel as Netanyahu allies push overhaul
The proposed changes have triggered weeks of mass demonstrations, drawn cries of protests from influential business leaders and former military men.
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U.S. Secretary of State urges Israel-Palestinian calm as violence soars
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is urging Israel and the Palestinians to exercise restraint amid a spike in violence that has put the region on edge
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Israel swears in Netanyahu as prime minister of right-wing government
Despite his political comeback, he remains on trial for charges of fraud, breach of trust, and accepting bribes in three corruption cases.
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U.S. leaving U.N. Human Rights Council, cites anti-Israel bias
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is leaving the United Nations’ Human Rights Council, which Ambassador Nikki Haley called “an organization that is not worthy of its name.” It’s the latest withdrawal by the Trump administration from an international institution. Haley said Tuesday the U.S. had given the human rights body “opportunity after opportunity” to […]
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Hamas' plan leads to misery
In his letter of May 17, Benjamin Keener suggests that the Palestinian protests in Gaza may have been in response to the relocation of the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, Israel’s capital. More likely is the fact that Hamas is using Israel’s right to self defense as a method of trying to turn the aggressor into […]