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Gaza medics tell BBC that Israeli troops beat and humiliated them after hospital raid
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Gaza medics tell BBC that Israeli troops beat and humiliated them after hospital raid

12/03/202414 min read

Palestinian medical staff in Gaza have told the BBC they were blindfolded, detained, forced to strip and repeatedly beaten by Israeli troops after a raid

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US warns Avdiivka could fall
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US warns Avdiivka could fall

16/02/20244 min read

The US has warned that Russia could seize Ukraine’s key eastern town of Avdiivka – the scene of some of the fiercest fighting in recent

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Ceasefire talks resume as Rafah under fire
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Ceasefire talks resume as Rafah under fire

14/02/20243 min read

Negotiations for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza have resumed in Cairo, Egyptian media say. Senior officials from the US, Israel, Egypt and

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Screams Without Words’: How Hamas Weaponized Sexual Violence on Oct. 7
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Screams Without Words’: How Hamas Weaponized Sexual Violence on Oct. 7

12/01/202419 min read

At first, she was known simply as “the woman in the black dress.” In a grainy video, you can see her, lying on her back,

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At World Court, Israel to Confront Accusations of Genocide
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At World Court, Israel to Confront Accusations of Genocide

12/01/202410 min read

The International Court of Justice, the United Nations’ highest judicial body, will begin hearings this week in a case brought by South Africa that accuses

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UN says no let-up in Israeli air strikes in Gaza
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UN says no let-up in Israeli air strikes in Gaza

26/12/20234 min read

There is no let-up in Israeli air strikes in Gaza, a UN official has told the BBC, after visiting a hospital struggling to treat the

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Israel has gone beyond self-defence in Gaza, Tory MP Alicia Kearns says
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Israel has gone beyond self-defence in Gaza, Tory MP Alicia Kearns says

18/12/20234 min read

Israel has “gone beyond self-defence” in the Gaza war and lost its moral authority, senior Conservative MP Alicia Kearns has said. Ms Kearns said she

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Israel Gaza war: History of the conflict explained
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Israel Gaza war: History of the conflict explained

15/12/20238 min read

The Palestinian militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented assault on Israel on 7 October, with hundreds of gunmen infiltrating communities near the Gaza Strip. About

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Israel-Gaza war: What is the price of peace?
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Israel-Gaza war: What is the price of peace?

15/12/202312 min read

Just getting to the end of the day and surviving the night must feel like a miracle in the Gaza Strip. Palestinians “plead for safety”,

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Half of Gaza’s population is starving, warns UN
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Half of Gaza’s population is starving, warns UN

10/12/20235 min read

A senior UN aid official has warned that half of Gaza’s population is starving, as fighting there continues. Carl Skau, deputy director of the UN

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