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Sara Netanyahu: the ever-present wife of Israel's prime minister
AFP, Published on 11/07/2025
» JERUSALEM - Whether dining opposite US President Donald Trump or accompanying her husband on an official Pentagon visit, Sara Netanyahu's front-row role in Washington this week has sparked fresh questions over her place in Israeli politics.
Israel pounds Hamas in Gaza in strikes that rescuers say killed 121
AFP, Published on 18/03/2025
» JERUSALEM — Israel on Tuesday unleashed its most intense campaign on the Gaza Strip since a January ceasefire, with rescuers reporting more than 121 people killed, prompting Hamas to accuse Benjamin Netanyahu's government of torpedoing the truce.
Israel suspends aid to Gaza as first phase of truce ends
AFP, Published on 02/03/2025
» JERUSALEM - Israel said Sunday that it was suspending the entry of supplies into Gaza, with artillery fire and an air strike reported in the territory after it and Hamas hit an impasse over how to proceed with their fragile ceasefire.
Hamas says Gaza truce gravely endangered after Israel's prisoner delay
AFP, Published on 23/02/2025
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Hamas on Sunday said Israel has gravely endangered a five-week-old Gaza truce by delaying the release of Palestinian prisoners under the deal because of the manner it has freed Israeli hostages.
Hamas releases six Israeli hostages
Reuters, Published on 22/02/2025
» JERUSALEM - Hamas militants freed six hostages from Gaza on Saturday in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees, after Israel confirmed that a body handed over hours earlier was that of hostage Shiri Bibas.
Israel outraged after return of ‘wrong body’
AFP, Published on 21/02/2025
» JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said he would ensure “Hamas pays the full price” for failing to hand over Israeli mother Shiri Bibas after the militant group released a body Israel said was not hers.
'My world collapsed again' says son of Israeli hostage killed in Gaza
AFP, Published on 18/11/2023
» EMEK HEFER (ISRAEL) - When Hamas militants stormed Omer Weiss' kibbutz in southern Israel on October 7, they killed his father and kidnapped his mother. On Thursday the Israeli military told him she had been found dead, and his world fell apart again.
Palestinians say deadly strike hit Gaza hospital
AFP, Published on 10/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP - Palestinians said Friday a deadly strike hit Gaza's largest hospital compound as heavy fighting between Hamas and Israel has sent tens of thousands of civilians fleeing their homes.
Israel agrees pauses in fighting but rules out ceasefire
AFP, Published on 10/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israel has agreed pauses in its offensive in northern Gaza that will allow some civilians to flee heavy fighting, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ruled out any broader ceasefire as a "surrender" to Hamas.
'Here our prayers are heard': Kabul unveils Dome of the Rock replica
AFP, Published on 30/10/2023
» KABUL - Sunset light glints off what looks like the bright gold Dome of the Rock -- but the horizon is in Kabul, and the dome is a replica recently inaugurated in the Afghan capital.