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Israeli government pressed to reveal location of detained Gaza hospital director

A human rights group has filed a petition with Israel’s top court demanding to know the whereabouts of a prominent Palestinian hospital director detained by the Israeli military. Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya has not been seen publicly since he was arrested during an Israeli raid late last month that closed Kamal Adwan Hospital – the …

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Netanyahu says he spoke with Trump about need for ‘victory,’ as Israeli government approves plan for Golan expansion

CNN  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that he had a “very warm” phone call with US President-elect Donald Trump, during which they spoke about the need for Israel’s victory in its war on Hamas in Gaza and its stance on Syria. In a video statement, Israel’s leader said he discussed a range …

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Israeli government ministers join rally calling for new settlements in Gaza and the West Bank

Israeli government ministers and members of the Knesset joined a rally in Jerusalem on Sunday calling for the resettlement of Gaza by Israelis and an expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank. National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir told the crowd the only way to prevent attacks like the one perpetrated by Hamas on …

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Is there any way out of Israel’s neverending election cycle?

Jerusalem (CNN)It was just over a year ago that a shared desire to oust Benjamin Netanyahu as the longest-serving Israeli prime minister united eight disparate political parties to form the most diverse coalition in Israeli history. They succeeded – but it may be short-lived.   As the Israeli public waits for parliament, the Knesset, to be dissolved next …

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How a failed vote on Jewish settlers shows the Israeli government is teetering

Jerusalem (CNN)- Efforts by former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies to bring down the country’s governing coalition risk hurting the very cause the Israeli right has always championed: Jewish settlers in the West Bank. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s coalition lost a critical vote this week in parliament to renew measures that govern …

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