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Gaza health center in rubble after Israeli withdrawal

In what was once the courtyard of the Kamal Adwan hospital in the northern Gaza city of Beit Lahiya, Palestinians wade through the rubble, searching for corpses.The sound of one of them sobbing breaks out while he wraps...

Killed Israeli hostage’s brother says military ‘murdered’ him

An Israeli hostage who was mistakenly killed by soldiers in the Gaza Strip this week was buried on Sunday, with his brother slamming the army for having "abandoned and murdered" him.Alon Shamriz, 26, was one of the three...

Kuwait’s emir Sheikh Nawaf laid to leisure in small rite

Kuwait's late emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah was laid to rest on Sunday at a private funeral attended by select relatives, a day after he passed away.Draped in a Kuwaiti flag, the coffin of Sheikh Nawaf, whose cause...

Israel says Gaza health facility army ‘job’ over

The Israeli army said Saturday it had discovered weapons and arrested around 80 Hamas members in military "activity" at a hospital in Gaza, which Hamas described as a "horrific massacre".The Hamas-controlled health ministry said on Wednesday that Israeli...

Arbel and Judith, girls hostages in Gaza limbo

With nearly 130 hostages still held by Hamas 10 weeks after its unprecedented attack on Israel, AFP has taken a focused look at the lives of two women among the captives.Both were kidnapped from the Nir Oz kibbutz,...

Volunteers lend a hand Arab-Israeli farmers amid Gaza battle

In Baqa al-Gharbiya, an hour's drive from Haifa, city folk have temporarily traded pens for boots to aid farmers in Israel facing a labour shortage exacerbated by the Gaza war.Whether teachers or lawyers, Arab or Jew, they have...

IDF troops kill 3 Israeli hostages through mistake

Three Israeli hostages held in Gaza were shot and killed by mistake by Israeli troops, spokesperson Daniel Hagari said on Friday evening. Addressing the press, Hagari said that Israel Defense Forces troops in the Shujaiya neighborhood of Gaza City spotted...

Arab diva Umm Kalthoum is helping Arabs, Jews to heal struggle wounds

Love songs of Egyptian diva Umm Kalthoum boom across the Tel Aviv theatre where Arabs and Jews seek solace from the deadly Hamas-Israel war raging only miles away."On stage three Jews and three Arabs deliver their lines in...

Dutch courtroom to rule on export of F-35 portions to Israel

A court in the Netherlands will rule Friday on whether to force the Dutch government to stop supplying parts for F-35 fighter jets being used by Israel over the Gaza Strip.A group of human rights organisations has brought...

Spain FM urges Israel to differentiate ‘terrorists’ from Gaza civilians

Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said Thursday that Israel should distinguish between "terrorist targets" and civilians in Gaza, adding that places of worship, hospitals and UN buildings should be spared."Spain's voice will always be raised to protect...