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Will Trump relaunch his war on Iran after the midterm elections?
Reports have suggested a vulnerable president could start a new bombing campaign. But that wouldn’t bring a de...
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Most Israelis think settlements policy should change to avoid more sanctions, poll finds
Survey finds UK government’s decision to impose trade ban was not a decisive factor in how Israelis voted in e...
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‘You need the power of all your votes’: Bedouin women secure success for Arab parties in Israeli election
With 180,000 eligible voters, Bedouin turnout was key in Palestinian-led parties winning unprecedented 19 seat...
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Houthis sending Taiz ‘back to the stone age’, governor of besieged Yemen city says
Oxygen, food and water supplies running low and massacres taking place, says Nabil Shamsan
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Israel election results live: Netanyahu accused of ‘ugly delegitimisation campaign’ after his claims about Arab parties
Israeli police dismiss Likud’s claim election ‘stolen’ by parties representing Palestinians as count of absent...
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Israel election: what we know so far
Revised exit polls suggest a tie between Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition and Gadi Eisenkot’s opposition...
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Israel election results live: Netanyahu bloc and main opposition set to fall short of majority as 84% of votes counted
Opposition bloc and Netanyahu’s coalition predicted to fall short of 61 seats needed to form a government, whi...
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A bitter night in Israel for all who craved a fresh start. Netanyahu survives for now – and we are more divided than ever
After an exit poll that gave the opposition hope, reality dawned. With all the votes on the right, the prospec...
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Israel election live: polls open in most consequential vote in country’s history
Most polling shows prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition will lose its majority, with Gadi Eisenkot th...
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Fears grow for Iranian athletes on death row as mountaineer latest to be hanged
Two sportspeople have been executed in the past month and at least six more face the same fate, says activist...
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The UAE has so much blood on its hands in Sudan. For its nominee to lead the UN would be an outrage
Lana Nusseibeh has been the face of a disastrous Emirates policy that has prolonged war and death. It is a sca...
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‘It’s collective punishment’: nearly 2,000 Palestinians in Hebron displaced as Israeli forces take over homes
Families forced to flee as Netanyahu tries to prove security credentials after two Israeli soldiers killed day...