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'Finish the job': Israel sets deadline for Rafah offensive

All the latest from the Israel Hamas war.

19/02/2024

Culture news

Over 400 stars sign letter supporting Israel's inclusion in Eurovision

The letter comes in response to calls to ban the country from entry into this year's Eurovision song contest that's set to take place in Sweden.

15/02/2024

Israel

Israeli forces storm Gaza hospital as tensions with Hezbollah rise

All the latest developments from the Israel Hamas war.

15/02/2024

The Cube

Were the two recently liberated Israeli hostages freed one month ago?

Some social media users are falsely claiming the two recently freed hostages were rescued in December. Certain users accused Israel of using the ‘liberation’ to justify the country's attack on Rafah, southern Gaza.

15/02/2024

Israel

Biden blasts Israeli response in Gaza as 'over the top'

The latest updates from Israel's war on Gaza.

09/02/2024

Israel

Netanyahu rejects proposed ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas

The latest updates from the Israel Hamas war.

07/02/2024

Israel

Ceasefire proposal gets 'positive' response from Hamas - Qatar PM

But Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said the Palestinian militant group had “comments.”

06/02/2024

Israel

Gazans forced into one-third of territory as Red Sea attacks continue

The latest updates from the Israel-Hamas war and wider Middle East conflict.

06/02/2024

Israel

EU concerned by 'domino effect' of Israel Hamas War

EU Foreign Affairs chief Josef Borrell calls for parties to help halt escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, and the EU is worried that Israel might extend the war in Gaza to a 'pressure cooker' town near Egypt.

03/02/2024

Europe News

EU countries halt UNRWA funding over alleged October 7 involvement

A raft of EU countries - including France and Germany - have suspended funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees following allegations staff members were involved in the 7 October attacks on Israel.

26/01/2024

Europe News

Euroviews. Borrell’s candour has ended the two-state solution

Borrell is openly and candidly saying that the creation of a Palestinian state is both the means and ends of the process — all other pesky issues, such as peace, prosperity and security, for both Israelis and Palestinians, are just a side issue, Ohad Tal writes.

24/01/2024

Israel

Israel suffers biggest soldier loss as criticism of war mounts at home

Monday’s heavy death toll could add new momentum to calls for Israel to pause the offensive or even halt it altogether.

23/01/2024

Israel

Relatives of Gaza hostages storm Knesset committee meeting

The protest comes after Israel's government announced the death of another hostage.

22/01/2024

Israel

Netanyahu opposes establishing Palestinian state after war

The US and other states have revived long-dormant ideas for a "two-state solution" to end the Israel-Hamas war.

19/01/2024

Israel

Two Israeli hostages confirmed dead as US rejects bid to curb war

The latest developments from the Israel Hamas war.

17/01/2024

The Cube

Did an Israeli company sell a bloodied doll of a Palestinian child?

Some social media users are claiming this is the latest shocking campaign to denigrate Palestinians. The Cube took a closer look at the viral video.

17/01/2024

Israel

Israel: One dead and 18 injured in suspected car-ramming attack

At least one woman in her 70s has died and dozens were injured in a ramming and stabbing attack in the Israeli city of Ra'naana, to the north of Tel Aviv, on Monday.

15/01/2024

Israel

Where does the rest of the world stand on Israel genocide allegations?

The accusations levelled against Israel by South Africa are certainly momentous - but what support do they really have globally?

14/01/2024

Israel

Meet the Israeli charity supporting Palestinians amid the Gaza war

Road to Recovery has been helping Palestinians get to hospital appointments across the border into Israel for years – but Hamas' attack on 7 October has made its volunteers' work much harder.

13/01/2024

The Cube

Did a former version of the Palestinian flag have Star of David on it?

Some pro-Israeli social media accounts have been claiming the former official Palestinian flag used to contain the Star of David back in 1939. The Cube fact-checked these allegations.

12/01/2024

Israel

Euroviews. The ANC’s Israel deflection strategy is cynical and wrong

Instead of making claims that are nothing short of modern-day blood libels against Jews, the ANC should be working to create a safer and more transparent democracy for the people of South Africa, Charles Asher Small writes.

12/01/2024

Israel

Israel says it found hostage traces as fighting rages in Gaza

The latest developments from the Israel Hamas war.

11/01/2024

The Cube

Has Israel changed the barcode number on its products due to boycotts?

On social media, calls have been increasing to stop buying goods and services from Israel. But are they based on facts?

11/01/2024

Israel

Netanyahu threatens Hezbollah, who strike Israeli control base

The latest developments from the Israel-Hamas war

08/01/2024

Israel

Blinken arrives in Turkey ahead of fourth high-stakes Middle East tour

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is making his fourth tour to the Middle East in just three months in a bid to ease fears that the Israel-Hamas war could erupt into a wider regional conflict.

05/01/2024

Israel

Hostage dies as Israel lays out vision for post-war Gaza

Israel has come under strong international pressure to outline its vision for the future of the Palestinian enclave, but has not done so until now.

05/01/2024