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Gaza celebrates a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinians

There were celebrations in the streets of Gaza on Saturday night as an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire brought hopes of peace after five days of bloodshed in which 33 Palestinians and two Israelis have died in air strikes and rocket attacks.

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Israel-Gaza: Ceasefire agreed upon after five days of fighting

The escalation in violence has seen around 33 people dead in five days of clashes

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Watch: Violence escalates between Israel and Islamic Jihad militants

Israel and Islamic Jihad militants continue to trade heavy fire despite Egyptian mediators launching a new bid to end days of fighting that has killed dozens.

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Israeli and Palestinian militants trade deadly fire over Gaza

Gaza's health ministry said seven people were killed Wednesday, a day after Israeli strikes on the Palestinian territory left 15 dead.

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Israeli strikes kill top militant group commander in Gaza

As violence continues to escalate the latest Israeli strikes on Gaza kill a top commander of the group Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

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Palestinian militants fire rockets after Israel strikes Gaza

Palestinian militants retailiated against Israeli air strikes on Gaza by launching rocket attacks. Israeli airstrikes have killed 19 Palestinians, including three senior militants and at least 10 civilians in recent days.

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WATCH: Aftermath of Israeli air strikes in Gaza Strip

The Gaza Strip is reeling after Israeli air strikes killed 12 people, including women and children.

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EU cancels Europe Day event in Israel over far-right minister's speech

"We don't endorse the political views of Mr. Ben-Gvir," a spokesperson for the European Commission said on Monday ahead of the event.

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WATCH: Israelis block roads in protest against Netanyahu legal plan

Israelis blocked roads and demonstrated on Thursday against a contentious government plan to overhaul the judiciary, hoping to ramp up pressure on lawmakers after parliament reconvened this week following a month-long recess.

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Israel kills Palestinians suspected of shooting British-Israeli women

Israeli forces have killed three Palestinian men it suspected were involved in a shooting that killed a British-Israeli woman and her two daughters.

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Israelis rally for 17th week against judicial overhaul plans

Tens of thousands of Israelis protested judicial overhaul proposals Saturday in the 17th weekly rally against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition.

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Israel's Independence and Memorial Days see divisions surface

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to overhaul the judiciary has stoked widespread discontent and spurred weeks of protests. The demonstrations have brought cities to a standstill and continued as the country celebrated its 75th Independence Day.

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Euroviews. On Israel's 75th birthday, the fight for our democracy continues

Today, in Israel, millions of people from across its diverse communities are gearing up for the long-haul struggle to defend our democracy and secure the next 75 years for future generations, Erel Margalit writes.

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Watch: Israel remembers its war dead on Memorial Day

Israelis remembered citizens who have died in war and conflict on Memorial Day.

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Debunk: Did migrants block a road to try cross the English Channel?

Paul Golding, leader of the far-right Britain First group posted a clip which became viral supposedly showing migrants blocking a roadway in Calais. We've debunked the clip.

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WATCH: Sirens wail across Israel to commemorate Holocaust victims

Israel came to a standstill for two minutes on Tuesday morning, as the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day siren wailed to commemorate the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis during World War II.

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Budapest remembers victims of the Holocaust in 'March of the Living'

Thousands took to the streets in Hungary's capital, including survivors and Righteous Among Nations award-winners, to pay tribute to Hungarian Jews killed in the Holocaust.

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Euroviews. Boycotting Israel’s new government would only make it more anti-EU

Any overreaction would only play into the right wing’s hands, which already portrays the EU as an actor antithetical to Israel’s national interest., Shlomo Roiter Jesner writes.

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Thousands of Israeli settlers march to West Bank outpost

A 15-year-old Palestinian was killed in a raid on Monday as thousands of Israeli settlers marched on an evacuated settlement in the occupied West Bank.

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Jewish worshippers pray at Jerusalem's Western Wall

Thousands of Jewish worshippers gathered on Sunday at Jerusalem’s Western Wall, the holiest place where Jews can pray, for a mass priestly benediction prayer service for Passover.