Israel

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Israel begins building a death-row wing, prisoners' society saysRights

Israel begins building a death-row wing, prisoners' society says

The work follows a law passed in March that makes a death sentence the default for Palestinians convicted of killing before a military court.

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Israel opens a criminal inquiry into Hind Rajab's killingRights

Israel opens a criminal inquiry into Hind Rajab's killing

Nine people were killed that day in January 2024 — the girl, six of her relatives and the two medics sent to reach her. Her grandmother has rejected the inquiry and asked for an independent international one instead.

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Two Palestinians wounded by Israeli fire in a Qusra house raidWest Bank

Two Palestinians wounded by Israeli fire in a Qusra house raid

The Palestinian Red Crescent reported the injuries in a town that has spent the past week under settler attack, and part of this month under a military order that confined three families to their homes.

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Israeli troops raid a Quneitra village and detain twoWorld

Israeli troops raid a Quneitra village and detain two

Syrian state television put the force that entered Jabata al-Khashab at more than 100 soldiers and 15 vehicles. Later the same day the Israeli chief of staff was reported touring units stationed inside southern Syria.

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Four strikes hit an Idlib air base; US envoy calls it escalation

The first reports named no attacker; the attribution to Israel arrived in a statement from Washington, which said it was deeply concerned by the raid on a base last struck under the old government.

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Knesset body reports a 53 percent fall in Israelis returningPolitics

Knesset body reports a 53 percent fall in Israelis returning

Israel's statistics bureau puts the gap between departures and arrivals at about 140,000 people over three years.

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Netanyahu attacks Britain as London considers a settlement goods banWorld

Netanyahu attacks Britain as London considers a settlement goods ban

The measures under discussion reach settlement trade, not the 203 military export licences that were still running in February.

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