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Akiva van Koningsveld

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Ben-Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit rejoins Israeli government

The right-wing party resigned from the government in January in protest against the ceasefire in Gaza

By Akiva van Koningsveld

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Ben Gvir and Netanyahu in the Knesset (Flash90)

The Nova music festival memorial site (Photo: Getty Images)

Police decline Nova survivors’ party permit, citing Egyptian military buildup in Sinai

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Israeli security forces at the scene of a possible bus bombing in Bat Yam, central Israel, Feb. 20, 2025. Photo by Flash90. | Flash90

Three buses explode near Tel Aviv, bombs found on two others

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Steve Witkoff, the US' new special envoy to the Middle East, revealed that the recent hostage releases moved President Trump to tears (Image: Getty)

Hostage deal moved Trump to tears, says new US Middle East envoy Witkoff

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Israel denies PA is set to take control of Rafah crossing in ‘day after’ plans

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Israel has denied that it will hand over control of the Rafah crossing to the PA (Image: Getty)

Moroccan citizen with US residency stabs 4 in Tel Aviv terror attack

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January 22, 2025 10:48

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Member of Netanyahu’s coalition urges Trump to reject current hostage deal

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January 14, 2025 16:23

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At White House meeting, Netanyahu thanks Biden for 50 years of support

The meeting marked the first time the US president hosted the Israeli prime minister at the White House since Netanyahu returned to power in 2022

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July 26, 2024 16:46

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 25: U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House on July 25, 2024 in Washington, DC. Netanyahu's visit occurs as the Israel-Hamas war reaches nearly ten months. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Anne Frank statue in Amsterdam defaced ‘for Gaza’

A local bookseller said it ‘represents the 14,000 Jews from this neighbourhood who were murdered’

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July 10, 2024 09:02

Anne Frank statue in Amsterdam defaced ‘for Gaza’

Outgoing IDF commander condemns settler violence in the West Bank

General Yehuda Fox said that Jewish extremists were ‘adopting the ways of the enemy’

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July 9, 2024 09:49

Outgoing head of the IDF Central Command Major General Yehuda Fox attends a replacement ceremony held at the IDF Central Command headquarters in Jerusalem on July 8, 2024. Photo by Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90

Gantz announces departure from wartime cabinet, blames Netanyahu for prolonging war

Gantz was originally set to make his announcement on Saturday, but postponed after the hostages were freed

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June 9, 2024 18:22

The war cabinet member recently visited Washington DC to discuss Israel's Gaza war (Photo: Getty Images)

Israeli hospitals record twice as many cases of ‘broken heart syndrome’ since October 7

Hospitals saw twice as many cases of the rare condition in the wake of Hamas's October 7 massacre

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June 6, 2024 10:36

A large Israeli flag near the Carmel Market in Tel Aviv, April 2, 2024. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Israeli response to Iran attack could be ‘imminent’

Jerusalem's War Cabinet discussed military responses designed to inflict pain on the Tehran regime while avoiding the expansion of a regional war

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April 15, 2024 16:29

Israeli war cabinet meets at the Kirya in Tel Aviv

Iran and Hamas plotting second October 7 during Ramadan, says Israeli minister

The terror group’s ‘main goal’ was to use the holy month to enact a ‘second phase’ in their military plan, said Yoav Gallant

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February 28, 2024 12:12

Yahya al-Sinwar (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images)

Hundreds of Hamas terrorists have surrendered in Gaza says Yoav Gallant

‘The deepening of military activities in Khan Yunis continues to bear fruit,’ Gallant said

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February 19, 2024 09:52

Hundreds of Hamas terrorists have surrendered in Gaza says Yoav Gallant

Gallant: IDF to retain security control in Gaza after Hamas defeated

Earlier this week, US officials reportedly voiced their opposition to other temporary Israeli security measures inside the Strip

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January 30, 2024 13:31

--PHOTO TAKEN DURING A CONTROLLED TOUR AND SUBSEQUENTLY EDITED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE ISRAELI MILITARY-- This picture taken during a media tour organised by the Israeli military on January 27, 2024, shows an Israeli soldier aiming his weapon in front of a destroyed building, in Gaza's main southern city of Khan Yunis, amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by Nicolas GARCIA / AFP) (Photo by NICOLAS GARCIA/AFP via Getty Images)

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