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Jeffrey R. Holland, next in line to lead Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dies at 85

Israel PalestiniansNews

Palestinian man kills 2 in car-ramming and stabbing attack in northern Israel, police say

pPalestinian parishioners check a recently installed Christmas tree after the previous one was destroyed at the Holy Redeemer Latin Church in the West Bank town of Jenin/pNews

Three Palestinians arrested on suspicion of torching Christmas tree

Israel Palestinians GazaNews

A blast in Gaza wounds a soldier and Israel accuses Hamas of ceasefire violation

Israel Palestinians ChristmasNews

Thousands flock to Bethlehem to revive Christmas spirit after 2 years of war in Gaza

Israel PalestiniansNews

Israeli settlers spray Palestinian children with teargas in latest West Bank attack

pCritics have repeatedly accused Netanyahu of refusing to accept any blame for the deadliest attack in Israel’s history/pMiddle East

Ex-aide of Netanyahu claims he was tasked with plan after October 7

Israel Palestinians Gaza ChristmasNews

Gaza's tiny Christian community tries to capture the holiday spirit during the ceasefire

Israel Palestinians GazaNews

Holy Land's top Catholic leader visits Gaza parish, greeted by children in Santa hats and keffiyeh

pRoughly 1.3 million ultra-Orthodox Jews make up about 13% of Israel’s population/pMiddle East

13 injured after clash between ultra-Orthodox and police in Israel

Israel Gas DealNews

Netanyahu approves a $35 billion natural gas export deal to Egypt, the biggest in Israeli history

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Israel fires mortar into Gaza residential area, wounding at least 10

pBurkhard Scheffler, second from right, is portrayed as St. Peter in a painting by German artist Michael Triegel/pEurope

How a homeless man’s likeness ended up on display at the Vatican

Israel Palestinians GazaNews

Gaza families struggle to recover from days of torrential rains that killed 12 people

National Menorah LightingNews

US Jewish groups urge heightened security at public events after Hanukkah attack in Australia

Mideast Wars Gaza AmputeesNews

Gaza amputees struggle to rebuild lives as the enclave faces shortages of prosthetic limbs

APTOPIX Israel Palestinians GazaNews

Winter storm rips through Gaza, exposing failure to deliver enough aid to territory

Israel Palestinians GazaNews

Aid flow into Gaza falls short of ceasefire terms, analysis of Israeli figures shows

Israel ArchaeologyNews

Archaeologists uncover intact section of ancient Jerusalem wall from Hanukkah era

Palestinians Daily Life Holiday LightsNews

Christmas celebrations return to Bethlehem after 2 years of war in Gaza

Mideast Wars Last Hostage in GazaNews

The last hostage held in Gaza died fighting to save a kibbutz

Mideast WarsNews

Israel says it will reopen the Rafah border crossing. Here's what it means for Palestinians in Gaza

Israel PalestiniansNews

Israel says the 'findings' returned from Gaza do not match remaining hostages

APTOPIX Gaza Mass WeddingNews

Mass wedding in Gaza celebrates new life after years of war and tragedy

APTOPIX Israel PalestiniansNews

Israeli troops kill a man in Gaza and 2 suspected Palestinian attackers in West Bank

Lebanon IsraelNews

Lebanese leader criticizes Hezbollah for not disarming

Mideast WarsNews

US-backed aid company in Gaza shutters operations

APTOPIX Israel PalestiniansNews

Israeli troops kill a man in Gaza and 2 suspected Palestinian attackers in West Bank

Lebanon IsraelNews

Lebanese leader criticizes Hezbollah for not disarming

Mideast WarsNews

US-backed aid company in Gaza shutters operations

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Netanyahu convenes cabinet on settler violence in the West Bank

Israel Palestinians GazaNews

Death toll reaches 33 in some of the deadliest Israeli strikes in Gaza since the ceasefire's start

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Israel may have committed war crimes in expelling West Bank refugees, human rights group alleges

Israel Palestinians GazaNews

1 Israeli killed and 3 wounded in West Bank attack

APTOPIX Israel Palestinians GazaNews

South Africa foreign minister says charter flights part of a plan to clear Palestinians out of Gaza

pPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is finally willing to start investigating the worst attack in Israel's history, which sparked the war in Gaza/pMiddle East

Netanyahu announces Oct 7 inquiry will be led by Israel’s government

Israel Palestinians GazaNews

1 Israeli killed and 3 wounded in West Bank attack

APTOPIX Israel Palestinians GazaNews

South Africa foreign minister says charter flights part of a plan to clear Palestinians out of Gaza

pPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is finally willing to start investigating the worst attack in Israel's history, which sparked the war in Gaza/pMiddle East

Netanyahu announces Oct 7 inquiry will be led by Israel’s government

Gaza SchoolNews

Most of Gaza's schools are destroyed and hundreds of thousands of children cannot go back to class

Israel Palestinians GazaNews

Israel says militants in Gaza have handed over to the Red Cross a body believed to be a hostage

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Israel’s president says settler violence against Palestinians must end

Israel People Gal GadotAmericas

Gal Gadot win's Israel's Genesis Prize for her wartime support

Israel Pogrom AnniversaryNews

Israeli survivors of Kristallnacht mark 87th anniversary of Nazi riots amid rising antisemitism

Israel Palestinians GazaNews

The latest hostage remains returned from Gaza are of an Israeli man killed at the start of war

Iran US IsraelNews

Alleged Iranian plot to kill Israel's ambassador to Mexico was thwarted, US and Israel say

Israel PalestiniansNews

Hundreds of mourners attend funeral of returned Hamas hostage Capt. Omer Neutra

Lebanon IsraelNews

Israeli jets strike southern Lebanon towns, escalating near-daily attacks

Mideast Wars Deceased Hostages ExplainerEurope

Israel identifies latest hostage remains returned by Hamas from Gaza as Tanzanian student

Israel Palestinians GazaNews

Israel mourns 3 troops whose bodies were returned by Hamas as ex-military arrests rock the country

Israel-Hospital DonationNews

Billionaire Sylvan Adams donates $100M to rebuild Israeli hospital struck by Iranian missile

Israel Palestinians GazaNews

Latest remains returned to Israel from Gaza are not bodies of hostages, an Israeli official says

Israel Military ProsecutorNews

Israel's military prosecutor admits she leaked video of soldiers assaulting a Palestinian detainee

Israel US EgyptNews

Israel puts off signing $35 billion gas deal with Egypt, prompts US energy secretary to cancel visit

pIsrael Ultra Orthodox/pNews

Water cannons fired as Orthodox Jews protest Israel military draft

Israel Palestinians GazaAmericas

Hospital officials in Gaza say Israel has handed over the bodies of 30 Palestinians

Israel Ultra OrthodoxNews

Photos show thousands of ultra-Orthodox men protesting military draft shut down Jerusalem

Florida Teenager Israeli PrisonNews

A Florida teenager is in an Israeli prison. Why his family and advocates say he should be released

Mount of Olives Harvest Photo GalleryNews

Photos show monks and nuns harvesting olives on the Holy Land’s Mount of Olives

Mount of Olives HarvestNews

On Mount of Olives where Jesus prayed, monks and nuns keep harvesting olives

APTOPIX Israel Palestinians GazaNews

Daily struggles persist in Gaza even as ceasefire offers some respite

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Released hostage attends funeral of soldier as body returned from Gaza

Mideast Gaza Detained DoctorsMiddle East

Gaza doctor who became face of struggle remains in Israeli detention

Israel Palestinians GazaNews

The Latest: Gaza ceasefire holds as questions loom over next steps in US plan

Israel Palestinians GazaNews

Missing bodies of hostages top the list of uncertainties as fragile Gaza ceasefire holds

pTrump made a trip to Israel on Monday, where he received a very warm welcome/pMiddle East

Trump promoted ‘The Abraham Accords’ for peace. What you need to know

pBenjamin Netanyahu called the US president Israel’s greatest friend ever in the White House/pVoices

Marinated in the honey of hyperbole, Trump sat there and beamed

PremiumIsrael Palestinians GazaNews

Who are the Palestinian prisoners and how are they being released in exchange for Israeli hostages?

Israel Palestinians GazaNews

From a hilltop village and across Israel: Tears of joy as the living hostages are returned

Israel Palestinians GazaNews

Officials say food sites run by controversial US-Israeli-backed group in Gaza are being shut down

Egypt Mideast Wars GazaNews

What to know as Israel and Gaza await the release of hostages, prisoners, aid -- and Trump's visit

Mideast Wars Attack VictimsNews

For some Israelis, saving hostages held in Gaza means freeing militants who killed their loved ones

APTOPIX Israel Palestinians GazaNews

Palestinians return to ruins as aid groups push to scale up deliveries and US troops land in Israel

pPalestinian children attend morning Mass at the Greek Orthodox Church of St. George in the West Bank village of Taybeh, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)/pMiddle East

The West Bank’s dwindling Christians struggles amid settler violence

APTOPIX Israel Palestinians GazaAmericas

Israeli Cabinet approves 'outline' of deal to release hostages held by Hamas

Mideast Wars Palestinian PrisonersNews

Hamas wants to trade Gaza hostages for these high-profile prisoners. Israel views them as terrorists

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