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Italian tourist killed amid worsening Israel, West Bank violence

At least three people were killed and five injured in separate attacks on Friday, as tensions soared from days of fighting at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site.

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Palestinians hold protest for children slain during Gaza conflict

Palestinians gather during a protest at the northern Gaza Strip's Falluja cemetery in Jabalia.

Gaza

Israel vows Islamic Jihad 'will pay price' as jets flatten Gaza homes

Israeli warplanes stepped up strikes on Saturday with hits on four residential buildings in Gaza City, all locations apparently linked to Islamic Jihad militants.

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Rescuers rush to Gaza building hit by Israeli air strikes

The Israeli army said on Friday it had launched air strikes in central Gaza City

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Israel

Israel recaptures two more Palestinians who broke out of jail

Six Palestinians tunnelled out of the Gilboa prison on Monday, setting off a furious manhunt across Israel and in the West Bank.

Israel

Israel announces resumption of Qatari payments to Gaza

Israel has reached an agreement with Qatar for the Gulf Arab country to resume aid payments to thousands of families in the Gaza Strip, a step aimed at easing tensions with the Hamas-ruled Palestinian territory in the wake of an 11-day war in May.

Egypt

High-level talks ensue over Gaza reconstruction after Israel-Hamas war

An Egyptian official said on Sunday that funds to Gaza will be overseen by an international body like the United Nations to ensure they do not end up with Hamas.

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Egyptian mediators trying to firm up Israel-Hamas cease-fire

Palestinians in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip beginning to assess the damage from 11 days of intense Israeli bombardment.

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Hungary only nation against EU call for Israel-Hamas ceasefire

Hungary is the only EU country not to support an EU declaration calling for a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinians, according to the bloc's foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell.

USA

UN chief calls for end to "utterly appalling" Israel-Hamas conflict

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the fresh wave of violence "perpetuates the cycles of death, destruction and despair... Fighting must stop. It must stop immediately."

Gaza

Diplomacy failing to prevent Israel-Gaza conflict from escalating

The violence continues, with eight children and two adults killed on Saturday in Gaza and one Israeli man killed in a Hamas rocket attack on the city of Ramat Gan.

Israel

Nightly clashes in Jerusalem continue during holy month of Ramadan

The clashes, injuring four police and six protesters, have become an almost nightly occurrence since Ramadan started nearly two weeks ago.

Israel

Israeli and Palestinian forces exchange attacks as tensions escalate

Sirens sounded in Israeli cities on Tuesday as Palestinian militants fired rockets in retaliation for the assassination of a Islamic Jihad leader in the Gaza Strip.

Gaza

Gaza border: Six palestians killed during protest

Around 140 people are wounded by Israeli troops according to Gaza's Health Ministry, after protests at the Gaza border

Israel

Manhunt underway after West Bank shooting

Manhunt underway after West Bank shooting kills 2

Israel

Two boys among 7 Palestinian protesters killed by Israeli soldiers

Two boys among 7 Palestinian protesters killed by Israeli soldiers during weekly Gaza protests.

Gaza

Militants fire 36 rockets into Israel

Israel responded with airstrikes on Wednesday claiming they were in response to 36 rockets fired by militants in Gaza

Gaza

Family remain defiant at funeral of Palestinian teenager

The funeral has taken place in Gaza of a Palestinian teenager who was hit by Israeli fire during a border protest and later died of his wounds.

Israel

Gaza police investigates blast that killed two

Israel and Hamas agree a ceasefire after the worst flare up in violence in Gaza since the war in 2014

Gaza

Israeli troops kill 3, injure 600 others along Gaza border: medics

Some 10,000 Palestinians took part in the protest, according to the Israeli army, throwing rocks at troops, burning tyres, and hurling “a number of explosive devices and a grenade” across the fence.