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18-old runner Blessing Afrifah. 'I take everything to a positive place. I come with a calm mind.'

The Long Road to Equality for Israeli Running Champ Blessing Afrifah

He keeps breaking Israeli records, but 18-year-old Blessing Afrifah still dreams of citizenship for his family

Labor party Chair Merav Michael voting in the party's primary elections in Tel Aviv, today.

Israel Election: Labor Primary Voting Begins as Party Sinks in Polls

Line 288 of Tnufa bus operator, in the central ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak.

Dozens of Palestinian Workers Ordered Off Israeli Bus to Make Room for Jewish Passengers

The Old City of Nablus, last month.

Two Palestinian Militants, 16-year-old Killed During Israeli Military Raid in Nablus

Hamas militants take part in a military parade in Gaza.

Israel Rewards Hamas for Its Restraint During Gaza Op

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Demonstrators take part in a protest in solidarity with Palestinian hunger striker Khalil Awawdeh, who is jailed by Israel, in Gaza City, June.

Who Is the Security Prisoner Islamic Jihad Claims Was Part of the Ceasefire Deal?

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Ramallah Teen Who Fatally Ran Over Cop Indicted for Aggravated Murder

Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Opposition Leader Benjamin Netanyahu meet in Tel Aviv, on Sunday.

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Gaza Op Halted Netanyahu’s Momentum, but It Won’t Help Lapid Make Electoral Inroads

Palestinians search through the rubble of a building in which Khaled Mansour, a top Islamic Jihad militant was killed following an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, southern Gaza strip, on Sunday.

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Gazans Are Tired of Pointless Wars and Destruction, and Hamas Listens to Them

An abortion rights activist in New York City, U.S., on Saturday.

Israel's Top Court Rejects Petition to Limit Abortion After 24 Weeks

Palestinians search through the rubble of a building in which Khaled Mansour, a top Islamic Jihad militant, was killed in an Israeli airstrike, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Monday.

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Israel's Military Success Pushes Gaza Solution Even Further Away

Children on top of the ruins of a building in Rafah that was destroyed by Israel on Sunday.

Misfired Rockets May Have Killed Over a Dozen in Gaza Battle

The Elitzur Shomron basketball team.

Settlement-based Basketball Team Should Be Kicked Out of Israel League, Says Ex-pro Player

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Photos: Mahmud Hamas – AFP Artwork: Anastasia Shub

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What Happens in Gaza Stays in Gaza, the World Says

An Israel Air Force F-35, known locally as the "Adir," during the "Vered Hagalil" training exercise in February 2021.

Burdened by Aging Fleet, Israel Likely to Choose F-15s Over F-35s for New Squadron

Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Opposition Leader Benjamin Netanyahu meet in Tel Aviv, on Sunday.

After Overseeing Gaza Campaign in Harmony, Lapid and Gantz Now Head for Next War

Israel's Iron Dome interceptor hits a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip.

Surprised by Its Achievements, Israel Rushed to End Gaza Campaign

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A cyclist passes a Likud billboard featuring Benjamin Netanyahu and Yair Lapid.

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A fuel truck enters the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom crossing with Israel, in Rafah in the southern Palestinian enclave following an Egyptian-mediated truce, Sunday.

After Cease-fire, Gaza Power Plant Restarts, Border Crossings Reopen

President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley in Washington, October 7, 2019.

Top U.S. General Warned Netanyahu: 'You're Gonna Have a Fucking War' With Iran

Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández during his visit to Israel, with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, on June, 24, 2021.

Honduras Weighs Reversing Jerusalem Embassy Move, Foreign Ministry Says

Palestinians inspect their house which was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, today.

Lapid: Civilian Casualties in Gaza Are 'Heartbreaking,' but Israel 'Will Not Apologize'

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Yair Lapid speaks during the launch of his Yesh Atid party's election campaign in Tel Aviv, last week.

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A view of houses that were damaged during Israel-Gaza fighting, as ceasefire holds, in Gaza City, Monday.

Gaza Cease-fire Holds; Israeli Minister Says No Palestinian Prisoners to Be Released

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, last month.

Turkey's Erdogan Accuses Israel of 'Killing Babies' in Latest Gaza Op

Palestinians inspect their house which was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City.

As Military Operation in Gaza Ends, the Dispute Over Casualties Begins

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Israeli tanks gathering at the Gaza Strip border on August 4, 2022.

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The One Predictable Outcome of Israel's Gaza Operation

When an unstable Israeli political system encounters an acute security threat, the immediate result is a blank check for the defense establishment

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After a Turbulent Year, Mansour Abbas Still Has a Strong Grip on Islamist Party

Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Defense Minister Benny Gantz at the Knesset in June.

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Lapid and Gantz Surprise Islamic Jihad, and Netanyahu Too

Yair Lapid.

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The United Jewish Israel Appeal is conducting a review after participants in both a Birthright trip for young adults and a Federation of Zionist Youth trip for teens stayed for several nights in a West Bank settlement

Issachar Ber Ryback's 'The Witch 1,' from 1922.

The Jewish Artist Whose Work Foretold the Holocaust

Palestinian civilians and Hamas security forces outside Taiseer al-Jabari's apartment building after his assassination, Gaza, on Friday.

In Gaza Fighting, Israel and Hamas Have a Common Interest

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Smoke rises after Israeli airstrikes on residential building in Gaza, on Saturday.

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Defense Minister Gantz and IDF officers, during Operation Breaking Dawn.

Israeli Officials Didn't Expect Gaza War, Even With High-profile Assassination, Arrest

A Palestinian boy reacts at his family house damaged amid Israel-Gaza fighting, in the northern Gaza Strip, yesterday.

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Israeli schoolchildren in the Tel Aviv area.

Education Students to Work as Teachers, Due to Shortage of Staff

A rocket fired from Gaza over the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon.

In Hard-hit Southern Israeli City, a Quarter of Residents Lack Access to Bomb Shelters

Rockets fired by Palestinian militants toward Israel, in Gaza City, Saturday.

Already Set Back by Past Israeli Attacks, Islamic Jihad Now Forced to Rebuild Leadership

Jews visit the Temple Mount on the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, during the annual mourning ritual of Tisha B'Av, on Sunday.

Quiet on Temple Mount Marks Victory for Temple Organizations

Gilboa Prison in northern Israel, in 2021.

Israeli Police Investigate Claims Prisoner Raped Female Guard

This picture taken from the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon shows Palestinian rockets fired from the Gaza Strip on Sunday.

Israel Denies Islamic Jihad Claims That Release of Prisoners Was Part of Gaza Deal

Mourners attend the funeral of senior commander of Islamic Jihad militant group Khaled Mansour and other Palestinians, who were killed in Israeli air strikes in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, Sunday.

Israel-Islamic Jihad Fighting Kills 44 Gazans, Palestinian Health Ministry Says

Palestinians inspect the damage amid Israel-Gaza fighting in Gaza City, on Sunday.

Israel Says Islamic Jihad Rockets Are to Blame for Gaza Children's Deaths

Smoke rises following Israeli airstrikes on a building in Gaza City, on Sunday.

UAE Urges 'Calm' in Gaza as Bahrain Condemns Israeli Strikes

Jews visit the Temple Mount on the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, during the annual mourning ritual of Tisha B'Av, on Sunday.

Arab States Condemn Israeli Jews' Temple Mount Visit That Ended Relatively Quietly

A United Airlines 787 Dreamliner prepares to land.

United Airlines Cites Nonexistent ‘Curfew’ in Flight Delay to Israel

Palestinians search through the rubble of a building in which Khaled Mansour, a top Islamic Jihad militant, was killed following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip.

Palestinians Sift Through Rubble at Gaza Camp Hit in Israeli Strike

Images of the development of synthetic mouse embryo models from day 1 (top left) to day 8 (bottom right), from the lab of Prof. Jacob Hanna at the Weizmann Institute.

Israeli Scientist Creates World's First Synthetic Embryo Using Just Stem Cells

Palestinians search through the rubble of a building in which Khaled Mansour, a top Islamic Jihad militant was killed following an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, southern Gaza strip, on Sunday.

'All We Heard Was the Missile': Gaza Families Lose Their Homes; Six Children Killed

Members of the al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, in Gaza City, July 20, 2022.

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Israel Must Talk to Hamas to Break the Cycle of Bloodshed

Smoke rises after Israeli airstrikes on residential building in Gaza on Saturday.

‘All Top Islamic Jihad Security Officials in Gaza Assassinated,' Israeli Army Says

The Ben & Jerry's ice cream factory in the Be'er Tuvia industrial zone in the south a year ago.

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Prime Minister Yair Lapid and opposition head Benjamin Netanyahu during a security briefing, Jerusalem, on Sunday.

For the First Time, Netanyahu Agrees to Attend Security Briefing as Opposition Leader

A view of Jerusalem Old City seen from the Jerusalem Ramparts Walk.

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Greece's intelligence chief has resigned amid a phone hacking scandal

Greek Intel Chief and Top PM Aide Quit Over Israeli Spyware Scandal

Hamas fighters

Israel Wants Hamas to Take Responsibility for Curbing Islamic Jihad in Gaza Strip

Israel's Blessing Afrifah celebrates after winning the Men's 200m during the World Athletics Under 20 Championship, in Cali, Colombia last week.

Israeli Sprinter Strikes Gold in World Athletics U20

A screenshot from a video released by the Israeli army.

Israel Denies Involvement in Deadly Gaza Strike That Left Five Palestinians Dead

Religious Jewish visitors at the Temple Mount, Jerusalem, in May.

Groups of Jews Ascend Temple Mount Amid Fears of Escalation of Violence in Gaza

An Egyptian aid convoy arriving at the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Palestinian Gaza Strip, in 2021.

Egypt Pushing for Israeli Ceasefire Before Sunday, Official Says

Journalists react during Israeli aerial bombardment in Gaza City on Saturday.

Palestinians Report 24 Dead, Including Children, Since Israeli Military Operation

Flame and smoke rise during an Israeli air strike, amid Israel-Gaza fighting, in Gaza City August 6, 2022.

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Israel Should End Gaza Operation Now, if It Can

Mourners attend the funeral of senior commander of Islamic Jihad militant group Khaled Mansour and other Palestinians, who were killed in Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip, Sunday.

Gaza Death Toll Rises to 29, Israel Kills Second Top Islamic Jihad Commander

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