Displaced Lebanese watch southern Lebanon’s ‘pilot zones’ from afar
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aljazeera.com
19.08.2026
Australian politics live: Penny Wong says government ‘outraged’ and will call in Israel ambassador over IDF decision not to investigate Frankcom killing
Foreign affairs minister says timing of decision was ‘especially insulting’. Follow today’s news live i here with you for the final si
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theguardian.com
19.08.2026
US pressure on Israel needed for peace in Syria
With Israeli elections approaching, analysts say Netanyahu needs a new escalation, undermining deconfliction efforts.
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aljazeera.com
19.08.2026
Israel opens criminal probes into killings of Hind Rajab and Palestinian medics
Criminal investigations are not being opened into three other incidents involving aid workers from World Central Kitchen and Doctors Without Borders.
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euronews.com
19.08.2026
Israel opens up tenders for controversial West Bank settlement project
Plans to build on the so-called E1 area - east of Jerusalem - have long been internationally condemned and would in effect divide the occupied West Bank in two.
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bbc.co.uk
19.08.2026
Israel numbers Palestinian detainee foreheads: What we know
Palestinian news outlets reported a man with the number ‘44’ written on his forehead following a raid in Qabatiya.
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aljazeera.com
19.08.2026
Israeli forces mark Palestinians with numbers amid mass arrests
Palestinian detainees were marked with numbers during a mass Israeli arrest campaign in Qabatiya.
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aljazeera.com
19.08.2026
Why aid entering Gaza may not reach those who need it
It is extremely difficult for trucks to get through the Israeli blockade, let alone for drivers to reach aid warehouses.
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aljazeera.com
19.08.2026
Israeli army orders criminal investigation into killing of Palestinian girl Hind Rajab in Gaza
The six-year-old spent hours on the phone to paramedics before her body was recovered days later in Gaza City in 2024.
World
bbc.co.uk
19.08.2026
Palestinians condemn Israeli step to advance illegal E1 settlement plan
Israeli government issues tender for more than 1,200 housing units as part of illegal E1 settlement project.
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aljazeera.com
19.08.2026
US criticises Israel over 'unnecessary escalation' after strikes on Syrian airbase
Israel said it had attacked the base because Syria had been close to breaching an agreed-upon “status quo in security matters” by allowing Turkish troops to deploy there.
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euronews.com
19.08.2026
NSW judge says anti-Israel graffiti case went ‘haywire’ when vandalism was labelled antisemitic
Mohommed Farhat spray-painted slogans and torched a car in Woollahra. He pleaded guilty but supreme court judge says case appears to be a ‘miscarriage of justice’
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theguardian.com
19.08.2026
Palestinian-American raises U.S. flag over besieged West Bank home
A Palestinian-American has raised the US flag on his home besieged by Israeli settlers, as the United States renewed criticism of the siege that has generated condemnation around the world.
World
france24.com
19.08.2026
Middle East live: Turkey rejects Israeli claims after strike on Syria air base
Turkey rejected on Wednesday Israeli allegations that it posed a threat by preparing to send troops to a base in Syria, which was hit in a strike that the United States blamed on Israel. blog for the
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france24.com
19.08.2026
Israeli settler confronts Palestinian American at his besieged West Bank home
Settlers began besieging the homes in Qusra more than a week ago, part of what rights groups say is a wider effort by settlers to seize more land from Palestinians.
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japantimes.co.jp
19.08.2026
Israeli airstrikes hit Syrian airbase, drawing Turkish condemnation
Tom Barrack, the U.S. ambassador to Turkey and special envoy for Syria and Iraq, called the strikes an "unnecessary escalation."
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japantimes.co.jp
19.08.2026
Israeli strike reported to kill at least six in Gaza City
The strike comes as efforts to push an agreement aimed at ending hostilities remain stalled.
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aljazeera.com
18.08.2026
Israeli strike on Gaza City cafe kills six, including child
An Israeli strike hit a cafe in the port area west of Gaza City, killing six Palestinians, including a child.
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aljazeera.com
18.08.2026
US to levy sanctions against the president and a prosecutor of international criminal court
Marco Rubio announced measures against Tomoko Akane and Abdoulaye Seye, who was investigating Israel’s war crimes in GazaThe US will sanction the president of the international criminal court (ICC) an
World
theguardian.com
18.08.2026
Palestinian living in caves older than Israel
Farhan al Rashaydeh lives in a cave in the occupied West Bank with his family.
World
aljazeera.com
18.08.2026