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Palestinians condemn EU’s von der Leyen for ‘racist trope’

By Yolande Knell BBC News, Jerusalem Palestinians have described remarks about Israel by the head of the European Commission as “inappropriate, false, and discriminatory”. It follows a congratulatory video message by Ursula von der Leyen on Israel’s Independence Day on Wednesday. In it, she praised Israel, including for having “made the desert bloom”. […]

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Israeli Arabs torn over judicial reforms protest movement

By Rhodri Davies BBC World Service At a recent march for Land Day, Jameel Saed denounced the nationwide protests against controversial judicial reform plans that have convulsed Israel since the start of the year. “I didn’t participate in any and I’m not going to. I don’t think that many Palestinians did,” said the […]

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Israel arrests Jordanian MP for alleged gun-smuggling

By Raffi Berg BBC News A Jordanian MP has been arrested by Israel for allegedly trying to smuggle weapons into the occupied West Bank, Jordan’s foreign ministry says. Imad al-Adwan was detained on Saturday night at the Allenby Bridge crossing, Jordan’s Ammon news agency reported. Authorities said they found 12 machine-guns and 270 […]

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Ukraine plane: Iran court jails 10 over downing of flight

Ukraine Iran plane crash By David Gritten BBC News A court in Iran has sentenced 10 armed forces personnel to prison over the shooting down of Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 in January 2020. The plane was hit by two missiles fired by a Revolutionary Guards air defence unit after it took off from […]

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Holy Fire celebrated by Christians in Jerusalem amid Israeli police

Thousands of Christians filled Jerusalem’s Old City on Saturday for an important Orthodox Easter ritual, despite restrictions by Israeli police. The Holy Fire ceremony drew huge crowds to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in occupied East Jerusalem, where Israeli Police control security. It sits on the site where Christians believe Jesus was crucified and […]

Dubai fire: Sixteen killed in blaze at Al-Ras apartment building

Sixteen people are dead and nine others injured after a fire at a residential building in Dubai, local media report. The blaze happened in the Al-Ras area, one of the oldest parts of Dubai. It is home to many migrant workers and traders. The fire broke out on the fourth floor of the five-storey building, […]

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Maia and Rina Dee: Funerals of sisters killed in occupied

By Lucy Williamson and Marita Moloney In the West Bank and London The father of two British-Israeli sisters killed in a shooting in the occupied West Bank embraced their bodies while mourners sang songs of grief at their funeral on Sunday. Maia and Rina Dee, 20 and 15, were killed on Friday when […]

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Yemen war: Saudi-Houthi talks bring hope of ceasefire

Yemen crisis By Sebastian Usher Middle East analyst, BBC News A Saudi Arabian delegation is in Yemen’s capital Sana’a for talks with the Houthi rebel movement aimed at reaching a new and potentially permanent ceasefire. A mediation team from Oman is also in Sana’a. The capital has been controlled by the Houthis since they […]

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Israel strikes Lebanon and Gaza after major rocket attack

By Lucy Williamson & David Gritten BBC News, in Jerusalem and London The Israeli military has carried out air strikes on targets belonging to the Palestinian militant group Hamas in southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. The military said the attacks were a response to a barrage of 34 rockets fired from Lebanon into […]

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Canada repatriating women and children from Syria – lawyer

By Madeline Halpert BBC News, New York Canada is repatriating a group of women and children who have been held at least three years in Islamic State camps in Syria, their lawyer says. The federal government agreed in January to bring back six women and their 13 children, but pushed back on repatriating […]

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