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Israel's 'scapegoat' Bedouins reel from wartime hardship

After months of waiting in vain for Hamas to release his relatives held hostage in Gaza, Israeli Bedouin Ali al-Zayadna travelled to Islam's third holiest site to appeal directly to the Almighty. "Oh God, end the captivity of Youssef and Hamza," the 59-year-old said as he knelt

Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in West Bank raid

Israeli forces on Wednesday killed three people in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, the Palestinian health ministry said, in a pre-dawn raid the military said targeted militants. Residents told AFP that Israeli forces entered Jenin and its adjacent refugee camp just after

Gaza aid airdrops questioned after 18 more die on ground

Even before 18 people were killed when airdrops of aid into Gaza went disastrously wrong on Monday, many had questioned the sense in using planes when food can be delivered far more rapidly by road. With only a trickle of aid getting into the starving north and the United

Clowns try to put smiles back on faces of Gaza children

The children of Gaza have little to eat, have had to flee their homes and have survived nearly six months of terrifying Israeli bombardment. But for a few precious minutes children in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the centre of the Gaza Strip laughed and yelped with joy. Clowns

Israel bombs Gaza, fights Hamas around hospitals

Israeli forces pounded besieged Gaza on Wednesday and fought Hamas around several hospitals, despite a UN Security Council demand for a ceasefire. Talks in Qatar towards a truce and hostage release deal involving US and Egyptian mediators have brought no result so far, with