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Israeli director Nadav Lapid decries 'blindness' over Gaza

Director Nadav Lapid said his new film "Yes" about a musician asked to re-write the Israeli national anthem is a response to his country's "blindness" to suffering in Gaza. Lapid has previously dissected his country's ills in "Synonyms", which won the Golden Bear in Berlin in

WHO chief begs Israel to show 'mercy' in Gaza

Fighting back tears, the head of the World Health Organization on Thursday urged Israel to have "mercy" in the Gaza war and insisted peace would be in Israel's own interests. In an emotional intervention at the WHO annual assembly, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the war was

Israel issues evacuation warning for parts of Gaza

The Israeli army issued an evacuation warning on Thursday for 14 neighbourhoods of northern Gaza, as it pressed a renewed offensive that has drawn international condemnation. The warning came hours after the United Nations said it had collected and begun distributing around 90

Two Israeli embassy staff shot dead in Washington

Two Israeli embassy staffers were shot dead at a Jewish museum in Washington by a gunman who shouted "free Palestine" as he was arrested, sparking new international tensions over anti-Semitism. The killings took place just outside the Capital Jewish Museum, a mile (1.6

Outrage at Israeli shots as diplomats tour West Bank

Several nations that have backed Israel voiced outrage Wednesday after Israeli troops fired what they called "warning shots" as foreign diplomats visited the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Authority accused troops of "deliberately" shooting at the delegation near the