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Israel arrests 29 Palestinians in West Bank raids

Israeli forces rounded up 29 Palestinians in overnight raids carried out across the occupied West Bank, according to the military on Wednesday.  The individuals were arrested for "suspected involvement in terrorist activities”, the army said -- without elaborating -- in a...

Israeli police reopen Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque

Israeli police on Wednesday reopened East Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound after a one-day closure.  The holy site was reopened shortly before the dawn prayers, according to local residents.  Israeli police shut the compound on Tuesday on claims of an arson...

Netanyahu hits back at 'Turkey's dictator Erdogan'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a "dictator" and "a joke" in the latest exchange of insults between the two leaders. Turkey on Tuesday denounced Netanyahu's "blatant racism" after he called Israel the nation-state of...

Yazidi doctor soldiers on in mental battle against IS

The military fight against the Islamic State group may be nearing an end, but one Yazidi doctor treating survivors is soldiering on against unseen scars the jihadists carved into her community. "They tell me that wherever they go, they have pain. They can never forget what happened," said...