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Tribeca Festival Denounces Pair Who Joked on the Red Carpet About Rape
ByClaire Moses and Johnny Diaz June 7, 2026June 8, 2026

A clip of the actor Elon Gold with Lizzy Savetsky, a social media influencer, at the premiere of “The Wedding Entertainer” has been circulating online.

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U.N. Adds Israeli and Russian Forces to Sexual Violence List
ByAlan Yuhas May 29, 2026

Israel has denied the accusations and condemned the report, which listed dozens of countries and nonstate groups as “credibly suspected” of patterns of rape and sexual violence.

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Netanyahu Says Israel Will Control 70 Percent of Gaza, Squeezing Hamas
ByDavid M. Halbfinger and Johnatan Reiss May 28, 2026May 28, 2026

Israel’s military continues to conduct strikes and seize territory despite a cease-fire with Hamas. Many of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s supporters see the war as unfinished business.

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Trump’s Iran Proposal Has Echoes of Half-Finished Gaza Deal
ByAaron Boxerman May 26, 2026

President Trump’s proposal to end the war with Iran would delay tackling the most contentious issues — a tactic that has had mixed results in Gaza.

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Video Shows Itamar Ben-Gvir Taunting Pro-Palestinian Activists
ByNatan Odenheimer May 20, 2026May 21, 2026

The national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, posted a video in which he is seen with handcuffed activists forced to kneel on the deck of a ship. It drew a rebuke from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Hamas’s Top Leader in Gaza Is Killed in Israeli Strike
ByAlan Yuhas, Jonathan Rosen and Iyad Abuheweila May 15, 2026May 16, 2026

Izz al-Din al-Haddad took over the group’s military wing in Gaza last year. Hamas officials confirmed Mr. al-Haddad’s death in an Israeli attack.

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Aging Palestinian Leader Boosting His Son’s Political Rise, Officials Say
ByAdam Rasgon and Fatima AbdulKarim May 15, 2026May 15, 2026

Mahmoud Abbas’s years in power have been dogged by accusations of corruption. Many Palestinians yearn for fresh leadership.

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Top Gaza Negotiator Urges Hamas to Embrace Rebuilding Plan
ByDavid M. Halbfinger, Adam Rasgon and Aaron Boxerman May 13, 2026

Nickolay Mladenov, who is overseeing the U.S.-led truce in Gaza, has tried to convince the militant group to give up its arms, but it has so far refused amid Israeli cease-fire violations.

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Israeli Report Finds That Sexual Violence by Hamas Was Widespread
ByIsabel Kershner May 12, 2026May 12, 2026

A two-year investigation by a team of researchers in Israel concluded that sexual violence by Hamas and its allies was widespread during and after the Oct. 7, 2023, attack.

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Former Hostage Calls on All of Israel’s Government to Resign
ByEphrat Livni May 11, 2026May 12, 2026

Rom Braslavski, who said he had endured starvation, torture and sexual abuse during two-year captivity, demanded that members “take responsibility and get out of our lives.”

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