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Israeli unit tasked with smearing Gaza journalists as Hamas fighters – report
ByEmma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem August 15, 2025

Israeli-Palestinian magazine says IDF ‘legitimisation cell’ set up to blunt global outrage over killing of media staffA special unit in Israel’s military was tasked with identifying reporters it could smear as undercover Hamas fighters, to target them …

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As Netanyahu starves Gaza, there is a whole new battle to be fought in Israel – against complacency | Aluf Benn
ByAluf Benn August 15, 2025

Here in Tel Aviv, beaches and restaurants are packed. Amid that distraction, the PM is playing his power games and purging his generalsAluf Benn is editor-in-chief of HaaretzThe extreme heatwave that has hit our region this week does not distinguish be…

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‘Hellish’: heatwave brings hottest nights on record to the Middle East
ByAjit Niranjan August 15, 2025

Temperatures did not drop below 36C in Sedom, Israel on Tuesday night, while several parts of Jordan stayed above 35C on MondayJordan and Israel have suffered through their hottest nights on record, with nocturnal temperatures in the Levant well above …

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‘Hellish’: heatwave brings hottest nights on record to the Middle East
ByAjit Niranjan August 15, 2025

Temperatures did not drop below 36C in Sedom, Israel on Tuesday night, while several parts of Jordan stayed above 35C on MondayJordan and Israel have suffered through their hottest nights on record, with nocturnal temperatures in the Levant well above …

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Microsoft launches inquiry into claims Israel used its tech for mass surveillance of Palestinians
ByHarry Davies and Yuval Abraham August 15, 2025

Company says use of its cloud technology to store millions of intercepted calls would breach terms of serviceMicrosoft has launched an “urgent” external inquiry into allegations Israel’s military surveillance agency has used the company’s technology to…

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Far-right Israeli minister taunts jailed Palestinian leader in prison visit
ByPeter Beaumont August 15, 2025

Itamar Ben-Gvir posts video footage showing him making threatening remarks to a gaunt Marwan BarghoutiIsrael’s national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has posted video footage in which he is seen taunting the imprisoned Palestinian leader Marwan B…

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Weather tracker: Typhoon Podul pounds southern Taiwan
ByLauren Herdman for the MetDesk August 15, 2025

One person dies after storm whips up waves, while temperatures approach 50C as heatwave grips Middle EastTyphoon Podul crossed southern Taiwan on Wednesday with wind speeds of up to 110mph (177km/h), equivalent to a category 2 hurricane.Podul had devel…

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Weather tracker: Typhoon Podul pounds southern Taiwan
ByLauren Herdman for the MetDesk August 15, 2025

One person dies after storm whips up waves, while temperatures approach 50C as heatwave grips Middle EastTyphoon Podul crossed southern Taiwan on Wednesday with wind speeds of up to 110mph (177km/h), equivalent to a category 2 hurricane.Podul had devel…

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Israel appears set to approve highly controversial 3,400-home West Bank settlement
ByPeter Beaumont August 14, 2025

Finance minister Bezalel Smotrich has said he believes E1 plan will ‘bury the idea of a Palestinian state’Israel appears set to give formal planning approval to a highly controversial settlement project for more than 3,400 new homes that has been froze…

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Israel appears set to approve highly controversial 3,400-home West Bank settlement
ByPeter Beaumont August 14, 2025

Finance minister Bezalel Smotrich has said he believes E1 plan will ‘bury the idea of a Palestinian state’Israel appears set to give formal planning approval to a highly controversial settlement project for more than 3,400 new homes that has been froze…

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