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A woman mourns the people killed and kidnapped on 7 October 2023 in Israel. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Israel marks first anniversary of Hamas’s 7 October attack

The attack claimed more than 1 200 lives, while more than 41 000 people, the majority civilians, have been killed in Israel’s war on Gaza

South African higher academic institutions have called for a ceasefire and the promotion of education in Palestine-Israel

Israel and Hamas agree truce, release of 50 hostages

In the first major diplomatic breakthrough in the war, Palestinian militants will release during a four-day truce 50 women and children kidnapped during their October 7 raids

War report blasts Israel prime minister

A government commission on Monday blasted Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and top army brass for ”serious failure” in handling last year’s Lebanon war, dealing a heavy blow to…

Israel to get tough over Gaza rocket attacks

Israel on Tuesday threatened a tougher response to Palestinian rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip, faced with a general strike in the town of Sderot to protest the salvos. "The…

Doctors continue process of awakening Sharon

Doctors treating Ariel Sharon were on Tuesday to continue the process of waking the critically ill Israeli leader from a coma a day after he responded positively to initial tests…

Ariel Sharon breathing unaided

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was breathing unassisted on Monday while being gradually awoken from a deep coma so doctors can assess the extent of damage to his brain after…

Medics begin waking Sharon from coma

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was being gradually awoken on Monday from a deep coma so his doctors can assess the extent of damage to his brain following a massive stroke.…

Sharon undergoes emergency surgery

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was rushed back to the operating theatre on Friday for emergency surgery to stop fresh bleeding in his brain as the country braced for the end…

Minister tries to assuage Gaza settlers’ anger

Israeli Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz tried to assuage the anger of Gaza Strip settlers on Tuesday, saying he is willing to consider delaying the operation to uproot them from…

‘Sharon is behaving like a dictator’

For Eitan Braun, a Jewish settler in the Gaza Strip, the equation is simple: "If Ariel Sharon falls, I get to keep my house." If the Israeli Prime Minister has his way, Braun and…