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Israel says Gaza-bound activist boat carrying Greta Thunberg redirected
The Madleen departed from Italy on June 1 to bring awareness to food shortages in Gaza, which the United Nations...
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Volunteers offer help to Arab-Israeli farmers amid Gaza war
Baqa al-Gharbiya, Israel--In Baqa al-Gharbiya, an hour's drive from Haifa, city folk have temporarily traded pens for boots to aid farmers...
- Many people, lawyers or teachers, have joined hands to help Arab-Israeli farmers in the harvest as there is a shortage of labor force because of the war
- Volunteers were picking cucumbers, placing seedlings on stakes, and were preparing for the strawberry harvest when the rains interrupted them
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Iran executes man convicted of spying for Israel: judiciary
According to human rights groups, including Amnesty International, Iran executes more people per year than any other nation except China....
- He was also found guilty of "collecting and providing classified information to the Mossad spy service with the aim of disrupting public order."
- Iran has previously announced the arrests of alleged agents working for foreign countries, including Israel, its regional arch-foe
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Israel troops kill 3 hostages mistaking them for ‘threat’
The Israeli army said that it had mistakenly identified three Israeli hostages as a threat, and fired, killing three of...
- The army identified the hostages as Yotam Haim and Alon Shamriz and Samer El-Talalqa
- Its spokesman said the military "bears responsibility for everything that happened"