Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike on Lebanon's Majdal Zoun village on October 24.
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28-year-old Yotam Vilk served in Gaza for over 230 days. Now, refusing to serve again says he's not concerned about the repercussions because he's already sacrificed a lot for Israel.
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More than 130 Israeli reservists sign letter refusing to fight in Gaza and Lebanon
Smoke billows following airstrikes, as seen from Tyre, southern Lebanon, on October 22, 2024.
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Live Updates October 24, 2024 news on the wars in the Middle East
The Israeli military has forced Palestinians to enter potentially booby-trapped houses and tunnels in Gaza to avoid putting its troops in harm’s way, according to an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier and five former detainees who said they were victims of the practice. <strong>Image blurred at source</strong>.
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Smoke billows following airstrikes, as seen from Tyre, southern Lebanon, on October 22, 2024.
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A three-year-old Palestinian child, Sami, was killed by airdropped aid, in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, according to his family.
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U.S.-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen at his home in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. July 10, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Mostoller
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FILE PHOTO: Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar looks on as Palestinian Hamas supporters take part in an anti-Israel rally over tension in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque, in Gaza City October 1, 2022. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem/File Photo
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Demonstrators block a major thoroughfare in Tel Aviv, protesting against the government and demanding a ceasefire deal on October 19, 2024.
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After Sinwar’s killing, Israelis call on Netanyahu to seize the moment and strike a deal with Hamas
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar pictured in Gaza City in April 2022.
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Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza, Israeli military says
Palestinians carry their belongings as they flee areas north of Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip on October 12, 2024. In recent days, the military has launched an intense ground and air assault in northern Gaza, particularly in and around the city of Jabalia. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP) (Photo by OMAR AL-QATTAA/AFP via Getty Images)
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Stray dogs are eating the dead in the streets of northern Gaza, emergency services chief says
Palestinians walk on a ravaged road in front of Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on May 2, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Israel pulled its ground forces from Khan Yunis on April 7 after carrying out a raid at the Nasser Medical Complex, one of the biggest hospitals in the Palestinian territory. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
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Mother of a sick baby in Gaza and daughter of an Israeli hostage call for ceasefire deal
Israeli soldiers mourn Sgt. Yosef Hieb, killed Sunday by a Hezbollah drone attack that wounded dozens and killed four soldiers, while at his funeral in Tuba Zangariyye, Israel, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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Deadly drone attack by Hezbollah exposes Israel’s weaknesses
Emergency services personnel attend the scene of a drone strike on October 13, 2024 in Binyamina, Israel. Initial reports suggest at least 40 people were injured near Binyamina, Israel, following a drone strike launched by Hezbollah.
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4 Israeli soldiers killed, more than 60 people injured by Hezbollah drone in one of bloodiest attacks on Israel since Oct. 7
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SENSITIVE MATERIAL. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB A wounded Palestinian is carried to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, in the aftermath of an Israeli strike amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, October 10, 2024. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed
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Israeli strike kills at least 28 Palestinians at school in central Gaza, Red Crescent says
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Palestinians evacuating northern Gaza say they are being shot at by Israeli military