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Israel says arrested ex-military prosecutor after leaked abuse video

Israeli police arrested former military prosecutor Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, the national security minister said Monday, following a scandal that erupted after she leaked a video appearing to show soldiers abusing a Palestinian detainee.

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Erdogan says Hamas 'determined' to stick to truce, rallies Muslim allies over reconstruction

Turkey on Monday hosts a string of top diplomats from the Islamic world to bring their influence to bear on the future of Gaza, as fears grow for the increasingly fragile truce.

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Israel army says Gaza bodies received Friday not hostages

Israel's military said Saturday that three bodies it received from Gaza via the Red Cross the previous night were not hostages held in the Palestinian territory.

The Israeli military told AFP that a forensic analysis revealed the bodies were not those of any of the 11 deceased captives still to be handed over as part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal.

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Jordan, Germany say international force in Gaza needs UN mandate

Jordan and Germany said on Saturday that an international force expected to support a future Palestinian police in Gaza under U.S. President Donald Trump's post-war governance plan should have a U.N. mandate.

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Israel returns remains of 30 more Palestinians to Gaza

Israel has returned the bodies of 30 more Palestinians to Gaza as part of an ongoing exchange deal under a U.S.-brokered ceasefire plan, a hospital told AFP on Friday.

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Israel's top military lawyer quits over leaked video of Palestinian detainee abuse

The Israeli military said its top lawyer resigned on Friday during an investigation into a leaked video appearing to show soldiers severely abusing a Palestinian detainee.

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Israel far-right minister calls for death penalty on prison visit

Israel's national security minister on Friday posted a video of himself standing over a row of Palestinian prisoners lying prone with their hands tied, in which he calls for the "death penalty for terrorists".

In footage shared on his personal Telegram channel, Itamar Ben Gvir addresses the camera while pointing at a dozen detainees face down in front of an Israeli flag.

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ICRC warns of 'pattern of violence' against aid workers in Gaza, Sudan

Humanitarian workers are being increasingly targeted in Gaza and in Sudan, where five Red Crescent volunteers were killed this week, the International Committee of the Red Cross's director-general Pierre Krahenbuhl told AFP Friday.

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Turkey to hold Gaza peace plan meeting for Muslim states

Turkey will on Monday host a meeting of foreign ministers from Muslim countries to discuss a U.S. peace plan for Gaza, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said.

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Israel returns remains of 30 more Palestinians to Gaza

Israel has returned the bodies of 30 more Palestinians to Gaza as part of an ongoing exchange deal under a US-brokered ceasefire plan, a hospital told AFP on Friday.

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