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KEY ACTORS
Israel Defense Forces (IDF)—Military forces of the State of Israel conducting operations in Gaza and the West Bank
Hamas—Palestinian militant organization governing the Gaza Strip since 2007
Palestinian Authority (PA)—Governing body of parts of the occupied West Bank
Benjamin Netanyahu—Prime Minister of Israel
UNRWA—UN agency providing aid and services to Palestinian refugees
ACTIVE FRONTS & FLASHPOINTS
Gaza StripRafah crossingKhan YounisJabaliaJeninWest Bank settlements
KEY STATISTICS
CASUALTIESOver 40,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza since October 2023; over 1,200 Israelis killed in the October 7 attack (Gaza Health Ministry; Israeli government)
DISPLACED1.9 million displaced within Gaza — approximately 85% of the population (UN OCHA, 2024)
ESCALATIONOctober 2023 — Hamas attack on southern Israel and subsequent Israeli military operations in Gaza
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LATEST INTELLIGENCE4,534 verified articles
Hamas plans to use Iran , Lebanon negotiations to avoid disarmament
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jpost.com
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Hamas plans to use Iran , Lebanon negotiations to avoid disarmament

Hamas is reportedly leveraging regional instability involving Iran and Lebanon to delay disarmament negotiations and consolidate power in Gaza. The group is allegedly using tax collection and recruitment to strengthen its position, while also seeking modifications to a US-led disarmament plan to buy time.

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Hamas plans to use Iran , Lebanon negotiations to avoid disarmament
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jpost.com
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Hamas plans to use Iran , Lebanon negotiations to avoid disarmament

Hamas is reportedly leveraging regional instability involving Iran and Lebanon to delay disarmament talks and consolidate power in Gaza. The group is said to be using negotiations and tax collection to buy time, while senior officials have relocated from Qatar amid security concerns.

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IDF combat engineer captain discusses fighting Hezbollah with Post
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jpost.com
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IDF combat engineer captain discusses fighting Hezbollah with Post

An IDF combat engineering battalion commander reported destroying over 1,000 Hezbollah terror infrastructure sites in southern Lebanon since early March. His unit, previously engaged in Gaza, adapted to Lebanon's topography to systematically dismantle weapons depots and military positions.

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Hamas rejects JD Vance claim on humanitarian aid entering Gaza
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jpost.com
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Hamas rejects JD Vance claim on humanitarian aid entering Gaza

Hamas has refuted a claim by US Vice President JD Vance that humanitarian aid entering Gaza is at a five-year high, stating conditions are catastrophic. Vance made the assertion on Tuesday in response to heckling, while Hamas insists on severe shortages of food, medicine, and fuel.

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Low turnout and heckling dominate JD Vance's Turning Point USA appearance
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Middle East Eye
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Low turnout and heckling dominate JD Vance's Turning Point USA appearance

US Vice President JD Vance's appearance at a Turning Point USA event in Athens, Georgia, on Tuesday was marked by low attendance and heckling. Critics attributed the sparse turnout and disruptions to growing opposition to US support for Israel's actions in the Middle East.

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Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti facing ‘escalating abuse’ in Israeli jails
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The Guardian Middle East
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Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti facing ‘escalating abuse’ in Israeli jails

Jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti has reportedly faced escalating abuse in Israeli prisons, including dog attacks and beatings, over the past three weeks. His lawyer claims these incidents, occurring during his 24th year of imprisonment, place him at immediate risk and calls for his release.

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Netanyahu sees Lebanon as his last chance for a ‘win’
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Al Jazeera
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Netanyahu sees Lebanon as his last chance for a ‘win’

After the failure in Gaza and Iran, the Israeli prime minister hopes he can be triumphant in Lebanon.

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Belgium seizes arms shipment sent from Britain to Israel
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Middle East Eye
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Belgium seizes arms shipment sent from Britain to Israel

Belgian authorities seized two shipments of undeclared military components, including fire control systems, from Britain bound for Israel at Liege airport on March 24th. The seizures occurred after NGOs alerted officials, leading to a criminal investigation into the shipments, which were reportedly misclassified as aircraft parts.

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Israeli security cabinet to discuss possible Lebanon ceasefire
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Middle East Eye
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Israeli security cabinet to discuss possible Lebanon ceasefire

The Israeli security cabinet will convene to discuss a possible ceasefire in Lebanon on Wednesday night, according to a senior Israeli official. This comes after the Israeli military renewed an order for people to leave a vast swathe of southern Lebanon, as it continued to bomb the country and engage in fighting with Hezbollah.

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Israeli army 'using Gaza tactics' while razing southern Lebanon villages
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Middle East Eye
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Israeli army 'using Gaza tactics' while razing southern Lebanon villages

Submitted by Mera Aladam on Wed, 04/15/2026 - 12:43 Haaretz reports that the army is building new outposts in Lebanon, signalling an intention to maintain a long-term presence there Israeli soldiers stand on top of a tank in northern Israel, near the Israel-Lebanon boundary, 15 April 2026 (Reuters/Florion Goga) Off The Israeli army is using a "pattern of operations" in Lebanon similar to that deployed in Gaza, including the mass demolition of homes and the establishment of a long-term presence,

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As world focuses on Iran, Israel ‘engineering starvation policy’ in Gaza
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Al Jazeera
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As world focuses on Iran, Israel ‘engineering starvation policy’ in Gaza

Israel's actions in Gaza have led to severe shortages of food, fuel, and medicine, which Palestinian officials describe as an "engineered starvation policy." These restrictions, including a drastic reduction in aid truck entries, have exacerbated a compounded famine and economic collapse in the besieged enclave.

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UNHCR chief calls for 'urgent' support to Lebanon during war
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Middle East Eye
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UNHCR chief calls for 'urgent' support to Lebanon during war

United Nations refugee chief Barham Salih on Wednesday called on the international community to provide urgent support to Lebanon, where a fifth of the population has been displaced by Israel's war on the country. "I call upon the international community to provide urgent support and relief to Lebanon," he said after meeting Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam.

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Eyal Weizman: How Israel is engineering genocide and ethnic cleansing
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Middle East Eye
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Eyal Weizman: How Israel is engineering genocide and ethnic cleansing

Submitted by Ashfaaq Carim on Thu, 04/17/2025 - 11:30 In this episode of UNAPOLOGETIC, we speak with Eyal Weizman, architect, scholar, and founder of Forensic Architecture - a research agency that uses spatial investigation to expose state violence and human rights abuses. We trace the roots of what Eyal calls an architecture of occupation and ethnic cleansing - a project stretching back to 1948 and unfolding across Gaza, the West Bank, and inside Israel itself.

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Ramadan TV: Six things we learned from the 2026 season
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Middle East Eye
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Ramadan TV: Six things we learned from the 2026 season

The 2026 Ramadan TV season saw a decline in quality and originality across the Arab world, with many productions adhering to state censorship and predictable themes. However, Syrian drama experienced a renewal by addressing past atrocities, and auteur-driven series like Egypt's "Hekayet Narges" offered more nuanced storytelling.

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Israeli forces number Palestinian women’s hands during Jenin invasion
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Middle East Eye
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Israeli forces number Palestinian women’s hands during Jenin invasion

Israeli forces marked dozens of Palestinian women with numbers on their hands during their ongoing invasion of the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Monday. Troops allowed around 120 women to enter the camp to inspect their homes and retrieve belongings, under strict security measures.

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Israeli forces number Palestinian women’s hands during Jenin invasion
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Middle East Eye
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Israeli forces number Palestinian women’s hands during Jenin invasion

Submitted by Fayha Shalash on Wed, 04/15/2026 - 08:34 Women permitted to briefly return to homes under military escort describe harassment, strip searches and devastation across the camp Israeli forces marked Palestinian women with numbers on their hands before allowing them to briefly enter and check their homes on 13 April (Instagram/@raya. orouq/screenshot) Off Israeli forces marked dozens of Palestinian women with numbers on their hands during their ongoing invasion of the Jenin refugee camp

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Israeli forces launch large-scale raids, demolitions in West Bank
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Middle East Eye
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Israeli forces launch large-scale raids, demolitions in West Bank

Israeli forces conducted a large-scale raid across the occupied West Bank, arresting dozens of Palestinians and imposing road closures. The operation, which included house searches and demolitions of structures in East Jerusalem, began early Monday morning.

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Palestinian leader Barghouti endures ‘violent’ assaults in Israeli prisons
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Al Jazeera
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Palestinian leader Barghouti endures ‘violent’ assaults in Israeli prisons

Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti has reportedly faced multiple violent assaults in Israeli prisons during March and April, according to his lawyer. These incidents, including beatings and dog attacks, follow previous injuries and occur while Barghouti serves a life sentence for charges related to the second Intifada.

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Israeli jailers assaulted Marwan Barghouti three times in a month, lawyer says
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Middle East Eye
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Israeli jailers assaulted Marwan Barghouti three times in a month, lawyer says

Marwan Barghouti, a Palestinian political prisoner, was allegedly assaulted three times by Israeli prison guards in Megiddo and Ramon prisons over the past month. His lawyer claims these incidents involved beatings and injuries without medical treatment, occurring during his solitary confinement.

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Israeli jailers assaulted Marwan Barghouti three times in a month, lawyer says
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Middle East Eye
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Israeli jailers assaulted Marwan Barghouti three times in a month, lawyer says

Submitted by Mera Aladam on Wed, 04/15/2026 - 07:27 Campaign for Barghouti’s release decries 'brutal attacks', as lawyer warns of a 'pattern of escalating abuse' People protest for Marwan Barghouti and other prisoners in the Bureij refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, on 4 April, 2026 (AFP/Eyad Baba) Off Israeli prison guards have violently assaulted Palestinian political prisoner Marwan Barghouti three times over the past month, according to his lawyer. A campaign calling for Barghouti’s release o

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