Israel flattened a West Bank pizzeria with a bulldozer after it used a picture of an elderly hostage in an advert, reports say

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The ad posted by the pizzeria on Facebook shows an elderly woman who was held hostage by Hamas next to the picture of a pizza.

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A disabled Israeli teenager with muscular dystrophy is a hostage held by Hamas in Gaza after she was abducted from the Supernova music festival

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Disabled hostage Rut Perez and her father, Eric Perez, who has also been missing since Hamas' attacks.
Disabled hostage Rut Perez and her father, Eric Perez, who has also been missing since Hamas' attacks.

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Retired Israeli general who rescued his family under siege from Hamas is being compared on social media to Liam Neeson's character in 'Taken'

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Fires break out at the Nahal Oz military site after Hamas entered it.
Fires break out at the Nahal Oz military site after Hamas entered it.

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Israel's military has tools to take down Hamas' new drone arsenal, but actually using them may not be easy

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A drone used by Hamas hovers over a rally in Gaza City in March 2014.

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Israeli father said he punched the air with relief when he heard Hamas had killed 8-year-old daughter as the alternative would have been 'worse than death'

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Family belongings including teddy bears, and the Judaica shelf at a home in Kibbutz Be'eri near the Gaza border after Hamas militants attacked on October 7.
Family belongings including teddy bears, and the Judaica shelf at a home in Kibbutz Be'eri near the Gaza border after Hamas militants attacked on October 7.

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Far-right supporters of an Israeli soccer team known as La Familia stormed a hospital searching for wounded Hamas fighters, say reports

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Members of "La Familia", a far-right fan group of the Israeli Beitar Jerusalem football club, pictured in Jerusalem on December 11, 2020.

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Here's the US weaponry Israel will likely use in its ground invasion of Gaza and how Hamas could respond

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On left, Israeli army members drive in the dirt on a brown military tank. On right, a man in a green headband aims a black machine gun.

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No military response can end the Israel-Hamas conflict, peace experts say. Even if Israel wipes out Hamas, another group will likely take its place

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Palestinian Hamas militants are seen during a military show in the Bani Suheila district on July 20, 2017 in Gaza City, Gaza.

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Israel dropped more bombs on Gaza in 6 days than the US-led coalition dropped in any month fighting ISIS

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A view of an explosion following a strike by IDF fighter jets on Hamas targets at a location given as the Gaza Strip, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on October 13, 2023.
A view of an explosion following a strike by IDF fighter jets on Hamas targets at a location given as the Gaza Strip, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on October 13, 2023.

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Over 1 million in Gaza forced to evacuate in 24 hours after Israel issues order

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Over 1 million Gaza residents were ordered to evacuate to southern areas to avoid Israeli attacks, but social-media posts suggest it's a trap.

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