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Israel's Knesset Health Committee held a heated discussion on a proposal for Israel to leave the World Health Organization (WHO), a United Nations agency. The committee will hold another ...

Israel broke the ceasefire with Hamas last week with intensified bombing as Israeli forces resumed ground operations and ...

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