'If we sleep, they bite': Rats and weasels infest camps for displaced Gazans
In the Gaza Strip, the daily battles are now with rats, weasels, and other pests spreading diseases.
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Israeli police arrest man after nun attacked in Jerusalem
The French nun was pushed over and kicked in the apparently unprovoked assault, amid a rise in harassment of Christians in the city by Jewish extremists.
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British couple jailed in Iran: 'We're likely to be here for a long time'
Lindsay and Craig Foreman are facing the reality of a 10-year prison sentence following their arrest in Iran while on a motorcycle tour last year.
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Syria trial seen as first step on long road for Assad's victims
There were highly charged scenes as former senior regime official, Atef Najib, appeared before a Damascus court.
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Did Trump save eight Iranian women from execution?
The US president says he saved eight Iranian women from execution, but Iran says otherwise.
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Israeli police investigate after officers 'cut Palestinian flag' from skullcap
The British Israeli man says he was detained after someone took offence at his kippah embroidered with Israeli and Palestinian flags.
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US-Kuwaiti journalist held in Kuwait over social media posts acquitted, lawyers say
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin reportedly faced charges, including spreading false information, after he re-posted images related to the Iran war.
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Israeli soldiers punished over vandalism of Jesus statue in Lebanon
Two soldiers will be removed from combat duty and receive 30 days of military detention, Israel's military says.
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Popemobile child clinic yet to reach Gaza one year after Francis's death
One of the late pope's last wishes was for his vehicle to be used for children in Gaza, but a charity is still waiting for an entry permit.
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Outrage over Israeli soldier's vandalism of Jesus statue in Lebanon
The Israeli military says it views with "great severity" the actions of the soldier, as the US ambassador demands "swift" consequences.
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Prominent Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti assaulted three times in a month, family says
The Israeli Prison Service says the allegation that Barghouti was subjected to physical violence by prison guards are "false and baseless".
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US-Kuwaiti journalist detained in Kuwait after social media posts, watchdog says
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin is understood to be facing charges including spreading false information, the Committee to Protect Journalists says.
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Iran carried out highest number of executions in decades
Organisations warn many more people could be executed in the wake of the anti-government protests which swept Iran earlier this year.
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'Endless fears': Even if fighting stops, the damage to Iran's children will endure
The BBC has been able to obtain testimony from parents and those trying to help children deal with the distress that comes with war.
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Al Jazeera condemns killing of journalist in Israeli strike in Gaza
The Israeli military claims Mohammed Wishah was a "Hamas terrorist" - which the Qatar-based network has previously denied.
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French couple leave Iran after more than three years in jail
Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris are on their way home after being allowed to leave the country, the French president says.
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Iranian Nobel laureate suffered suspected heart attack in prison, family says
Narges Mohammadi's brother says he fears her life is in imminent danger and she needs to be transferred to a hospital.
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Iran using children in security roles in war, reports and witnesses say
An 11-year-old is reported to have been killed in an air strike while manning a checkpoint in Tehran.
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'Like a dream': Gaza mother reunited with evacuated baby daughter
Sundus al-Kurd was separated from her new-born when Shifa hospital was evacuated more than two years ago during the Gaza war.
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'Our home is gone': BBC speaks to displaced families in Lebanon
The BBC's Hugo Bachega speaks to families in Beirut as more than a million people have been displaced in Lebanon.
