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Tom Bennett

Tom Bennett is a freelance journalist based in Jerusalem, whose work has appeared in The i Paper, The Guardian, and BBC News

Middle East

How Israel’s air defence repelled Iran’s unprecedented drone attack

<p>Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages held in Gaza demonstrate in Jerusalem</p>
Middle East

The increasing anger of Gaza hostage families towards Netanyahu

<p>Palestinians sheltering in a tent camp in Rafah</p>
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Israel assault on Rafah would be nail in coffin of Gaza aid, UN warns

<p>People inspect the damage to their homes following Israeli air strikes on Saturday in Rafah, Gaza</p>
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Fear in Rafah as Israel prepares invasion plan of last civilian refuge

<p>An Israeli mobile artillery unit fires towards Gaza</p>
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Hundreds of thousands trapped in Gaza’s Rafah as Israel army closes in

<p>CCTV footage of the raid at the Ibn Sina Hospital in the northern city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank</p>
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Israeli hit squad dressed as doctors in raid on West Bank hospital

<p>Israel’s national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir</p>
Middle East

Israeli settler conference exposes deepening chasm in Middle East

<p>Benjamin Netanyahu with Israeli forces during a trip into Gaza </p>
Middle East

Qatar accuses Netanyahu of deliberately obstructing Gaza talks

<p>Protesters hold up portraits of Israeli hostages held in Gaza during a rally in Jerusalem</p>
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Hostage families storm Israeli Knesset meeting to demand their return

<p>Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Strip</p>
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Netanyahu’s hardline stance over Gaza leaves him increasingly isolated

<p>Smoke billowing over the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip </p>
Middle East

Hostage families welcome medicine being sent into Gaza

<p>Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, centre, speaks to soldiers in the Gaza Strip </p>
Middle East

Netanyahu on collision course with Biden over future of Gaza

<p>Smoke rises following Israeli bombardments in Khan Younis</p>
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Israel’s troops push further south than ever during Gaza war

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Israel’s troops push further south than ever during Gaza war

<p>Smoke rises following Israeli bombardments in Khan Younis</p>
<p>The Israeli military inside Gaza, where their ground operations relentlessly continue</p>
Middle East

100 days on, what the future holds for Israel’s war in Gaza

<p>People attend a demonstration in Tel Aviv on Saturday calling for the release of the hostages taken by Hamas militants </p>
Middle East

No one will stop us, says Netanyahu, on 100th day of Israel-Hamas war

<p>Palestinian families outside al-Aqsa Hospital in central Gaza</p>
Middle East

Trying to save children at one of Gaza’s last functioning hospitals

<p>Ranen Carmel, whose wife’s cousin’s son, 22-year-old Omer Wenkert is currently held hostage inside Gaza</p>
Middle East

Families of Gaza hostages call for new deal to bring loved ones home

<p>Ranen Carmel, whose wife’s cousin’s son, 22-year-old Omer Wenkert is currently held hostage inside Gaza</p>
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Families of Gaza hostages call for new deal to bring loved ones home

<p>Gaza residents gather to get their share of food offered by aid group volunteers in Rafah</p>
Middle East

Struggling to survive in Gaza: ‘If war does not kill us, hunger will’

<p>The aftermath of an Israeli strike on Rafah – one of the few places in Gaza not under evacuation orders </p>
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Israeli bombardment pushes more Palestinians into southern Gaza

<p>Smoke rises after Israeli strikes on the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis</p>
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As Israeli tanks push on, UN says situation in Gaza is beyond words

<p>Palestinians look at houses destroyed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Rafah</p>
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Civilians make up 61% of Gaza deaths from airstrikes, study finds

<p>Israeli airstrikes on Khan Younis </p>
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US accused of being complicit in ‘war crimes’ after vetoing Gaza vote

<p>Palestinian men have been stripped and bound at several locations inside Gaza </p>
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US piles pressure on Israel over conduct in war on Hamas

<p>Israel has been striking Khan Younis heavily in southern Gaza</p>
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Israeli troops ‘in heart’ of Gaza’s second city as it steps up assault

<p>A tank in southern Israel fires into the Gaza Strip</p>
Middle East

Tanks roll into southern Gaza as Israel expands its war on Hamas

<p>Palestinian men have been stripped and bound at several locations inside Gaza </p>
Middle East

US piles pressure on Israel over conduct in war on Hamas

<p>Israel has been striking Khan Younis heavily in southern Gaza</p>
Middle East

Israeli troops ‘in heart’ of Gaza’s second city as it steps up assault

<p>A tank in southern Israel fires into the Gaza Strip</p>
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Tanks roll into southern Gaza as Israel expands its war on Hamas

<p>Israel Palestinians</p>
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Infectious disease spreading through southern Gaza, doctors warn

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Infectious disease spreading through southern Gaza, doctors warn

<p>Israel Palestinians</p>
<p>Rockets are fired from the Gaza Strip toward Israel in October </p>
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Israel withdraws from ‘dead end’ hostage negotiations

<p>Mia Schem, 21, reunites with her mother and brother in Israel on Thursday</p>
Middle East

More Hamas hostages released from inside Gaza

<p>Gili Roman, brother of Yarden Roman-Gat, stands on the balcony of his family’s apartment in Tel Aviv</p>
Middle East

One Israeli hostage family’s anxious wait for news about a loved one

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