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Asaad al-Nassasra has been missing since Israeli troops killed 15 other emergency workers in south Gaza three weeks ago.

The Israel Defense Forces said the hospital contained a “command and control center used by Hamas”.

Donald Trump has suggested Iran could face military action if it does not agree to a new nuclear deal.

Sudan accuses UAE of ‘complicity in genocide’ at world court5 days agoShareSaveAnna HolliganBBC News, The HagueShareSaveThe International Court of Justice (ICJ) is hearing a case brought by Sudan accusing the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of being “complicit in the genocide” during the current civil war.
The two-year conflict, which has pitted Sudan's army against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has led to tens of thousands of deaths and forced more than 12 million from their homes.
Sudan alleges that the UAE has been arming the RSF with the aim of wiping out the non-Arab Massalit population of West Darfur. The UAE has said the case is a cynical publicity stunt and is seeking an immediate dismissal.
Since the war began, both the RSF and the Sudanese army have been accused of committing atrocities.
According to Sudan's case, the RSF has carried out systematic attacks on non-Arab groups, especially the Massalit community, with the intent to destroy them as a distinct ..

Israeli strike on Gaza residential building kills 29, medics say6 days agoShareSaveDavid GrittenBBC NewsShareSaveAt least 29 Palestinians, including children, have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a multi-storey residential building in the east of Gaza City, a local hospital says.
The Hamas-run Civil Defence agency said warplanes targeted the area near al-Hawashi mosque in the Shejaiya neighbourhood on Tuesday morning.
It initially reported that 23 people were killed but warned its first responders were searching for two dozen others under the rubble. In the evening, it announced 15 bodies had been recovered, without giving an updated death toll.
The Israeli military said it had struck a “senior Hamas terrorist” who was responsible for planning and executing attacks in the area.
Numerous steps were taken to mitigate harm to civilians, including the use of “precision weapons”, it added.
The military also accused Hamas of violating international law by deliberately using the civil..

Israel’s PM rejects criticism of Gaza war by air force reservists5 days agoShareSaveDavid GrittenBBC NewsShareSaveIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected criticism of the Gaza war by some air force reservists, calling it “unforgivable”.
The Israeli military said it would dismiss serving reservists who had signed a letter calling for the return of Israeli hostages to be prioritised over fighting Hamas.
The letter also says the current fighting is politically motivated and will lead to the deaths of the hostages, Israeli soldiers and innocent civilians.
The military said it could not allow serving reservists to engage in political protests.
Israel resumed its air and ground campaign in Gaza last month, saying that military pressure would force Hamas to release the hostages it is still holding.
Israel's military air power, which has been used extensively in Gaza over the past 18 months, relies heavily on reservist pilots.
Most of the 970 signatories of the letter pub..

Hostages released earlier this year are adding their powerful voices to calls for a deal to bring home those still held by Hamas.

Amnesty International says Ahmed Manasra endured “shocking ill-treatment” after he was imprisoned at the age of 13 in 2015.

Israeli army fired more than 100 shots in Gaza medics’ killing, audio suggests5 days agoShareSaveMerlyn Thomas, Emma Pengelly & Matt MurphyBBC VerifyShareSaveIsraeli troops fired more than 100 times during an attack in which they killed 15 emergency workers in Gaza, with some shots from as close as 12m (39ft) away, a forensic audio analysis of mobile phone footage commissioned by BBC Verify has found.
Two audio experts examined a 19-minute video authenticated by BBC Verify, showing the incident and the moments leading up to it near Rafah on 23 March.
The findings support a claim made by the Palestinian Red Crescent that the workers were “targeted from a very close range”. On 5 April an Israeli army official said aerial footage showed troops opening fire “from afar”.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) declined to comment on the analysis directly when approached by BBC Verify.
A spokesperson said it was investigating the attack and repeated claims that six of the people killed were linked t..

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