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Ghadir Hajji rushed to a clinic on Sunday in hopes her five children would be among the first to get vaccinated against polio, which has re-emerged in war-ravaged Gaza. "They absolutely have to be vaccinated," she told AFP as the family waited in line for a vaccine drive announced after health officials reported last month the first case of polio in the besieged territory in a quarter of a century. "We received text messages from the ministry of health and we showed up right away."
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Gaza parents rush to vaccinate kids against polio despite fear of violence

The two countries have repeatedly called for an end of the Israeli war in the Gaza Strip since it erupted last October.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Saudi, Turkish leaders call for pressure on Israel to end Gaza war

Ecological Revolution for the Living party head Aymeric Caron accused Chief Rabbi Haim Korsia of defending "war crimes in Gaza."
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: French politician calls for legal action against French chief rabbi

The head of Israel's powerful Histadrut trade union ordered a "complete strike" in support of Gaza hostages on Monday and urged a deal to secure their release after six more were announced dead."We must stop the abandonment of the hostages... I have come to the conclusion that only our intervention can shake those who need to be shaken," Histadrut chairman Arnon Bar-David said in a statement on Sunday. "Starting tomorrow at six in the morning, the entire Israeli economy will go on complete strike."
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Israel union chief orders 'complete strike' in support of Gaza hostages

Hersh had been one of eight remaining hostages who held dual Israeli-American citizenship.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Biden spoke with Rachel Goldberg and Jon Polin after Hersh's death announced

When the suspect identified a potential victim, he sat him down on a bench by the side of the road and began interrogating him while holding the weapon to his body.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: IDF reservist arrested in Jerusalem after shooting Arab in racist attack

Here are some of the best snapshots of the dramatic scenes taking place across Israel following the recovery of the bodies of six Israeli hostages murdered in Gaza.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Israel on fire: Protests erupt nationwide over Gaza hostage deal

The more hostages die, the less incentive there is for a deal to save the shrinking total number of them still alive.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Why everyone wants Mossad on their side in Philadelphi Corridor debate

Ankara signed a long-term LNG deal with ExxonMobil in May, as it looks to buy alternative gas supplies to Russia amid rising domestic demand.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Shell, Turkey's BOTAS sign 10-year LNG deal amid diversification plans

US President Joe Biden on Monday said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not doing enough to secure a deal for the release of hostages taken by Palestinian armed group Hamas.Asked by reporters at the White House -- where Biden was arriving for a meeting with US negotiators -- if he thought the Israeli leader was doing enough on the issue, the president responded: "No."Biden's meeting with the negotiators on the hostage-release deal comes after the deaths on Saturday of six captives in Gaza, including an American citizen.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Biden says Netanyahu not doing enough on hostage deal