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Israel-Palestine War : From Netflix's 'Born In Gaza' to Amazon Prime Video's 'The Gatekeepers', documentaries to watch

The documentary 'Born In Gaza' on Netflix, in particular, bears a stark resemblance to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine, with certain images being similar to the violence and innocence

Vantage | Why Israel has gone missing from China's maps

China's view of Israel is often coloured by its perceived alliance with America, which may explain why it is not seen as a friend of China

India's UN abstention from vote on Israel sparks criticism: UN resolutions aren't moral science lessons

India's position is based clearly on the country's interests, and not on anyone else

South Korea conducts military drills with US to combat potential 'Hamas-style surprise attack' by N.Korea

Although the two forces regularly conduct live-fire and other training exercises, this week's drills come after Hamas' unprecedented attacks against Israel on October 7 that raised security jitters in South Korea, which shares the world’s most heavily fortified border with rival North Korea

Acknowledging lapses for first time, Israel PM says will give 'answers' on Hamas attacks

"The fault will be examined and everyone will have to give answers, including me. But all this will happen later," Benjamin Netanyahu said in a televised address as the Israeli military prepares for a widely expected invasion of the Gaza Strip

Google and Apple disable real-time traffic data in maps in Israel, Gaza amid security concerns

Google and Apple have temporarily disabled real-time traffic conditions and crowding data in Israel and the Gaza Strip for their respective Maps and Waze apps. They were requested to do so by Israel's military

Amid the Israel-Hamas war, here's everything about Gigi Hadid's Palestine connection

"While I have hopes and dreams for Palestinians, none of them include the harm of a Jewish person," Gigi Hadid said in a lengthy Instagram statement

US trying to keep Israeli settler activity from overshadowing Ukraine war at UN

UN diplomats say the US wants to replace the Palestinian resolution, which would be legally binding, with a weaker presidential statement, or at least delay a vote on the resolution until after the Ukraine war anniversary

UN agency for Palestinian refugee seeks $1.6 billion for 2023

The agency, which counts nearly 30,000 staff -- most of them Palestinian refugees -- runs more than 700 schools that offer education to half a million children, and provides health, sanitation and social services, including food and cash assistance

Bethlehem rebounds from pandemic, lifting Christmas spirits

Tourism is the economic lifeblood of this town in the occupied West Bank, and for the past two years, the pandemic kept international visitors away. This year, visitors are back, hotels are full, and shopkeepers have reported a brisk business in the runup to the holiday