Palestinian deaths in Israeli custody have surged. A prison guard describes rampant abuse

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The number of Palestinians dying in Israeli custody surged to nearly 100 people since the start of the war in Gaza, according to a report published Monday by a human rights group that says systematic violence and denial of medical care at prisons and detention centers contrib

 

US-backed aid company in Gaza shutters operations

 

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Fire teams rescue 15-year-old stuck on crane over high-rise building in Jerusalem

 

Gunmen attack the governor of Taiz’s motorcade, killing 5 security officers

 

Houthi court in Yemen hands down death sentences to 17 people accused of spying

 

Sectarian tensions flare in Syria’s Homs after the killing of a Bedouin couple

 

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Netanyahu convenes cabinet on settler violence in the West Bank that continues unabated

 

Israel’s military carries out strikes in Lebanon and Gaza, killing dozens of people

 

South Africa foreign minister says charter flights part of a plan to clear Palestinians out of Gaza

 

First strong winter rains soak Gaza’s makeshift shelters

 

Women riding the streets of Tehran on motorbikes is the latest sign of Iran’s societal change

 

Israel’s longest war is leaving a trail of traumatized soldiers, with suicides also on the rise

 

Pope Leo calls for ‘deep reflection’ about treatment of detained migrants in the United States

 

Mona Ziade, who helped shape the AP’s Middle East coverage in the 1980s and ‘90s, dies at age 65

 

Iraq’s foreign minister calls for disarmament of ‘PKK elements’ in the north

 

Donald Trump Jr. mocks ‘No Kings’ protests and praises father’s approach to Mideast at Saudi summit

 

Trump’s decision to send aircraft carrier to South America will leave Mideast and Europe with none

 

Gaza ceasefire tested as Israel and Hamas exchange fire and blame

 

14 migrants dead after dinghy sinks in the Aegean off Turkey’s coast

 

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Vance denies the US dictates to Israel as he meets with Netanyahu over Gaza ceasefire

 

Vance is optimistic about Gaza ceasefire but notes ‘very hard’ work to come

 

Yemen’s Houthi rebels detain 20 UN employees and confiscate equipment

 

A father returns from Israeli detention to find Gaza and his family shattered

 

US warns Hamas planning attack on Palestinian civilians in apparent violation of Gaza ceasefire

 

Trump warns Hamas ‘we will have no choice but to go in and kill them’ if bloodshed persists in Gaza

 

This is why the story of Abraham is coming up in the push for Middle East peace

 

Trump wants to push for Middle East peace. Netanyahu is still talking up Israel’s military might

 

Cheers, tears and shofar horn erupt across Israel as hostages come back after more than 700 days

 

Trump urges leaders to put ‘old feuds’ aside as he calls for a new era of harmony in the Middle East

 

Egyptian president says Trump’s Mideast proposal is ‘last chance’ for peace in the region

 

After hostages and prisoners are freed, complex issues remain for Israel-Hamas ceasefire

 

What to know as Israel and Hamas exchange hostages and prisoners and Trump visits the Middle East

 

Trump sets off for the Mideast to mark a ceasefire deal and urge Arab leaders to seize the moment

 

Many unresolved questions remain as a ceasefire holds in Gaza