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Leftwing parties urge people to vote tactically to curb potential late surge by Geert Wilders’ party

The brand new NSC party is top of the polls as the election nears and has a charismatic leader famed for uncovering official wrongdoing

Jake Sullivan said the Palestinian militant group that rules Gaza was ‘making demands’ before allowing foreign nationals to travel to Egypt.

European leaders are visiting Israel one by one in a show of support. But concerns over regional security linger.

French President Emmanuel Macron visits Tel Aviv Tuesday for talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his office announced.

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Dutch politician and former EU deputy criticises ‘astonishing’ policy U-turns by countries including UK

Earlier announcement by Olivér Várhelyi had prompted surprise from member states including Ireland and Spain

The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched the biggest attack on Israel in years on Saturday in a surprise assault that combined gunmen crossing into several Israeli towns with a heavy barrage of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip. Here is reaction to the attack from around the world.