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Exclusive: Keren Shimoni tells Andrea Blanco that her missing cousin Ben Shimoni was last seen heading back into the festival site after driving four women to safety

A set of delicate and unwritten rules of engagement has ensured no major conflict between Israel and Hezbollah since 2006. But those rules are now being tested, Richard Hall writes.

An invasion of Gaza would be ‘very much at the extreme end’ of plans shaped for years by Israeli military, experts tell The Independent

Medics in Gaza warn of ‘catastrophic’ consequences of water, power, food and fuel being blocked for two million civilians

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Crucial supplies of food and medicine also said to be getting worryingly low

Hundreds of thousands of troops mass on border as near-constant airstrikes pound besieged Strip

A vigil attendee had fainted during the vigil leading to shouts for help, which were misunderstood by the crowd, and panic broke out

A viral conspiracy theory claims Taylor Swift attended New York Jets game to minimise press surrounding her private jet usage. Amber Raiken speaks to PR experts about whether the claim is true, and what these theories say about Swift’s place in the media

Exclusive: Leading barrister says victims of rape ‘deserve a legal system that stands with them, not against them’

At least six journalists are dead and two are reported missing even as Israel continues to scale up its offensive in Gaza. Three of these journalists died on Tuesday in an Israeli airstrike, in an area housing press offices in West Gaza’s Rimal district according to The Independent.