HEADLINE TRACKER
We keep track of unusual language in headlines about violence in the Middle East.
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Pro-Palestine group targets Jewish-owned business in London
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Pro-Palestine group targets business in London with alleged links to Israeli military
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Gunfire in Gaza as Israel Says Its Troops Are Mobilizing
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Israeli military kills over 100 Palestinians and begins massive operation
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Israel launches major offensive in Gaza after airstrikes that killed more than 100
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Israel kills over 100 in airstrikes and starts major offensive in Gaza
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Gaza activist ship 'attacked by drones' off coast of Malta, NGO says
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Gaza aid ship attacked by Israel
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Gaza hospital hit by Israeli strike, Hamas says
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Gaza hospital hit by Israeli strike
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Video casts doubt on Israeli account of Gaza medic killings
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Israeli Military Lied About Gaza Aid Worker Killings, Video Shows Soldiers Targeted Convoy
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Video Shows Aid Workers Killed in Gaza Under Gunfire Barrage, With Ambulance Lights On
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Israeli Army Killed Paramedics Despite Visible Ambulance Lights, Video Shows
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Israeli strike on Gaza City school kills 27, health ministry says
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Israel kills 27 Palestinians by deliberating bombing a school
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Netanyahu Arrives in Hungary, Finding a Rare Welcome in Europe
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Netanyahu Arrives in Hungary, Despite ICC Arrest Warrant
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Red Cross outraged over killing of eight medics in Gaza
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Red Cross outraged after Israel kills eight medics in Gaza
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More than 50,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since start of Israel-Hamas war, health ministry in the territory says
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Israel has killed over 50,000 Palestinians: Gaza health ministry
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Israeli strike at Gaza hospital kills Hamas official and aide
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Israel bombs largest remaining hospital in Gaza, claiming they targeted Hamas official
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UN experts accuse Israel of sexual violence and 'genocidal acts' in Gaza
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Israel systematically using rape and other genocidal acts in Gaza: UN report
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'A long, long road ahead': Gaza rebuilds from zero
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'A long, long road ahead': People start to rebuild Gaza, obliterated by Israel
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Lebanon says 22 killed by Israeli forces after withdrawal deadline missed
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Israel kills 22 in Lebanon, including 9 children, and wounds 124 more after not withdrawing on agreed date
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Israel’s borders have shifted throughout its history. Action in Syria may reshape them again
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Israel has repeatedly invaded other countries. Now it invades Syria
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AP 18-12-2024
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Hamas says Israeli strikes kill more than 50 in Gaza
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Israeli kills more than 50 in Gaza
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BBC 16-12-2024
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Israel says its troops will stay in seized territory for now
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Israel Announces Plans to Maintain Military Presence in Occupied Territory
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New York Times
12-12-2024
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Israel enters demilitarised buffer zone in the Golan Heights
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Israel Invades Syria
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New York Times
08-12-2024
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A northern gaza hospital lacks food and water for patients, officials say
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Israeli Blockade Leaves Northern Gaza Hospital Without Food and Water, Officials Report
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New York Times
10-12-2024
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'I'm so scared, please come.' Heartbreaking final moments of a five-year-old girl killed in Gaza.
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I'm so scared, please come.' Heartbreaking final moments of a five-year-old girl killed by Israel.
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BBC
09-10-2024
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Netanyahu's appeal to Lebanese people falls on deaf ears in Beirut
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Netanhayu's call for civil war in Lebanon falls on deaf ears in Beirut
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BBC
09-10-2024
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Massive Explosions Rock Area South of Beirut
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Israel bombs south of Beirut
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BBC
04-10-2024
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Loud blasts heard in Beirut after Israel's military told residents to evacuate three areas "immediately"
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Israel bombs Beirut, after saying that it planned to
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BBC
03-10-2024
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Blogger who documented life in Gaza killed in alleged Israeli strike
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Israel kills Gaza blogger in air strike
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BBC
29-08-2024
"Palestinians are shot dead. Palestinians starve ... Palestinians die, they aren’t killed, as if their death is a fault of their own."
Elena Dudum in Time Magazine
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Gaza nurse says whole family, including quadruplets, killed in air strike
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Israeli strike kills nurse's entire family in Gaza
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BBC
21-08-2024
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Explosion hits Beirut suburb as Israel says it carries out strike
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Israel carries out strike on Beirut suburb
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BBC
30-07-2024
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Strike on Area Where Displaced Gazans Were Camped Kills Up to 25
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Israel bombs Palestinian Refugees in Gaza
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New York Times
21-06-2024
"Over the last 10 months, Israel has killed more than 100 Palestinian journalists."
Pianist Jayson Gillham's Melbourne show cancelled after he used the active voice
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Founder of World Central Kitchen Says Several Workers Killed in Gaza Airstrike
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Israel Kills World Central Kitchen Workers in Gaza Airstrike
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New York Times
06-06-2024
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Gazans Weep and Pray Over Loved Ones Killed in Attack on Former School
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Palestinians Weep and Pray Over Loved Ones Killed in Israeli Attack on UN School
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New York Times
06-06-2024
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Lives Ended in Gaza
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30,000 Palestinians Killed by Israel in Gaza
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New York Times
04-03-2024
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Hind Rajab, 6, found dead in Gaza days after phone calls for help
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Israel killed 6 year old, Hind Rajab, after phone calls for help
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BBC
10-02-2024
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ITV report captures moment Palestinian man is shot dead minutes after speaking to media
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Israel kills Palestinian live on ITV
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Independent
24-01-2024
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Explosion Gazans Say Was Airstrike Leaves Many Casualties in Dense Neighborhood
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Israel bombs innocent civilians in Gaza