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        <title>Rights group implores Egypt to admit kidnapping Hamas operatives</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2017 06:53:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Human Rights Watch suspects the 4 Palestinians who disappeared from a Gaza border crossing in 2015 are incarcerated in Cairo</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/hrw-implores-egypt-to-admit-kidnapping-hamas-operatives/">Rights group implores Egypt to admit kidnapping Hamas operatives</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>&#8216;5,000 Hezbollah troops in Syria, with 5,000 more set to join them&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2013 12:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Salman Shaikh]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Israel should try to stay out, but is increasingly likely to be drawn into the conflict, expert tells the World Economic Forum</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/5000-hezbollah-troops-in-syria-with-5000-more-set-to-join-them/">&#8216;5,000 Hezbollah troops in Syria, with 5,000 more set to join them&#8217;</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Rights group pans Hamas for not probing executions</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/rights-group-pans-hamas-for-not-probing-executions/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:18:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Human Rights Watch says failure by Gaza rulers to prosecute killers 'makes mockery of claims that it’s upholding rule of law'</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/rights-group-pans-hamas-for-not-probing-executions/">Rights group pans Hamas for not probing executions</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>6 family members killed in Syrian rebel stronghold</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/6-family-members-killed-in-syrian-rebel-stronghold/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>No plans to evacuate tens of thousands of Russian citizens from war zone after 77 leave for Moscow Wednesday</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/6-family-members-killed-in-syrian-rebel-stronghold/">6 family members killed in Syrian rebel stronghold</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Human Rights Watch blasts Hamas for targeting Israeli civilians with rockets</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/human-rights-watch-blasts-gaza-for-targeting-civilians-with-rockets/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2012 07:48:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Scathing report by watchdog says indiscriminate fire on Israel is a war crime and calls on Gaza's Islamist government to 'stop unlawful attacks and punish those responsible'</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/human-rights-watch-blasts-gaza-for-targeting-civilians-with-rockets/">Human Rights Watch blasts Hamas for targeting Israeli civilians with rockets</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Syrian opposition groups accused of human rights abuse</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-opposition-accused-of-human-rights-abuse/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Human Rights Watch: 'Opposition leaders should make it clear to their followers that they must not torture, kidnap, or execute under any circumstances'</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-opposition-accused-of-human-rights-abuse/">Syrian opposition groups accused of human rights abuse</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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