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Rina Bassist

Rina Bassist

Jan 25, 2023

Israeli President Isaac Herzog meets with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Brussels, Jan. 25, 2023. — Israeli President Isaac Herzog meets with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Brussels, Jan. 25, 2023. — GPO/Haim Zach

The families of four Israelis missing in Gaza visited the headquarters of the Red Cross in Geneva to seek the ICRC's help in advancing their cases

Families of Israelis missing in Gaza seek UN, Red Cross help

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This photograph taken on January 22, 2023 shows German, European Union and French flags and the facade of the French National Assembly. (Photo by THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images)

EU rolls out new Iran sanctions but does not designate IRGC as terrorists

Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

Hamas security forces stand guard during a visit of newly elected Hamas chief, Ismail Haniya, to protesters taking part in a sit-in in support of Palestinian hunger-striking prisoners held in Israeli jails, on May 8, 2017, in Gaza City. / AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS (Photo credit should read MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel said to offer Hamas prisoner swap

Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

European Council President Charles Michel, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola and European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen at the tribute to the victims of the Hamas-organized attacks in Israel

EU chiefs pay tribute to Israelis slain 'because they were Jewish'

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