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Hussey was 15 when director Franco Zeffirelli cast her in his adaptation of the Shakespeare tragedy. The film won two Oscars and Hussey won a Golden Globe for best new actress for her part as Juliet. (Image credit: Eustache Cardenas)

The director of one of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza was arrested in a raid the Israeli military said was targeting a Hamas command centre.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a “tragic incident” following the crash of an Azerbaijani airliner in Kazakhstan that killed 38 people, but stopped short of acknowledging that Moscow was responsible.

Russia’s Putin apologises to Azerbaijan over ‘tragic’ airliner crash  Reuters Putin Apologizes but Stops Short of Taking Responsibility for Kazakhstan Crash  The New York Times Five infamous incidents of commercial airplanes that were shot down  The Washington Post Azerbaijani and U.S. officials suggest

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Putin sorry over Azerbaijan Airlines crash but does not accept blame  BBC.com Putin apologizes over ‘tragic’ Azerbaijan Airlines crash, without admitting responsibility  CNN Kazakhstan Plane Crash Survivors Describe Chaos on Azerbaijan Airlines Flight  The New York Times What is known about a plane

Gaza’s Health Ministry said Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, was arrested by Israeli forces along with dozens of other staff and taken to an interrogation center. (Image credit: Abdel Kareem Hana)

Putin sorry over Azerbaijan Airlines crash but does not accept blame  BBC.com Putin apologizes for ‘tragic’ Azerbaijan Airlines crash, without admitting responsibility  CNN Putin seeks to ‘give reassurances’ in apology over Azerbaijan plane crash  FRANCE 24 English Kazakhstan Plane Crash Survivors Describe Chaos