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Iraq on Thursday expelled Sweden's ambassador to the country and recalled its own ambassador from Sweden in a conflict that erupted with protesters storming the Swedish embassy in Baghdad. Photo by Caisa Rasmussen/EPA-EFE

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Gaza Prisoners Committee Demands 5,000 Inmates be Exchanged for Elizabeth Tsurkov

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he holds Iraq responsible for her safety.

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