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Israeli pre-dawn strike on Gaza apartment kills 2 people
Dubai: An Israeli attack on an apartment in Gaza left two people dead and others wounded on Tuesday, October 20, as the military said it targeted a Hamas militant. The two people…
- Middle East
Israel election puts Netanyahu’s Gaza war record under scrutiny
Tel Aviv: On October 27, Israel is scheduled to hold its first national election since Hamas’ attack of October 7, 2023. It will be the first opportunity for Israeli citizens to vote…
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What I signed up for: Mamdani after outrage over Oct 7 vigil
New York: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani tried to thread a needle on the third anniversary of the Oct 7 attacks by condemning Hamas’ “horrific war crimes” and denouncing Israel’s “genocide”…
- Middle East
Palestinian factions push to delay first elections in 20 years
Beirut: Palestinian factions are discussing postponing legislative elections that had been planned for November, officials said Thursday, October 8. A top official with the Hamas-allied Islamic Jihad group said the factions had…
- Middle East
Years of war leave Israel at risk of civil conflict: CIA
Tel Aviv: Israel faces a growing risk of civil conflict and state collapse as political, economic and social tensions deepen ahead of the country’s October 27 elections, according to a classified CIA…
- Middle East
Hamas, Islamic Jihad, ex-Fatah official to form electoral alliance
Istanbul: Hamas and the allied Islamic Jihad group have agreed to form an unlikely electoral coalition with a former top Fatah official who has close ties to the United Arab Emirates, Israel’s…
- Middle East
Israel kills Hamas commander in targeted Gaza airstrike
Gaza: Hamas commander Izz al-Din al-Bik was killed in a targeted airstrike overnight in a Gaza City apartment, Israel said on Tuesday, September 29. In a joint statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
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Ben-Gvir enters Palestinian prisoner’s cell, vows to kill him
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has published a video showing himself inside the prison cell of Palestinian prisoner Hassan Salameh, whom he threatens to kill and execute. “I want to kill…
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Palestinian death toll rises above 74,000 since Oct 7, 2023
The Palestinian death toll from the nearly three-year Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 74,000, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. While a ceasefire that took effect last October 10 has halted the heaviest fighting,…
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Delegates walk out as Benjamin Netanyahu addresses UN
United Nations: Israel’s increasingly isolated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took centre stage at the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, September 24, defending his decision to attack Iran as an easy one.…
- Middle East
Netanyahu tours tunnels beneath Al-Aqsa Mosque, Hamas condemns
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu toured tunnels beneath occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City on Saturday night, September 19, before joining “Selichot” prayers at the Western Wall ahead of Yom Kippur. Netanyahu shared…
- Middle East
Israel to eliminate Hamas before Gaza ‘migration plan’: Katz
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel’s military is prepared to eliminate Hamas in Gaza before the government moves ahead with a proposed “migration plan” for Palestinians. Katz made the remarks in…
- Middle East
Hamas offered to free all hostages on Oct 7, Haaretz says
British-American journalist Mehdi Hasan has highlighted a reported hostage release offer detailed in Haaretz’s September 8 investigation, which examined what Israeli leaders allegedly knew before the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, attack and…
- Middle East
UAE warning to Netanyahu absolutely accurate, former Israeli PM
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said he had no doubt that a Haaretz report alleging UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed warned Benjamin Netanyahu about a planned Hamas operation before the October…
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UAE President warned Netanyahu of Hamas attack before Oct 7
Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was directly warned by the president of the United Arab Emirates that Hamas was planning a major offensive just days before the militant group attacked on October…