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New Zealand places travel bans on extremist Israeli politicians
Auckland: New Zealand has joined Australia, Canada, the UK and Norway in placing travel bans on two extremist Israeli politicians, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says. The bans will prevent Israel’s Finance Minister…
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Iran warns it will target Israel’s ‘secret nuclear sites’ if attacked
Tehran: Iran’s top security body warned that its armed forces would immediately target Israel’s “secret nuclear facilities” if the Islamic Republic comes under military attack, following claims it has obtained “sensitive Israeli…
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Israel says body of Hamas commander Mohammed Sinwar recovered from Gaza tunnel
Jerusalem: The Israeli military said that it had recovered the body of Mohammed Sinwar, head of Hamas’ military wing, from a tunnel in the southern Gaza Strip and taken it to Israel.…
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Israel seizes Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen with Greta Thunberg on board
Jerusalem: Israeli forces stopped a Gaza-bound aid boat and detained Greta Thunberg and other activists who were on board early Monday, enforcing a longstanding blockade of the Palestinian territory that has been…
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Israel vows to prevent Greta Thunberg from reaching Gaza
Tel Aviv: Israel’s defence minister has vowed to prevent an aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists from reaching the Gaza Strip. Defence Minister Israel Katz said Sunday, June 8, that…
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Four Palestinian journalists killed in Israeli strike on Gaza hospital
At least four Palestinian journalists were killed in the latest Israeli strike on the grounds of Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza City on Thursday, June 5. The journalists who lost their lives…
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Israel strikes Beirut’s suburbs to target what it says is Hezbollah drone production
Beirut: The Israeli military struck several sites in Beirut’s southern suburbs that it said held underground facilities used by Hezbollah for drone production Thursday, on the eve of the Eid al-Adha holiday.…
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UN conference to push for two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
United Nations: The United Nations chief on Thursday urged world leaders and officials attending an upcoming UN conference on ending the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict “to keep the two-state solution alive.” Secretary-General Antonio…
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Israel says it has recovered the bodies of 2 Israeli-American hostages from the Gaza
Tel Aviv: Israel has recovered the bodies of two Israeli-American hostages taken in Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attack that ignited the war in the Gaza Strip, officials said Thursday. Prime Minister Benjamin…
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US and Israeli-backed group pauses food delivery in Gaza after deadly shootings
Gaza Strip: An Israeli- and US-backed group paused food delivery at its three distribution sites in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after health officials said dozens of Palestinians were killed in a…
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Israel says rockets fired from Syria for the first time since Bashar Assad’s fall
Damascus: The Israeli army said two rockets were fired from Syria into open areas in the Israel-controlled Golan Heights on Tuesday, marking the first time a strike has been launched toward Israel…
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Video: Irish MMA fighter shouts ‘Free Palestine’ as he beats Israeli opponent
In an act of solidarity with the people of the Gaza Strip, Irish MMA Fighter Paddy McCorry shouted “Free Palestine” as he beat his Israeli opponent, Shuki Farage, at the Cage Warriors…
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Israel destroys North Gaza’s only dialysis centre treating over 160 patients
Israeli airstrikes have completely destroyed the Qatari-funded Nour Al-Kaabi Dialysis Centre, located at the Indonesian Hospital in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip. The facility was the only dialysis centre in northern Gaza,…
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Israel cuts growth forecast due to conflict expansion, US tariff policies
Jerusalem: The Israeli Ministry of Finance lowered its growth forecast for 2025 to 3.6 per cent, from the 4.3 per cent predicted in January. The ministry on Thursday, explained that the baseline…
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Yemen’s Houthis claim fresh attack against Israel
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi group took responsibility for launching a fresh “hypersonic ballistic missile” attack against central Israel, saying it was aimed at Ben Gurion Airport. “We carried out a military operation targeting…