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Israel strikes Gaza City high-rise amid expanding offensive
Gaza Strip: Israel struck a high-rise building in Gaza City on Friday after an evacuation warning, as the military stepped up operations aimed at seizing control of the famine-stricken city of some…
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Arab ministerial committee condemns Israeli actions aimed at isolating Jerusalem
Cairo: An Arab ministerial committee here rejected “the Israeli measures to isolate Jerusalem,” stressing that “Israel has no sovereignty over Jerusalem and its Islamic and Christian holy sites”. The committee, in charge…
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Gaza City faces new Israeli offensive as death toll surpasses 64000
Deir al-Balah (Gaza Strip): More than 64,000 Palestinians have been killed in the nearly two-year war in the Gaza Strip, local health officials said Thursday, as Hamas and Israel reiterated their incompatible…
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Israel plans to annex 82 pc of occupied West Bank: Smotrich
Jerusalem: Israel’s far-right Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, announced on Wednesday, September 3, that the government plans to annex 82 percent of the occupied West Bank. The move is aimed at preventing the…
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Utrecht University becomes 1st in the West to boycott Israel over Gaza war
The Netherlands’ Utrecht University has made history by becoming the first academic institution in the Western world to implement a full academic boycott of Israel. The landmark decision, announced by Rector Wilco…
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Israel launches satellite to expand surveillance capability throughout Middle East
Jerusalem: Israel has launched a new spy satellite that defence officials described as a strategic cornerstone, saying it will strengthen their surveillance capacity across the Middle East in the years ahead. Military…
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Belgium to recognise Palestine at UNGA, sanction Israel
Belgium is set to recognise the state of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting later in September. Its minister for foreign affairs, Maxime Prevot, announced on Tuesday. The 80th…
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Israel considers placing Greta Thunberg in terror detention if flotilla reaches Gaza
Tel Aviv: Swedish activist Greta Thunberg could face detention in high-security prison facilities if she attempts to enter Gaza aboard a humanitarian flotilla, Israeli daily Israel Hayom reported. Thunberg set sail from…
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Actress Hannah Einbinder urges ‘Jews of conscience’ to reject Zionism
Jewish American actress and comedian Hannah Einbinder has gone viral after posting an Instagram story calli.mtng on “Jews of conscience” to reject Zionism and speak out against Israel’s actions in Gaza.. Her…
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60 pc of Gen Z in US support Hamas over Israel: Poll
Washington: Nearly 60 percent of Generation Z voters between the ages of 18 and 24 in the United States (US) support Hamas rather than Israel amid the ongoing Gaza conflict. The poll,…
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Israel carrying out secret excavations under Al-Aqsa Mosque: Jerusalem governorate
Jerusalem: The Palestinian Jerusalem Governorate has alleged that Israel is carrying out hidden excavations beneath the Al-Aqsa Mosque, endangering Islamic antiquities and the site’s historical fabric. In a statement posted on Facebook…
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Video: Global Sumud Flotilla departs Barcelona to break Israeli siege
In a historic move, the Global Sumud Flotilla—the largest civilian flotilla ever assembled—departed from the Port of Barcelona on Sunday, August 31, with the aim of breaking the Israeli blockade imposed on…
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Israel claims it killed Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida
Gaza Strip: Israel announced on Sunday, August 31, that it had killed Abu Obeida, the military spokesperson of Hamas’s armed wing, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, in an air strike on the…
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Israel to scale back Gaza aid as military offensive expands in north
Jerusalem: Israel will soon halt or slow humanitarian aid into parts of northern Gaza as it expands its military offensive against Hamas, an official said Saturday, a day after Gaza City was…
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Houthis vow ‘dark days’ for Israel after strikes kill PM, ministers in Sanaa
Sanaa: Top officials of Yemen’s Houthi group vowed to retaliate against Israel as the group confirmed earlier in the day that Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi of the Houthi-backed government, along with several…