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Israel announced propaganda budget by USD 150M to combat Gaza narrative
Israel has dramatically announced its propaganda efforts through campaigning “hasbara,” with a significant budget increase for the 2025 fiscal year, Middle East Eye reported. The Israeli Foreign Ministry will receive an extra…
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Israeli athletes barred from World Indoor Championships
The World Bowls Tour on Monday, December 30 withdrew invitations for Israeli players from the upcoming World Indoor Championships in Norfolk scheduled from January 10 to January 26. The decision, announced with…
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Gaza militants fire rockets at Israel amid ongoing conflict
Jerusalem: Fighters in the Gaza Strip fired about five rockets at southern Israel, the Israeli military said. The rockets on Sunday afternoon triggered air raid warning sirens in the city of Sderot…
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At least 45 killed in Israel’s violations of ceasefire deal with Lebanon
Beirut: At least 45 people have been killed between November 27 and December 22 in Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement, according to a source from the Lebanese army. During the period,…
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Israeli PM to undergo prostate removal surgery
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to undergo prostate removal surgery on Sunday, his office confirmed in a statement. The statement on Saturday noted that on Wednesday, Netanyahu underwent a…
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Israeli airstrike kills nine Palestinians in Gaza: Sources
Gaza: At least nine Palestinians were killed and dozens of others wounded in an Israeli airstrike on a house in the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza Strip on Saturday, Palestinian sources…
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Four Palestinian babies freeze to death in Gaza amid Israeli siege
At least four Palestinian babies have died of hypothermia in southern Gaza in just 72 hours, due to a drop in temperature and the ongoing Israeli siege on essential winter supplies. The infants…
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Yemen’s Houthis claim missile attack on Tel Aviv airport
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi group announced on Friday that it launched a ‘hypersonic ballistic missile’ targeting Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, claiming it had hit its target. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya…
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Arab League slams Israeli minister’s storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque
Cairo: Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit strongly condemned Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s storming of East Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, accompanied by a group of hardline settlers, as “a blatant…
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Israel launches intense airstrikes on Yemen’s Sanaa, Hodeidah
Aden: Israeli airstrikes targeted key infrastructure and Houthi-controlled sites in Yemen’s capital Sanaa and Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, according to media reports. The strikes reportedly hit Sanaa International Airport and…
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Israeli minister Ben-Gvir storms Al-Aqsa Mosque
Israel’s far-right National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem on Thursday, December 26, under heavy police guard, causing concerns about potential escalation. In a post on X, Ben-Gvir…
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Israel launches airstrike on Lebanon despite ceasefire: Report
Beirut: An Israeli airstrike hit a house in eastern Lebanon’s Baalbek area, despite a ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel, Lebanese official and military sources said. The official National News Agency said…
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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu warns Houthis
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Houthi forces in Yemen would face consequences similar to those experienced by other anti-Israel groups. “The Houthis, too, will learn what Hamas, Hezbollah, the…
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Israeli defence minister vows to maintain military control over Gaza
Jerusalem: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Wednesday that Israeli forces will remain in Gaza and maintain “security control” over the Palestinian territory, raising concerns that the latest round of ceasefire talks…
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Israel, Hamas blame each other for Gaza ceasefire delay
Jerusalem: Israel and Hamas exchanged accusations on Wednesday, each blaming the other for delays in reaching a Gaza ceasefire deal. In a press statement, Hamas said the talks in Doha, mediated by…