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IDF says more aid lorries reaching Gaza, UN confirms numbers are up
Gaza: More humanitarian aid is reaching the Gaza Strip, with more than 400 lorries arriving on some days last week, an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman has said. Israel is under massive…
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Antony Blinken on Saudi visit from Monday, Gaza truce talks on table
Tel Aviv: The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be on a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia from Monday. Blinken’s visit is aimed at giving impetus to the peace process in…
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Western, Arab officials expected to meet in Riyadh over Gaza crisis
Riyadh: Senior Western and Arab officials are expected to meet next week in Riyadh to discuss the months-long war in the Gaza Strip on the sidelines of an economic forum in Saudi…
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US: Charges dropped against 57 arrested amid pro-Palestinian student protests
Houston: All charges have been dropped against the 57 people who were arrested during a pro-Palestinian protest on the campus of the University of Texas, Austin, the Travis County attorney’s office confirmed.…
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Gaza death toll rises to 34,356 amid Israel’s Rafah operation concerns
Gaza: The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 34,356, the Hamas-run Health Ministry has said. The ministry said on Friday that the Israeli army…
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Palestinian baby saved from dead mother’s womb in Gaza dies
A premature Palestinian baby who was saved from her mother’s womb after she was killed in an Israeli air attack on Gaza Strip, has died. Baby Sabreen al-Rouh Jouda died on Thursday,…
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At least 392 bodies from 3 mass graves recovered in Khan Younis
At least 392 bodies of people from three mass graves have so far recovered in the courtyard of the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. This comes after…
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Hamas releases video of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin
Washington: Hamas released a video of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin on Wednesday. The video is the first proof that he survived being badly injured during his capture on October 7, CNN reported.…
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UN rights chief ‘horrified’ by reports of mass graves in Gaza hospitals
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said he was “horrified” by the reports of mass graves containing hundreds of bodies at two Gaza hospitals following the withdrawal of Israeli forces.…
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Malala Yousafzai called ‘sellout’, criticised for working with Hillary Clinton
Pakistani Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai is facing criticism for collaborating with former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the Broadway debut of their co-produced musical. The musical “Suffs” delves into the…
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Pentagon: All vessels for building temporary Gaza harbour are ready
Washington: The Pentagon has said that construction of a temporary harbour to deliver aid to the embattled Gaza Strip will soon begin. “All the necessary vessels are within the Mediterranean region and…
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Global human rights facing most serious threats in decades: Amnesty
London: Human rights worldwide are facing their most serious threats in decades, the London-based advocacy group Amnesty International said in its annual report on Wednesday. The organisation highlighted the conflicts in Gaza…
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Israel’s army orders immediate evacuation in Gaza
Jerusalem: Israel has ordered residents of the city of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip to evacuate “urgently” ahead of a new planned onslaught in the area. “You are in a…