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Israelis evacuate homes in Gaza, bracing for possible retaliation
Tel Aviv: Israel is on high alert as it prepared for retaliatory rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip after a series of airstrikes killed militants and civilians in the besieged Palestinian enclave.…
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Israeli strikes kill 13 in Gaza strip; many civilians among dead
Israel’s air strike killed 13 Palestinian civilians including three top commanders of the militant group Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip. The strikes took place in the wee hours of Tuesday when…
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World Food Programme plans to suspend aid to over 2 lakh Palestinians
Gaza: The World Food Programme (WFP) is planning to suspend food aid to over 200,00 Palestinians from next month due to a shortage of funds, the group’s senior official for the Palestinian…
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180 Palestinians evacuated from Sudan to Egypt arrive in Gaza
Gaza: Nearly 180 Palestinians, who had been evacuated from conflict-ravaged Sudan to Egypt, arrived in the coastal enclave, said the Hamas-run Interior Ministry. The batch, mostly students, arrived in the Gaza Strip…
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Hamas stops receiving donations via Bitcoin
Gaza: Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, announced its decision to stop receiving donations via the digital currency Bitcoin. The group said in a statement that the…
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Palestinians mark int’l Quds Day in Gaza against Israel’s storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque
Gaza: Thousands of Palestinians in Gaza marked the International Quds Day with protests against Israeli police raids into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem, the third holiest site in Islam. Raising…
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Netanyahu says Israel facing challenging security situation on all fronts
Jerusalem: Israel is in the midst of a challenging security situation that is complicated on several fronts, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the heads of Gaza border communities in a Sunday afternoon…
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Tensions remain along Israel’s borders with Lebanon, Gaza Strip
Jerusalem: Tensions have remained high despite an easing of the fightings between Israel and militants in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, lowering fears of a major escalation in the region. On Friday…
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Tensions mount in Gaza after Israel intensifies airstrikes
Gaza: Israel on Friday intensified airstrikes on military posts in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, in response to rockets fired at several parts in the Jewish state, escalating tensions with Palestine over…
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Israeli war jet downs unmanned aircraft over Gaza: Military
Jerusalem: An Israeli fighter jet downed “an unidentified aircraft” over the Gaza Strip, Israel’s military said in a statement. “The aircraft was spotted and monitored by Israel Air Force Aerial Control Unit…
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UN delegation in Gaza to defuse Hamas-Israeli tension: Sources
Gaza: A UN delegation arrived in the Gaza Strip to defuse the tension between Israel and Hamas, the ruler of the Palestinian enclave, Palestinian security sources said. The delegation, headed by UN…
- Middle East
Israeli fighter jets strike Gaza in response to rocket fire
Gaza: Israeli fighter jets bombed a military post in the Gaza Strip early on Monday in response to a rocket launch from the Palestinian enclave on Saturday. Sources with the Islamic Resistance…
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Israel fully responsible for deadly escalation: Palestine
Ramallah: Palestine has blamed Israel for the current “serious” tension in the West Bank and Jerusalem, which has left dozens of people dead this month. “We hold the Israeli government fully responsible…
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Arab League, Egypt condemn deadly Israeli raid in West Bank
Cairo: Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit condemned in the “strongest terms” an Israeli raid on Jenin city and Jenin refugee camp that reportedly killed at least nine Palestinians. Aboul Gheit follows…
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2 rockets fired from Gaza at Israel after deadly West Bank raid
Jerusalem: Two rockets fired from Gaza at southern Israel were intercepted by the Israeli aerial defence systems early on Friday, following the killing of nine Palestinians by Israeli soldiers earlier. No injuries…
