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Iran says it has arrested spies for Israel, other nations
Tehran: Iranian authorities arrested several people on charges of spying for Israel and other nations, state TV announced Monday. An unnamed Intelligence Ministry official in the country’s eastern Azerbaijan province was quoted by…
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Israeli forces attack Hamas infrastructure after rocket launch from Gaza
Moscow: The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have attacked Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, in response to a rocket fired toward Israel from Gaza, the IDF said in a statement. “In response…
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Israeli warplanes strike Hamas targets in Gaza
Gaza: Israeli warplanes on Friday struck military facilities of the Islamic Hamas movement in Gaza in response to the firing of six projectiles into southern Israel. Hamas security sources told Xinhua news agency…
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Israeli aircraft strike Hamas posts in Gaza
Jerusalem: Israeli army aircraft struck posts and facilities in the Gaza Strip that belong to Islamic Hamas movement in response to launching incendiary balloons from the coastal enclave into Israel. Security sources in…
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Hamas refuses $15 bn for dismantling arms: Official
Gaza: A top official of the Islamic Hamas Movement said that it rejected $15 billion for dismantling arms, according to a news report. “Hamas rejected a proposal of carrying out several economic projects,…
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Israel carries out airstrikes on Hamas targets
Tel Aviv: The Israeli air force struck facilities of Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip after a rocket was fired and several explosive-laden balloons were launched from the Palestinian enclave, the Israel…
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Hamas denies holding secret talks with Israel
Gaza: The Islamic Hamas movement denied reports, alleging it to be holding secret talks with Israel. “The movement denies what is being circulated in some media outlets about a long-term truce with…
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Israel targets Hamas sites after rocket fire
Jerusalem:Israeli authorities on Saturday said it targeted sites controlled by the Hamas in several predawn airstrikes in Gaza after two rockets were fired at Israel from the Palestinian enclave, two days after…
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When Hamas is not in Israel’s sights
GAZA CITY: For the first time in more than a decade, Israeli forces have bombed Gaza without targeting Hamas. But this spells a tough choice for the Islamist movement, between heeding calls…
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Hamas arrests three suspected jihadists at Gaza border
GAZA CITY: Hamas security forces in Gaza foiled an attempt by three suspected jihadists to sneak into Egypt and arrested them after an exchange of fire Friday, the Palestinian Islamist movement said.…
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Exchange of fire on Gaza border kills Palestinian, wound Israeli
JERUSALEM: A Palestinian who crossed the Gaza border into Israel overnight shot at Israeli troops, drawing return fire in an incident that left the Palestinian dead and three Israeli soldiers wounded, the…
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Qatar distributes funds to Gaza families
Gaza City: Qatar distributed $100 grants to thousands of families in Gaza on Thursday, an AFP correspondent reported, part of an understanding with Israel intended to restore calm to the blockaded Palestinian…
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UN envoy meets Hamas leaders in Gaza
Gaza: UN Envoy to the Middle East Nicolai Mladinov met Islamic Hamas movement’s leaders in Gaza on Friday to help defuse growing tension with Israel, the media reported. Mladinov arrived in Gaza…
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Israeli jets hit Gaza after rocket fire into Israel
Jerusalem: Israeli aircraft struck Hamas bases in Gaza early Friday, the military said, after a rocket fired by Palestinian militants hit a Jewish theological seminary in southern Israel. There were no reported…
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Gaza organisers cancel Friday border protests
Gaza City: Organisers cancelled the main weekly protests along the Gaza-Israel border on Friday, for only the second time in more than a year. They said a large demonstration had already been…
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Gaza conflict: 3 Israelis killed; IDF assassinates Hamas commander
Tel Aviv [Israel]: At least three people were killed and over 150 others suffered injuries after dozens of rockets fired from Gaza struck a factory in southern Israel on Sunday afternoon. Another…
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Hamas launches rockets toward Israel
Tel Aviv [Israel]: Hamas on Thursday launched two rockets toward Israel in retaliation to the Isreali rocket fire, reported Al Jazeera. This comes hours after Israel announced that its warplanes have targeted…
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Palestinian killed as border protests test calm ahead of Israel vote
Gaza City: A Palestinian was killed by Israeli fire on the Gaza border early Saturday, hours ahead of mass protests that could severely test a fragile calm between the Jewish state and…
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Gaza: a year of deadly tensions
Gaza City: New tensions between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas come days before the first anniversary of the start of massive protests and clashes in the Gaza Strip. Since March 30 last…
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Lions, other animals to be saved from Gaza zoo: welfare group
Gaza City: Forty animals including five lions are to be rescued from squalid conditions in the Gaza Strip, an animal welfare group said on Wednesday. The animals would be taken out of…
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Israel strikes Hamas targets in Gaza over rocket: army
Jerusalem: Israeli aircraft struck Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip early Sunday after a rocket from the Palestinian enclave hit the Jewish state, the army said. “Fighter jets and aircraft struck several…
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Israel carries out fresh Hamas strikes over incendiary balloons
Gaza City: Israeli jets struck a Hamas military target in the Gaza Strip in retaliation for balloon-borne explosive devices late Tuesday, the army said, the fourth such strike in recent days. A…
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Qatar confirms will no longer pay Hamas salaries
Gaza: Qatar said Saturday it will no longer fund salaries of Hamas employees in Gaza but will still give aid to poor families, after the Palestinian enclave’s Islamist rulers refused to accept…
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Hamas arrests 5 over Palestinian government media raid
GAZA CITY: Hamas authorities in the Gaza Strip arrested five men Saturday over a raid at the Palestinian Authority’s media headquarters, in which valuable equipment was destroyed. Five armed men attacked the…
