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Israel: New rules barring aid groups from Palestinian territories take effect
Jerusalem: Israel said Thursday that new regulations banning access of dozens of aid organizations to Gaza and the West Bank had come into force, despite calls by UN agencies and international humanitarian…
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Israel claims 20,900 strikes across Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, Yemen in 2025
The Israeli military has claimed it carried out around 20,900 air strikes and conducted approximately 430 operations across multiple fronts in 2025, according to a statement by its Arabic-language spokesperson. In a…
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Israeli soldiers assault Palestinian amputee pleading for mercy
A group of Israeli soldiers assaulted a Palestinian man with disabilities in the West Bank on Monday, December 29, in yet another incident of violence against Palestinians in the occupied territory that…
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Trump demands Hamas disarm within ‘very short’ timeframe
Washington: US President Donald Trump said Hamas had been given a “very short period of time” to disarm, warning that failure to do so would bring severe consequences, as he appeared alongside…
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Hamas confirms death of its prominent spokesman Abu Obeida
Gaza Strip: Hamas on Monday, December 29, confirmed that its longtime spokesman was killed following an Israeli strike in August in war-torn Gaza, the first time the Palestinian militant group publicly acknowledged…
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Israel killed 706 family members of Palestinian journos since 2023: Report
Israeli forces have killed at least 706 family members of Palestinian journalists since October 2023, according to a report released by the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS). The syndicate’s Freedoms Committee said the…
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Winter rain floods Gaza camps as Netanyahu heads for US meeting
Khan Younis: Winter rain lashed the Gaza Strip over the weekend, flooding camps with ankle-deep puddles as Palestinians displaced by two years of war attempted to stay dry in tents frayed by…
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Israel’s far-right party moves to restrict Adhan across occupied Palestine
Jerusalem: Israel’s far-right Otzma Yehudit party has advanced new legislation seeking to restrict the Muslim call to prayer (Adhan) within the Green Line (the Palestinian territories occupied in 1948), according to Israeli…
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Freezing rain floods Gaza camps, leaves displaced Palestinians in dire conditions
Khan Younis: Rain lashed the Gaza Strip over the weekend, flooding makeshift encampments with ankle-deep puddles as Palestinians displaced by the two-year war attempted to stay dry in tents frayed by months…
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Israel recognises Somaliland, Arab states condemn move
Israel has become the first country in the world to formally recognise the breakaway Somali region of Somaliland as an independent state, a move that has sparked fierce regional and international condemnation…
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Palestinian attacker kills 2 in Israel with car; IDF raids his hometown
Jerusalem: A Palestinian attacker rammed his car into a man and then stabbed a young woman in northern Israel on Friday afternoon, killing both, police said. The Israeli military swiftly launched an…
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Israel stops Archbishop of York from visiting Palestinian families
The Archbishop of the Church of England, Stephen Cottrell, on Thursday, December 25, alleged that he was intimidated by the Israeli militia and stopped from meeting Palestinian families during a visit to the…
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3 Palestinians held on suspicion of torching Christmas tree in West Bank
West Bank: Three Palestinians have been arrested on suspicion of setting fire to a Christmas tree and damaging part of a Nativity scene at a Catholic Church in the Israeli-occupied West Bank…
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Israel military warns Palestinians not to share their ordeal on social media
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) distributed leaflets to Palestinians living in Tubas, in the northern occupied West Bank, on Wednesday, December 24, warning them against posting their ordeal on social media. The…
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Blast in Gaza wounds soldier, Israel accuses Hamas of ceasefire violation
Jerusalem: An explosive device detonated in Gaza on Wednesday, injuring one Israeli soldier and prompting Israel to accuse Hamas of violating the US-backed ceasefire. It was the latest incident to threaten the…
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