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Israeli strikes kill at least 17 in Gaza; Huckabee makes first appearance as US ambassador
Gaza Strip: Israeli airstrikes across Gaza killed at least 17 people early Friday including children, hospital workers said, as the new US ambassador to Israel made his first public appearance in Jerusalem.…
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Israel kills Hezbollah commander in Lebanon
Beirut: Israel’s military has said in a statement that it killed a Hezbollah commander in a drone strike in southern Lebanon. The strike targeted the area of Blida, killing Ali Ibar al-Nabi…
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Yemen’s Houthis claims 59 strikes on Israel, US warships since March 15
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi leader Abdulmalik al-Houthi has said his group had launched 26 attacks against Israel and 33 strikes on the US aircraft carrier and warships in the Red Sea since March…
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At least 38 killed, 102 injured in US strikes on Yemen port
Sanaa: US airstrikes targeting the Ras Isa oil port held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed 38 people and wounded 102 others, the group said early Friday. The strikes, confirmed by the US…
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Pro Palestine remarks: Prince Harry & Meghan’s Archewell stops funding to women’s group
Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s chairty Archwell foundation has halted donations to a Muslim women’s organisation in the US state of Wisconsin following pro-Palestinian remarks made by its founder. Since October…
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Israeli strike kills family of 10 in Gaza as UN raises alarm over food cutoff
Gaza Strip: Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip overnight into Thursday killed at least 23 people, including a family of 10, local health officials said. The United Nations meanwhile raised alarm over…
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Portrait of amputee Palestinian boy from Gaza wins World Press Photo of the Year
The Hague: A portrait of a young Palestinian boy who lost both arms as a result of an Israeli attack in Gaza was honoured Thursday as World Press Photo of the year.…
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Netanyahu calls for action to free Gaza hostages
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed Israeli negotiators to “continue the steps” for the release of hostages still held in Gaza, his office said, as efforts to revive the ceasefire…
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19 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza: Civil defence
Gaza: At least 19 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks on various areas of the Gaza Strip, according to Gaza’s Civil Defence. Civil Defence spokesperson Mahmoud Basal told Xinhua on Wednesday that…
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Israel says one-third of Gaza now under its military control
Jerusalem: The Israeli military has said it is expanding the “Morag Corridor,” a new dividing line in the southern Gaza Strip, and has turned roughly a third of the enclave into “security…
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At least one killed in fresh US airstrikes on Yemen’s capital
Sanaa: At least one person was killed and several others wounded when fresh US airstrikes targeted a residential neighbourhood and several other localities in Yemen’s capital Sanaa, Houthi-run health authorities said in…
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US launches major airstrikes on Houthi sites across Yemen
Aden: The United States has carried out extensive airstrikes against Houthi targets across Yemen on Wednesday. US aircraft reportedly struck more than 50 Houthi sites across multiple provinces in the north, center…
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Israel blocks Gaza humanitarian aid to undermine Hamas’ control
Jerusalem: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday that Israel has adopted a policy of blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza to undermine Hamas’ control over the population. In a statement a…
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Troops will remain in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria indefinitely: Israeli defence min
Jerusalem: Israel’s defence minister said Wednesday that troops will remain in so-called security zones in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely. “Unlike in the past, the (Israeli military) is not evacuating…
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Maldives bans entry of Israeli passport holders over Gaza war
The Maldives has officially banned Israeli passport holders from entering the country, citing ongoing Israeli military actions in the Gaza Strip and expressing “resolute solidarity” with the Palestinian people. The ban follows…
