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Israeli strike outside Gaza hospital kills medic, wounds several
Deir Al-Balah: An Israeli airstrike hit the northern gate of the Kuwaiti Field Hospital in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, killing a medic and wounding nine other people — all patients and…
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Jordan, Indonesia condemn Israeli violations against Al-Aqsa Mosque
Amman: King Abdullah II of Jordan and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto condemned Israeli violations against the Al-Aqsa Mosque and attempts to divide it both “temporally and spatially,” according to a statement by…
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Over 250 ex-Israeli intelligence officials urge end to Gaza war, return of hostages
Jerusalem: More than 250 former officials of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency have signed a letter urging the government to immediately end the war in the Gaza Strip and bring about the release…
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Israel intensifies strikes across Gaza on Palm Sunday, targets hospital in territory’s north
Gaza Strip: Israel struck a hospital in northern Gaza early Sunday, forcing patients to evacuate as attacks intensified. The pre-dawn strike hit Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, after Israel issued an evacuation…
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Hamas releases video of Israeli-American hostage
Gaza: Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, released a video of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander, who has been held in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023. In the video, released…
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Some 100,000 rally against Israel in Bangladesh’s capital
Dhaka: Tens of thousands of protesters rallied in Bangladesh’s capital on Saturday to condemn Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip. The protesters, estimated at some 100,000, gathered at the Suhrawardy Park in…
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Israel cuts off Gaza’s southern city of Rafah, vows to ‘vigorously’ expand in territory
Tel Aviv: Israel announced Saturday it has completed construction of a new security corridor that cuts off the southern city of Rafah from the rest of Gaza, as the military said it…
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Saudi Arabia rejects displacement of Palestinians from Gaza: FM
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Friday, April 11, reaffirmed the Kingdom’s categorical rejection of the forced displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip under any circumstances. Speaking at…
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Israel orders evacuations in Gaza City amid military operations
Jerusalem: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday issued an urgent evacuation order for residents in several neighbourhoods of eastern Gaza City as military operations intensified in the area. In a message…
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US strikes diminished Houthi military capabilities by 30 pc: Yemeni minister
Aden: Approximately 30 per cent of Houthi military capabilities have been destroyed in US strikes over recent weeks, Yemeni Information Minister Moammar al-Eryani said. Al-Eryani said on social media platform X that…
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At least 29 killed by Israeli attack on eastern Gaza City: Hamas
Gaza: At least 29 Palestinians were killed and over 50 injured in an Israeli airstrike on the Shuja’iyya neighborhood in eastern Gaza City on Wednesday, according to Hamas. The attack reportedly destroyed…
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Yemen’s Houthis say shot down 18 US MQ-9 drones since Oct 2023
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthis have shot down another US MQ-9 drone, the 18th since the start of the war in Gaza, the military group said on Wednesday. “Our air defences shot down a…
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Israeli strike on Gaza apartment building kills at least 23: Officials say
Gaza Strip: Israeli aircraft struck a residential block in war-ravaged northern Gaza on Wednesday, killing at least 23 people, health officials said, as the renewed fighting in the devastated Palestinian enclave showed…