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EU ministers urge US to reconsider visa ban on Palestinian officials
Oslo: European Union (EU) foreign ministers met in Copenhagen, where they unanimously urged the United States to reconsider its recent decision to deny entry visas to Palestinian officials. The US Department of…
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Watch: UAE opens Gaza water pipeline
Gaza Strip: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has opened a 7.5-kilometre pipeline carrying desalinated water from Rafah in Egypt into southern Gaza, delivering relief to families struggling with extreme shortages. Built under…
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Houthi PM Ahmed Ghaleb al-Rahwi killed in Israeli strike on Sanaa: Report
Sanaa: Ahmed Ghaleb al-Rahawi, the Prime Minister of the Houthis-run Yemeni government, has reportedly been killed in an Israeli airstrike on the capital, Sanaa. Yemen’s Al-Jumhuriya television and the Aden Al-Ghad newspaper…
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Gaza death toll rises to 63,025 amid Israel-Hamas war
Gaza City: The Gaza Health Ministry said Thursday, August 28, that the death toll in Gaza has risen to 63,025 in the 22-month war between Israel and Hamas. The toll surpassed 63,000…
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Turkey cuts trade ties, closes airspace with Israel
Ankara: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced on Friday, August 29, that Turkey has suspended all economic ties with Israel and closed its airspace to Israeli aircraft over the ongoing Gaza offensive.…
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Israeli min Smotrich calls for Gaza annexation as famine deepens
Tel Aviv: Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has called for the annexation of parts of the Gaza Strip if Hamas refuses to disarm, sparking global condemnation. Presenting his “victory plan” at a…
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Microsoft fires 4 employees over protests against firm’s ties to Israel
US technology giant Microsoft has fired four employees who participated in protests against the Israeli occupation army’s alleged use of the company’s systems and software in its genocide in the Gaza Strip over the…
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Israel declares Gaza City a ‘dangerous combat zone’, ends tactical ceasefire
Gaza City: Israel has declared Gaza City a “dangerous combat zone” and formally excluded it from a previously announced tactical ceasefire, signalling preparations for a renewed military offensive in the area. According…
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UN food agency chief says women, children are starving in Gaza
Tel Aviv: The head of the UN food agency said on Thursday that it was “very evident” during her visit to Gaza this week that there isn’t enough food in the Palestinian…
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Palestinian runner killed by Israeli fire while seeking food aid in Gaza
Gaza Strip: Palestinian runner Allam Abdullah Al-Amour was killed by Israeli gunfire on Wednesday, August 27, while trying to obtain food aid in Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, according to…
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UNRWA chief warns Gaza faces ‘hell on earth’ as war and starvation deepen crisis
Gaza Strip: The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has issued a stark warning that Palestinians in Gaza Strip are facing death either from constant bombardment or from hunger, as…
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Journalist Mariam Dagga’s final photos capture Gaza hospital moments
Deir Al Balah: The last photos taken by Mariam Dagga show the damaged stairwell outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip where she would be killed by an Israeli strike moments later.…
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Israeli drone strikes kill six soldiers in Damascus suburb
Damascus: Israeli drone strikes on a southern suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus killed six soldiers and wounded others, state media and a war monitor reported Wednesday. The latest drone strikes occurred…
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Killing of journalists in Gaza shocking: India
New Delhi: India on Wednesday described as “shocking” and “deeply regrettable” the killing of five journalists in a pair of Israeli strikes in Gaza. The journalists were among at least 20 people…
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Israeli army says twin strike on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital targeted Hamas camera
Jerusalem: Israel’s army said that the deadly double strike on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital targeted a camera allegedly installed by Hamas, according to findings from an initial inquiry. The double strike on Monday…
