Israel Palestine conflict
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Israeli army kills Hamas commander in West Bank
Ramallah: The Israeli army has killed a senior Qassam Brigades commander and another Palestinian during a large-scale military operation in the eastern neighbourhood of the northern West Bank city of Jenin. According…
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Palestine urges Israel to withdraw from Gaza, calls for ‘real int’l measures’
Gaza: The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates called for the Israeli army to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and allow the State of Palestine to assume its duties. In a…
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Turkiye condemns Israel for blocking aid into Gaza
Ankara: Turkiye condemned Israel’s recent decision to halt the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, calling it a violation of international law and a threat to ongoing ceasefire efforts. In a statement,…
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Israeli army kills 4 Palestinians across Gaza
Gaza: The Israeli army killed at least four Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, according to Palestinian health authorities and medical sources. “The Israeli army killed two Palestinians by attacking a…
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Hamas issues new hostage video, Israel says ‘will not be deterred’
Jerusalem: Hamas released a video of Israeli-Argentine hostage Eitan Horn, who was kidnapped on October 7, 2023, and has been held in the Gaza Strip ever since. The video, authorised by Horn’s…
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Israel supports US proposal to extend Gaza ceasefire’s first phase
Cairo: Israel’s government said early Sunday it supports a proposal to extend the first phase of the ceasefire in Gaza through Ramzan and Passover, though Hamas has insisted on negotiating the truce’s…
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In the line of fire: Yousufuddin Shaikh’s Mission of Mercy in Gaza
Hyderabad: The sky over Gaza was a dull shade of grey, clouded with the dust and smoke of relentless airstrikes. The constant hum of drones overhead had become an eerie backdrop to…
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Israel mourns hostage as Gaza ceasefire talks intensify
Jerusalem: Mourners in Israel on Friday were burying the remains of one of the final hostages released in the first phase of the ceasefire between Hamas militants and Israel, as negotiators discussed…
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Israel army admits ‘complete failure’ in Hamas Oct 7 attack
Tel Aviv: An investigation by the Israeli military has determined that Hamas was able to carry out the deadliest attack in Israeli history on October 7, 2023, because the much more powerful…
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Israel, Hamas have begun negotiating next phase of Gaza ceasefire: Egypt
Khan Younis: Negotiations between Israel and Hamas on the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire began Thursday, Egypt said, averting a collapse ahead of Saturday’s expiration of the agreement’s first phase. Officials…
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Hamas hands over to Red Cross 4 dead hostages from Gaza
Khan Younis: Hamas handed over four dead hostages to the Red Cross early Thursday in exchange for Israel’s release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, days before the first phase of the ceasefire…
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Men in bikinis, Netanyahu sunbathing: Trump shares AI vision of Gaza’s future
United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday, February 25, shared an AI-generated video outlining his vision for the future of the Gaza Strip. The 33-second video clip titled ‘Trump’s Gaza’, posted on…
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Israelis bid farewell to mother, two young sons killed in captivity in Gaza
Tel Aviv: Holding flags, orange balloons and signs that said “forgive us”, tens of thousands of Israelis lined highways as the bodies of a mother and her two young sons, killed in…
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Hamas to release four hostage bodies in exchange deal
Cairo: Hamas will return the bodies of four dead Israeli hostages on Thursday in exchange for Israel’s release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, the group said, just days before the first phase…
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Israeli drone strike kills two in Lebanon
Beirut: An Israeli drone strike killed two people and injured two others in the Shaara area of Janta, near Lebanon’s eastern mountain range. The Israeli forces also dropped illumination flares between the…
