Israel Palestine conflict
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Palestinians protest against Hamas in rare public show of dissent in Gaza
Cairo: Palestinians chanted against Hamas during an anti-war protest in the Gaza Strip, according to videos circulating online in a rare show of public anger against the militant group, which has long…
- Middle East
Houthis launch fresh attacks on US, Israeli targets
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi group said on Wednesday that it had launched fresh attacks on a US aircraft carrier in the Red Sea and “military targets” in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv.…
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Trump’s pick for Israel ambassador tries to distance from past Palestinian rhetoric
Washington: Mike Huckabee, President Donald Trump’s nominee for US ambassador to Israel, has attempted to distance himself from his past controversial statements about the conflict between Israel and Palestine, pledging on Capitol…
- Middle East
Senior Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli drone strike in Lebanon
Beirut: A senior military commander of the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah was killed in an Israeli drone strike in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, according to a Lebanese security source on Tuesday. The source…
- Middle East
Israeli airstrikes kill 2 journalists, including Al Jazeera reporter; toll hits 208
Hossam Shabat, a reporter for Qatar-based Al Jazeera Mubasher, and Mohammed Mansour, a correspondent for Palestine Today TV, were killed in separate Israeli airstrikes in Gaza on Monday, March 24. Shabat was…
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Egypt sends new proposal to Israel, Hamas to resume ceasefire: Sources
Cairo: Egypt has presented a new proposal to Israel and Hamas aimed at restoring the Gaza ceasefire deal, two informed Egyptian security sources told Xinhua news agency on Monday. “Egypt sent an…
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Egypt, Palestine discuss efforts to uphold Gaza ceasefire
Cairo: Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and his Palestinian counterpart Mohammad Mustafa met here to discuss ongoing efforts to revive the ceasefire in Gaza and advance its reconstruction. During the meeting, Madbouly…
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1 killed, 15 wounded in US airstrike on Yemen’s capital
Sanaa: At least one person was killed and 15 others wounded in a US airstrike targeting a residential building in Yemen’s Houthi-held capital Sanaa, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported. A preliminary toll showed…
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Israel kills Hamas politburo member in Gaza hospital attack
Gaza: The Israeli army has killed Ismail Barhoum, a member of Hamas’ politburo, and at least four other Palestinians in an airstrike on the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, southern Gaza…
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Lebanon accuses Israel of escalating attacks, breaching truce
Beirut: Lebanon has accused Israel of escalating attacks under various pretexts, particularly in the north and south of the Litani River, causing casualties and destruction. “The Israeli forces did not stop airstrikes.…
- Middle East
Israeli forces push deeper into Gaza, surrounding Rafah neighbourhood
Jerusalem: Israeli forces pushed deeper into the Gaza Strip on Sunday with the military saying it had encircled the Tel al-Sultan neighbourhood in Rafah in the south of the enclave. In a…
- Middle East
Over 50,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza as Israel strikes intensify
Gaza Strip: Israeli strikes across the southern Gaza Strip killed at least 26 Palestinians overnight into Sunday, including a Hamas political leader and several women and children. Residents said tanks had advanced…
- Middle East
Israel proposes two-phase hostage release plan to Hamas: Sources
Cairo: Israel has proposed a two-phase plan to the Hamas movement, through Egyptian mediators, for the release of hostages held in Gaza, Egyptian sources told media. The initial phase of the proposal…
- Middle East
Israeli army intercepts missile launched from Yemen
Jerusalem: Israel’s military said on Sunday that it has intercepted a missile launched from Yemen before it entered Israeli territory. The missile triggered sirens in the Tel Aviv area, the coastal plain…
- Middle East
Israeli strike kills senior Hamas political leader in Gaza
Gaza Strip: An Israeli strike killed a senior Hamas political leader in the Gaza Strip overnight, the militant group said early Sunday. Iran-backed rebels in Yemen who are allied with Hamas meanwhile…
