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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Israel to resume train traffic near Gaza today
Jerusalem: Israel Railways has announced that train services near the Gaza border will resume on early Sunday morning. It suspended train traffic between Ashkelon and Sderot stations on Tuesday and offered alternative…
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Relief workers’ killing, aid blockade hamper UN humanitarian deliveries in Gaza
United Nations: UN humanitarians are seeking Israel’s assurance of safety, as intensified hostilities have joined aid blockage in severely hampering the delivery of relief into Gaza. The UN Office for the Coordination…
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Hamas military intel chief Osama Tabash killed in Israeli strike
The Isadcrael Defense Forces (IDF) has announced the killing of Osama Tabash, head of Hamas’ military in southern Gaza, during an airstrike on Thursday, March 20. In a statement on X on…
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Israeli army says intercepted two rockets from Gaza
Jerusalem: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that its air force has intercepted two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip towards the city of Ashkelon in southern Israel. Before…
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Netanyahu, attorney general clash over dismissal of Shin Bet chief
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara disputed over the government’s attempt to replace Shin Bet security chief Ronen Bar. Baharav-Miara issued a directive prohibiting Netanyahu from taking…
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Hamas denies halting talks on prisoner-hostage exchange deal
Gaza: Hamas refuted a media report that it had halted communication or talks on a prisoner exchange deal with Israel. “We deny what the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported about us cutting…
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Egypt, Qatar discuss joint efforts on Gaza ceasefire over phone
Cairo: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani discussed joint efforts to reinforce the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip.…
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Israeli forces expand ground operation in Gaza as Hamas fires rockets at Israel
Jerusalem: The Israeli military said its troops were expanding their ground operation in southern Gaza, advancing into the Shabura refugee camp in Rafah city. “Troops began conducting ground activity in the area…
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Month-old girl is pulled from rubble in Gaza after airstrike killed her parents
Khan Younis: As rescuers dug through the remains of a collapsed apartment building in Gaza’s Khan Younis on Thursday, they could hear the cries of a baby from underneath the rubble. Suddenly,…
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Israeli strikes across Gaza hit multiple homes, killing at least 85 Palestinians
Gaza Strip: Israeli strikes killed at least 85 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Thursday, according to local health officials. The strikes hit multiple homes in the middle of the…
