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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu testifies in ‘Qatargate’ probe
Jerusalem: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu testified for about two hours before investigators at his office in Jerusalem, Israel’s media reported. The open testimony is part of an investigation known as “Qatargate,”…
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Iran threatens to develop nuke weapons should US attack
Tehran: An adviser to Iran’s supreme leader warned that if the US or Israel were to attack Iran under the pretext of nuclear concerns, the country would be compelled to pursue the…
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Israel expects surge in Indian tourists amid possible easing tensions
Tel Aviv: As gunfire echoed and smoke filled the air, a steadfast stream of pilgrims from Kerala made its way to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Israel. Undeterred by the…
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Israel strikes Beirut for first time since ceasefire ended latest Israel-Hezbollah war
Beirut: Israel has launched an attack on the Lebanese capital, Beirut, for the first time since a ceasefire ended the latest Israel-Hezbollah war in November. Associated Press reporters in Beirut heard a…
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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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Israeli strikes in southwestern Syria kill 6 people as troops clash with residents
Koayiah: An Israeli strike Tuesday in southwestern Syria killed at least six people as Israeli troops occupying the area clashed with local residents, Syria’s Foreign Ministry and a war monitor reported. Israeli…
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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…
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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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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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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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6 killed, 28 injured in fresh Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon
Beirut: At least six people were killed and 28 others injured in fresh Israeli airstrikes targeting eastern and southern Lebanon, according to Lebanon’s health authorities. In southern Lebanon, the Israeli airstrikes targeted…
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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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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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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…
