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Hezbollah leader rejects disarmament demands, labels them ‘gift’ to Israel
Beirut: Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has dismissed calls for the group to disarm, warning that any such effort was a “delusion” that would serve Israeli interests. “No one will be allowed to…
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Israeli strikes kill at least 17 in Gaza; Huckabee makes first appearance as US ambassador
Gaza Strip: Israeli airstrikes across Gaza killed at least 17 people early Friday including children, hospital workers said, as the new US ambassador to Israel made his first public appearance in Jerusalem.…
- Middle East
Israel kills Hezbollah commander in Lebanon
Beirut: Israel’s military has said in a statement that it killed a Hezbollah commander in a drone strike in southern Lebanon. The strike targeted the area of Blida, killing Ali Ibar al-Nabi…
- Middle East
Yemen’s Houthis claims 59 strikes on Israel, US warships since March 15
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi leader Abdulmalik al-Houthi has said his group had launched 26 attacks against Israel and 33 strikes on the US aircraft carrier and warships in the Red Sea since March…
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Israeli strike kills family of 10 in Gaza as UN raises alarm over food cutoff
Gaza Strip: Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip overnight into Thursday killed at least 23 people, including a family of 10, local health officials said. The United Nations meanwhile raised alarm over…
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Israel says one-third of Gaza now under its military control
Jerusalem: The Israeli military has said it is expanding the “Morag Corridor,” a new dividing line in the southern Gaza Strip, and has turned roughly a third of the enclave into “security…
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Israel blocks Gaza humanitarian aid to undermine Hamas’ control
Jerusalem: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday that Israel has adopted a policy of blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza to undermine Hamas’ control over the population. In a statement a…
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Israeli strike outside Gaza hospital kills medic, wounds several
Deir Al-Balah: An Israeli airstrike hit the northern gate of the Kuwaiti Field Hospital in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, killing a medic and wounding nine other people — all patients and…
- Middle East
Lebanon’s southern border village attacked by Israeli drones: State media
Beirut: Israeli drones carried out three airstrikes near the village of Ramyeh in southern Lebanon’s Bint Jbeil district, Lebanese official sources said, according to the state-run National News Agency (NNA). “Israeli unmanned…
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Over 250 ex-Israeli intelligence officials urge end to Gaza war, return of hostages
Jerusalem: More than 250 former officials of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency have signed a letter urging the government to immediately end the war in the Gaza Strip and bring about the release…
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Israel intensifies strikes across Gaza on Palm Sunday, targets hospital in territory’s north
Gaza Strip: Israel struck a hospital in northern Gaza early Sunday, forcing patients to evacuate as attacks intensified. The pre-dawn strike hit Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, after Israel issued an evacuation…
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Some 100,000 rally against Israel in Bangladesh’s capital
Dhaka: Tens of thousands of protesters rallied in Bangladesh’s capital on Saturday to condemn Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip. The protesters, estimated at some 100,000, gathered at the Suhrawardy Park in…
- Health
New blood test offers hope for early detection of Parkinson’s disease
Jerusalem: Israeli researchers have developed a new RNA-based blood test for detecting Parkinson’s disease long before symptoms emerge. Parkinson’s is often diagnosed only after significant brain damage has occurred, when most relevant…
- Middle East
Israel orders evacuations in Gaza City amid military operations
Jerusalem: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday issued an urgent evacuation order for residents in several neighbourhoods of eastern Gaza City as military operations intensified in the area. In a message…
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Israel’s military strikes threaten Syria’s fragile political transition: UN official
United Nations: Israel’s continued military strikes are threatening Syria’s fragile political transition and undermining its efforts toward peace and stability, a senior UN official warned. Briefing a Security Council meeting on Thursday,…
