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Lebanon files UN complaint against Israeli attacks on health sector
Beirut: Lebanon’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs filed a complaint to the UN Security Council through its UN mission, condemning Israeli attacks on Lebanon’s health sector between October 8, 2023, and October 24,…
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Israel will bear consequences for attacking Iran: FM
Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi has said that Israel will bear the consequences for attacking Iran, according to a statement released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry. At a meeting in…
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Israel’s UNRWA ban sparks global concern, gets strong backing at home
Jerusalem: France, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Japan, Germany, and South Korea on Tuesday, October 29 expressed deep concern over Israel’s decision to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)…
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Israel signs $537 mn deal to boost laser defence system
Jerusalem: The Israeli Defence Ministry said that it has signed a 2-billion-shekel ($537 million) deal to expand the production of the Iron Beam laser interception system, which is expected to join Israel’s…
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Knesset passes law banning UNRWA from operating in Israel
Jerusalem: The Israeli parliament, the Knesset, has passed a law prohibiting the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) from operating in Israel. Israel’s state-owned…
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Iraq lodges UN complaint over Israel’s using of airspace to attack Iran
Baghdad: Iraq on Monday, October 28, lodged a complaint with the United Nations (UN) regarding Israel’s use of its airspace in its attack on Iran, claiming it is a “flagrant” violation of…
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Lebanon receives aid from countries amid continuous Hezbollah-Israeli war
Beirut: Lebanon continued to receive donations from different countries to support the Lebanese government amid the escalation of the Hezbollah-Israeli conflict. Lebanon received a second airplane from Pakistan carrying 17 tons of…
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Iran says it does not seek war with Israel but vows ‘appropriate response’
Tehran: Iran has vowed to respond to Israel’s strikes on the country, which Tehran says killed five people, but said it does not want a wider war. “We do not seek war,…
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Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza school shelter
Gaza: Nine Palestinians, including three journalists, were killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting a school sheltering displaced persons in the al-Shati refugee camp west of Gaza City, according to Palestinian sources. Local…
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Dozens injured as truck crashes into bus stop in Israel
Tel Aviv: A truck crashed into a bus stop at the Gilliot interchange, north of Tel Aviv, Israel, on Sunday, October 27 injuring dozens of people, according to the country’s emergency and…
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Khamenei says Israel’s strikes on Iran should not be exaggerated nor minimized
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, has said that Israel’s retaliatory strikes on the country on Saturday, October 26, should neither be exaggerated nor minimized. Khamenei the comment on Sunday, October 27,…
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South Korea expresses ‘deep concern’ over Israel’s attack on Iran
Seoul: South Korea expressed “deep concern” on Sunday, October 27 over Israel’s recent attack on Iran, calling on all parties to seek a diplomatic solution to the situation. Early Saturday, Israel’s military…
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Situation in northern Gaza ‘horrific’: ICRC
Gaza: An official from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has described the situation in northern Gaza as “horrific”. “Ongoing evacuation orders and continued restriction of essential supplies leaves the…
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Iran’s army says 2 more soldiers killed in Israeli strike
Tehran: Iran’s army has said the number of soldiers killed in the Israeli strike has risen to four after two more soldiers succumbed to their wounds. In a statement published on Saturday…
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Iran’s nuclear facilities not ‘impacted’ in Israeli strike: IAEA
Vienna: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said that Iran’s nuclear facilities “have not been impacted” in the Israeli strike. “IAEA inspectors are safe and continue their vital work” in Iran,…
