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Israel launches airstrike on Lebanon despite ceasefire: Report
Beirut: An Israeli airstrike hit a house in eastern Lebanon’s Baalbek area, despite a ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel, Lebanese official and military sources said. The official National News Agency said…
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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu warns Houthis
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Houthi forces in Yemen would face consequences similar to those experienced by other anti-Israel groups. “The Houthis, too, will learn what Hamas, Hezbollah, the…
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Israeli defence minister vows to maintain military control over Gaza
Jerusalem: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Wednesday that Israeli forces will remain in Gaza and maintain “security control” over the Palestinian territory, raising concerns that the latest round of ceasefire talks…
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Israel, Hamas blame each other for Gaza ceasefire delay
Jerusalem: Israel and Hamas exchanged accusations on Wednesday, each blaming the other for delays in reaching a Gaza ceasefire deal. In a press statement, Hamas said the talks in Doha, mediated by…
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Israel intercepts missile from Yemen, says army
Jerusalem: Israel’s air defence systems on Wednesday intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, the Israeli military said in a statement. The projectile “was intercepted before crossing into Israeli territory,” the military said.Sirens…
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Israel’s negotiation team to return after ‘meaningful’ talks on Gaza ceasefire
Jerusalem: Israel’s negotiation team involved in the Gaza ceasefire talks will return to the country from Qatar for “internal consultations” after “meaningful” talks, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement.…
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Guterres pays tribute to Indian peacekeeping leader’s ‘commitment’
United Nations: Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has paid tributes to the leadership and commitment of Brigadier Amitabh Jha who led the peacekeeping force along the Syria-Israel border in “complex circumstances”. Jha, who was…
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Israeli defence minister admits killing Hamas leader Haniyeh in Tehran
Jerusalem: Israel’s defence minister Israel Katz has admitted for the first time that the country assassinated Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran’s capital Tehran. Speaking at a defence ministry event, Katz also…
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Israel says airstrike killed senior Hamas security official in Gaza school
Jerusalem: Israel’s military and Shin Bet security agency announced that they had killed Muhammad Ahmed Albec, the head of the National Security Directorate of Hamas’ Security Services, in an airstrike on a…
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Canada: Indian diaspora rallies for Israel, mocks pro-Palestinian protesters
Several Indian diaspora members participated in a weekly pro-Israel rally at Toronto’s Bathurst and Sheppard Avenue on Sunday and mocked pro-Palestine demonstrations while holding tricolour and Israeli flags. The rally which has…
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Yemen’s Houthis claim drone attacks on Israeli military sites
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi group said it attacked Israel with two drones, targeting military sites. In a statement aired on Monday by Houthi-run al-Masirah TV, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said the first…
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Israeli PM signals progress in Gaza truce deal talks, timeline unclear
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that “there has been progress” in efforts to secure a ceasefire-for-hostages deal with Hamas, but cautioned that the timeline for reaching an agreement remains unclear.…
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At least 23 Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes across Gaza
Gaza: At least 23 Palestinians were killed by Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian official news agency WAFA reported. At least nine people, including three children and two women, were…
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Israel leaves Palestinian bodies in Gaza for dogs to eat, accuses Gaza Civil Defense
The Civil Defence Authority in the Gaza Strip said that the Israeli occupation is killing Palestinians and leaving their bodies in the streets for stray dogs to eat, and preventing their evacuation…
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Yemen’s Houthis claim joint drone attacks with Iraqi resistance against Israel
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi group said they launched joint drone attacks with the Iraqi Resistance against “military and vital targets” in Israel. “We will respond to any Israeli-US escalation against Yemen with a…
