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Israeli airstrike kills nine Palestinians in Gaza: Sources
Gaza: At least nine Palestinians were killed and dozens of others wounded in an Israeli airstrike on a house in the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza Strip on Saturday, Palestinian sources…
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Four Palestinian babies freeze to death in Gaza amid Israeli siege
At least four Palestinian babies have died of hypothermia in southern Gaza in just 72 hours, due to a drop in temperature and the ongoing Israeli siege on essential winter supplies. The infants…
- Middle East
Yemen’s Houthis claim missile attack on Tel Aviv airport
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi group announced on Friday that it launched a ‘hypersonic ballistic missile’ targeting Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, claiming it had hit its target. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya…
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Arab League slams Israeli minister’s storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque
Cairo: Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit strongly condemned Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s storming of East Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, accompanied by a group of hardline settlers, as “a blatant…
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Israel launches intense airstrikes on Yemen’s Sanaa, Hodeidah
Aden: Israeli airstrikes targeted key infrastructure and Houthi-controlled sites in Yemen’s capital Sanaa and Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, according to media reports. The strikes reportedly hit Sanaa International Airport and…
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Israeli minister Ben-Gvir storms Al-Aqsa Mosque
Israel’s far-right National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem on Thursday, December 26, under heavy police guard, causing concerns about potential escalation. In a post on X, Ben-Gvir…
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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…
- Middle East
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…
- Middle East
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…
