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Israeli PM vows ‘forceful response’ to Houthi attacks
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel would deliver a “forceful response” to repeated attacks by Yemen’s Houthi forces. Netanyahu made the threat on Monday during a public speech in…
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Israeli troops deploy to new corridor across Gaza
Jerusalem: Israel says troops have deployed to a newly established security corridor across southern Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday announced the new Morag Corridor to pressure the Hamas militant group…
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Photos: Israeli strikes kill 19 Palestinians in Gaza
Deir Al-Balah: Israeli strikes across the southern Gaza Strip killed at least 19 Palestinians overnight into Sunday, including a senior Hamas political leader, officials said. Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen who are…
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European countries denounce deadly Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, call for immediate ceasefire
Valletta: European countries have strongly condemned the latest deadly Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and called for an immediate cessation of hostilities. The airstrikes, which took place early Tuesday, killed at…
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Israeli-Palestinian film ‘No Other Land’ wins Oscar for best documentary
“No Other Land,” the story of Palestinian activists fighting to protect their communities from demolition by the Israeli military, won the Oscar for best documentary on Sunday. The collaboration between Israeli and…
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Israeli national arrested in Kerala for using satellite phone
A 75-year-old Israeli national, identified as David Bona, was arrested in Kerala, India, on Friday, February 21, for using a satellite phone without permission. Bona, who had arrived in India as a…
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Man shoots Israeli tourists in Florida mistaking them for Palestinians
In a disturbing incident, a 27-year-old man identified as Mordechai Brafman shot at two Israeli tourists, believing them to be Palestinian Muslims. The shooting occurred in the United States’s Florida Miami Beach…
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Israeli forces violate ceasefire, kill 2 Palestinian children
The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Palestine-based group Hamas brokered on January 19 to bring relief to war-torn Gaza, has been marred by reports of continued violence. On the following day, two…
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Israeli military strikes 40 sites in Gaza, resulting in ‘dozens of’ casualties
Jerusalem: The Israeli military announced on Friday that it has conducted raids on some 40 sites used by Hamas across the Gaza Strip since Thursday, with Israeli and Palestinian sources reported that…
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17 Palestinians killed by Israeli bombings across Gaza
Seven Palestinians, including three children, were killed by the Israeli bombing of a house in the Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood, southeast of Gaza City, in the Gaza Strip, Xinhua news agency reported quoting the…
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47 killed, 22 injured in Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon’s Baalbek-Hermel
At least 47 people were killed and 22 others wounded in Israeli airstrikes on the eastern Lebanese governorate of Baalbek-Hermel, its governor Bachir Khodr said. The casualties occurred in various towns and…
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Palestinian killed by Israeli gunfire during stabbing attempt in West Bank
Ramallah: The Israeli army has killed a Palestinian youth allegedly attempting a stabbing attack near Nablus city, northern West Bank, according to Palestinian and Israeli sources. In a statement, the Palestinian Health…
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Hezbollah fires 5 rockets at central, northern Israel: Sources
Jerusalem: Hezbollah fired about five rockets toward central and northern Israel on Friday, setting off air raid sirens in 53 Israeli cities and communities, according to Israeli sources. The Israeli military said…
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US ‘deeply troubled’ by Israeli legislation banning UNRWA
Washington: The US is “deeply troubled” by the adoption of legislation in Israel that would ban the operation of a UN agency for Palestinian refugees, State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller has said.…
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5 Israeli soldiers killed, 4 injured in southern Lebanon
Jerusalem: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday, October 25 said in a statement that five soldiers were killed and four others seriously injured by a rocket hit in southern Lebanon on…