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Hamas rockets injure three in Israel; Israeli forces strike central Gaza
Jerusalem: Three people were slightly injured during a rocket attack on southern Israel by Hamas, which prompted the Israeli army to launch multiple airstrikes on central Gaza later in the day, according…
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Israeli forces push deeper into Gaza, surrounding Rafah neighbourhood
Jerusalem: Israeli forces pushed deeper into the Gaza Strip on Sunday with the military saying it had encircled the Tel al-Sultan neighbourhood in Rafah in the south of the enclave. In a…
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Israeli forces expand ground operation in Gaza as Hamas fires rockets at Israel
Jerusalem: The Israeli military said its troops were expanding their ground operation in southern Gaza, advancing into the Shabura refugee camp in Rafah city. “Troops began conducting ground activity in the area…
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Watch: Israeli fighter jets fly over Hezbollah leader Nasrallah’s funeral
Beirut: Israeli Air Force fighter jets flew low over the funeral ceremony of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on Sunday, February 23. Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli…
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Israeli forces to remain in some West Bank camps for ‘coming year’: Defence minister
Tel Aviv: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Sunday he has instructed the military to prepare to remain in some of the occupied West Bank’s urban refugee camps “for the coming year”.…
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Israeli forces kill two Palestinian children in West Bank
At least two Palestinian children were shot dead by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) gunfire in two separate incidents on Friday, February 21, in the occupied West Bank. According to the Palestinian Ministry…
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Israeli forces used 80-yr-old Palestinian as human shield in Gaza before killing him
In a deeply distressing incident in the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces have allegedly tied explosives around the neck of an 80-year-old Palestinian man and forced him to act as a human shield…
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Israel orders beefed up troops around Gaza as ceasefire shows signs of faltering
Jerusalem: An Israeli official says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the army to beef up troops in and around the Gaza Strip after Hamas threatened to call off a scheduled hostage…
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Israeli forces kill 10 Palestinians in West Bank operation
At least 10 Palestinians have been killed and numerous others wounded in a large-scale military operation launched by Israeli forces in Jenin, located in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian Health…
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Israeli forces arrest director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza
Israeli forces arrested Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza Strip, along with 240 others on Saturday, December 28, after setting the facility on fire. Taking to…
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UNIFIL calls for commitment to ceasefire as Israeli forces advance in Lebanon
Beirut: The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Thursday that any actions threatening the fragile cessation of hostilities in Lebanon must stop. “Both Israel and Lebanon have confirmed their…
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Palestinian man killed by Israeli army in West Bank
Ramallah: A 22-year-old Palestinian man was killed by Israeli army gunfire during an ongoing military operation in Tulkarm in the northern West Bank, according to Palestinian medical sources. The Palestinian Red Crescent…
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Israeli forces deliberately targeted academics in Gaza, says Sheikha Moza
Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science, and Community Development, said on Saturday, August 31, that the Israeli forces deliberately targeted academics in the Gaza Strip since…
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Israeli forces tie another Palestinian to jeep as human shield
Israeli army forces tied a Palestinian man to the hood of a military jeep as a human shield during a raid on the Tulkarm refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, WAFA…
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Seven Palestinians killed in Israeli raid in West Bank
At least seven Palestinians were killed in an Israeli army raid in the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank on Friday, July 5. The seven were identified as 19-year-old Harith…