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Netanyahu says Israel ‘striking enemies’ as attack expected

JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was hitting its enemies and “continuing forward to victory”...

Published 07 Aug, 2024 10:58pm

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WHO says sending over 1 million polio vaccines to Gaza

GENEVA: The World Health Organization will send more than one million polio vaccines to war-torn Gaza after the...

Published 07 Aug, 2024 10:51pm

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France’s Macron urges Iran counterpart to avoid Mideast escalation

PARIS: France’s President Emmanuel Macron urged his Iranian counterpart in a phone call Wednesday “to do everything...

Published 07 Aug, 2024 10:35pm

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Turkiye will bid to join ICJ genocide case against Israel, source says

ISTANBUL: Turkiye will submit on Wednesday a declaration of intervention in South Africa’s genocide case against...

Published 07 Aug, 2024 11:38am

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Israel says dozens of Palestinian fighters killed in Gaza over past 24 hours

CAIRO: Israeli forces killed 45 Palestinian fighters in Gaza over the past day, the military said on Tuesday, after...

Published 06 Aug, 2024 11:19pm

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Hamas names Gaza chief Yahya Sinwar as new political leader

Hamas named Gaza Strip chief Yahya Sinwar as its new political leader on Tuesday, after his predecessor Ismail...

Updated 06 Aug, 2024 11:36pm

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Hezbollah pledges retaliation against Israel ‘whatever the consequences’

BEIRUT: Hassan Nasrallah said his Hezbollah group and Iran were “obliged to respond” to Israel as the Middle East...

Published 06 Aug, 2024 10:42pm

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Nasrallah says Hezbollah, Iran ‘obliged to respond’ to Israel after Haniyeh, Shukr killings

BEIRUT: Hezbollah’s chief said Tuesday his group and Iran were “obliged to respond” to Israel “whatever the...

Published 06 Aug, 2024 09:39pm

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Israeli forces kill at least 12 Palestinians in West Bank clashes, medics say

KAFR QUD: Israeli forces backed by drone strikes killed at least 12 people in the occupied West Bank, medics said on...

Updated 06 Aug, 2024 11:42pm

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US urged countries to pass messages to Iran against escalation, State Dept says

WASHINGTON: The United States has been urging countries through its diplomatic engagements to tell Iran that...

Published 05 Aug, 2024 11:48pm

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UN says nine employees ‘may have been involved’ in Oct 7 Hamas attack

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations said Monday that nine employees of its agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA)...

Published 05 Aug, 2024 10:48pm

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Israeli airstrike kills five in West Bank, including Hamas commander

RAMALLAH: An Israeli airstrike on a vehicle in the occupied West Bank killed a Hamas commander on Saturday, media...

Updated 03 Aug, 2024 04:40pm

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Pentagon tells Israel it will adjust US troops in Middle East

WASHINGTON: U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has informed Israel about current and future changes to U.S. forces...

Updated 03 Aug, 2024 12:22am

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Israelis demand hostages’ return as war hits 300 days

TEL AVIV: Shouting slogans and waving national flags, hundreds of Israelis marched in Tel Aviv to demand the return...

Published 02 Aug, 2024 12:29am

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Netanyahu and Biden to hold call on Thursday, White House says

WASHINGTON: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Joe Biden will speak by phone on Thursday,...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 11:40pm

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Jordan says Israel turned ‘rogue state’ with Hamas leader killing

AMMAN: Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said Thursday that Israel had turned “rogue” state with its...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 11:32pm

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At least 15 Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on school in Gaza, emergency services say

Israeli forces hit a school in Shejaia in Gaza City on Thursday, killing at least 15 people and wounding 29,...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 11:16pm

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Antony Blinken urges calm in call with Israel’s Herzog on Golan Heights attack

TOKYO: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a call with Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Monday to discuss a...

Published 29 Jul, 2024 03:45pm

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Israeli forces advance in south Gaza, more people displaced, residents say

CAIRO: Israeli forces sent tanks deeper into areas in the Gaza Strip’s south on Sunday as fighting with Hamas-led...

Published 28 Jul, 2024 11:03pm

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Hezbollah evacuates positions ahead of expected Israel raids: source close to group

BEIRUT: Hezbollah has evacuated positions in south and east Lebanon after Israeli threats of reprisals for a deadly...

Published 28 Jul, 2024 10:28pm

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Nine people killed as rocket hits football pitch in Israeli-occupied Golan: Israel media

JERUSALEM: Nine people were killed in a rocket attack on a football ground in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 10:50pm

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EU top diplomat urges end to ‘madness’ after Gaza school strike

BRUSSELS: EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell on Saturday called for a “political solution” to end the “madness”...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 10:09pm

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Israeli PM urges global alliance against Iranian ‘axis of terror’

WASHINGTON: Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu slammed Gaza ceasefire demonstrators Wednesday and called for a...

Updated 25 Jul, 2024 01:56am

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Palestinians say Israel troops kill two in West Bank raids

RAMALLAH: Palestinian officials said Israeli troops killed two men, including a customs officer, in separate raids...

Published 24 Jul, 2024 10:22pm

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Gazans flee as Israel sets sights on safe zone

GAZA STRIP: Thousands of Gazans fled an Israeli-designated humanitarian zone Monday after the army ordered them to...

Published 23 Jul, 2024 08:29am

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Israel sends tanks back into Khan Younis area, 49 killed after new evacuation order

JERUSALEM: Israel sent tanks back into the greater Khan Younis area and at least 49 Palestinians were killed by...

Published 22 Jul, 2024 11:31pm

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Hezbollah, Hamas say launched rocket salvos at north Israel

BEIRUT: Hezbollah and its Palestinian ally Hamas said they launched rocket barrages at Israeli positions Saturday to...

Published 20 Jul, 2024 10:49pm

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Amnesty calls for end to Israel’s ‘incommunicado’ detention of Gazans

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Amnesty International on Thursday called on Israel to end the indefinite detention of Gaza...

Published 18 Jul, 2024 06:45pm

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Hezbollah to hit new areas in Israel if it keeps targeting civilians, Nasrallah says

BEIRUT: Hezbollah will hit new Israeli targets if Israel keeps targeting civilians in Lebanon, the group’s leader...

Published 17 Jul, 2024 05:12pm

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China says wants to facilitate Palestinian ‘reconciliation’

BEIJING: China on Tuesday expressed willingness to facilitate “reconciliation” between rival Palestinian factions,...

Published 17 Jul, 2024 12:21am