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Israel pounds Gaza refugee camp as war enters ninth month

Israeli strikes hammered a Gaza refugee camp on Friday after a deadly strike on a UN-run school, as the war sparked by Hamas's unprecedented attack on...

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Israel's Netanyahu to address US Congress on July 24

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address lawmakers in the US Congress on July 24, Republican party leaders announced Thursday. The visit...

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Saudi says hajj pilgrimage to start June 14

Saudi Arabia said the hajj will start on June 14 after astronomical observatories spotted the crescent moon Thursday evening, signalling the beginning...

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Palestinians say Israel troops kill three in West Bank

The Palestinian health ministry said Israeli forces killed three Palestinians Thursday in a raid in Jenin city in the occupied West Bank, while the...

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'Why bomb us?': Gazans shocked after Israel hits UN school

Faisal Thari's quest for safety led him to seek refuge in a UN school, only to face the horror of its bombing Thursday. Shocked, he deplored the...

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Spain joins S. Africa's Gaza case at UN top court

Spain said Thursday it would join South Africa's case at the UN's top court in which Pretoria has accused Israel of "genocide" in the Gaza Strip. His...

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Yemen clashes kill 18 fighters in fresh flare-up: military officials

At least 18 combatants have been killed in battles between Yemeni government forces and Iran-backed Huthi rebels in the country's southwest, two...

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Gaza hospital reports 37 dead in strike on UN school Israel says used by Hamas

A hospital in central Gaza said Thursday at least 37 people were killed in Israeli bombardment overnight of a UN-run school which the Israeli military...

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Israel says deadly strike hit 'Hamas compound' in UN school

The Israeli military said Thursday it had carried out a deadly strike on a UN school in Gaza that it said housed a Hamas compound, with the militant...

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Israel bombs Gaza as mediators discuss truce-hostage plan

Israel's military pounded central Gaza with heavy air strikes on Wednesday as international talks to secure a truce and hostage release deal resumed....

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Turkey jails ousted pro-Kurdish mayor for nearly 20 years

A court in Turkey jailed Wednesday a pro-Kurdish mayor for 19 and a half years for "terrorism", his lawyer said, a ruling denounced as a "coup d'etat"...

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Syrian attacked US embassy in Beirut 'in support of Gaza': judicial official

A Syrian man was arrested after a shooting near the US embassy in Beirut on Wednesday and a judicial official said the assailant carried out the...

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Syrian arrested after shooting near US embassy in Beirut: army

A Syrian was arrested after a shooting near the US embassy in Beirut on Wednesday, the Lebanese army said, with the embassy saying its staff were...

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Israel bombs Gaza as mediators to discuss truce-hostage plan

Israel's military pounded central Gaza with heavy air strikes on Wednesday as US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators planned to resume talks on a truce and...

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US lawmakers advance bill to sanction ICC over Israel probe

The US House of Representatives voted Tuesday to advance a largely symbolic bill calling for sanctions on the International Criminal Court after its...

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Gaza boys turn to football to forget, for a moment, the war

Shouting and screaming with glee and frustration, Gazan boys kicked footballs around with their bare feet. It could have been almost anywhere in the...

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Biden, in Time interview, hints Netanyahu prolonging Gaza war

US President Joe Biden swiped at Benjamin Netanyahu in an interview with Time magazine published Tuesday, saying there was "every reason" to conclude...

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Iraq says several arrested over attacks on KFC, US-linked outlets

Iraqi authorities have made several arrests over recent attacks on US-linked outlets, including among security force personnel, the interior ministry...

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Saudi warns of above-average heat during the hajj

Saudi Arabia said Tuesday pilgrims can expect average high temperatures of 44 degrees Celsius (111 degrees Fahrenheit) during the hajj, which last...

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Children unfed all day, thousands for one toilet in Gaza: Oxfam

Palestinians displaced by the Gaza war are living in "appalling" conditions, with children sometimes going for a whole day without food and thousands...

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Iraq says several arrested over attacks on US-linked outlets

Iraqi authorities have made several arrests over recent attacks on US-linked outlets, including among security force personnel, the interior ministry...

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Brush fires sparked by rockets from Lebanon blaze in northern Israel

Israeli authorities were on alert for new brush fires Tuesday, after munitions fired from Lebanon by Hezbollah the previous evening ignited several...

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Israel mourns dead hostages as major powers urge Gaza truce

Israel on Tuesday mourned four hostages confirmed dead inside war-torn Gaza as Western and Middle East powers threw their support behind a truce deal...

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Japan's Nagasaki holds off inviting Israel to peace ceremony

The Israeli ambassador to Japan has not yet been invited to Nagasaki's annual peace ceremony, said city officials who instead sent the embassy a...

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Israel mourns dead hostages as doubts grow over Gaza truce plan

Israel on Tuesday mourned four captives reported dead in Gaza by the army amid growing doubts and international pressure over a plan for a ceasefire...

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Forest fires blaze in north Israel after rockets launched from Lebanon

Israeli authorities were battling intense forest fires Tuesday in the north of the country that broke out shortly after rocket and drone strikes from...

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Israel denies Netanyahu to address US Congress over Jewish holiday

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Tuesday denied American media reports that he will address the US Congress on June 13, amid...

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Israel's Netanyahu to address US Congress on June 13: US media

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address the US Congress on June 13, media reported Monday, amid mounting pressure for the American ally...

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Iran's top diplomat confirms talks with US

Iran's acting foreign minister Ali Bagheri said Monday his government was engaged in negotiations with arch-foe the United States hosted by the Gulf...

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Palestinians say Israeli forces kill two in West Bank

Palestinian officials said Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Monday, as Israeli police confirmed undercover...

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Iran parliament speaker Ghalibaf launches presidential bid

The conservative speaker of Iran's parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, registered Monday his candidacy for the snap presidential election on June...

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Flood of sewage forces displaced Gazans out of tents

Displaced Gazans had to use empty plastic bottles on Monday to try to remove sewage from their tents after a pipeline burst in the main southern city...

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Yemen rebels bury fighters killed in US, UK strikes

Yemen's Iran-backed Huthis on Monday held a public funeral in the capital Sanaa for more than a dozen fighters they say were killed in US and British...

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Doubts grow over Gaza truce plan as Israel-Hamas battles rage

Doubts were growing on Monday about a plan for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal outlined by US President Joe Biden as heavy fighting raged...

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Mediators press Israel, Hamas to agree to truce proposal

Fresh strikes were reported in the Gazan city of Rafah overnight into Monday, as mediators urged Israel and Hamas to agree to a truce and hostage...

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Israel battles Hamas as mediators urge both to accept Gaza truce plan

Israel bombarded the Gaza Strip and battled Hamas Sunday as mediators called on both sides to agree to a truce and hostage release deal outlined by US...

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Maldives to ban Israelis to protest Gaza war

The Indian Ocean nation of the Maldives will ban Israelis from the luxury tourist hot spot, the office of the president said Sunday, announcing a...

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Gaza mothers search for milk as malnutrition hits

Amira al-Taweel scoured pharmacies in northern Gaza for milk to feed her child, but could not find a single bottle to satisfy his hunger. "Youssef...

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Israel fights Hamas as mediators urge both to accept Gaza truce plan

Israel battled and bombarded Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Sunday as mediators called on both sides to agree to a truce and hostage release deal outlined...

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Iranian ex-president Ahmadinejad registers new bid for post

Iran's hardline former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday registered his candidacy for a presidential election this month, state media reported. ...

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Israel's anti-Hezbollah strikes hit Lebanese villages

Israeli forces targeting the Hezbollah militant group bombarded villages in southern and eastern Lebanon on Saturday after attacks inside northern...

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Police arrest 22 at pro-Palestinian protest at NY museum

New York police arrested at least 22 people after pro-Palestinian protesters picketed New York's Brooklyn Museum, charging some with offenses...

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Gaza mediators urge Israel, Hamas to accept truce plan

Qatari, Egyptian and US mediators called on Israel and Hamas Saturday to "finalise" the truce deal outlined by US President Joe Biden, as Israeli...

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'Biden is our only hope': Thousands of Israelis urge hostage deal

Thousands of Israelis rallied in Tel Aviv Saturday to demand acceptance of a ceasefire and hostage release deal outlined by US President Joe Biden,...

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Hezbollah-linked Lebanon medics say Israeli strike wounds 16 children

A Hezbollah-affiliated medical organisation said 16 children were wounded Saturday in an Israeli air strike on the south Lebanon town of Siddikine....

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Gazans back in war-ravaged Jabalia 'shocked' by destruction

Mohammed Al-Najjar, a 33-year-old Gazan, said Saturday he was "shocked" and feeling "lost" as he returned home, only to find much of Jabalia refugee...

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Israel pounds Gaza after Biden outlines ceasefire plan

Israeli forces hammered Rafah in southern Gaza with tanks and artillery Saturday, hours after US President Joe Biden said Israel was offering a new...

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What's in Israel's three-phase Gaza ceasefire roadmap

US President Joe Biden unveiled a three-phase Israeli proposal to end the war in Gaza on Friday, which includes a ceasefire and the release of...

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UNRWA chief says Israel 'must stop its campaign' against agency

UN Palestinian refugee agency chief Philippe Lazzarini said Friday that Israel "must stop its campaign against UNRWA" in an opinion article published...

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Protester chains himself to goalpost delaying Scotland-Israel women's match

Kick-off in Scotland's Women's Euro 2025 qualifier with Israel in Glasgow on Friday was delayed for over half an hour after a demonstrator avoided...

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