Gaza’s civil defence rescue agency said Friday that Israeli strikes killed at least 24 people, including 10 from the same family, after Hamas signalled its rejection of Israel’s latest ceasefire proposal.
The Palestinian militants’ chief…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Hamas calls for pressure to end Israel’s aid block on Gaza
Hamas on Friday urged the international community to exert immediate pressure to end Israel’s complete blockade of the Gaza Strip that has been in place since March 2.
The appeal from the militants comes after the United Nations warned of…
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New US envoy prays, delivers Trump ‘peace’ message at Western Wall
The new US ambassador to Israel prayed at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Friday, delivering a handwritten message from President Donald Trump calling for peace in Israel.
Mike Huckabee, a former Republican governor, has long been an outspoken…
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Gaza Strip shrinking as Israel expands control
By seizing large swathes of the Gaza Strip, Israel is redrawing the map of the Palestinian territory, one of the most densely populated places on Earth, making it increasingly “unlivable”.
On Wednesday, Defence Minister Israel Katz said the…
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74 killed in deadliest US attack on Yemen, Huthis say
US strikes on a Yemeni fuel port killed at least 74 people, Huthi rebels said Friday, in the deadliest attack of Washington’s campaign against the Iran-backed group.
The strikes also wounded more than 170 people, a Huthi official said.
The US…
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US strikes on Yemen fuel port kill 38, Huthis say
US strikes on a Yemeni fuel port killed at least 38 people, Huthi rebels said Friday, in one of the deadliest attacks of Washington’s renewed campaign against the Iran-backed group.
The strikes also injured more than 100 people, according to a…
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58 killed in deadliest US strike on Yemen, Huthis say
US strikes on a Yemeni fuel port killed at least 58 people, Huthi rebels said Friday, in the deadliest attack of Washington’s campaign against the Iran-backed group.
The strikes also injured more than 100 people, according to a Huthi-run…
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US publishes policy for easing of sanctions on new Syria gov’t
The US reportedly published a new policy regarding the Syrian government that includes easing sanctions on the country, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
The new US policy addresses the Syrian government led by President Ahmed…
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‘War has taken everything’: AFP reporter returns home to Khartoum
It had been nearly two years since AFP journalist Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali set foot in his home in war-torn Khartoum, after the sound of children playing in the street gave way to the fearsome fire of machine guns.
Sudan’s once-peaceful capital…
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US attacks Houthi fuel terminal in Yemen
The US military says it has destroyed a fuel terminal in Yemen during its latest strikes against the Houthis.
It says the aim of the attack on the Red Sea port of Ras Isa was to restrict supplies and funds for the Iranian-backed movement.
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