Palestinian officials said Israeli forces shot dead an eight months pregnant Palestinian in the occupied West Bank Sunday, as the military said it had “targeted terrorists” in the area.
The Palestinian health ministry in Ramallah said Sundus Jamal…
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Palestinians say Israeli forces kill two women in West Bank raid
The Palestinian health ministry said Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank shot dead two women on Sunday, including one who was eight months pregnant, with the military saying it had “targeted terrorists” in a raid.
Israeli forces launched an…
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Palestinians say Israeli forces kill 3 in West Bank raid
The Palestinian health ministry reported that Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank shot dead three people on Sunday, including a woman who was eight months pregnant, while the military said it had “targeted terrorists” in a raid.
It later said…
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Can millions of Syrian refugees return home after civil war?
The sudden fall of Syria’s Assad regime in early December has raised an important question: Can the six million who became refugees during the 14-year civil war now go home?
Officials in Turkey, Austria, Denmark, and Bulgaria have started…
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Hamas says Israel withdraws from key Gaza road
A Hamas official said Israeli troops on Sunday completed their withdrawal from a strategic road bisecting the Gaza Strip, part of a fragile truce deal that Israel said it was implementing.
“Israeli forces have dismantled their positions and…
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Netanyahu praises Trump’s ‘revolutionary, creative’ Gaza plan
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday praised a proposal from President Donald Trump for US control of Gaza and the displacement of its population as “revolutionary”, striking a triumphant tone in a statement to his cabinet following his…
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Israel troops withdraw from corridor that split Gaza in two
ReutersReports suggest Gazans are finding scenes of total destruction as they head home Israeli troops have withdrawn from the Netzarim Corridor – a military zone cutting off the north of the Gaza Strip from the south.
Hundreds of Palestinians in…
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What Hezbollah’s absence from Lebanese gov’t could mean for West
Hezbollah’s complete absence from the new government formed in Lebanon offers a rare opportunity for the West to push for the dismantling of the terror group’s military capabilities, prof. Amatzia Baram, an expert in strategy and the Middle…
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Egypt to host emergency Arab summit to discuss Palestinian Issues
Egypt will host an emergency Arab summit on 27 February to discuss what it described as “serious” developments for Palestinians, according to a statement from the Egyptian foreign ministry on Sunday.
The summit comes amid regional and global…
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Mass protests break out in Aden, Yemen over electricity crisis
Mass protests broke out again on Thursday in the southern Yemeni district of Aden over the ongoing issue of power outages in the city. Local media reported protesters blocking off traffic on multiple streets and setting tires ablaze.
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