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Israel’s military orders evacuation of Gaza’s Khan Younis as its operations expand
Tel Aviv: The Israeli military on Monday, May 19, issued an evacuation order for residents of Gaza’s second-largest city, Khan Younis, and nearby towns. Avichay Adraee, a military spokesperson, posted the order…
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Netanyahu acknowledges pressure from allies in decision to resume Gaza aid
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that his decision to resume aid to Gaza after a weekslong blockade came after pressure from allies. In a video statement posted…
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Israel says it will allow ‘basic’ aid into Gaza after nearly 3 months of blockade
Deir al-Balah: Israel announced on Sunday it will allow a limited amount of humanitarian aid into Gaza after a nearly three-month blockade, days after global experts on food security warned of famine.…
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Five Palestinian journalists killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza
At least five Palestinian journalists were killed on Sunday, May 18, in separate Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, bringing the number of journalists killed by Israel since the start of the genocide to more…
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Israeli strikes across Gaza overnight kill 103 people, hospitals and medics say
Gaza Strip: Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 103 people overnight and into Sunday, hospitals and medics in the battered enclave said, as Israel intensifies its war in the…
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European leaders urge Israel to end attacks in Gaza amid mounting humanitarian crisis
Brussels: As Israel intensifies its military operations in the Gaza Strip, a growing number of European leaders have voiced deep concern over the worsening humanitarian situation, urging Israel to “reverse its current…
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Israeli army kills Palestinian suspect in West Bank
Jerusalem: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that its forces shot and killed a Palestinian man who ran toward them carrying a suspected booby-trapped bag in the West Bank…
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Israel launches new military operation in Gaza as hostage talks continue in Qatar
Jerusalem: Israel said Saturday it launched a major military operation in the Gaza Strip to pressure Hamas to release remaining hostages, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a negotiating team to remain…
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Iran’s Supreme Leader slams Trump: ‘Lies’ about using power for peace
Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has denounced as “a lie” US President Donald Trump’s recent claim that he sought to use power to ensure peace, citing the Trump administration’s support for…
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Hamas resumes indirect negotiations with Israel in Doha: Official
Gaza: Indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel resumed on Saturday in the Qatari capital Doha, according to senior Hamas official Mahmoud Mardawi. Mardawi said the talks are being held under Qatari and…
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Gaza offensive expanded with airstrikes, ground troop deployment: Israeli military
Jerusalem: The Israeli military said that it had stepped up its operations in the Gaza Strip, launching a wave of airstrikes and deploying additional ground forces in an effort to establish operational…
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AI provided to Israel military didn’t target civilians in Gaza: Microsoft
Washington: Microsoft acknowledged Thursday that it sold advanced artificial intelligence and cloud computing services to the Israeli military during the war in Gaza and aided in efforts to locate and rescue Israeli…
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Israel pounds Gaza, targets Houthi ports in Yemen as Trump wraps up Gulf trip
Deir al-Balah: Israel launched dozens of airstrikes across northern and southern Gaza on Friday, killing more than 93 people and wounding hundreds — attacks that Israeli officials described as a prelude to…
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Spanish PM calls Israel ‘genocidal state’
Madrid: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called Israel a “genocidal state” and said Spain “does not do business” with it. During a parliamentary question-and-answer session in Madrid on 14 May, Sanchez…
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Nakba Day: Palestinians marks 77th anniversary amid Israel’s war on Gaza
This year, on Thursday, May 15, Palestinians commemorate the 77th anniversary of the Nakba, or “catastrophe”, which marked the mass displacement of Palestinians in 1948— against the backdrop of ongoing Israeli military…