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IDF ready to conquer Gaza’s Rafah, awaiting government okay, says senior official
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Quick Glance: Israeli Forces Ready to Conquer Rafah in Gaza, Awaiting Government Approval
  • The Israel Defense Forces have completed all necessary preparations to capture the southernmost city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip and can initiate an operation once they receive government authorization, as stated by a senior Israeli defense official.

  • This official informed Reuters that Israel is planning to take control of Rafah, considered the final Hamas stronghold in Gaza, evacuate Palestinian civilians from the area, and launch an assault against Hamas fighters.

  • According to a spokesperson for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, Israel is progressing with a ground operation without specifying a timeline for the action.

  • Various Israeli reports indicated that top Israeli security officials traveled to Egypt on Wednesday to coordinate the planned offensive in Rafah.
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Analyses debunk Hamas claims that Israel dug mass graves at Nasser hospital: Hamas had claimed Israel dug the graves to "hide" evidence ...
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Analyses debunk Hamas claims that Israel dug mass graves at Nasser ...
Quick Glance: UN Calls for Investigation into Mass Graves at Two Gaza Hospitals
  • The United Nations called for a thorough and transparent investigation into the mass graves at two major hospitals in Gaza that were searched by Israeli troops.

  • It was emphasized that investigators must have access to the sites, and a greater number of journalists should be able to work safely in Gaza to report on the facts.

  • Some of the bodies belonged to individuals killed during the hospital siege, while others were victims when Israeli forces raided the hospital.

  • The discovery of the graves highlights the urgency of a ceasefire, the end of the conflict, improved access for humanitarian aid, the protection of hospitals, and the release of Israeli hostages.
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IDF strikes 40 Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon: The Avivim moshav is located less than one kilometer from the border with Lebanon, and has sustained ...
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IDF strikes 40 Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon
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IDF Spokesperson Hagari: 'Until Hamas releases our hostages, no stone will be left unturned'
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IDF Spokesperson Hagari: 'Until Hamas releases our hostages ...
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Mass graves in the Gaza Strip what we know: Palestinians report that hundreds of dead have been discovered in mass graves in the Gaza Strip. Who are the dead ...
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Mass graves in the Gaza Strip what we know
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IAF targets Hamas rocket launchers located in humanitarian zone in Gaza: As part of the operation, IAF fighter jets struck over 50 military targets.
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IAF targets Hamas rocket launchers located in humanitarian zone in Gaza
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Live updates: Israel-Hamas war, US funding for Israel, crisis in Gaza: The US Senate has passed a funding package that will provide $26.4 billion to aid Israel ...
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Live updates: Israel-Hamas war, US funding for Israel, crisis in Gaza
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IDF preparing to start Rafah operation 'very soon' after mass evacuation of the city - report
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IDF preparing to start Rafah operation 'very soon' after mass ...
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On war’s 200th day, Israel intensifies Gaza operations; soldier killed in action: IDF Arabic spokesman warns civilians to evacuate from fighting zones in Strip's ...
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On war’s 200th day, Israel intensifies Gaza operations; soldier killed in ...
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300+ Arrested Outside Schumer's Home During Jewish-Led Seder Against Gaza Genocide
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Israeli security chiefs in Cairo to discuss possible Rafah invasion: IDF chief Herzi Halevi and Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar reportedly discussed with their Egyptian ...
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Israeli security chiefs in Cairo to discuss possible Rafah invasion
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Fears grow for Rafah as Israel-Hamas war rages on 200th day: GAZA STRIP: The Israel-Hamas war entered its 200th day on Tuesday (Apr 23) as aid groups warned that ...
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Fears grow for Rafah as Israel-Hamas war rages on 200th day
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Why the US might put sanctions on an Israeli army battalion : An Israeli army battalion, Netzah Yehuda, may, among other things, be excluded from receiving US ...
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Why the US might put sanctions on an Israeli army battalion
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GOP Megadonor Jeff Yass Poured $16M Into Anti-Muslim Groups: Report : Jeff Yass has reportedly contributed a total of $16 million to such groups in recent years ...
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GOP Megadonor Jeff Yass Poured $16M Into Anti-Muslim Groups: Report
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Israeli, U.S. officials say new sanctions due to conduct of Ben-Gvir, Smotrich: A U.S. source said the far-right ministers were considered for sanctions ...
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Israeli, U.S. officials say new sanctions due to conduct of Ben-Gvir ...
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Some Palestinians forced to flee homes as Israel pounds northern Gaza: Much of the shelling was focused for a second day on Beit Lahiya on the northern edge of ...
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Some Palestinians forced to flee homes as Israel pounds northern Gaza
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah launches deepest attack into Israel, targets near Haifa: The attack is the deepest inside Israeli territory since the cross-border fighting ...
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah launches deepest attack into Israel, targets near ...
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Satellite images show construction of Khan Younis tent compound ahead of Rafah op
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Satellite images show construction of Khan Younis tent compound ahead of ...
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Pelosi calls for Netanyahu’s resignation: Pelosi said the prime minister is an obstacle to a two-state solution.
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Pelosi calls for Netanyahu’s resignation
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Hezbollah says 'dozens' of rockets fired at Israeli Army HQ in north : Hamas ally Hezbollah said on Monday it had fired "dozens" of Katyusha ...
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Hezbollah says 'dozens' of rockets fired at Israeli Army HQ in ...
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The abandoned 60,000: The forgotten Israelis of the lawless North: More than 60,000 Israelis from the North have been displaced and are living in hotels or with ...
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The abandoned 60,000: The forgotten Israelis of the lawless North
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South Korean Youth Activists Take Government to Court over Climate Crisis: In South Korea, a court heard from youth climate activists and their families ...
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South Korean Youth Activists Take Government to Court over Climate Crisis
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Putting his life on pause, Peter Lerner works to explain Israel-Hamas War to the world
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Putting his life on pause, Peter Lerner works to explain Israel-Hamas War ...
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Texas Troopers Arrest University Of Texas Students During Protest: Students at the University of Texas at Austin organized the latest protest at a U.S ...
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Texas Troopers Arrest University Of Texas Students During Protest
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After Oct. 7, Ben-Gurion University is doubling down on its mission: Doug Seserman, CEO of Americans for BGU, highlights the university’s unwavering commitment ...
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After Oct. 7, Ben-Gurion University is doubling down on its mission
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Live updates: Israel-Hamas war, Netanyahu criticizes US sanctions plans, UNRWA review
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Live updates: Israel-Hamas war, Netanyahu criticizes US sanctions plans ...
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Gaza war: US puts out long list of human rights violations in Israel, Palestinian territories
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Gaza war: US puts out long list of human rights violations in Israel ...
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Russia Threatens More Strikes on Ukraine Over US Aid: Russia threatened to step up strikes on Ukraine in response to the US vote to provide new military aid to ...
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Russia Threatens More Strikes on Ukraine Over US Aid
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Israel claims hundreds of bodies found at Gaza hospital not military mass grave: The bodies of almost 400 people were uncovered after the Israeli Defence Force ...
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Israel claims hundreds of bodies found at Gaza hospital not military mass ...
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MPs summon minister Babalanda over caliber of newly appointed assistant RDCs: “What roles are the Assistant RDCs going to play that the RDCs and Deputy RDCs are ...
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MPs summon minister Babalanda over caliber of newly appointed assistant ...
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Israel's ex-intel chief: Biden distrusts Netanyahu, Iran escalation unlikely: Former head of IDF intelligence Amos Yadlin believes Israel should take the time to ...
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Israel's ex-intel chief: Biden distrusts Netanyahu, Iran escalation ...
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Israel's military intelligence chief resigns: Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva is the first Israeli leader to quit for failing to prevent the Hamas attack on October 7
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Israel's military intelligence chief resigns
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More Than 4 Dozen Unions Demand 'End of Repression' of Columbia Protests: "The right to protest is necessary for every struggle, and the direct attack on ...
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More Than 4 Dozen Unions Demand 'End of Repression' of Columbia Protests
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Israeli army kills 79 more Palestinians in Gaza, bringing death toll to 34,262: More than 77,000 others also injured since Oct. 7, 2023, according to health ...
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Israeli army kills 79 more Palestinians in Gaza, bringing death toll to 34 ...
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Hundreds of WA students walk off campuses to protest U.S. aid to Israel: Hundreds of high school and college students across the Puget Sound region walked out of ...
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Hundreds of WA students walk off campuses to protest U.S. aid to Israel
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End Of Impunity? The Meaning Of U.S. Sanctions Of An Israeli Army Unit: The Israeli Army Unit operating in the West Bank has been sanctioned by the Biden ...
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End Of Impunity? The Meaning Of U.S. Sanctions Of An Israeli Army Unit
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‘Smokescreen’: officials voice concern over US plans for Gaza aid pier: Fears Israel is influencing location of dock away from the north, where famine threat is ...
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‘Smokescreen’: officials voice concern over US plans for Gaza aid pier
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Israeli army wounds 3 Palestinians in West Bank: 3 young men shot by occupation forces with live bullets
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Israeli army wounds 3 Palestinians in West Bank
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MAGA Influencer Leads 'Free Palestine' Event: "HAMAS STILL STANDS STRONG!" says Donald Trump supporter Jackson Hinkle, 24, who has cultivated a large social ...
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MAGA Influencer Leads 'Free Palestine' Event
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Blinken planning to visit Saudi Arabia this weekend: U.S. officials say Blinken is also considering traveling to Israel.
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Blinken planning to visit Saudi Arabia this weekend
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Israeli leaders and military criticize reported US plans to sanction IDF unit: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other ministers have sharply ...
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Israeli leaders and military criticize reported US plans to sanction IDF ...
Quick Glance: Netanyahu Vows to Fight Sanctions on Army Battalions
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on April 21 that he would oppose sanctions being imposed on any Israeli military units for alleged rights violations, following reports of Washington planning such a move.

  • The United States announced on April 19 a new series of sanctions related to Israeli settlers in the West Bank, signaling growing frustration with Netanyahu's policies, who relies on settler parties for his coalition government.

  • War Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz, a former Chief of Armed Forces and centrist, mentioned in a statement on April 21 that he had spoken with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging him to reconsider the issue.

  • Blinken mentioned on April 19 that he had made 'determinations' regarding accusations of Israel violating a set of US laws prohibiting military assistance to individuals or security force units committing gross human rights violations.
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Nearly 300 bodies found in mass grave at Gaza hospital, says Gaza Civil Defense: A mass grave with nearly 300 bodies has been uncovered at a hospital in the ...
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Quick Glance: Discovery of Nearly 300 Bodies in Mass Grave at Gaza Hospital
  • Workers from the Gaza Civil Defense announced the discovery of a mass grave with almost 300 bodies at a hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis in Gaza, subsequent to the withdrawal of Israeli forces earlier this month.

  • Colonel Yamen Abu Suleiman, the Director of Civil Defense in Khan Younis, informed CNN on Monday that 73 bodies were found in the courtyard of the Nasser Medical Complex, bringing the total number to 283.

  • It is believed that some bodies were discovered with bound hands and feet, along with indications of field executions. The specific circumstances of their deaths, whether they were buried alive or executed, remain unclear.

  • The IDF has stated that they transported multiple bodies from Gaza to Israel for DNA testing before repatriating the remains in containers. The region surrounding the Nasser Medical Complex experienced heavy bombardment and conflict during January and February.
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Report says Israel has not provided evidence of widespread militancy among UNRWA staff
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Report says Israel has not provided evidence of widespread militancy among ...
Quick Glance: UNRWA Report Highlights Lack of Evidence for Israel's Employee Militancy Claims
  • An independent review commissioned by the United Nations found that Israel has not provided evidence to support its accusation that a 'significant' number of employees of the U.N. relief agency for Palestinian refugees in the Gaza Strip are members of terrorist organizations.

  • The review, led by former French foreign minister Catherine Colonna, revealed that UNRWA 'plays an indispensable and irreplaceable role in the region,' despite issues such as employees expressing political views and offices being used for 'political or military purposes'.

  • The review listed recommendations to enhance UNRWA operations, including improved training, more rigorous employee screening, and a thorough review of all textbooks and supplements.

  • Concerns were raised regarding the screening of UNRWA employees and the content of textbooks, while Israel has yet to provide evidence to support the claim that a significant number of UNRWA employees are members of terrorist organizations.
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More than 200 bodies found in mass grave at Nasser Hospital in Gaza: Many Palestinians have returned to Khan Younis to search for their dead after Israeli forces ...
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More than 200 bodies found in mass grave at Nasser Hospital in Gaza
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Israeli officials to NYT: 'Thousands of more Hamas terrorists in northern Gaza'
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Israeli officials to NYT: 'Thousands of more Hamas terrorists in ...
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West Bank Pogrom 'Underscores Urgent Need to Dismantle Apartheid': Amnesty: "The appalling spike in settler violence against Palestinians in recent days is ...
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West Bank Pogrom 'Underscores Urgent Need to Dismantle Apartheid': Amnesty
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Live updates: Israel-Hamas war, West Bank violence, Iran tensions: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would soon land "additional and painful blows" ...
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Live updates: Israel-Hamas war, West Bank violence, Iran tensions
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Israel planned bigger attack on Iran, scaled back after pressure: NYT: Israel planned a stronger counterattack against Iran, but chose a more limited strike ...
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Israel planned bigger attack on Iran, scaled back after pressure: NYT
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Taking responsibility: IDF Intelligence head, Maj.-Gen. Aharon Haliva, resigns from the IDF
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Taking responsibility: IDF Intelligence head, Maj.-Gen. Aharon Haliva ...
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Meet Brig.-Gen. Yael Grossman, one of the highest-ranked women in the IDF: IDF Brig.-Gen. Yael Grossman talked about her unit's impact on Iran ...
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Meet Brig.-Gen. Yael Grossman, one of the highest-ranked women in the IDF
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Soldier dies due to wounds sustained in Hezbollah drone attack: Zimel was set to be married to his fiance, Shir Sagiv, in just over a month.
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Soldier dies due to wounds sustained in Hezbollah drone attack
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IDF: 84% of damaged vehicles go back to war: Hamas has always had a cost advantage arms race versus Israel with its rockets being much cheaper than Iron Dome ...
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IDF: 84% of damaged vehicles go back to war
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Israel-Hamas War: Netanyahu Condemns Reported US Plan to Blacklist Unit: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned a reported US plan to sanction an ...
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Israel-Hamas War: Netanyahu Condemns Reported US Plan to Blacklist Unit
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Middle East updates: Israel angered by possible US sanctions: Israel's leadership has voiced indignation after reports that Washington intends to announce ...
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Middle East updates: Israel angered by possible US sanctions
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Live updates: Israel-Hamas war, West Bank violence, Iran tensions: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would soon land "additional and painful blows" ...
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Live updates: Israel-Hamas war, West Bank violence, Iran tensions
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IDF, Shin Bet, arrest suspected murderer of 14-year-old Binyamin Achimair: The suspected terrorist in question is 21-year-old Ahmed Duabsha, a resident of the ...
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IDF, Shin Bet, arrest suspected murderer of 14-year-old Binyamin Achimair
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IDF jets hit Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon overnight, kill operatives : Israeli fighter jets struck several Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon in ...
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IDF jets hit Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon overnight ...
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Reservist succumbs to wounds sustained in Hezbollah drone attack: Maj. (res.) Dor Zimel was among 18 people hurt in strike on Arab al-Aramshe community center on ...
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Reservist succumbs to wounds sustained in Hezbollah drone attack
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'Obvious Evidence of Genocide': Mass Grave Discovered in Gaza's Nasser Hospital: Palestinian rescue workers said they found hundreds of bodies ...
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'Obvious Evidence of Genocide': Mass Grave Discovered in Gaza's Nasser ...