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Netanyahu tells army recruits Israel fighting Hamas ‘without mercy’

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told new army recruits on Tuesday that Israel is...

Published 16 Apr, 2024 05:51pm

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Israeli military vows response to Iran attack as calls for restraint mount

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israelis awaited word on how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would respond to Iran’s...

Published 16 Apr, 2024 12:35pm

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Joe Biden unlikely to cut Iran’s oil lifeline after Israel attack

WASHINGTON: Iran’s unprecedented missile and drone strike on Israel is unlikely to prompt dramatic sanctions action...

Published 16 Apr, 2024 11:01am

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US doesn't want 'escalation' with Iran but will defend Israel: Blinken

WASHINGTON: The United States does not want to see any escalation in hostilities with Iran, but will continue to...

Updated 15 Apr, 2024 08:57pm

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US military destroyed 80 drones, 6 missiles launched from Iran, Yemen, US Centcom says

CAIRO: US forces, supported by US European Command destroyers, on Saturday and Sunday destroyed more than 80 one-way...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 09:37am

Markets

Oil sheds more than $1/barrel after Iran attack

NEW YORK: Oil prices sank by about $1 a barrel on Monday after Iran’s weekend attack on Israel proved to be less...

Updated 15 Apr, 2024 08:50pm

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Thousands gather in Iran in show of support for attack on Israel

TEHRAN: Thousands of Iranians took to the streets of Iran early Sunday in a show of support for the unprecedented...

Published 14 Apr, 2024 01:04pm

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Dozens of Palestinians killed in Gaza as Hamas official vows to ‘break’ Israel

GAZA: Israeli forces fought Hamas in the north and centre of the Gaza Strip on Friday as Khaled Meshaal, a senior...

Published 12 Apr, 2024 06:29pm

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US has no evidence of unfolding genocide in Gaza: Pentagon

WASHINGTON: The United States does not have evidence that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza as it carries out...

Published 09 Apr, 2024 09:26pm

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Israel says more aid is entering Gaza, but figures disputed

GENEVA/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel says aid is moving into Gaza more quickly after international pressure to increase...

Published 09 Apr, 2024 09:23pm

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Hamas says Israeli proposal fails to meet Palestinian demands but is under review

CAIRO: Hamas said on Tuesday that an Israeli proposal on a ceasefire in its aggression in Gaza met none of the...

Updated 09 Apr, 2024 05:54pm

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Turkiye imposes export restrictions on Israel until Gaza ceasefire

Measures would apply to the export of products from 54 different categories, including iron, marble, steel, cement, aluminium, brick, fertilizer, construction equipment and products, aviation fuel, and more

Updated 09 Apr, 2024 09:31pm

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Israeli military says it reduces troops in south Gaza

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The Israeli military has withdrawn more ground troops from the southern Gaza Strip, leaving just...

Published 07 Apr, 2024 07:17pm

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Israeli military reduces troops in southern Gaza, spokesperson says

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The Israeli military has withdrawn more ground troops from the southern Gaza Strip, leaving just...

Published 07 Apr, 2024 05:34pm

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Six months of bloodshed: the Gaza war in numbers

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The bloodiest ever war in Gaza that broke out exactly six months ago has taken an appalling...

Published 07 Apr, 2024 04:35pm

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Hamas official says undecided on sending delegation to new truce talks

GAZA STRIP: A Hamas official told AFP on Sunday the Palestinian group had not made a decision on whether to send a...

Published 31 Mar, 2024 09:37pm

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Fighting rages across Gaza amid revival of truce talks

CAIRO: Israeli strikes killed 77 Palestinians in Gaza in the past 24 hours, health authorities said on Sunday, as...

Published 31 Mar, 2024 06:36pm

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Heavy clashes, more deadly aid chaos in war-ravaged Gaza

GAZA STRIP: Heavy clashes and explosions shook Gaza, witnesses said on Saturday, as the Red Crescent reported...

Published 30 Mar, 2024 04:47pm

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Intense Israeli bombardment hits southern Gaza, calls for more aid grow

GAZA STRIP: The southern Gaza Strip came under intense Israeli bombardment overnight, despite international pressure...

Updated 27 Mar, 2024 08:57pm

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US defense chief to Israel counterpart: Gaza toll ‘too high’

WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant Tuesday that civilian...

Updated 26 Mar, 2024 10:15pm

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Qatar says negotiations ‘ongoing’ for Gaza truce

DOHA: Mediator Qatar said Tuesday that talks between Hamas and Israel on a Gaza truce and hostage exchange are...

Published 26 Mar, 2024 05:57pm

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Dozens killed in Israeli strikes on north and south of Gaza

CAIRO/RAFAH: Israeli air strikes killed dozens of Palestinians at both ends of the Gaza Strip overnight, hitting the...

Published 26 Mar, 2024 03:34pm

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UN Security Council demands immediate ceasefire in Gaza

United States abstains, remaining 14 council members vote for resolution
Netanyahu cancels Israeli delegation's visit to Washington

Updated 25 Mar, 2024 10:21pm

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Gaza fighting rages as UN chief decries ‘horror and starvation’

GAZA STRIP: Heavy fighting raged in Gaza on Sunday as Israel has vowed to push on with its ground war in the...

Published 24 Mar, 2024 05:45pm

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Guterres says aid to Gaza ‘requires Israel removing’ obstacles

CAIRO: United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said Sunday in Cairo that delivering the necessary aid to...

Published 24 Mar, 2024 05:28pm

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Russia, China veto US bid on Gaza 'ceasefire' at Security Council

Moscow accuses Washington of 'hypocritical spectacle' that does not pressure Israel
Death toll in war-torn Gaza reaches 32,070 Palestinians, including 82 killed in last 24 hours, health ministry says

Updated 22 Mar, 2024 11:34pm

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Israeli forces kill nine Palestinians in West Bank in 24 hours

RAMALLAH: Israeli forces killed two Palestinians in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank on Thursday,...

Published 21 Mar, 2024 05:25pm

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Israeli army says over 140 gunmen killed in Al-Shifa operation

GAZA CITY: More than 140 gunmen have been killed in four days of fighting in and around Gaza’s largest hospital,...

Published 21 Mar, 2024 01:59pm

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Hamas says latest Israeli position on Gaza truce ‘generally negative’

BEIRUT: A senior Lebanon-based Hamas official said Wednesday that Israel’s response to the latest proposal from the...

Published 20 Mar, 2024 09:38pm

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Saudi Arabia announces $40mn donation to UN agency for Palestinians

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia announced Wednesday it will donate $40 million to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees,...

Published 20 Mar, 2024 09:35pm