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Two Palestinian children killed in West Bank by Israeli army

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Two Palestinian children were shot in the back and killed by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank.
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Satellite images reveal Saudi Arabia may be quietly expanding ballistic missile force

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Saudi Arabia may be quietly modernising and expanding its long-range missile capabilities, newly published satellite imagery disclosed.
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Hamas releases remains of Israeli captive Shiri Bibas after ‘mix-up of bodies’

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Bibas family in Israel has confirmed that the remains of Shiri Bibas have been returned by Hamas. It comes a day after it announced that the Palestinian group had returned an unidentified body.
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Arab leaders discuss alternatives to US plan for Gaza

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The leaders of seven Arab states have held talks in Saudi Arabia in an attempt to hash out a plan for the future of the Gaza Strip.
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Israeli military targets West Bank after bus blasts near Tel Aviv

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The Israeli army is gearing up for an intensive operation in the occupied West Bank after bombs detonated on "three empty buses" in a parking depot near Tel Aviv.
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Hamas hands over bodies of 4 Israeli captives

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Palestinian group Hamas handed over the bodies of four Israeli captives on Thursday under a Gaza ceasefire accord.
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Israeli military Jenin raid enters 2nd month; mass displacement in West Bank

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The Israeli army continues its large-scale military operation in the northern occupied West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp, forcing thousands to flee.
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Israeli drone attack kills 1 in Lebanon despite ceasefire

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At least one person was killed in an Israeli drone attack on a vehicle in southern Lebanon, just one day after Israeli soldiers withdrew from most of the border area.
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Over $50bn needed to rebuild Gaza after Israel’s war: Report

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Reconstruction bids in the Gaza Strip will require more than $50bn after 15 months of Israel’s devastating war, according to a new assessment by the United Nations, the European Union and the World Bank.
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Israeli onslaught on West Bank sees most Palestinians displaced in occupied territories since 1967 War: Report

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Israel’s deadly aggression on the occupied West Bank has displaced about 45,000 Palestinians from their homes, according to human rights experts - more than any time since the 1967 War.
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Israel partially withdrawing military forces from Lebanon as deadline expires

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Israel is pulling its troops out of southern Lebanon as the deadline for their withdrawal under a fragile ceasefire accord has passed.
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Netanyahu says Israel committed to Trump’s plan for Gaza

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has emphasized that Tel Aviv is 'committed' to a United States proposal to take control of the Gaza Strip and displace its Palestinian residents. This comes as Washington’s top diplomat visits Saudi Arabia to promote the plan, which is opposed by Arab countries.
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President: Kurdistan will not be used as launchpad for threats against neighbors

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The president of the Iraqi Kurdistan says the autonomous region will never be a launchpad for threats against neighbors including Iran.
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Hamas leader killed in Israeli air raid on south Lebanon

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Hamas leader Mohammed Ibrahim Shaheen was killed in an Israeli air strike on his vehicle in Sidon, southern Lebanon, the Palestinian group has confirmed.
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Israel says its soldiers will stay in five locations across southern Lebanon

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The Israeli military announced that it will keep soldiers stationed in five locations in southern Lebanon beyond the withdrawal deadline. This decision comes after Lebanese President Michel Aoun expressed concerns that a complete withdrawal might not be achieved.
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Health ministry warns of severe oxygen shortage in Gaza hospitals after Israeli war

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Gaza’s Health Ministry has warned of a severe oxygen shortage in hospitals across the blockaded enclave after the destruction of 10 power plants in Israel’s genocidal war.
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Several Iraqi banks to be banned from US dollar transactions: Reuters

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Iraq's central bank will ban five more local banks from engaging in US dollar transactions. The move comes after meetings with American Treasury officials in efforts to combat money laundering, dollar smuggling and other violations, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter have told Reuters.
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Israeli gunfire kills woman in Lebanon border town

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Israeli soldiers have killed a woman in a southern Lebanese border town as residents tried to return home ahead of the ceasefire deadline between Tel Aviv and Hezbollah.
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Israel receives shipment of heavy bombs amid regional tensions

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Tel Aviv has received a shipment of heavy MK-84 bombs from Washington, after US President Donald Trump lifted a block imposed on the export of the munitions by the administration of his predecessor Joe Biden, the Israeli Defence Ministry announced on Sunday.
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Israeli shelling kills 2 Palestinian police officers in Gaza despite ceasefire

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Two Palestinian police officers were killed and a third was seriously injured on Sunday by Israeli shelling in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip despite a ceasefire accord, according to official Palestinian sources.
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More than two dozen detained after attack on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon

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Lebanese authorities arrested more than 25 people on Saturday following an attack on a United Nations convoy that wounded two peacekeepers the day before, the interior minister announced in a statement.
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Palestinians burn shirts after release from Israeli jails

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Israel's decision to force released Palestinian prisoners to wear shirts featuring a Star of David logo and the phrase 'we will not forget or forgive' in Arabic has sparked outrage and been slammed as a 'racist crime.'
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Israel still destroying Gaza homes despite ceasefire: Al-Jazeera

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Israel has demolished dozens of homes in Rafah, southern Gaza, despite the ceasefire between Tel Aviv and Hamas, satellite imagery analysis conducted by Al Jazeera’s fact-checking agency, Sanad, shows.
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Israel frees hundreds of Palestinians after captives in Gaza released by Hamas

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Hamas has released three more Israeli captives in the Gaza Strip in the sixth such exchange following days of tense negotiations that threatened to undo the precarious ceasefire.
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UN chief condemns attack on peacekeeping mission in Lebanon

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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned the Friday attack on a UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) convoy near the Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, which wounded some peacekeepers.
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