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WHO confirms almost 450 attacks on health services in Gaza, West Bank since early October

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World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has confirmed nearly 450 attacks on health services in Gaza and the West Bank since Oct. 7. He cautioned "now the work of the health workers is impossible".
Middle East

Yemen blocks Israel-bound ship in Red Sea, forces it to turn back

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The Yemeni Armed Forces blocked the passage of a merchant vessel bound for the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories as it was sailing in the Red Sea, after declaring a decision to block the passage of all ships heading toward Israeli ports in support of the Gaza Strip.
Middle East

Hamas part of Palestinian political landscape: PA premier

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The Hamas group is part of the Palestinian political landscape, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh stated Sunday.
Foreign Policy

Iran calls on EU to adopt measures to stop Israel’s attacks against Gaza

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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian urged the European Union to work for a permanent end to Israeli atrocities towards the Palestinian people in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Foreign Policy

Iran’s Raisi: U.S. primary supporter of killing of women, children in Gaza

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Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi's official social media account on X reacted to America's decision to veto a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Int'l Relations

Divisions over Gaza ‘paralyzed’ UNSC: Guterres

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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said he regrets the Security Council’s failure to demand a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, condemning the divisions that have “paralyzed” the world body.
Middle East

US has not given any deadline to finish Gaza operation: Israel

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Israel’s national security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi says the United States has not set any deadline for Tel Aviv to complete military operations in the Gaza Strip.
Middle East

US approves emergency sale of tank ammunition to Israel amid Gaza war

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US President Joe Biden’s administration has circumvented congressional authority over military aid to Israel by granting emergency approval for selling $106.5 million of tank ammunition needed for Tel Aviv’s escalating war on Gaza.
Americas

Pro-Palestinian rallies on rise across US

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Cities across the United States have seen hundreds of protests since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, according to a tracker from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED).
Foreign Policy

Iran president says Syria foiled US, Israeli plots

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has stated Syria's resistance in the face of the US and Israel thwarted their plots and defeated terrorist-Takfiri groups in the war-torn country.
Foreign Policy

US, Israel clueless on Gaza conflict: Iran FM

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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has stated the United States and Israel are clueless about how to either continue the war in the besieged Gaza Strip or negotiate a ceasefire.
Middle East

Yemen says to strike all ships in Red Sea en route to Israel

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The spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces Brigadier General Yahya Saree has warned that the military units will prevent the passage of all ships bound to the occupied Palestinian territories in the Red Sea, stressing that they will become a legitimate target if they pass the country’s territorial waters.
Middle East

Over 5k Israeli soldiers wounded and ‘disabled’ in Gaza fighting: Report

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More than 5,000 Israeli soldiers have been wounded in fighting in Gaza since 7 October, while Israeli officials are warning of a looming mental health crisis, according to a report.
Middle East

UNICEF warns Israeli restrictions on aid delivery death sentence for Gaza children

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The United Nations children's agency has strongly slammed Israel's complete blockade of the Gaza Strip, which is under a war since early October, calling it a death sentence for children in the coastal territory.
Middle East

‘People are starving’: WFP says humanitarian operation in Gaza Strip ‘collapsing’

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The World Food Programme (WFP) has announced its ability to supply basic necessities to the people in Gaza is on the verge of collapse amid escalating Israeli attacks.
Foreign Policy

Iran says US veto of ceasefire resolution showed Washington’s role in Gaza genocide

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Tehran has strongly condemned the US veto of a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, stressing that the move once again showed Washington’s leading role in the genocide of Palestinians in the besieged enclave.
Middle East

Hamas condemns US veto at UNSC, describing it as “immoral and inhumane position”

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Hamas has condemned the United States' decision to veto the Gaza ceasefire draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council on Friday, describing it as an “immoral and inhumane position".
Middle East

Hamas says over 100 mosques, three churches destroyed in Israel’s attacks on Gaza

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More than 100 mosques and three Christian churches have been destroyed as a result of Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian movement Hamas has announced.
Int'l Relations

UN chief: Gaza facing humanitarian disaster, ceasefire a necessity

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Secretary General of the United Nations António Guterres called for an immediate ceasefire in the besieged Gaza Strip which he says is grappling with a disastrous situation due to Israeli blockade and bombardments.
Int'l Relations

US vetoes UNSC resolution calling for ceasefire in Gaza Strip

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The US has vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an immediate "humanitarian ceasefire" in the besieged Gaza Strip which has been under massive Israeli siege and bombardments since early October.
Middle East

Saudi Arabia rules out Arab military intervention in Gaza conflict

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Arab nations will not consider military intervention in the Gaza war as a means to persuade Israel to end its military operation, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan stated on Friday.
Middle East

Hamas says resistance to last until cessation of Israeli aggression, occupation

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Hamas' Politburo Chief, Ismail Haniyeh, has said resistance is going to last until the cessation of Israel's crimes and complete elimination of Palestine's occupation.
Middle East

Saudi crown prince canceled UK trip before welcoming Russian leader: Report

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Saudi Arabia scrapped plans for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to visit London earlier this month, days before he hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin in Riyadh, the Financial Times has reported, citing UK government officials.
Middle East

Rockets reportedly fired towards US embassy in Iraq

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Rockets have been fired at the US embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, according to unconfirmed reports. The US troops and installations in Iraq and Syria have come under regular attacks since the Israeli onslaught against Gaza, fully supported by Washington.
Europe

Kremlin says Putin and Raisi talked for over five hours

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A meeting in the Kremlin between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, lasted  more than five hours and was over just before midnight Moscow time, the Russian president’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters.
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