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92% of Gaza homes destroyed in Israeli war: UN

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Israel’s ongoing war has destroyed 92% of Palestinian homes in the besieged Gaza Strip, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) announced on Monday.
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Attacks on healthcare in conflict zones in 2024 reach ‘new levels of horror’: Report

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Last year saw more than 3,600 attacks on health workers, hospitals, and clinics in war zones — a record figure reflecting 'new levels of horror,' a new report has shown
Middle East

Israel says to allow limited quantity of food into Gaza

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Israel has announced that it will allow a basic quantity of food supplies into the Gaza Strip, claiming the move is meant to prevent a famine in the besieged enclave.
Middle East

Over 300 staff members killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza: UNRWA chief

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More than 300 staff members of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) have been killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip since October 2023, the agency’s chief has announced.
Middle East

Israeli army says started ‘broad ground operation’ in Gaza

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The Israeli army began a “broad ground operation” in the Gaza Strip, the military announced on Sunday.
Middle East

Explosion rocks police station in eastern Syria, killing three: Report

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At least three people have been killed in a blast targeting a police station in the eastern Syrian town of Al-Mayadeen, the SANA state news agency reported, citing a security source.
Middle East

Damascus sets deadline for ‘small armed groups’ to join Syria’s Defence Ministry

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Syria's Defence Ministry has urged small armed groups that have yet to merge with the security apparatus to do so within 10 days or face unspecified measures, in a bid to consolidate state authority six months after Bashar al-Assad was toppled.
Middle East

Kurdistan region president: No threat to emerge from our soil against Iran

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President of the autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Nechirvan Barzani, pledged that no threat will emerge from Kurdish soil against neighboring countries, particularly the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Middle East

Israel claims has found body of Yahya Sinwar’s brother in Gaza

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Israel claimed Sunday to have found the body of Mohammed Sinwar, a Hamas commander and the brother of slain leader Yahya Sinwar, in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis.
Middle East

Top scholars say Israel committing genocide in Gaza: Dutch investigation

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A growing number of the world’s leading genocide scholars believe that Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip constitute genocide, according to an investigation by Dutch newspaper NRC.
Middle East

Arab Summit in Baghdad calls for urgent aid delivery to Gaza, condemns Israeli attacks on Syria

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The 34th Arab League Summit called for the “urgent and unhindered” delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza and condemned Israel's ongoing attacks in Syria.
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At least three killed as Syrian forces raid Daesh hideouts in Aleppo

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Syrian security forces have killed three Daesh fighters and arrested four others in Aleppo, authorities said, the first time the interim government has announced such an operation against the terror group in Syria’s second city.
Europe

Moscow to host first Russia-Arab summit in October

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited all leaders and the secretary general of the Arab League for the first Moscow-Arab summit on October 15, Russia's news agencies reported on Saturday, citing a statement from the Kremlin.
Middle East

US to reduce its military contingent in Syria to 900: Report

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The United States is withdrawing its soldiers from Syria and plans to reduce its contingent there to 900, the Al Jazeera television channel reported, citing an unnamed American official.
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Syria eligible for new loans after debts cleared: World Bank

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The World Bank has announced it will restart operations in Syria following a 14-year pause after the country cleared more than $15m of debt with financial backing from Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
Middle East

UN warns global hunger hits new high amid conflict, extreme weather

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Global hunger hit a new high last year with the outlook for 2025 “bleak”, a United Nations-backed report announced.
Middle East

US seeking to relocate up to 1 million Palestinians from Gaza to Libya: Report

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The Trump administration is working on a plan to permanently relocate up to 1 million Palestinians from Gaza to Libya, five people with knowledge of the effort told NBC News.
Middle East

Israel anxious about Trump striking a quick nuclear deal with Iran: NBC News

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A person familiar with the dynamic between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told NBC News that Israel is increasingly anxious about the US striking a quick nuclear agreement with Tehran.
Middle East

UN refutes US-backed Gaza aid plan

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The United Nations has announced it will not take part in a US-backed humanitarian operation in the Gaza Strip because it is not impartial, neutral or independent, as Israel pledged to facilitate the effort without being involved in aid deliveries.
Middle East

Iran reiterates support for Palestinian right to self-determinatio,  accountability for Zionist war crimes

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On the anniversary of the establishment of the Zionist regime, called Nakba Day, the Iranian Foreign Ministry reaffirmed the inalienable right of the Palestinian nation to self-determination, underscoring the legal and moral responsibility of the international community to halt the genocide in Gaza and prosecute and punish the Zionist war criminals. 
Middle East

US should ‘take’ Gaza and turn it into ‘freedom zone’: Trump

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US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wants Washington to "take" Gaza and turn it into a "freedom zone" as Israel tightens its siege and continues its military onslaught on the besieged enclave.
Middle East

Trump’s announcement about Syria surprised US officials: Reuters

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When US President Donald Trump announced in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday that he would lift all sanctions on Syria, the decision, which will boost a country devastated by 13 years of war, took many in the region by surprise. It also caught some in his own administration off guard.
Middle East

Syrian official appears to hint at normalisation of ties with Israel

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A Syrian official has appeared to hint at possible normalisation with Israel after being questioned on the issue by an Israeli outlet.
Middle East

Palestinians mark Nakba Day

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Palestinians held marches in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah to commemorate the Nakba — the “catastrophe” of their mass dispossession during the creation of Israel 77 years ago.
Middle East

Saudi Arabia says fully supports US-Iran negotiations

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Riyadh fully supports Washington-Tehran nuclear talks and hopes for positive results, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud said on Wednesday.
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