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UN says over 90% of homes in Gaza destroyed or damaged during war

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More than 90% of homes in the Gaza Strip have been destroyed or damaged, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has reported, citing data from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
Middle East

Beirut secures $250 million loan from World Bank to rehabilitate Lebanon’s electricity sector

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Lebanon has received approval from the World Bank for a $250 million loan to address the country’s electricity problems, Lebanon's Finance Minister Yassine Jaber confirmed on Thursday.
Europe

UK lifts sanctions against Syrian defense, interior ministries, intelligence agencies

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The United Kingdom has announced the lifting of sanctions against Syrian ministries and intelligence agencies, according to Britain's finance ministry on Thursday.
Middle East

Tel Aviv cracks down on official posts mourning Pope Francis

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Israel’s orders to remove official posts expressing condolences on the death of Pope Francis have sparked outrage among international observers and stirred controversy among Israeli envoys.
Middle East

Israeli minister: US Republicans support bombing Gaza ‘food and aid depots’

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Far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir says that top American Republican lawmakers support bombing “food and aid depots” in the Gaza Strip.
Middle East

Palestinian Authority president calls Hamas ‘sons of dogs’ over Gaza war

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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has called Hamas “sons of dogs”, demanding the release of the remaining Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip and the disarmament of the group.
Middle East

Powerful earthquake strikes near Istanbul, scores injured in panic

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A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Istanbul on Wednesday leading to scenes of panic in the Turkish metropolis, officials have announced.
Middle East

Israeli military needs additional $2.6 billion to expand Gaza war: Report

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The Israeli military estimates that it will need an additional 10 billion shekels ($2.6 billion) to expand its war on the Gaza Strip, according to Yedioth Ahronoth.
Middle East

Yemen’s Houthis conduct rare aerial attack on northern Israel

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Yemen’s Houthi fighters have launched a ballistic missile towards northern Israel, according to the Israeli military, which claimed to have shot down the projectile without causing any injuries.
Middle East

Putin discusses US-Iran negotiations with leader of Oman

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed Iran’s nuclear programme with the visiting leader of Oman, Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, the Kremlin announced, as the diplomatic shuttling around the edges of Iran-US talks continues apace.
Middle East

Israeli spy head accuses Netanyahu of demanding illegal operations

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Israel’s spy chief Ronen Bar has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to fire him for his refusal to commit illegal acts aimed at protecting the leader’s personal and political interests.
Middle East

At least 65 Palestinians killed inside Israeli jails since onset of Gaza war: Report

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The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) announced in a statement that the number of Palestinian detainees killed in Israeli prisons since the start of the Gaza war has surged to 65, including a child.
Americas

Palestinian activist denied release for son’s birth: Wife

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Mahmoud Khalil, the pro-Palestinian activist who has been arrested in the United States pending his deportation, has missed the birth of his son after being refused temporary release to attend the birth, his wife has stated.
Middle East

Israel ‘completely’ blocked all humanitarian aid into Gaza for 50 days: UN

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The United Nations has marked 50 days since Israel imposed a complete blockade on humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, warning of a rapidly deteriorating situation that is endangering the lives of Palestinian civilians.
Middle East

Nearly 600 children killed, 1,600 injured in renewed Israeli onslaught on Gaza: UN

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Nearly 600 children have been killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip since last month, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has reported.
Middle East

Israeli military deploys undertrained forces to Gaza amid troop shortage: KAN

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The Israeli army has deployed insufficiently trained soldiers from its elite Golani and Givati brigades to the Gaza Strip amid a critical shortage of troops, Israel’s public broadcaster KAN has reported.
Middle East

Israel cancels visas for several French lawmakers ahead of visit

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Tel Aviv cancelled visas for 27  left-wing French lawmakers and local officials two days before they were to start a visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories on Sunday, the group has announced
Middle East

Israeli military finds ‘professional failures’ in killing of Gaza aid workers

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The Israeli army has released details of an investigation into its own killing of 15 Palestinian paramedics and aid workers in the Gaza Strip last month, claiming its code of ethics was not violated and only one soldier is dismissed, in an attack that sparked outrage in the international community.
Middle East

Pope Francis calls for Gaza ceasefire

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During a fleeting appearance before thousands of Catholic pilgrims gathered in St Peter’s Square for the Vatican’s open-air Easter Sunday mass, Pope Francis urged a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Middle East

Lebanon President says Beirut waits for ‘right conditions’ to bring all weapons under state control

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Beirut will place all weapons under state control, but will wait for the “right conditions” to determine how to execute it, President Joseph Aoun has stated.
Middle East

Israel considers ‘limited’ air attack on Iran: Reuters

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Israel is considering a “limited strike” on Iran’s nuclear facilities in the coming months, despite Washington’s refusal to support military action, Reuters has reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. The deliberations come as the second round of the US-Iran negotiations have concluded in Rome, with expert-level talks expected to continue within days in Oman.
Middle East

Thousands rally in Tel Aviv to demand return of Hamas-held hostages

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Thousands of Israelis demonstrated Saturday in central Tel Aviv to demand the return of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, even at the cost of ending the war in the besieged enclave.
Middle East

Gaza doctor’s ‘inhumane conditions’ in Israeli detention worsening: Lawyer

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Hussam Abu Safiya and other Palestinian prisoners in Israeli-run detention centres are facing increasingly "inhumane conditions" and torture, his lawyer announced.
Middle East

British MPs confronted by Israeli settlers during visit to West Bank

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Two British MPs were confronted by armed Israeli settlers when visiting the embattled West Bank village of Masafer Yatta, and also witnessed hundreds of settlers storm the revered Al-Aqsa Mosque complex during a six-day visit to the occupied Palestinian territories.
Middle East

Around 200 students, journalists go on trial in Turkey over Istanbul protests

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A trial of nearly 200 people, among them students and journalists, arrested over Turkey's biggest demonstrations in more than a decade opened in Istanbul.
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