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Egypt says Suez Canal revenue drops by 50% amid Red Sea tension

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The Suez Canal revenue has fallen 50% amid growing tension in the Red Sea, Egypt’s planning minister has announced.
Middle East

Children face shattered lives in Gaza: UNRWA

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At least 17,000 children in the besieged coastal enclave are unaccompanied or separated from their families, according to the United Nations agency for the Palestinian refugees.
Americas

Majority of Americans disapprove of Biden policy on Gaza

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More than 70% of Americans do not approve of President Joe Biden’s policy on the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip which has so far killed almost 34,500.
Americas

Biden pressures Netanyahu on Rafah military operation, urges captive deal in call

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US President Joe Biden has pressured the Israeli government against a full invasion of Rafah in the Gaza Strip during a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, the White House announced.
Middle East

Rafah attack ‘biggest catastrophe in Palestinian people’s history’: President Abbas

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An Israeli ground invasion of Rafah in the Gaza Strip would force most of the Palestinian population to flee Gaza, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has stated.
Americas

US officials say Israel may be violating international law in Gaza

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Some senior US officials have advised Secretary of State Antony Blinken that they do not find "credible or reliable" Israel's assurances that it is using US-supplied weapons in accordance with international humanitarian law, according to an internal State Department memo reviewed by Reuters.
Middle East

Israeli PM reacts to possible ICC arrest warrant

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Arrest warrants or any other actions by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israeli officials will not affect Tel Aviv’s military operation in the Gaza Strip, but will set “a dangerous precedent”, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated. The Palestinian death toll from Israel's onslaught against Gaza is nearing 35,000.
Middle East

Israel hit zones in Gaza it had declared ‘safe’: Report

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The Israel army troops have been bombing areas in southern Gaza, previously designated as safe zones, according to an NBC News investigation.
Europe

British troops may be deployed in Gaza under guise of aid delivery: Report

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A report has revealed that UK forces may be deployed on the ground in the besieged Gaza Strip under the guise of supporting aid deliveries once a new sea route opens next month.
Middle East

Hamas video shows US, Israeli captives alive in Gaza

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Palestinian group Hamas on Saturday published a video of two hostages, American-Israeli Keith Siegel and Israeli Omri Miran held in the Gaza Strip, showing footage of them urging the Israeli government to make a deal to secure their release.
Americas

US top diplomat to travel to Saudi Arabia to discuss Gaza war

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Saudi Arabia next week to discuss a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, the State Department announced on Saturday.
Middle East

Israelis demand release of Gaza captives, early elections

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Tens of thousands of people on Saturday held protests across the occupied Palestinian territories, demanding the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip and calling for early elections.
Middle East

Iraqi TikTok star shot dead in Baghdad

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Iraqi social media star Ghufran Sawadi, better known as Umm Fahad, was shot dead outside her home in the capital Baghdad, a police source told CNN.
Americas

UN expresses concern over students arrests at US universities

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The UN human rights office has voiced concern about the detention of hundreds of students during demonstrations in support of Palestine at several US universities.
Middle East

Israel destroyed 70% of northern Gaza water wells

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The Israeli army has destroyed 70% of water wells in the northern Gaza Strip amid its ongoing onslaught against the besieged enclave.
Middle East

Israel turns down US calls for investigating into Gaza mass graves

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Israel will not carry out further probes into mass graves found at Gaza hospitals, as it has already investigated the matter and found no wrongdoing by its troops, Spokesman for the Israeli army Nadav Shoshani has told Politico. Hundreds of Palestinians' bodies have been discovered from the graves.
Middle East

Yemen’s Houthis claim responsibility for strikes on UK oil tanker, U.S. drone

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The Yemen-based Houthi group announced on Saturday that they had launched missile attacks, hitting a British oil tanker in the Red Sea and shooting down a U.S. drone in northern Yemen.
Middle East

Aid groups targeted despite sending location to Israeli military: Report

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Aid groups working in the Gaza Strip were hit by Israeli strikes even after coordinating with the Israeli army, an investigation by the New York Times (NYT) has revealed.
Middle East

Hamas says ‘serious’ about captives’ release but not without ceasefire in Gaza

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Palestinian group Hamas has announced it remains committed to achieving an agreement with Israel to end the war on the Gaza Strip, but only if its conditions including a lasting ceasefire are met.
Middle East

UN says it could take 14 years to clear debris in Gaza Strip

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The vast amount of rubble including unexploded ordnance left by Israel's devastating war in the besieged Gaza Strip could take about 14 years to remove, a United Nations official has stated.
Americas

US will not sanction Israeli army units accused of rights violations in West Bank: Report

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ABC News reported that the United States decided that three Israeli army units accused of committing "gross human rights violations" in the West Bank prior to 7 October will remain eligible for US military aid "because of steps Israel says is taking to address the problem".
Americas

More Americans have little, no confidence in Israeli PM: Survey

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An increasing number of Americans have little to no trust in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of world affairs, a new poll revealed.
Middle East

Iran, China defense chiefs call for Gaza ceasefire

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Iranian Defense Minister General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani had blamed the catastrophic situation in West Asia and the rising tensions there on the destabilizing moves of the US and its support for the Zionist regime. 
Americas

Younger Americans less likely to support military aid to Israel: Report

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As universities across the US continue to see pro-Palestinian protests, data show that only about 7% of younger Americans strongly favor the US providing military aid to Israel in its war against Hamas, while 29% strongly oppose it.
Middle East

Palestinians retrieve hundreds of bodies from 3 mass graves in Gaza’s Khan Younis

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Palestinians have uncovered nearly 400 bodies in three mass graves at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, the civil defense agency announced on Thursday.
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