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Dozens of military commanders killed in Gaza: Israel’s army

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The Israeli army confirmed Thursday that 69 military commanders have been killed since the outbreak of the war in the Gaza Strip last October.
Americas

US ‘quietly’ approved dozens of arms sales to Israel during Gaza war: Report

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A new report has revealed that Washington has quietly authorized over 100 separate weapons sales to Tel Aviv since the start of the Gaza war in early October last year, despite mounting alarm over Israel's military campaign against the besieged territory.
Asia

China’s FM calls for permanent UN membership for Palestine

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Beijing supports Palestine in becoming a full member of the United Nations (UN), Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Thursday.
Middle East

South Africa asks ICJ for more measures against Israel over Gaza ‘famine’ as death toll from hunger rises to 20

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South Africa has asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to order additional emergency measures against Israel over its war on the besieged Gaza Strip, the court has said.
Middle East

Iran calls on Muslim nations to boycott Israeli products

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Muslim countries should ban products made by the Israeli regime as leverage to put an end to the ongoing carnage against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, and Iranian official says.
Middle East

IRGC Quds Force commander: Resistance front can still surprise Zionists

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The commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Brigadier General Esmail Qa'ani, has suggested that the regional resistance front can still face the Israeli regime with more surprises by fielding more of its capabilities.
Americas

US calls for ‘immediate ceasefire of six weeks’ in Gaza at UN as truce talks drag on

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The US has revised its draft United Nations Security Council resolution to now call for “an immediate ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip, reflecting Washington’s frustration that Israel and Hamas have failed to reach an agreement.
Middle East

Yemen’s Houthi attack kills three sailors in first fatal strike on shipping: US

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At least three seafarers have been killed in a Houthi missile attack on a merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden, the United States military has announced, marking the first fatalities reported since the Yemeni group began strikes against shipping in one of the world’s busiest sea lanes over Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip.
Americas

Young Americans’ positive views of Israel fall by 26 percent: Poll

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A new survey has found that young Americans' favourable views of Israel have fallen by more than 25 percent over the past year, amid Israel's war on Gaza which has so far killed nearly 31,000 Palestinians, mainly children and women.
Middle East

UN experts: Israel ‘intentionally starving’ Gazans since start of war

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The UN experts say Israel has been "intentionally starving" people in Gaza since October 8, 2023 and is now targeting civilians seeking humanitarian aid and convoys.
Middle East

Over 80% of Gazans lack safe, clean water: UN

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The United Nations has warned that more than 80% of the 2.3-miilion population of Gaza lack safe and clean water, emphasizing the dire situation in the coastal enclave.
Middle East

“Gaza truce negotiations fail to make breakthrough ahead of informal deadline”

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Reports say three days of talks with Hamas over a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip have failed to achieve a breakthrough, less than a week before the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan – the informal deadline for an agreement.
Foreign Policy

Top Saudi diplomat calls for Islamic states’ collective efforts in support of Palestine amid Gaza war

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Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met with with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdollahian in the Saudi port city of Jeddah on Tuesday, and stressed the importance of collective attempts by the Muslim nations within the framework of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the international organizations, including the United Nations, in support of the Palestinian people.
Middle East

WHO warns children starving to death in Gaza hospitals

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An aid mission to two hospitals in northern Gaza found horrifying scenes of children dying of starvation, amid dire shortages of food, fuel and medicines, the World Health Organization has warned.
Middle East

UN rights chief warns ‘powder keg’ Gaza could ignite wider conflict

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United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk has warned that the war in the Gaza Strip is a “powder keg” that could ignite a wider conflict with serious repercussions for Western Asia and beyond.
Middle East

Israel’s tourism industry facing trouble amid Gaza war: Report

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Tel Aviv’s military offensive against the Gaza Strip has plunged Israel’s tourism industry into a new crisis, with tourist inflows drastically reduced.
Middle East

Hamas says will not surrender to political pressure, machinations amid Gaza war

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A senior Hamas official has stated the Palestinian movement will not yield to political pressure in ceasefire talks with Israel, stressing that Tel Aviv and Washington will not be able to compensate for their loss in the ongoing war on the besieged Gaza Strip through trickery and machinations.
Middle East

Houthis say hit Israeli container ship in Arabian Sea

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Yemeni fighters announced they have launched an attack on an Israeli ship sailing in the Arabian Sea as part of their campaign to force the regime to end its aggression against Gaza.
Americas

US VP calls for ‘immediate’ ceasefire in Gaza in rare rebuke of Israel

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United States Vice President Kamala Harris has called for an “immediate ceasefire” in the besieged Gaza Strip while issuing a rare rebuke of Israel. The US government has been Israel's staunch supporter in Tel Aviv's military campaign in Gaza that has killed around 31,000 Palestinians so far.
Middle East

Several killed in Israeli raid on aid truck in Gaza

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An Israeli air strike on an aid truck in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, killed at least nine people and injured several others on Sunday, Palestine's Wafa news agency reported.
Americas

Majority of Americans disapprove of Biden’s policy regarding Gaza war: Survey

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Sixty percent of Americans disapprove of US President Joe Biden's handling of the conflict in the besieged Gaza Strip, while 42% think Israel has gone too far in its push to fight Palestinian movement Hamas in the tiny enclave, a poll conducted by The Wall Street Journal showed.
Middle East

Iraqi PM praises Tehran for standing by Baghdad during war with Daesh

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The prime minister of Iraq has praised Iran's role in helping the Arab country’s fight against the Daesh terrorist group, saying the two neighbors have many common grounds.
Middle East

Famine in Gaza deepening, airdropping aid ‘ineffective’: Report

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The famine in Gaza is deepening and airdrops of humanitarian aid are “ineffective,” the Palestinian enclave’s media office has announced.
Middle East

Top Israeli army officials resign amid Gaza war

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Israeli Army spokesman Daniel Hagari and several high-ranking officials in the army's intelligence system have resigned over what they perceive as issues related to the "operational and personal" aspects of their duties.
Middle East

Hamas officials arrive in Egypt for truce talks, no sign of Israel

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Hamas officials have arrived in Egypt's capital Cairo for talks on securing a truce in the Gaza war after a US official indicated that Tel Aviv had endorsed a framework for a temporary ceasefire and exchange of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners.
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