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Heads of UN agencies make rare joint plea for Gaza ceasefire

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The leaders of 18 United Nations agencies have called for an immediate ceasefire in the Israeli-Hamas war, expressing “shock and horror” at the mounting death toll from the conflict. Around 10,000 Palestinians including 4,000 children have been killed in Israel’s attacks on Gaza.
Middle East

Israel’s military claims cut Gaza in half, surrounded Gaza City

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Israel’s military says it has encircled Gaza City and divided the besieged coastal enclave into two, as Gaza came under its third total communications outage since the start of the war in early October. Around 10,000 Palestinians including 4,000 children have been killed during the recent carnage by Israel.
Middle East

Lebanon says working with Hezbollah to prevent war

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Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib has stated that the government is working with Hezbollah and Palestinian groups in the country to prevent a war.
Middle East

Israeli minister’s nuke comment bespeaks Tel Aviv’s Nazism, sadism: Hamas

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The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has denounced as an expression of Nazism the inflammatory remarks recently made by far-right Israeli heritage minister Amichai Eliyahu, who called for dropping an atomic bomb on the besieged Gaza Strip.
Middle East

Israel-Palestine conflict LIVE: Gaza death toll tops 10,000 in one month of Israeli bombardment

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Palestinian group, Hamas, which runs the Gaza Strip, has announced the start of military the operation Al-Aqsa Flood against Israel. Thousands of rockets have been fired from the blockaded enclave towards the occupied territories as far away as Tel Aviv, killing over 1,400 Israelis, including both military and settlers. More than 9,800 Palestinians have been so far killed in an exchange of fire between the two sides.
Human Rights

Afghan caretaker govt. envoy thanks Iran for hosting refugees

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Mulla Abul Ghani Baradar, the Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan's caretaker government for economic affairs, appreciated Tehran for sheltering Afghan refugees seeking asylum in the Islamic Republic over the past decades.
Views

“Israel’s efforts to extend conflict to Iran must fail to bear fruit”

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Mohsen Hashemi, the son of former Iranian president, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, has warned against Israeli extremists trying to extend the conflict beyond occupied territories and into Iran.
Foreign Policy

Ayatollah Khamenei: Iran to stand by Palestinians

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei reaffirmed Iran’s unwavering support for the Palestinian resistance against Israel.
Local

Israel’s war against Hamas amounts to war on democracy: Iran’s president

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Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has highlighted the role played by Hamas in the Gaza Strip as the enclave’s legitimate government. He also stated that the war against the Palestinian resistance movement is tantamount to waging a war on democracy.
Middle East

Gaza war to cost Israel $51bn: Report

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Israel’s war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip will cost as much as 200 billion shekels ($51 billion), the Israeli Calcalist business newspaper has reported, citing preliminary finance ministry figures.
Middle East

Hamas says dozens of captives lost due to Israel’s airstrikes

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The military wing of Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has confirmed more than 60 captives in the Gaza Strip are lost due to the Israeli air raids against the blockaded territory.
Middle East

One Palestinian killed every four minutes in Gaza: Health ministry

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Palestine's health ministry says one Palestinian is killed every four minutes in Israeli war on Gaza, that started early October.
Middle East

Protests target Netanyahu over release of captives

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Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets in Israel as pressure mounts on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his government’s lack of preparedness for the October 7 attacks by Palestinian group Hamas and its handling of the ensuing captive crisis.
Europe

Zelensky says Ukraine won’t talk to Russia

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Kiev is not willing to hold any talks with Moscow, Ukranian President Vladimir Zelensky has stated during a joint press conference with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. He also denied recent media reports that Ukriane’s Western backers are pushing it to engage in negotiations.
Middle East

Israel-Palestine conflict LIVE: Dozens killed in Israeli bombing of Gaza camp

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Palestinian group, Hamas, which runs the Gaza Strip, has announced the start of military the operation Al-Aqsa Flood against Israel. Thousands of rockets have been fired from the blockaded enclave towards the occupied territories as far away as Tel Aviv, killing over 1,400 Israelis, including both military and settlers. More than 9,400 Palestinians have been so far killed in an exchange of fire between the two sides.
Europe

Kremlin laughs off Putin body double rumors

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The Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, has dismissed speculation that it could be using body doubles of President Vladimir Putin for some events, ridiculing such claims as “amusing".
Asia

BRICS trade surges ahead of enlargement: Report

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The five current members of the BRICS group increased trade by 56% from 2017 to 2022, reaching some $422 billion worth of turnover last year, Bloomberg has reported.
Foreign Policy

Iranian and Brazilian FMs call for ceasefire in Gaza

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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council, have exchanged views over Gaza's latest developments on the phone, calling for a ceasefire in the enclave.
Middle East

Gaza health ministry dismisses Israeli claims about Hamas fighters using ambulances

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The health ministry in the Gaza Strip has rejected Israeli military allegations that an ambulance struck on Friday was being used by Hamas operatives.
Europe

West probing Ukraine for concessions to Russia: Report

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Western officials are engaged in behind-the-scenes talks with Kiev about potential peace negotiations with Moscow, trying to find out what concessions Ukraine might agree to, in order to end the conflict, NBC News reported on Saturday, citing sources.
Americas

US announces $425mn military assistance package for Ukraine

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The US Department of Defense announced a new $300 million military assistance package for Ukraine in addition to a $125 million drawdown, according to a release.
Middle East

US responsible for attack on Gaza refugee center: Hamas

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Palestinian movement Hamas has assigned responsibility for the deadly strike on a refugee facility in the Gaza Strip also to the United States and President Joe Biden, which provides assistance to Israel.
Europe

Putin says western states ‘changing tune’ on defeating Russia

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Western nations, which previously insisted that Ukraine should defeat Russia on the battlefield, are gradually changing their position, Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated.
Middle East

Pentagon confirms US spy drones flying over Gaza Strip

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The US military has acknowledged carrying out “unarmed” drone flights over the Gaza Strip, saying the UAVs were deployed to help locate hostages taken by Hamas.
Middle East

Israel vows to use ‘all power’ to bomb Gaza Strip after US’ call for humanitarian pause, more than 9k killed

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Israel will not change its approach to the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a press conference on Friday. The Israeli army will go on with its relentless bombing campaign against the Palestinian enclave, he said, adding that Tel Aviv will not agree to any pause in the hostilities unless the Israeli hostages are freed. More than 9,000 Palestinian civilians have been killed so far.
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