Middle East

West Bank death toll reaches 212 since start of Israel’s war on Gaza

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Israeli soldiers have killed at least 212 Palestinians and injured thousands more in the West Bank in little more than a month, according to the Palestinian Authority officials.
Middle East

Gaza death toll tops 12,000 amid relentless Israeli attacks

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The death toll from the ongoing Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip has surged past 12,000, the government media office in the besieged enclave has confirmed.
Middle East

UN official urges Israel to stop using water as “weapon of war” in Gaza

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A United Nations human rights official has called on Israel to stop using water as a “weapon of war” in Gaza, emphasizing that the enclave’s lack of fuel is hindering the provision of clean water.
Middle East

Majority of Gaza hospitals and clinics shut down: Palestinian health ministry

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Out of the 35 hospitals in Gaza, 26 have shut down due to damage from bombardment or a lack of fuel, according to a report published by the Palestinian Authority’s Ministry of Health in Ramallah on Friday, citing medical sources from the Hamas-controlled enclave.
Middle East

Families of Israeli hostages urge government to ensure return of captivates

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Families of those missing and taken hostage by Hamas during the October 7 attack marched from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on Friday, demanding that that the government guarantee hostages are returned safely.
Middle East

UN says Gaza casualties ‘likely much higher’ than reported figures

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A United Nations official has confirmed that the actual number of casualties in Israel’s war on Gaza is “likely much higher” than the last reported figure of over 11,000 deaths due to a lack of updates following the collapse of communication networks in the besieged territory.
Middle East

Israel-Palestine conflict LIVE: Dozens killed as Israel strikes UN-run school in northern Gaza

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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 1,200 Israelis, including both military and settlers. More than 11,500 Palestinians have been so far killed in an exchange of fire between the two sides.
Middle East

Israel undecided on next stages of Gaza war: Report

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Israeli military and leadership are locked in a debate “at the highest levels” about what next steps to take in the Gaza Strip, sources familiar with the discussion have stated.
Middle East

Hamas says ready for long battle with Israel

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Hamas's political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh has stated that resistance forces in the Gaza Strip are prepared for a prolonged war with the Israeli army.
Middle East

US, EU considering UN force in Gaza: Report

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The US and its European allies are pushing a plan to deploy an international peacekeeping force in the Gaza Strip after the war, according to people familiar with the matter, raising pressure on Israel to bring its military operation to an end as civilian casualties mount.
Europe

Zelensky: Ukraine has already lost too many people in war with Russia

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The next generation of Ukrainians or their offspring may end up fighting if Ukraine’s conflict with Russia becomes ‘frozen’ at this stage, but Kiev is working to prevent such an outcome, President Volodymyr Zelensky told a group of visiting journalists in the capital. He also confirmed Ukraine has “already lost too many people” in the conflict with Russia.
Middle East

Israeli opposition leader calls on Netanyahu to resign

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Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid has called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign, saying the Israeli leader has “lost the public’s trust".
Middle East

Some 200 medical workers killed in Gaza since start of war

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At least 200 medical workers have been killed in the Gaza Strip since October 7, the Al Jazeera television has reported, citing the Palestinian enclave’s authorities.
Europe

Zelensky’s ex-adviser says Ukraine president in ‘conflict’ with his military

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A conflict is brewing between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the country’s top military brass over the former’s reluctance to admit that Kiev’s counteroffensive against Russia has ground to a halt, Aleksey Arestovich, a former aide to the Ukrainian leader, has told El Mundo.
Europe

Kiev says Ukraine and Russia may never sign peace treaty

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Russia and Ukraine may never sign a formal peace treaty ending the current conflict, Kirill Budanov, the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence, wrote in an op-ed, pointing to Moscow and Tokyo, which never signed a comprehensive peace treaty after World War II due to territorial disputes.
Middle East

Hamas says ready to release hostages anytime if ceasefire is declared

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Palestinian movement Hamas is ready to release all women, children and foreign citizens it is currently holding hostage if Israel releases women and children from its prisons and a ceasefire agreement is reached, a high-ranking member and spokesman of the group has said.
Middle East

Yemen’s Houthi threatens to strike Israel, its ships in Red Sea

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Leader of Yemen's Ansar Allah movement (Houthis) Abdul-Malik al-Houthi has vowed to continue attacking Israeli targets, including Israeli ships in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
Europe

Armenia says ready to hold peace talks with Azerbaijan

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Armenia is ready to hold peace treaty talks with Azerbaijan in Washington, Secretary of the Armenian Security Council Armen Grigoryan has stated.
Middle East

Islamic Jihad says to keep Israeli hostages until conditions improve

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The leader of the Palestinian resistance movement Islamic Jihad has stressed the group may keep Israeli captives it took in an operation in early October until circumstances improve for a prisoner exchange deal with Tel Aviv.
Middle East

Israel-Palestine conflict LIVE: Israeli army raids Gaza’s largest hospital

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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 1,200 Israelis, including both military and settlers. More than 11,500 Palestinians have been so far killed in an exchange of fire between the two sides.
Middle East

Iraqi court terminates parliament speaker’s tenure

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Iraq‘s top court has ended the term of parliament speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi, who called the decision “strange” and suggested it violated the constitution and undermined national stability.
Middle East

Israel’s war debt on the rise

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Tel Aviv has raised about 30 billion shekels ($7.8 billion) in debt since the start of the conflict with Palestinian group Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli Finance Ministry has revealed.
Middle East

Israel’s Likud party seeking to oust Netanyahu: Report

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Israeli ministers and lawmakers from the ruling Likud party are discussing a plan to oust current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli media reported on Tuesday.
Middle East

Human Rights Watch says Israel targeting Gaza hospitals ‘unlawful’, calls for war crimes probe

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Human Rights Watch has called for Israel’s “repeated, apparently unlawful attacks on medical facilities, personnel, and transport” in the Gaza Strip to be investigated as war crimes. Hospitals in the Gaza Strip desperately need medicines, medical equipment and fuel for power generators.
Middle East

At least two killed in Israeli attack in southern Lebanon as tensions mount

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At least two people have been killed in an Israeli strike on southern Lebanon, according to local media, amid growing concerns that the Israel-Hamas war could spread beyond the Gaza Strip.
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