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Middle East

US, Israel mulling interim government in Gaza Strip: Report

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The United States and Israel are mulling the creation of an interim administration in the Gaza Strip that would be backed by the United Nations and Arab governments, Bloomberg reported on Saturday, citing sources.
Middle East

US advises Israel to avoid striking Hezbollah: Report

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US President Joe Biden and his aides advised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to launch pre-emptive strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon, a move that could risk widening the current unrest to another front, the New York Times daily has reported.
Middle East

Israel says nearly 7,000 rockets fired from Gaza in 2 weeks

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Over 6,900 rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip against Israel during a fortnight of Palestinian-Israeli conflict aggravation, the press service of the so-called Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported on Saturday.
Security

Iran vehemently denies having sent arms to Palestinian resistance groups

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A senior Iranian military commander has dismissed allegations that Iran has dispatched weapons to Palestinian resistance groups.
Middle East

Report: US pressures Israel to delay Gaza ground operation

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The US government and some European allies are pushing Israel to postpone its ground attack on the Gaza Strip in order to negotiate the release of more hostages held by Hamas, Bloomberg has reported.
Middle East

Gaza Hospitals “on brink of collapse”: UN

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Hospitals in Gaza are "on the brink of collapse", the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned. The office stressed that the number of patients treated or waiting to be treated is at 150% of the hospitals' capacity, and people are lying on the floors and corridors.
Middle East

1.4mn Gazans internally displaced: UN

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The number of internally displaced persons in the Gaza Strip increased to 1.4 mln people, the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has announced.
Middle East

Israel-Palestine conflict LIVE: Humanitarian aid begins crossing into Gaza from Egypt’s Rafah

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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 4,300 Palestinians have been so far killed in an exchange of fire between the two sides.
Security

Report: Key ISIS member arrested in southeastern Iran

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The ringleader of a terror cell affiliated with the ISIS terrorist group has been apprehended in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan-and-Baluchestan.
Middle East

Abbas rejected Biden phone call: Report

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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has refused to hold a telephone conversation with US President Joe Biden during the latter’s visit to Israel on Wednesday, Israeli state media reported.
Middle East

Hamas releases 2 American hostages

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Hamas has released two American captives, a spokesman for the Palestinian group said on Friday. The group added that it freed the hostages to prove US President Joe Biden’s “fascist” administration is wrong.
Foreign Policy

Iran FM slams Israeli attack on Gaza church

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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has strongly condemned Israel’s attack on an ancient church in the Gaza City.
Americas

Biden admin. asks Congress for $106bn to support Ukraine, Israel, other matters

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The White House has released a sweeping set of proposals to bolster Israel and Ukraine in the midst of two wars in the Middle East and Europe as well as invest more in domestic defense manufacturing, humanitarian assistance and managing the influx of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Americas

Survey: Most Americans disapprove of Biden’s handling of Israel-Hamas conflict

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As many as 56% of US citizens are critical of the way President Joe Biden is handling the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas, while 44% are of the opposite view, according to a new poll.
Middle East

80% of Israelis blame Netanyahu for failure to prevent Hamas attack: Poll

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Nearly 80% of Israelis blame Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the failure to prevent the  attack by the Palestinian group Hamas in early October, according to a recent survey conducted in Israel.
Europe

Russia blasts Biden attempt to link Putin with Hamas

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US President Joe Biden’s comments linking Russian leader Vladimir Putin and the atrocities committed by Palestinian group Hamas were unworthy of his office, the Kremlin has announced. Hamas says its recent military operaiotn inside Israel, was a reaction to Tel Aviv's relentless violence against Palestinians and desecraton of the Al-Aqsa mosque.
Security

Iran top general warns against US support for Israeli crimes in Gaza

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The chairman of Iran's Joint Chiefs of Staff has warned the US against continued support for the Israeli regime’s crimes in Gaza. 
Foreign Policy

Iran says attack on Gaza church another page of Israel’s history of crimes against humanity

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The spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry condemned an Israeli deadly attack on a church in Gaza, saying this strike proves Israel does not feel obliged to any international law.
Americas

US to hold Iran ‘accountable’ for providing military support to Russia, Hamas: Biden

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US President Joe Biden used his address to the American people Thursday night to claim Tehran would be held accountable for supporting both Moscow and Palestinian group Hamas. Iran has vehemently denied any involvement in recent Hamas' military attack on Israel, while rejecting claims of transferring drones to Russia for use in the Ukraine war.
Middle East

US confirms American contractor died during drone alert on Iraqi base

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A US civilian contractor suffered a “cardiac episode” and died while personnel were taking cover from a suspected drone attack on al-Asad Airbase in Iraq on Wednesday, Pentagon Press Secretary Brg. Gen. Patrick Ryder told reporters on Thursday night.
Middle East

Pentagon says US warship shot down missiles and drones near Israel

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The American destroyer USS Carney has shot down three missiles and several drones launched from the territory of Yemen controlled by Houthi fighters, the Pentagon has announced.
Local

Iranian mothers, children stage massive rally in support of Gaza kids

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Large gatherings were held by mothers and children earlier on Friday in many Iranian cities, including the capital Tehran to denounce the ongoing mass killing of children in the Gaza Strip by the Israeli regime.
Middle East

Israeli raids on Gaza can trigger regional war: Hamas

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The head of the Palestinian resistance movement of Hamas' Politburo Ismail Haniyeh has sounded a stern warning concerning continuation of the Israeli regime's atrocities against the Gaza Strip. Haniyeh says continued Israeli strikes could lead to a regional conflict.
Middle East

US to divert artillery shells for Ukraine to Israel for Gaza war: Report

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Washingtin will give Israel tens of thousands of 155mm artillery shells that were originally set aside for Ukraine, Axios has reported. The Israeli military reportedly told the Pentagon that it needed the shells to prepare for a ground invasion of Gaza.
Local

Over 4.7 million Iranians express willingness to go to Gaza to fight Israel

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In a striking show of solidarity with Palestine, over 4.7 million Iranians have come forward, announcing their readiness to go to the Gaza Strip to fight Israel that has intensified steikes against the Gazans, according to recent statistics.
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