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Brazil recalls ambassador from Israel
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Israeli PM 'missed chance' to cut off Hamas cash, says ex-spy chief
Israel's prime minister missed the chance to starve Hamas of cash, years before its murderous attack last October, according to a former senior Israeli intelligence officer.
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U.S. proposes new UN Security Council draft resolution supporting temporary ceasefire in Gaza
A ground offensive in Rafah 'would have serious implications for regional peace and security,' U.S. says
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Israel rejects two-state solution – Netanyahu
Unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state would be an “unprecedented reward to terrorism,” the prime minister has said
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Netanyahu: Anyone would say 'no' to Hamas’s terms for Gaza hostage deal
Hamas’s insistence on a prolonged pause to the war, a permanent ceasefire, and a complete IDF withdrawal from the enclave doused optimism that the release of the captives was around the corner.
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Blinken Meets Saudi Crown Prince on Mideast Push for Pause in Gaza War
The top U.S. diplomat spoke with Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler as he sought to broker a pause in the fighting. His visit came the same day a drone struck a Syrian base used by U.S. forces and their allies.
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US and UK bomb 36 targets in Yemen
The new bombing follows a series of airstrikes on Iraq and Syria
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What we know about US strikes on Iran-linked targets in Iraq and Syria
The United States on Friday carried out strikes against Iranian forces in Iraq and Syria in retaliation over a drone attack that killed three US soldiers in Jordan.
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U.S. conducts strikes in Iraq and Syria
The action follows an attack on a Jordan base that killed three Americans
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Aid to Gaza and beyond at risk of collapse due to funding cuts, says UNRWA
UN body warns it could be forced to shut by end of month unless US, UK and others restore suspended aid money Middle East crisis
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Iran military general warns US it is ‘not afraid’ of war amid regional tensions
A high-ranking military official in Iran has issued a defiant statement as tensions between the Middle Eastern superpower and the West threaten to spill over.
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Biden says he's decided Jordan strike response, doesn't want wider war
Washington (AFP) – US President Joe Biden said Tuesday he had decided on a response to a drone strike that killed three American troops in Jordan but said he did not want a wider war in the Middle East.
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Israeli troops in disguise conduct deadly raid at West Bank hospital
Islamic Jihad members killed in West Bank raid, at least 10 killed in airstrikes in Gaza
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Ex-Pakistani PM Imran Khan sentenced to ten years in prison
Prosecutors have argued that the politician mishandled a classified cable sent to Islamabad by the country’s ambassador to the US
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Drone from Iran proxy evaded US defenses because it was mistaken for US drone: official
Iran-proxy drone got past Tower 22 air defenses because it was mistaken for US drone returning to base
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Iran denies it was behind deaths of US servicemen in Jordan
The Islamic Republic has distanced itself from the deadly drone attack on an American outpost
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Israel suffers deadliest single incident in war against Hamas, with 21 dead
21 died when buildings collapsed after grenade attack Monday, Israel says, while 3 died elsewhere
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Israeli hostage relatives storm parliament as Benjamin Netanyahu rejects Gaza truce
Protest comes after families of those held by Hamas pitched tents outside prime minister’s house in Jerusalem
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