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Aid to Gaza and beyond at risk of collapse due to funding cuts, says UNRWA
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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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Biden Ally Says Netanyahu Isn’t Aligned With Mideast Peace Quest
Coons cites prime minister’s history with Palestinian factions
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Iran announces successful satellite launch, heightening Western concerns over missile program
Iran said Saturday it had conducted a successful satellite launch into its highest orbit yet, the latest for a program the West fears improves Tehran’s ballistic missiles.
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Netanyahu says he has told U.S. he opposes Palestinian state in any postwar scenario
“In any future arrangement … Israel needs security control all territory west of the Jordan,” Netanyahu said in a news conference.
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Red Sea crisis: US launches fourth round of strikes on Houthis in Yemen
US missile strikes came after a bulk carrier was hit by Houthi drones in the Gulf of Aden
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Frustrations between Biden and Israeli PM Netanyahu mount
Biden administration officials are laying the groundwork with other Israeli leaders in anticipation of a post-Netanyahu government.
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Iraq recalls ambassador from Tehran after Iranian missiles strike Kurdish region
Iraq condemned an "attack on its sovereignty" on Tuesday after Iran's Revolutionary Guards launched missile strikes on anti-Tehran groups and an alleged Israeli "spy headquarters" in Erbil, the capital of the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan.
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Iran launches missile strikes in northern Iraq and Syria, claims to destroy Israeli spy base
CNN has reached out to Israel’s Prime Minister’s office for comment on the IRGC’s claim.
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US shoots down Houthi missile aimed at American warship in Red Sea, officials say
The missile came from a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen, U.S. officials said.
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Military briefing: can the US and its allies stop the Houthis?
Joint American and UK attack sent a message but there are doubts whether battle-hardened Yemeni rebels can be cowed
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Much of Houthis’ Offensive Capability Is Intact After U.S.-Led Airstrikes
The first detailed assessments of the strikes in Yemen reveal the serious challenge facing the Biden administration as it seeks to deter the militia.
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