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Israel-Gaza: Israel arrests 19 militant suspects after Gaza flare-up
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US kills al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri in Kabul drone strike
The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a “precision” strike in the centre of Kabul, the Afghanistan capital, President Joe Biden said, the biggest blow to the militant group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011.
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Saudi Arabia ends Israel ban by opening its airspace to all carriers
Saudi Arabia announced Friday it was lifting restrictions on "all carriers" using its airspace, an apparent gesture of openness towards Israel ahead of US President Joe Biden's arrival.
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Lapid to Biden: Put a credible military threat to Iran on the table
The United States affirms a military threat to Iran in the Jerusalem Declaration.
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US would use force against Iran ‘as a last resort' - President Biden
“The only thing worse than Iran now is Iran with nuclear weapons,” US President Joe Biden said in an interview with Israeli media.
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Biden in Israel: US President set to land Wednesday afternoon
All the latest updates from US President Joe Biden's first official trip to Israel since taking office.
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US assassinates ISIS leader
Maher al-Agal, one of the terror group’s top four commanders, was killed in an air strike in Syria
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France repatriates 35 children, 16 mothers from Syria camps
France has repatriated 35 children and 16 mothers from camps in Syria where family members of suspected Islamic State group jihadists have been held, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
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What are Naftali Bennett’s political options after he leaves PMO?
There are some in his inner circle who believe there is a strong chance that he will retire from politics, but other options exist.
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Israel to dissolve government, replace prime minister
The country will hold its fifth election in three-and-a-half years
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Israel coalition moves to dissolve parliament, Lapid to become caretaker PM
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said Monday that they would submit a bill next week to dissolve the country's parliament, which if passed would trigger new elections with Lapid serving as caretaker prime minister.
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Israel’s Jerusalem Day Sparks Tension as Thousands March Through the Old City’s Muslim Quarter
Hamas fired rockets into Israel during last year’s march, sparking an 11-day war between Israel and the Gaza-based group
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Colonel in Iran Revolutionary Guards assassinated
A colonel in Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has been shot dead in a rare assassination in Tehran.
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Israel's ruling coalition loses majority after left-wing Arab MP quits
A left-wing Arab Israeli lawmaker quit the governing coalition on Thursday, citing among other factors police aggression at an Al Jazeera reporter's funeral, rendering the government a minority in parliament.
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New Pakistani leader chosen
Parliament confirms Shahbaz Sharif as next PM amid allegations of US meddling
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Pakistani PM calls early election
The people should decide the future of their country, “not the corrupt or the foreigners,” Imran Khan has said
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Missiles target US consulate in Erbil, Iraq - report
Videos shared on social media reportedly from the scene showed multiple large explosions in the area.
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ISIS Leader Killed During U.S. Raid in Syria, Biden Says
US special forces have “taken off the battlefield” the leader of the Islamic State (IS) group in a raid in northwest Syria, President Joe Biden said on Thursday, adding that the operation had "removed a major terrorist threat".
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Iran & Saudi Arabia to re-establish diplomatic ties, lawmaker says
Diplomatic ties between the two Middle East powers were cut in 2016, after an attack on the Saudi Embassy in Tehran
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Troops fire from armored vehicles as Beirut descends into chaos, resembling warzone
Armored vehicles have rolled into Beirut as the Lebanese capital descended into chaos, with crowds led by Hezbollah and Amal groups demonstrating against Tarek Bitar, the lead judge of the port blast investigation.
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