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Israeli defence chief says ‘military edge’ at centre of U.S. trip

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Israeli defence chief says ‘military edge’ at centre of U.S. trip

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on Sunday his visit to Washington this week would focus on maintaining Israel’s military superiority in the Middle East, as fighting rages in Gaza. Gallant is expected to meet his U.S. counterpart Lloyd Austin and other senior U.S. officials, as relations between the two allies become strained over the…

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UN Security Council to vote on Gaza ceasefire with uncertain outcome

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UN Security Council to vote on Gaza ceasefire with uncertain outcome

United Nations Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, center, addresses a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the war in Gaza, on U.N. headquarters. File photo | Photo Credit: AP The United States, which has repeatedly blocked calls for a truce in Gaza, will submit a draft resolution to the UN Security Council Friday on the…

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‘Bloody’ Ramzan Friday as Gaza strike kills 36 relatives

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‘Bloody’ Ramzan Friday as Gaza strike kills 36 relatives

Palestinians perform the first Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan near the ruins of a destroyed mosque by the Israeli airstrikes in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Friday, March 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Displaced by Israeli bombardment, the Tabatibi family gathered in central Gaza to eat together during the first Friday night…

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UN agency laments plight of children in northern Gaza

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UN agency laments plight of children in northern Gaza

Palestinian children wait to receive food during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip March 13, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem | Photo Credit: MOHAMMED SALEM One in three children under the age of two in northern Gaza is now acutely malnourished…

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Will fight Israel alone, Hezbollah tells Iran as all out war looks imminent

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Will fight Israel alone, Hezbollah tells Iran as all out war looks imminent

With ally Hamas under attack in Gaza, the head of Iran’s Quds Force visited Beirut in February to discuss the risk posed if Israel next aims at Lebanon’s Hezbollah, an offensive that could severely hurt Tehran’s main regional partner, seven sources said. In Beirut, Quds chief Esmail Qaani met Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the…

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Palestinians in Gaza begin Ramadan with hunger worsening and no end in sight to the Israel-Hamas war

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Palestinians in Gaza begin Ramadan with hunger worsening and no end in sight to the Israel-Hamas war

Palestinians buy food for a pre-dawn meal before fasting during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Sunday, March 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Palestinians began fasting for Ramzan on Monday as the Muslim holy month arrived with ceasefire talks at a standstill, hunger worsening across the Gaza Strip and no…

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Erdogan says Turkey firmly backs Hamas leaders

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Erdogan says Turkey firmly backs Hamas leaders

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. | Photo Credit: Reuters Turkish President Recep Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday Ankara “firmly backs” Palestinian militant group Hamas. “No-one can make us qualify Hamas as a terrorist organisation,” he said in a speech in Istanbul. “Turkey is a country that speaks openly with Hamas leaders and firmly backs them.”…

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Attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sees explosions ahead of Singapore-flagged ship in the Gulf of Aden

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Attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sees explosions ahead of Singapore-flagged ship in the Gulf of Aden

Armed Houthi followers. Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: REUTERS An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Friday set off explosions ahead of a Singapore-flagged vessel in the Gulf of Aden, authorities said. The attack targeted the bulk carrier Propel Fortune, which continued on its way, according to the United States military’s…

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Children fall to hunger in Gaza as Israeli siege cuts off supplies

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Children fall to hunger in Gaza as Israeli siege cuts off supplies

Palestinians line up for a free meal in Rafah, Gaza Strip. | Photo Credit: Reuters It’s not just Israeli bombs that have killed children in war-ravaged Gaza — now some are dying of hunger. Officials have been warning for months that Israel’s siege and offensive were pushing the Palestinian territory into famine. Hunger is most…

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