Middle East

Middle East

Mediators make some progress in Gaza truce talks

US and Arab mediators have made some progress in their efforts to reach a ceasefire accord between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, but not enough to seal a deal, Palestinian sources close to the talks said yesterday.

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Israeli strikes kill 27 across Gaza

Israeli military strikes across Gaza killed at least 27 people yesterday, Palestinian medics said, as international mediators stepped up efforts to seal a ceasefire and hostage exchange deal between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas.

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WFP accuses Israel of firing on Gaza aid convoy

The UN’s World Food Programme has accused Israel of firing on one of its aid convoys in the war-torn Gaza Strip, saying at least 16 bullets hit the clearly marked vehicles but no staff were injured.

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Iran begins military drills near Natanz nuclear site

Iran’s military has begun drills near the Natanz nuclear enrichment plant in the centre of the country, state media reported yesterday, as part of exercises planned nationwide.

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Hamas, Israel wrangle over ceasefire deal

Israel and Hamas have wrangled over the details of a deal to halt fighting in the Gaza Strip and return hostages home, as Palestinian officials said intensified Israeli bombardments had killed more than 100 people over the weekend.

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No let-up in Israeli strikes across Gaza

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said yesterday that 88 people were killed in the Palestinian territory in the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll of the offensive to 45,805.

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59 more killed in Gaza

At least 59 people, including seven children of a family, were killed in Israeli air strikes across the Palestinian territory in the past 24 hours, said the enclave’s health ministry yesterday.

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Israel downs drone, missile from Yemen

Israel's military reported that it shot down a missile and a drone launched from Houthi-controlled Yemen yesterday, the latest in a series of attacks from the country targeting Israel in recent weeks.

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Iran announces resumption of flights after Israeli attack

Iran announced today the resumption of flights after a brief suspension following an Israeli attack that targeted several military sites in the country

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What we know about Israeli strikes on Iran

Israel said Saturday it had launched strikes against Iran in retaliation for an Iranian missile barrage and attacks on Israel by Tehran-backed groups over the past year

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Iran prepared to respond to Israeli 'aggression', semi-official agency says

Cancels flights on all routes until further notice

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Israel strikes Iran military targets, Tehran says damage 'limited'

Israel struck military sites in Iran early on Saturday, saying it was retaliating against Tehran's strikes on Israel this month, the latest attack in the escalating conflict between the heavily armed rivals

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Israel strikes on Iran 'exercise of self-defense': US

Israeli strikes on military targets in Iran are "an exercise of self-defense" following Tehran's ballistic missile attack earlier this month, the United States said late Friday, adding it was informed ahead of the strikes

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Israeli strike kills 3 journos in Lebanon

An Israeli strike killed at least three journalists and wounded several others as they slept in guesthouses in southern Lebanon yesterday, Lebanon’s health ministry said, in what Beirut declared a “war crime”.

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Lebanese state media says 3 journalists killed in Israeli strike

Lebanese state media said Friday that separate Israeli air strikes killed three journalists in eastern Lebanon and flattened buildings in southern suburbs of Beirut

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17 killed, dozens hurt in Israeli strike on school

At least 17 Palestinians, including children, were killed yesterday in an Israeli strike on a school in Nuseirat camp in the central part of the Gaza Strip, where people displaced by the fighting were sheltering, Nuseirat’s Al-Awda hospital said.

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Rescuers say halting work in north Gaza after Israel threats

Gaza's civil defence agency said Thursday it can no longer provide first responder services in the north of the territory, accusing Israeli forces of threatening to "bomb and kill" its crews

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Israel bombs historic Lebanese port city

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pushed yesterday for a halt to fighting between Israel and militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah, but heavy Israeli air strikes on a large historic Lebanese port city demonstrated that there was no respite.

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