Tag: war
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Palestinians Flee From Gaza’s Main Hospital As Strike Kills Hezbollah Commander In Lebanon
Medics, patients and displaced people are fleeing from the main hospital in central Gaza as the fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants draws closer, witnesses said Monday. Losing the facility would be another major blow to a health system shattered by three months of war. An Israeli airstrike meanwhile killed an elite Hezbollah commander in…
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Israel and Hezbollah trade fire across the Lebanon border as more bombs hit Gaza
The Israeli army said it had “struck a series of Hezbollah terror targets” across southern Lebanon including “a launch post, military sites and terrorist infrastructure”. It said its fighter jets struck two Hezbollah military compounds containing significant assets, including one used by the group’s surface-to-air missile unit. It said that earlier in the day a…
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Hezbollah fires rockets at Israel in ‘response’ to Hamas leader’s killing
Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has said it targeted a vital Israeli military post with a barrage of 62 rockets as a “preliminary response” to the killing of a Hamas leader in Beirut this week. This comes as the European Union foreign policy chief met the Lebanese prime minister in Beirut on Saturday, and warned against Lebanon being…
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US offers $10 million for Hamas financial information
The United States is offering up to $10 million for information on five Hamas financiers or anything leading to the disruption of the Palestinian militant group’s financial mechanisms, the State Department said on Friday. The reward offering follows four rounds of U.S. sanctions on Hamas after the group’s deadly incursion into Israel on Oct. 7, which Israel…
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Iran Says At Least 103 People Killed, 211 Wounded In Blasts At Ceremony Honoring Slain General
Two bombs exploded and killed at least 103 people Wednesday at a commemoration for a prominent Iranian general slain by the U.S. in a 2020 drone strike, Iranian officials said, as the Middle East remains on edge over Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. No one immediately claimed responsibility for what appeared to be the…
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US slams Israeli ministers’ statements on resettlement of Palestinians outside Gaza
“We have been clear, consistent, and unequivocal that Gaza is Palestinian land and will remain Palestinian land, with Hamas no longer in control of its future and with no terror groups able to threaten Israel.” Right. Of course. So, you’re just funding and backing the indiscriminate genocide of all Palestinians for giggles, USA? Is this…
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US quietly reaches agreement with Qatar to keep operating largest military base in Middle East
The base has been a pivotal hub for the US Central Command’s air operations in or around Afghanistan, Iran and across the Middle East. The Qatari and British Air Forces also operate from the base. The extension comes as the US has bolstered its presence in the region amid escalating threats from Iran-backed militant groups in…
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Maersk suspends shipping through key maritime route Red Sea ‘until further notice’
Maersk has suspended shipping through the Red Sea and Suez Canal “until further notice” as it continues to review security following an attack on one of its vessels, as one of the world’s most important maritime trade routes has seen growing attacks on transiting ships. The extended suspension reflects international shipping giants’ concerns with growing…