Israel says it encircles Gaza City; US to urge for ‘localised’ humanitarian pauses
Gaza/Jerusalem (Reuters) – Israel said it had surrounded the Gaza Strip’s biggest city and the focus of its drive to
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Middle East and North Africa
Hezbollah, Israel exchange fire as violence spikes at Lebanese border
Beirut (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Hezbollah said on Thursday it mounted multiple strikes on Israeli army positions including its first using
Read MoreArrests of two prominent Turkish reporters stokes free-speech concerns
Istanbul (Reuters) – Free speech advocates expressed their concerns on Thursday over a widening state crackdown on press freedom and
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US House to vote on Republicans’ standalone $14.3 billion Israel bill
Washington (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives plans a vote on Thursday on a Republican plan to provide $14.3
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Hezbollah leader set to weigh in on Middle East war
Beirut (Reuters) – Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah will on Friday make his first public comments since the Palestinian group Hamas
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Lebanon says fires destroy 40,000 olive trees, blames Israeli shelling
Beirut (Reuters) – Fires caused by Israeli shelling in south Lebanon have burned some 40,000 olive trees and torched hundreds
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Hamas fighters seek to block Israeli advance on Gaza City
Gaza/Jerusalem (Reuters) – Israeli tanks and troops pressed towards Gaza City on Thursday but met fierce resistance from Hamas militants using mortars
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German minister announces complete ban on Hamas activities
Berlin (Reuters) – Germany will from Wednesday ban the activities of Hamas, already a designated terrorist organisation in the country,
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Israeli settler attacks fuel the fire as Gaza war rages
Qusra (Reuters) – Mourning his father and brother, Mohammed Wadi says armed Israeli settlers from outposts overlooking his olive-growing West
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Blinken to reassert in Israel its right to act but need to minimize civilian casualties
Washington (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Israel on Friday to voice solidarity with its retaliation
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