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Children Among Five Killed in Gaza Strike as Ceasefire Strains

Gaza City — An Israeli airstrike killed five Palestinians, including three children, in northern Gaza Strip late on Wednesday, Gaza’s

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NewsDesk MC April 22, 2026April 22, 2026 cargo ship attack, conflict escalation, defense monitoring, global energy supply, Gulf tensions, indian ocean, International waters, Iran conflict, islamic revolutionary guard corps, maritime security, maritime trade, naval incidents, oil trade disruption, regional instability, shipping routes, Strait of Hormuz, tanker seizure, UKMTO, US Iran tensions, vessel security

Second Ship Targeted in Strait of Hormuz as Gulf Maritime Tensions Intensify

Dubai — A second commercial vessel came under attack in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, the British military said,

Israel Says Hezbollah Campaign Incomplete Despite Ceasefire

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NewsDesk MC April 17, 2026April 17, 2026 armed conflict, border tensions, ceasefire terms, civilian displacement, conflict escalation, defense policy, geopolitical tensions, hezbollah, israel, Israel Katz, Lebanon ceasefire, Litani River, Middle East conflict, military operations, regional security, security zone, southern Lebanon, US Mediation, war dynamics

Israel Says Hezbollah Campaign Incomplete Despite Ceasefire

JERUSALEM— said on Friday its military campaign against remains unfinished, even as a 10-day ceasefire with took effect, with officials

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NewsDesk MC April 9, 2026 airstrikes, ceasefire, conflict escalation, Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, Geopolitics, global response, hezbollah, humanitarian concerns, international law, iran, israel, lebanon, middle east, military operations, pakistan, regional stability, security, sovereignty, united states, war

Pakistan Condemns Israeli Strikes in Lebanon, Warns of Threat to Regional Stability

Islambad — Pakistan on Thursday condemned Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon, saying the attacks, carried out amid a fragile United States-Iran

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Israel Presses Lebanon Strikes as Netanyahu Excludes Beirut from Iran Truce

Beirut— Israel renewed strikes on southern Lebanon on Wednesday and continued ground operations against Hezbollah, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

U.S., Iran race to locate missing crew after fighter jet downed over Iranian territory

Tehran — U.S. and Iranian forces on Saturday raced to locate a missing crew member from a downed American F-15

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Saudi Arabia tells citizens to leave Lebanon as crisis deepens

Beirut — Saudi Arabia on Friday urged its nationals to leave Lebanon immediately, citing escalating security risks as the United

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Children Among Five Killed in Gaza Strike as Ceasefire Strains

Second Ship Targeted in Strait of Hormuz as Gulf Maritime Tensions Intensify

Israel Says Hezbollah Campaign Incomplete Despite Ceasefire

Pakistan Condemns Israeli Strikes in Lebanon, Warns of Threat to Regional Stability

Israel Presses Lebanon Strikes as Netanyahu Excludes Beirut from Iran Truce

U.S., Iran race to locate missing crew after fighter jet downed over Iranian territory

Mass exodus overwhelms Beirut as Israeli strikes displace over 1 million in Lebanon

Trump to deliver national address on Iran conflict Wednesday night

Trump signals imminent US exit from Iran amid ongoing strikes, oil tensions

Saudi Arabia tells citizens to leave Lebanon as crisis deepens