More than 90 killed in Gaza strikes as Israel prepares to ramp up offensive
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At least 92 people were killed by Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, one day after the Israeli government approved plans to seize territory and forcibly displace residents to the south of the Palestinian enclave.
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'Beyond description: Gaza's civilians have no idea how they're going to survive'
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The European Union renewed an urgent call on Wednesday for Israel to immediately lift the blockade on Gaza, allowing humanitarian aid to reach those in need, and warned against Israel’s planned new aid delivery mechanism. For in-depth analysis and a deep
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Gazans face starvation and dire humanitarian conditions as Israel's blockade persists
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At least 15 people were killed when an Israeli airstrike targeted a school sheltering displaced individuals in Gaza City, adding to the growing toll of the ongoing conflict. The humanitarian crisis in the enclave remains dire, with a blockade on aid that
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Disney announces plans for Abu Dhabi theme park
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The Walt Disney Company on Wednesday announced plans for a new theme park in the United Arab Emirates, highlighting the country's growing prominence as a global financial and entertainment hub.
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'No signs of hope': French couple mark three years in Iranian prison
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A French couple held as hostages in Iran since May 2022 on Wednesday marked three years of imprisonment in the Islamic republic. Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris face no immediate prospect of release at a time of increased tensions over Iran's nuclear pro
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Вторник, 6 мая 2025 г.
Trump halts US attacks on Yemen as Israel hits airport
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President Donald Trump abruptly announced that the United States would end its attacks against Yemen's Huthis on Tuesday, saying the rebels had agreed to stop harassing ships in the Red Sea. Trump's comments came just hours after Israeli warplanes put re
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Oman announces ceasefire deal between Yemen's Houthis, US
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The US and Yemen's Houthi rebels reached a ceasefire agreement to ensure safe passage in the Red Sea after weeks of conflict, mediator Oman said Tuesday. President Donald Trump said the Iran-backed group had "capitulated", prompting an end to US strikes
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Humanitarian aid completely depleted: Situation in Gaza 'deteriorating day by day, minute.by minute'
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While pummelling the strip with airstrikes, it has banned any food, water, shelter or medication from being trucked into the Palestinian territory, where the UN says the vast majority of the population is reliant on humanitarian aid to survive. Israel sa
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Israel military says struck Yemen's Sanaa airport and power stations
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Some global airlines have again halted their flights to and from Tel Aviv after a missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels towards Israel on Sunday landed near the country's main international airport. Story by Eliza Herbert.
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Israel says it will seize Gaza, what exactly is the military operation about?
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Israel's Cabinet voted Monday to seize the Gaza Strip for an unspecified amount of time in a move that could see Israel reestablish control over a territory it vacated two decades ago. Analysis by FRANCE 24 International Affairs Editor, Angela Diffley.
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Israel cabinet approves plan to 'capture' Gaza strip
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Israel approved plans Monday to seize the Gaza Strip and to stay in the Palestinian territory for an unspecified amount of time, a move that, if implemented, would vastly expand Israel’s operations there and likely draw fierce international opposition. D
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Israel launches airstrikes on Yemen a day after Houthi rebels strike Israeli airport
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The Israeli military said it carried out airstrikes against Yemen's Hodeidah Port on Monday, a day after the Iran-aligned Houthis fired a missile that struck near Israel's main airport. Story by Morgan Ayre.
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Israel says 'most' Gazans to be displaced in expanded operation
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Israel's military said on Monday that expanded operations in Gaza approved by the government would include displacing "most" residents of the Palestinian territory, with the UN chief expressing alarm at the plan. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Jer
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Hamas dismisses further Gaza ceasefire talks amid Israel's 'hunger war'
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Hamas has rejected ongoing Gaza ceasefire talks as futile while Israel intensifies its military campaign and blockade, leading to mass displacement and looming famine. Despite international mediation efforts, the humanitarian crisis is deepening and pros
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Israeli minister says 'Gaza will be entirely destroyed'
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Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Tuesday a victory for Israel in Gaza means that the Palestinian territory will be "entirely destroyed" before its inhabitants depart for other countries. This comes as Israel announced a plan to seize th
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Понедельник, 5 мая 2025 г.
Netanyahu dragging the US into a Middle East 'disaster', Iran says
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is dragging the US into a "disaster" in the Middle East by dictating President Donald Trump's stance on Iran-Israel tensions, the war in Gaza and the Houthi
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Israel 'acting in coordination with US' in Gaza offensive, researcher says
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FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Amnon Aran, professor of International Politics of the Middle East at City, University of London, about Israel's plans to seize the Gaza Strip. He says that Israel is acting in coordination with the United States and
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Israel launches air strikes on Yemen in retaliation for Houthi attack on Ben-Gurion airport
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Israel's military confirmed targeting Houthi targets in Yemen on Monday, a day after a missile strike by the rebels briefly halted flights at Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport. The attack, which wounded four, occurred ahead of Israel’s decision to expand its G
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Israeli PM Netanyahu says Gaza military operation will be 'intensive'
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that a new offensive in Gaza will be an intensive military operation aimed at defeating Hamas, but stopped short of detailing just how much of the enclave's territory would be seized. FRANCE 24's K
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Netanyahu announces 'intensive' Gaza offensive, displacement of its population
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Israel is set to seize the Gaza Strip and remove its population "for its own protection", Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced in a video posted on social media on Monday. Plans for the new, "intensive" offensive were approved by the security cabi
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Sectarian clashes in Syria: Are the Druze targeted as a community?
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Israel launched air strikes and deployed troops in southern Syria over the weekend following clashes involving the country’s Druze minority. The violence was sparked by the circulation of an audio recording attributed to a Druze citizen and deemed blasph
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🌟The Bright Side: Francis’s popemobile turned into clinic for Gazan children
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The vehicle, used by the pope during a 2014 visit to Bethlehem, has been refurbished with medical equipment and will be deployed once Israel opens a humanitarian corridor. The clinic aims to provide essential healthcare to Palestinian children affected b
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Houthi rebels say to impose aerial blockade on Israel
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Yemen's Houthi rebels said late on Sunday they would impose a "comprehensive" aerial blockade on Israel by repeatedly targeting its airports, in response to Israel expanding its operations in Gaza. The Iran-aligned Houthis claimed responsibility for a mi
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Israel's Netanyahu vows response after Houthis' airport attack
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed a tough response against the Houthis after Sunday's attack on the Ben Gurion airport. On social media platform X, Netanyahu said Israel would also respond to Iran, Houthis' main backer, at "a time and place
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Israel’s cabinet approves ‘conquest’ plan to recapture all of Gaza
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Israel’s security cabinet has approved a military offensive that an official said would include the “conquest of the Gaza Strip” and moving the enclave’s remaining population to the south “for their protection”. The plan was unanimously approved by the m
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Hostages' families call Israeli plans to expand Gaza offensive 'death sentence' for captives
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Israel's security cabinet approved the expansion of military operations in Gaza including the "conquest" of the Palestinian territory, an official said Monday, after the army called up tens of thousands of reservists for the offensive. FRANCE 24's Dougla
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Воскресенье, 4 мая 2025 г.
Airlines suspend flights to Tel Aviv after Houthis attacked Israeli airport
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Several airlines have suspended flights to Tel Aviv after a missile launched by Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen struck Israel's Ben-Gurion International Airport. FRANCE 24’s Noga Tarnopolsky reports from Jerusalem.
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Gazans face starvation as Israel’s blockade enters third month
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Food and drinking water are becoming extremely scarce in Gaza as supplies dwindle amid a continuous aid blockade by Israel. Hunger and malnutrition are on the rise with children particularly affected as Gazans face starvation.
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Israel calls up tens of thousands of reservists amid expanding Gaza offensive
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Israel was issuing orders to call up tens of thousands of reservists ahead of an expanded offensive in Gaza, Israeli media reported Saturday, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attacked truce mediator Qatar.
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Houthis accuse US of launching strikes in revenge for rebel attack on Israel's main airport
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Yemen’s Houthis on Monday accused the United States of conducting air strikes on the capital Saana, a day after the Iran-backed rebel group launched a missile attack on Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport, suspending flights and injuring six people. Israel's P
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Israel promises retaliation against Iran, Yemen's Houthis over airport attack
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Sunday that there would be a multi-phased response to an attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels and their Iranian backers on the area near Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport, injuring several.
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Суббота, 3 мая 2025 г.
Israel calls up tens of thousands of reservists ahead of Gaza offensive
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Israeli media reported Saturday that the country was issuing orders to call up tens of thousands of reservists to replace conscripts and active-duty soldiers in Israel and the occupied West Bank so that they can be redeployed to Gaza. Israel's army chief
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UN envoy condemns Israeli airstrikes in Syria amid Druze tensions
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The UN special envoy for Syria on Saturday condemned an intense wave of Israeli airstrikes as Israel said its forces were on the ground in Syria to protect the Druze minority sect following days of clashes. FRANCE 24's Leela Jacinto analyses the regional
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At least 11 killed in Israeli strike on refugee camp in Gaza
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Gaza's civil defence agency said Saturday that an overnight Israeli strike on the Khan Yunis refugee camp killed at least 11 people, including three babies up to a year old.
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Israel says deployed forces in southern Syria to protect Druze minority
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Israel's military said on Saturday its forces deployed in southern Syria were ready to protect the Druze minority, following recent sectarian clashes. The deployment of Israeli troops comes amid Israel’s “fears of confronting out-of-control Islamist mili
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Israel launches new strikes on Syria amid Druze tensions
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Israel reportedly launched its heaviest barrage this year on Syria between Friday night and Saturday morning, hours after the country's rulers denounced an air strike near the presidential palace as a "dangerous escalation". Israel's military later added
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Пятница, 2 мая 2025 г.
Gaza: Two months since Israel's full blockade, aid work is on the verge of collapse
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Since March 2, Israel has completely cut off all supplies to the 2.3 million residents of the enclave, and food stockpiled during a ceasefire at the start of the year is getting close of running out. According to the United Nations, aid work in the Strip
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Why did Israel conduct a strike on Syria? Our analysis
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Israel bombed an area near the presidential palace in Damascus early on Friday in its clearest signal yet of hostility toward the Islamist-led Syrian authorities and a preparedness to ramp up military action in the name of Syria's Druze minority. Analysi
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'A dangerous escalation': Syria slams Israeli attack near presidential palace
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Syria on Friday denounced an Israeli air strike near the presidential palace in Damascus as a “dangerous escalation” after Israel warned it would act to defend the Druze minority from ongoing sectarian violence.
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‘People are killing each other over water’: Gaza tensions flare as Israeli blockade persists
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As Israel's total aid blockade on Gaza hit the two-month mark, incidents of looting and inter-communal violence are on the rise as desperate residents scramble to access dwindling supplies in the besieged Palestinian enclave, a UN aid official said Frida
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Turkey: 400 people arrested in Istanbul during May Day protests
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More than 400 people were arrested today in Istanbul during May Day protests. Part of the city was cordoned off by police to prevent access to Taksim Square.
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WHO slams Gaza 'abomination,' just as Israeli strikes kill another 29 people
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A World Health Organization top official expressed his anger that the world was allowing the "abomination" in Gaza to continue. Israeli airstrikes along with a nearly blockade on humanitarian aid entering the enclave has led to more deaths and near fami
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Syria: Israel strikes near Damascus presidential palace over Druze violence
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Israel's military said Friday it launched air strikes near the presidential palace in Damascus after the country's defence minister threatened intervention if Syrian authorities failed to protect the Druze minority. Story by Charlotte Lam.
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Israeli drones hit Gaza aid flotilla in international waters off Malta, NGO says
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A ship carrying humanitarian aid and activists heading for Gaza was attacked by Israeli drones while in international waters off Malta early Friday, said Freedom Flotilla Coalition, an international NGO. Everyone aboard the aid flotilla bound for the bes
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Israel strikes near Damascus presidential palace following Druze violence
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Israel on Friday said it launched air strikes near the presidential palace in Damascus and threatened further military action to force Syrian authorities to protect its Druze people from what the minority's leader called a "genocidal campaign" amid ongoi
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Government forces, Druze fighters reach ceasefire after sectarian violence
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A ceasefire was reached on Thursday after clashes between government security forces and its allied groups with Druze minority fighters erupted south of the Syrian capital of Damascus, most of them Alawites. The fighting, which started after an audio rec
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Activist aid ship hit by drones on way to Gaza
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A ship carrying humanitarian aid and activists for Gaza was bombed by drones in international waters off Malta early on Friday, its organisers said, alleging that Israel was to blame. Story by Liza Kaminov.
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Четверг, 1 мая 2025 г.
Syria monitor says more than 100 people killed in two days of sectarian violence
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At least 100 people have been killed in two days of sectarian clashes in Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Thursday. Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri, a spiritual leader of the Druze community, has condemned what he calls a "genocidal campaign" a
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Israel reopens key roads as firefighters continue to battle blazes
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Israeli firefighters continued to battle raging fires around Jerusalem for a second day on Thursday. Roads that had been cut off were nevertheless reopened to traffic while French President Emmanuel Macron offered “material support”.
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Среда, 30 апреля 2025 г.
Lebanese army dismantled 'over 90%' of Hezbollah sites near Israel, security official says
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The Lebanese army has dismantled more than 90 percent of Hezbollah’s military infrastructure south of the Litani River, a security official said Wednesday. The move comes as Beirut asserts increased control over the country's south under a UN-backed ceas
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Deadly clashes in Damascus plunge Syria's Druze minority into uncertainty
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Deadly clashes in Damascus this week between members of Syria’s Druze community and gunmen linked to the national authorities highlight how members of the minority group are increasingly faced with a precarious choice: loyalty to Syria or forming a new a
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Syrian forces deploy near Damascus to 'restore security' after deadly sectarian clashes
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Syria deployed security forces near Damascus to "restore security and stability" after Israel conducted a new wave of strikes targeting "extremists" who attacked members of Syria's Druze on Wednesday. This comes after deadly sectarian clashes between sec
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UK and US forces launch joint air strikes on Houthi target in Yemen
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Britain said it joined US forces in air strikes on a Houthi military target in Yemen overnight, hitting a rebel drone production facility about 25 km (15 miles) south of Sanaa. The UK Ministry of Defence confirmed the operation in a statement Wednesday.
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Israel’s Netanyahu warns raging wildfires threaten to reach Jerusalem
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Massive wildfires broke out near Jerusalem on Wednesday morning, forcing the evacuation of communities and road closures, and prompting Israel’s government to deploy troops to support firefighters. Declaring a “national emergency,” Prime Minister Benjami
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Вторник, 29 апреля 2025 г.
Amnesty International: Trump has wielded 'an even bigger sledgehammer to the international system'
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Attacks on the global human rights system have intensified since the return of US President Donald Trump, Amnesty International warns in its latest annual report. Secretary General Agnès Callamard cites mounting assaults on accountability, international
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Israel committing 'live-streamed genocide' in Gaza, says Amnesty International
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Amnesty International said Israel is committing a "live-streamed genocide" against Palestinians in Gaza by targeting critical infrastructure, displacing most of the enclave's inhabitants and depriving them of life-saving aid. Amnesty added that Israel ha
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Понедельник, 28 апреля 2025 г.
Israel's domestic security chief says he will step down in June, defusing battle with Netanyahu
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The head of Israel’s internal security service says he will resign in June over the failure of his agency to warn of Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attacks — defusing an escalating battle with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar announced h
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Death toll rises to 70 in Iran port explosion as interior minister blames 'negligence'
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The death toll from a massive explosion in Iran's largest commercial port Bandar Abbas has risen to at least 70, the Iranian state media reported Monday, as firefighters extinguished Saturday's blaze two days later. Iran's interior minister has blamed th
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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nadia Murad: 'I never wanted to be an activist'
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A winner of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how she wanted to be a makeup artist in her small village in northern Iraq before her life was nearly destroyed by the Islamic State group. In 2014, when Nadia Murad was just 21 years o
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US military hits over 800 targets in Yemen since March, hundreds of Houthi rebels killed
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The US military said Sunday it has struck more than 800 Houthi targets in Yemen since mid-March, killing hundreds of fighters, including leaders. Near-daily air raids under "Operation Rough Rider" aim to halt attacks on Red Sea shipping and restore US "d
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