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France won’t call off Israel game after violence in Amsterdam, minister says

Despite the violence directed at Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam, France won't change its plans to host a Nations' League game against Israel next week, the interior minister said on…

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Netanyahu sacks defence minister, jolting Israeli politics as war grinds on

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired Defence Minister Yoav Gallant citing a “crisis of trust”, and replaced him with close ally Israel Katz to lead the country’s war in Gaza…

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Israeli authorities probe suspected Gaza intelligence leak by Netanyahu aide

A suspected leak of classified Gaza documents involving an aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has jolted Israeli politics and outraged the families of hostages held by Hamas who have…

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Iran preparing strike on Israel from Iraqi territory within days

Israeli intelligence suggests Iran is preparing to attack Israel from Iraqi territory in the coming days, possibly before the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 5, Axios reported, citing two unidentified…

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Israel hits Beirut’s southern suburbs; At least 46 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes

Israel carried out air strikes early on Friday on Beirut's southern suburbs, Reuters witnesses said, the first strikes there in nearly a week. At least 46 Palestinians were killed in…

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Lebanon, Israel could agree to ceasefire within days, Lebanese prime minister says

Lebanon's prime minister expressed hope that a ceasefire deal with Israel would be announced within days as Israel's public broadcaster published what it said was a draft agreement providing for…

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US calls deadly Israeli air strike ‘horrifying’

At least 93 Palestinians were killed or missing and dozens wounded in an Israeli strike on a residential building in the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahiya on Tuesday, the…

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Israel bans UN relief agency from operating within its borders

The Israeli parliament has voted to approve two bills banning the United Nations Relief and Works Agency from operating in Israel. The UNRWA agency will still be able to operate…

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US warns Iran at UN of ‘severe consequences’ in case of new attacks

The United States warned Iran at the United Nations Security Council of "severe consequences" if it undertakes any further aggressive acts against Israel or U.S. personnel in the Middle East.…

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Egypt proposes short Gaza truce with small hostage-prisoner exchange

Egypt has proposed an initial two-day ceasefire in Gaza to exchange four Israeli hostages of Hamas for some Palestinian prisoners, Egypt's president said as Israeli military strikes killed 45 Palestinians…

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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…

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Israeli strike kills three journalists in south Lebanon

An Israeli strike early on Friday morning killed at least three journalists and wounded several others as they slept in guesthouses used by media in Hasbaya in southern Lebanon, Lebanon's…

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Israel strikes Damascus, military site near Homs, Syrian defence says

Israel launched strikes on the Syrian capital Damascus and a military site near the western city of Homs on Thursday, the Syrian defence ministry said, as U.S. Secretary of State…

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Israel gives the US its demands for ending war in Lebanon

Israel gave the United States a document last week with its conditions for a diplomatic solution to end the war in Lebanon, Axios reported, citing two U.S. officials and two…

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US investigates leak on intelligence about Israel’s Iran attack plans

The United States is investigating the leak of a pair of highly classified intelligence documents describing Israel's preparations for a retaliatory strike on Iran, House Speaker Mike Johnson said. The…

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Israel’s Weapon Suppliers: A Closer Look

The US has cautioned Israel that it might halt weapon supplies if Gaza's humanitarian crisis doesn't improve. This isn't the first time Israel's key ally has made such a threat.…

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Hezbollah says it will escalate war with Israel after Hamas leader killed

Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group said on Friday it was moving to a new and escalating phase in its war against Israel while Iran said "the spirit of resistance will be…

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Russia warns Israel to not even consider attacking Iranian nuclear facilities

Russia is warning Israel to not even consider striking Iranian nuclear facilities, state news agency TASS quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Thursday. After Iran's missile attack…

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Israeli strike targets Syria’s Mediterranean port city of Latakia

An Israeli strike targeting Syria's Mediterranean port city of Latakia early on Thursday resulted in fires breaking out there, Syrian state news agency SANA reported. Firefighters were working on extinguishing…

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Iran says attack on nuclear sites improbable

The probability of an attack on Iran's nuclear sites remains low but any potential damage would be "quickly compensated", state atomic energy agency spokesperson Behrouz Kamalvandi said on Wednesday, according…

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Israel Must Boost Gaza Aid: US Issues 30-Day Ultimatum

The US has written to Israel, giving it 30 days to boost humanitarian aid access in Gaza or risk having some US military assistance cut off. The letter, sent on…

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Italy’s Meloni plans Lebanon visit, seeks security guarantees for troops

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday she plans to visit Lebanon and called for security guarantees for her country's troops there after U.N. peacekeepers came under fire during…

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UNIFIL Peacekeepers Continue To Be Threatened by Israeli Actions

The United Nations said Israeli tanks had burst through the gates of a base of its peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, the latest accusation of Israeli violations and attacks denounced…

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US to send anti-missile system and troops to Israel

The United States said it will send U.S. troops to Israel along with an advanced U.S. anti-missile system, in a highly unusual deployment meant to bolster the country's air defenses…

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Hezbollah targets Israeli troops on Lebanese border, sirens in Beirut

Hezbollah militants targeted Israeli soldiers near the Lebanese border village of Labbouneh with artillery shells and rockets on Wednesday, the group said in a statement, a day after Israel said…

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Israel-Hezbollah fighting intensifies, Hamas vows to rise again

Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel's third-largest city of Haifa and Hamas vowed to rise again as Israel looked poised to expand its offensive into Lebanon, a year after the devastating…

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Remembering October 7: A Year of Conflict and Mourning

People around the world were holding vigils, ceremonies and protests to mark the first anniversary of the Hamas-led attack on Israel that triggered the war in Gaza, as fighting raged…

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In one year of war, Israel strikes 40,000 Hamas targets in Gaza

In the past year in the Gaza Strip, Israel has bombed more than 40,000 targets, found 4,700 tunnel shafts and destroyed 1,000 rocket launcher sites, the military said on Monday's…

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Israel bombs Lebanon, Gaza ahead of one-year anniversary of Oct. 7 attacks

Israel bombed targets in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip on Sunday ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks that sparked its war, as Israel's defence minister declared…

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Khamenei says Iran and its allies will not back down from Israel

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday that Iran and its regional proxies will not back down from Israel hours after an Israeli attack on Beirut that is thought…

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US President Biden does not believe there will be ‘all-out-war’ in Middle East

U.S. President Joe Biden said he did not believe there is going to be an "all-out war" in the Middle East, as Israel weighs options for retaliation after Tehran's largest…

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Biden says US would not support Israeli strike on Iran nuclear sites

U.S. President Joe Biden said he would not support any Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear sites in response to its ballistic missile attack and urged Israel to act "proportionally" against…

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Israel bans UN Secretary General from entering country

Israel's foreign minister says Antonio Guterres has been banned from the country due to what he sees as anti-Israel bias by the UN chief. Israel Katz said he had declared…

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UPDATED: Israeli Embassies in Sweden and Denmark targeted

Danish police said on Wednesday they had apprehended three individuals in connection with the investigation into two blasts near Israel's embassy in Copenhagen. Police in Copenhagen said two predawn explosions…

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Israeli military says infantry, armoured units joining Lebanon ground operation

The Israeli military said on Wednesday that regular infantry and armoured units were joining ground operations in southern Lebanon, but said they would remain limited and localised in scope. Israel…

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EU warns of ‘dangerous regional war’

Iran's overnight attack on Israel could spiral into a far wider conflict, the EU has warned, as the two countries face off in an escalating exchange that threatens to engulf…

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Israel’s Netanyahu says Iran made a big mistake and will pay

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran's missile attack on Israel failed and vowed retaliation. "Iran made a big mistake tonight - and it will pay for it," he said…

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Iran launches salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel

Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday in retaliation for Israel's campaign against Tehran's Hezbollah allies in Lebanon. Alarms sounded across Israel and explosions could be…

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Iran Launches Missile Attack on Israel: Key Updates

Israel has vowed "there will be repercussions" following an "extensive" attack which saw a barrage of rockets fired towards it by Iran. In a move that had been anticipated by…

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Israel begins Lebanon ground invasion

Israel's widely expected ground invasion of Lebanon appeared to be getting underway early on Tuesday as its military said troops had begun "limited" raids against Hezbollah targets in the border…

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US boosts air support and hikes troop readiness to deploy for Middle East

The U.S. military said it was increasing its air support capabilities in the Middle East and putting troops on a heightened readiness to deploy to the region as it warned…

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Israel strikes Yemen port, keeps up Lebanon assault

Israel said it bombed Houthi targets in Yemen on Sunday and mounted further airstrikes in Lebanon, expanding its confrontation with Iran's allies in the region two days after killing the…

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Escalation of Israeli-Hezbollah Conflict: A Historical Overview

A sharp escalation in border warfare between the Iran-backed Hezbollah group and Israel, raising fears of a new Israeli ground offensive in Lebanon, is the latest episode in decades of…

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Israel intercepts Yemeni missile, Rejects US-backed Lebanon ceasefire plan

The Israeli army said it intercepted a missile that was fired from Yemen after sirens and explosions were heard early on Friday. "Following the sirens that sounded in central Israel,…

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Israeli foreign minister rejects ceasefire proposal, Lebanon on edge

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz on Thursday rejected proposals for a ceasefire with Hezbollah after the United States and France called for a 21-day halt in the fighting that has…

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US and allies call for 21-day ceasefire along Israel-Lebanon border after UN talks

The United States, France and several allies called for an immediate 21-day ceasefire across the Israel-Lebanon border while also expressing support for a ceasefire in Gaza following intense discussions at…

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Israeli military says missile intercepted as Tel Aviv sirens sound

Warning sirens sounded in Israel's economic capital Tel Aviv on Wednesday as a single surface-to-surface missile was intercepted by air defence systems after it was detected crossing from Lebanon, the…

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UPDATED: Israeli strikes on Iran-backed Hezbollah continue

Israel struck targets in southern Lebanon Tuesday and the Iran-backed group Hezbollah fired rockets into northern Israel as violence spilled over into a second day. The sharp escalation in hostilities…

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Crisis in South Lebanon: Displacement Amid Intense Airstrikes

Residents of south Lebanon have begun fleeing north in a renewed wave of displacement as Israeli warplanes pound wide-swathes of the country’s south. The Israeli aerial assault is the most…

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Hezbollah Declares Open-Ended Battle with Israel

Hezbollah has said it has entered an “open-ended battle of reckoning” with Israel after launching a series of rocket attacks on the north of the country as world powers implored…

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Exploding pager operation ‘planned for at least 15 years’

The operation to manufacture the pagers that exploded in Lebanon earlier this week, targeting Hezbollah members, had reportedly been planned for at least 15 years. Planning the attack involved shell…

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UPDATED:150 rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel

Israeli public broadcaster Kan said on Friday around 150 rockets were fired from Lebanon across the border. Israeli ambulance service said there were no immediate reports of casualties. Lebanon's Hezbollah…

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Israel unleashes heavy strikes on Lebanon, Hezbollah leader defiant

Israeli warplanes carried out late on Thursday their most intense strikes on southern Lebanon in nearly a year of war, heightening the conflict between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah…

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World reacts to UN vote calling on Israel to end Palestinian occupation

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) overwhelmingly adopted a resolution calling for an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories within a year and the imposition of sanctions for…

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Israeli strikes hit multiple targets in Lebanon

Israeli jets and artillery hit multiple targets in southern Lebanon overnight, Israel's military said on Thursday, amid spiralling tensions following the mass attack on Hezbollah communications devices this week. The…

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Hezbollah devices explode again in Lebanon, raising fears of wider Israel conflict

Hand-held radios used by armed group Hezbollah detonated on Wednesday across Lebanon's south in the country's deadliest day since cross-border fighting erupted between the militants and Israel nearly a year…

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Israel main suspect behind explosives in 5,000 Hezbollah’s pagers

Israel's Mossad spy agency planted explosives inside 5,000 pagers imported by Lebanese group Hezbollah months before Tuesday's detonations, a senior Lebanese security source and another source told Reuters. The operation…

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