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UNESCO recognizes Lebanese flatbread manoushe
The UN cultural agency on Wednesday said it was adding Lebanon’s iconic flatbread, manoushe, to its list of intangible cultural heritage. The…
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Displaced Gazans cram into Rafah despite fears of attack
Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians have crammed into the Rafah area on Gaza’s border with Egypt to escape Israeli bombardments, the…
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Israel bombs house in southern Gaza killing nine: Palestinian medical sources
Nine Palestinians were killed and several others were injured in an Israeli bombardment of a house in Rafah in the…
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Netanyahu says Israeli troops surround house of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces were encircling the Gaza house of top Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on…
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US announces visa bans after warning Israel on West Bank settler violence
The US Department of State has said that it will impose visa restrictions on Israeli settlers involved in undermining peace,…
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Israeli forces battle Hamas militants in southern Gaza
Israeli forces battled Hamas militants in southern Gaza on Tuesday, prompting a UN warning of an “even more hellish scenario” as fighting…
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US ‘very concerned’ by reports of Lebanese soldier killed by Israeli fire
The US is very concerned by reports that Israeli strikes killed a Lebanese Armed Forces soldier and injured others, an official said…
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US says Israel needs to do more to allow fuel, aid into Gaza
The United States on Tuesday said Israel needed to do more to allow fuel and other aid into Gaza as…
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No negotiations or exchange of hostages until aggression against Gaza stops: Hamas
There will be no negotiations or exchange of detainees until Israel’s aggression against the Gaza strip stops, Hamas official Osama…
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Israel revises tally of Hamas hostages to 138
Israel now counts 138 hostages held by Hamas militants, authorities told AFP on Tuesday, after adding to the list one person…
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