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US House approves $14.5 billion in military aid for Israel, no aid to Gaza
The US House of Representatives approved a nearly $14.5 billion military aid package Thursday for Israel, a muscular US response…
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UN launches $1.2 bln aid appeal to help Gaza, West Bank residents
The UN on Friday launched an emergency aid appeal seeking $1.2 billion to help some 2.7 million people in Gaza and the…
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What’s Israel’s Hannibal Directive? A former IDF soldier tells all
Yehuda Shaul describes his three years of service with the Israeli military, from 2001 to 2004, as the “most violent…
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Schools shuttered, buses banned as Indian capital takes pollution crown
Schools across India’s capital New Delhi have been shuttered and construction activity halted as the city was declared the world’s…
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Northern offensive brings ‘new energy’ to Myanmar’s anti-coup resistance
A week ago, one of Myanmar’s most powerful ethnic armed alliances launched a coordinated attack on a dozen military outposts…
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Lebanon-Israel border fighting picks up before Hezbollah leader’s speech
Lebanon’s Hezbollah attacked 19 Israeli positions simultaneously along the border, prompting a retaliatory assault from Israel, a day before an…
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Israel kills at least nine Palestinians in occupied West Bank
Israeli forces have killed at least nine Palestinians and injured dozens more in overnight raids in the occupied West Bank.…
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Analysis: Houthis declare war on Israel, but their real target is elsewhere
As Israeli attacks on Gaza continue unabated, with Hamas fighters getting just modest armed support from Lebanon-based Hezbollah, another, somewhat…
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Israeli air raid kills Palestinian journalist and family in Gaza
An Israeli air raid has killed a journalist working for the Palestinian Authority’s television channel, as well as 10 family…
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Israel says its forces surround Gaza City
The Israeli military says it has surrounded Gaza City and is pressing forward, with a spokesman adding that a ceasefire…
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