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Israeli strike kills 3 in occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials say

It said the apparent strike was carried out overnight into Thursday in the Tulkarem refugee camp The Palestinian Health Ministry says three people have been...

Blinken heads back to Middle East as Gaza truce hopes rise

US officials said they made progress and offered a proposal to bridge gaps between Israel and Hamas, with talks to resume later in the coming week in Cairo

Hamas says killed Israeli hostage, wounded two others in ‘incidents’

Abu Obeida said Hamas had formed a committee to investigate the shootings Israel has killed more than 40,000 Palestinians, according to the Hamas-run territory’s health ministry

Iran dismisses European calls for restraint amid Mideast tensions

Three European countries issued a statement on Monday calling on Iran and its allies to refrain from attacks against Israel DUBAI: Iran’s foreign ministry said...

Israel broadens evacuation orders after deadly Gaza school strike

Palestinians say nowhere in the besieged territory feels safe Hundreds of families carrying their belongings in their arms left their homes and shelters

Gaza civil defense says Israel strike on school kills around 100

Israel claims about 20 Hamas, Islamic Jihad militants were at Gaza school hit Qatar demands urgent probe after deadly Gaza school strike

Israel agrees to resume Gaza truce talks next week

After a week-long pause in November, US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators have endeavoured to secure a second truce Israeli bombardment killed more than 18 people in strikes...

Top Russian, Jordanian diplomats call for restraint in Middle East

The two top diplomats also agreed to maintain regular contacts on current issues on the bilateral and international agenda, the ministry noted MOSCOW - Foreign Ministers Sergey Lavrov of...

Iraqi PM links regional tensions to Gaza in call with Blinken

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a phone call on Sunday that preventing regional escalation is tied to stopping Israeli “aggression” in the Gaza...

Source close to Hezbollah reports Israeli strikes near Syria-Lebanon border

The group had muted its attacks following the killing of its military chief Fuad Shukr in Beirut on Tuesday and Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Wednesday