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Israeli women mobilize against ultra-Orthodox military exemptions
3 hours, 47 minutes ago

Israeli women mobilize against ultra-Orthodox military exemptions

Raw Story  

Exhausted by more than 14 months of war, the wives and mothers of Israeli soldiers are uniting in protest against exemptions from conscription for ultra-Orthodox men. Ultra-Orthodox residents passed by, some running, as protesters holding Israeli flags and banners shouted through megaphones demanding "conscription for all". The military has asked for extra manpower in light of the war in Gaza …

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Former Israeli spy agents describe attack using exploding electronic devices against Hezbollah
11 hours, 15 minutes ago

Former Israeli spy agents describe attack using exploding electronic devices against Hezbollah

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Two recently retired senior Israeli intelligence agents shared new details about a deadly clandestine operation years in the making that targeted Hezbollah militants in Lebanon and Syria using exploding pagers and walkie talkies three months ago. One agent said the operation started 10 years ago using walkie-talkies laden with hidden explosives, which Hezbollah didn’t realize it was buying …

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Escalating Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 50 Palestinians in 24 hours
15 hours, 3 minutes ago

Escalating Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 50 Palestinians in 24 hours

Al Jazeera  

A wave of Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has killed at least 50 Palestinians in the past 24 hours. One of the attacks overnight and into Monday hit a tent camp in the al-Mawasi area, a so-called humanitarian “safe zone”, killing eight people, including two children. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the central city of Deir el-Balah said three …

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Gaza toddlers got the polio vaccine, then an Israeli bomb took their legs
15 hours, 3 minutes ago

Gaza toddlers got the polio vaccine, then an Israeli bomb took their legs

Al Jazeera  

Deir el-Balah, Gaza – Three-year-old Hanan al-Daqqi spends her days with her younger sister Misk, occasionally asking questions. “Where’s Mama?” “Where did my legs go?” The two toddlers have been in the hospital for four months since they were brought there, battered and bleeding from an Israeli bombing, and had their legs amputated. It killed 25-year-old Shaima and injured the …

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Israel bombs al-Mawasi camps, school amid wave of attacks across Gaza
15 hours, 3 minutes ago

Israel bombs al-Mawasi camps, school amid wave of attacks across Gaza

Al Jazeera  

UN’s Lazzarini says world must not become ‘numb’ after Israeli strikes kill about 50 Palestinians within 24 hours. Israel pounded Gaza overnight with deadly attacks targeting displaced people in two camps and a school, as it ordered the forced evacuation of one of the last hospitals barely operating in the enclave’s besieged north. The military launched a wave of attacks …

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Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 22 as Vatican envoy visits Christians for pre-Christmas Mass
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1 day, 6 hours ago

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 22 as Vatican envoy visits Christians for pre-Christmas Mass

Associated Press  

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Sunday killed at least 22 people, including five children, Palestinian medical officials said, while Gaza’s small Christian community celebrated a pre-Christmas Mass. One of the latest Israeli strikes hit a school housing displaced people in Gaza City and killed at least eight, including three children, according …

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Israeli strikes kill 17 Palestinians in Gaza, hospital in northern Gaza ordered to evacuate
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1 day, 6 hours ago

Israeli strikes kill 17 Palestinians in Gaza, hospital in northern Gaza ordered to evacuate

The Hindu  

Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 17 Palestinians, eight of them at a school sheltering displaced families in Gaza City, medics said, as the Israeli military ordered the evacuation of a hospital in the north. Palestinian medics said eight people, including children, were killed in the Musa Bin Nusayr School that sheltered displaced families in Gaza …

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Missile Fired from Yemen Strikes Tel Aviv, 16 Injured
1 day, 8 hours ago

Missile Fired from Yemen Strikes Tel Aviv, 16 Injured

Deccan Chronicle  

A missile fired from Yemen struck Tel Aviv early on Saturday, marking a rare instance of a failed interception over the city. The projectile landed in Tel Aviv’s southern Jaffa area, causing damage and injuring at least 16 people, according to Israeli emergency services. The Israel Defense Forces attempted to intercept the incoming missile, but the interception failed, a rare …

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Winter is hitting Gaza and many Palestinians have little protection from the cold
1 day, 10 hours ago

Winter is hitting Gaza and many Palestinians have little protection from the cold

Associated Press  

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Winter is hitting the Gaza Strip and many of the nearly 2 million Palestinians displaced by the devastating 14-month war with Israel are struggling to protect themselves from the wind, cold and rain. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print One of Reda Abu Zarada’s grandchildren, displaced from Jabaliya …

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Pope slams 'cruelty' of strike killing Gaza children
1 day, 11 hours ago

Pope slams 'cruelty' of strike killing Gaza children

Deccan Chronicle  

The pontiff made his remarks a day after the rescue agency in Gaza said an Israeli air strike had killed seven children from one family. In a statement, an Israeli foreign ministry spokesman described the pope's remarks as "particularly disappointing as they are disconnected from the true and factual context of Israel's fight against jihadist terrorism -- a multi-front war …

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Pope calls Gaza airstrikes 'cruelty' after Israeli Minister's criticism
1 day, 14 hours ago

Pope calls Gaza airstrikes 'cruelty' after Israeli Minister's criticism

The Hindu  

Pope Francis on Saturday again condemned Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, a day after an Israeli government minister publicly denounced the pontiff for suggesting the global community should study whether the military offensive there constitutes a genocide of the Palestinian people. The Israeli Military said on Saturday the patriarch's entry had been approved and he would enter Gaza on Sunday, barring …

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What just happened in Syria, and who benefits most? Well, that part is easy
1 day, 15 hours ago

What just happened in Syria, and who benefits most? Well, that part is easy

Salon  

Trying to make sense of what just happened in Syria — where the seemingly impregnable regime of Bashar Assad abruptly collapsed two weeks ago in the face of an unexpected rebel onslaught — runs straight into the central paradox of global affairs: Everyone believes they’re on the right side of history, and can tell the good guys from the bad …

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Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 20, Palestinian officials say
1 day, 15 hours ago

Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 20, Palestinian officials say

New Indian Express  

DEIR AL-BALAH: Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Sunday killed at least 20 people, including five children, Palestinian medical officials said. Israeli authorities meanwhile allowed Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the leader of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land, to enter Gaza and celebrate a pre-Christmas Mass with members of the territory’s small Christian community. A strike on …

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Israel accused of bombing Kamal Adwan Hospital ICU risking patients, medics
1 day, 15 hours ago

Israel accused of bombing Kamal Adwan Hospital ICU risking patients, medics

Al Jazeera  

The hospital’s director has called for international intervention to protect patients and Gaza’s health system. “For more than an hour now, shells are raining down on us from every corner, mile, and direction.” Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud, reporting from nearby Deir el-Balah, said, “What we are seeing now is a deliberate attack on the health facility.” “The Israeli military has …

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I am living my own Nakba
1 day, 15 hours ago

I am living my own Nakba

Al Jazeera  

I have lost my home and I feel I may be losing my homeland too. My grandfather, Hamdi, was just eight when his family fled Bir al-Sabaa, a town in southern Palestine once known for its fertile land and agricultural life. In October 1948, several months after European-Zionist forces had proclaimed the creation of Israel, Israeli troops attacked Bir al-Sabaa, …

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US army says two navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in ‘friendly fire’
1 day, 15 hours ago

US army says two navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in ‘friendly fire’

Al Jazeera  

Incident not the result of ‘hostile fire’, says US military, as Yemen’s Houthis claim their attack on US carrier brought the aircraft down. Two United States navy pilots have been shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident, says the US military. Yemen’s Houthi fighters later on Sunday claimed they had “targeted” the aircraft carrier USS …

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Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 22 as Vatican envoy visits Christians for pre-Christmas Mass
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1 day, 15 hours ago

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 22 as Vatican envoy visits Christians for pre-Christmas Mass

LA Times  

Palestinians pray Sunday over the bodies of the victims of an Israeli strike on a home in Deir al Balah. Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Sunday killed at least 22 people, including five children, Palestinian medical officials said, while Gaza’s small Christian community celebrated a pre-Christmas Mass. One of the latest Israeli strikes hit a school …

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A rocket from Yemen strikes Tel Aviv, injuring 16, and Palestinians mourn a dozen children in Gaza
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2 days, 7 hours ago

A rocket from Yemen strikes Tel Aviv, injuring 16, and Palestinians mourn a dozen children in Gaza

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, Israel — A rocket fired from Yemen hit an area of Tel Aviv overnight, leaving 16 people injured by shattered glass, the Israeli military said Saturday, days after Israeli airstrikes hit Houthi rebels who have been launching missiles in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. One strike hit a residential building in the built-up Nuseirat refugee camp in central …

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The Iran-led axis of resistance in the aftermath of Syria’s upheaval
2 days, 15 hours ago

The Iran-led axis of resistance in the aftermath of Syria’s upheaval

Al Jazeera  

Iran’s leader has emphasised that resistance cannot be broken through military strikes and political plots. Tehran, Iran – For decades, authorities in Iran have been meticulously building an “axis of resistance” of like-minded factions to oppose Israel and the United States across the region. Amid claims that the axis has collapsed, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei asserted last week …

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‘No concern for Palestinian suffering’: Ex-official slams US’s Gaza policy
2 days, 15 hours ago

‘No concern for Palestinian suffering’: Ex-official slams US’s Gaza policy

Al Jazeera  

Former State Department official Mike Casey says the US government is pursuing Israel’s interests over its own. “And I’ve not seen that in any other country that I’ve served in.” After four years in his post, Casey resigned in July over what he described as the US government’s unwavering support for Israel despite its devastating military campaign in the Gaza …

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Israel kills 7 children from one family in air strike on Gaza
2 days, 15 hours ago

Israel kills 7 children from one family in air strike on Gaza

Al Jazeera  

UNRWA says Gaza has become a ‘graveyard’ as Israel continues its bombing campaign amid worsening living conditions. An Israeli air strike has killed 12 members of a family, including seven children, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Civil Defence rescue agency has reported. “All of the martyrs are from the same family, including seven children, the …

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US says it conducted strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen’s capital
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2 days, 15 hours ago

US says it conducted strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen’s capital

Al Jazeera  

US strikes on Sanaa come amid recent series of attacks between the Yemeni rebel group and the Israeli military. The United States military says it has conducted air strikes against targets linked to the Houthi rebels in Yemen’s capital Sanaa, including a missile storage facility and a “command-and-control” site. US Central Command, which oversees US Army operations in the Middle …

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Yemen’s Houthis hit Tel Aviv, Israel, with missile
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2 days, 15 hours ago

Yemen’s Houthis hit Tel Aviv, Israel, with missile

Al Jazeera  

Latest tit-for-tat attack follows Israeli air strikes on Sanaa and Hodeidah, which killed nine people earlier this week. The military reported the attack on its Telegram channel on Saturday, stating that “one projectile launched from Yemen” was identified after sirens went off in “central Israel” and that “unsuccessful interception attempts were made”. A spokesperson for Yemen’s Houthis confirmed the group …

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Middle East latest: Israeli strike in Gaza kills at least 7 people, including 4 kids
3 days, 4 hours ago

Middle East latest: Israeli strike in Gaza kills at least 7 people, including 4 kids

Associated Press  

An Israeli airstrike on a residential building in central Gaza killed at least seven Palestinians, including four children, and wounded 16 other people Friday afternoon, health officials said. Israeli strike on a Gaza apartment building kills at least 7 people, including 4 kids DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — An Israeli airstrike on a residential building in central Gaza killed at …

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