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Nationwide protests over Iran’s collapsing economy have triggered a deadly state response, internet blackouts and fresh tensions with the United States
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Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz ordered the IDF to draft plans to resume a Gaza offensive if Hamas fails to demilitarise and return all hostage remains, warning that Israel — with U.S. coordination — would act to defeat Hamas and dismantle its infrastructure.
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A US-brokered ceasefire took effect in Gaza, allowing thousands of displaced Palestinians to return to their devastated homes. Israel confirmed plans to release the remaining hostages, while the UN prepares to resume large-scale humanitarian aid deliveries beginning Sunday.
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US President Donald Trump said Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a Gaza peace plan, which includes hostage release and Israeli troop withdrawal. Mediators from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey helped broker the deal after indirect talks in Sharm el-Sheikh.
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for a cruise missile strike on Dutch cargo ship Minervagracht in the Gulf of Aden, leaving it ablaze and adrift. Two crew members were injured as the attack widened Houthi assaults on shipping linked to the Gaza war
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For the 11th time, Ne’man Abu Jarad’s family has been displaced in Gaza, fleeing relentless Israeli bombardment. Living in dire conditions with no stable shelter, food, or safety, the family faces exhaustion, fear, and growing despair over an uncertain future
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The Houthi rebel group's al-Masirah satellite news channel acknowledged the attack occurred, but offered no other comment on it as it aired a speech by its secretive leader, Abdul Malik al-Houthi.
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Donald Trump announced Israel's agreement to a 60-day Gaza ceasefire proposal mediated by Qatar, involving hostage exchanges and talks on post-war governance. While similar deals have failed, shifting regional dynamics and U.S. leverage may create a new opportunity for peace
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Israeli military says it is one of the deadliest attacks on Israel's forces since it ended a ceasefire with Hamas in March
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Israel “backed and supported” the new proposal. She added that Hamas continues to evaluate the proposal.
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Trump implemented what he calls a "maximum pressure" campaign against Iran since taking office in January, including tougher sanctions on oil exports and threats of military action, Xinhua news agency reported.
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Two strikes in the central Gaza city of Deir al-Balah killed two women and their four children, who ranged in age from 1 month to 9 years old
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President-elect Donald Trump warns to release them before Jan 30, when he will be sworn in as the 47th President of the US
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At least eight people killed in the strike on Musa bin Nusair school in Gaza City's Daraj al-Tuffah neighbourhood, which was sheltering displaced people
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Says it can't continue to mediate “as long as there is refusal to negotiate a deal in good faith”, "Hamas political office no longer serves its purpose” in Doha
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The Indo-US relations under Biden shifted into a new era of mature, multifaceted cooperation
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Israeli military issues evacuation notice for the site, saying there were Hezbollah facilities there, without giving more details
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Gaza government media office condemns the strikes, describing them as the "deliberate targeting of civilians, including children and women
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Claims Jaafar Khader Faour was responsible for initiating Hezbollah's first firing order on October 8 last year
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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says Iran fully prepared with military, political, and logistical measures to counter "global arrogance"
