US warns Israel to boost Gaza aid or risk losing military assistance
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US warns Israel to boost Gaza aid or risk losing military assistance

The US has written to Israel, giving it 30 days to boost humanitarian aid access in Gaza or risk having some US military assistance cut off. The letter,…

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Israel row with Unifil peacekeepers driven by long distrust
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Israel row with Unifil peacekeepers driven by long distrust

EFE Unifil has been operating along the Israel-Lebanon boundary since 1978 Tensions between Israel and the UN over its peacekeeping operations in southern Lebanon have escalated in recent…

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Lebanon’s emergency workers pay a deadly price amid Israeli bombing
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Lebanon’s emergency workers pay a deadly price amid Israeli bombing

Reuters A healthcare worker’s jacket lies among the rubble after an Israeli strike in Beirut The Israeli military has been hitting search-and-rescue teams, medical centres and hospitals across…

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Israel-Iran latest: Israel will make final decisions based on national interest
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Israel-Iran latest: Israel will make final decisions based on national interest

reuters Israel will listen to the US but make final decisions based on its national interest, the Israeli prime minister’s office said, as speculation over its response to…

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US deploys Thaad anti-missile system to Israel after Iranian attack
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US deploys Thaad anti-missile system to Israel after Iranian attack

Reuters File image of a Thaad interceptor missile being launched during a test The US says it will deploy a high-altitude anti-missile system and a military crew to…

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Lebanon says 21 killed in air strike in country’s north
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Lebanon says 21 killed in air strike in country’s north

At least 21 people have been killed and eight others injured in a rare Israeli air strike in northern Lebanon, the Lebanese health ministry says. The strike hit…

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‘I say bye to my kids, in case we don’t wake up’ – Gazans film year under Israeli attack
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‘I say bye to my kids, in case we don’t wake up’ – Gazans film year under Israeli attack

Within days of Israel launching its war in Gaza last October, two Palestinians began filming their daily lives for the BBC. Aya fled to the south of the…

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Drone attack on Israel puts spotlight on Iron Dome’s limitations
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Drone attack on Israel puts spotlight on Iron Dome’s limitations

Reuters Sunday’s drone attack was one of Israel’s biggest in more than a year – four Israeli soldiers were killed Slow, small and relatively cheap to make, drones…

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Why is the US giving Israel a powerful anti-missile system
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Why is the US giving Israel a powerful anti-missile system

The Pentagon has confirmed it is sending a high-altitude anti-missile system operated by US troops to Israel. Officials say the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) battery will bolster…

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BBC Verify analyses footage from Gaza strikes
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BBC Verify analyses footage from Gaza strikes

BBC Verify analyses video and images from Israeli strikes in Gaza over the weekend. Source link

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