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Clashes, Israeli strikes leave 10 dead in Gaza
11+ hour, 59+ min ago (162+ words) GAZA, Apr 07 (AFP): A Gaza hospital said clashes and Israeli airstrikes killed at least 10 people on Monday near a school sheltering displaced people in the centre of the Palestinian territory.The incident is the latest to shake a fragile US-backed…...
Iran's Kuwait ambassador urges Gulf to work on averting 'tragedy"
11+ hour, 59+ min ago (429+ words) KUWAIT CITY, Apr 07 (AFP): Iran's ambassador to Kuwait urged Gulf states on Tuesday to find a way to avert a tragedy , as US President Donald Trump's evening deadline loomed for Iran to agree a deal or face strikes on civilian…...
Hamas calls for sanctions against Israel over new West Bank moves
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (249+ words) GAZA, Feb 24 (AFP): Hamas on Tuesday called for sanctions against Israel, welcoming a joint condemnation by nearly 20 countries of new Israeli measures aimed at tightening control over the occupied West Bank.Israel has approved a series of initiatives this month…...
Hamas leader rejects disarmament or 'foreign rule"
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (334+ words) DOHA, Feb 08 (AFP): A senior Hamas leader said Sunday that the Palestinian Islamist movement would not surrender its weapons nor accept foreign intervention in Gaza, pushing back against US and Israeli demands. Criminalising the resistance, its weapons, and those who…...