Middle East
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Netanyahu defends planned military offensive in Gaza: 'Our goal is to free Gaza'
“Our goal is not to occupy Gaza,” Netanyahu says
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Germany to stop exporting military equipment to Israel that could be used in Gaza
Germany has supplied a third of Israel's arms imports between 2020 and 2024.
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Israel's Security Cabinet approves plan to take over Gaza City: AP
Netanyahu told reporters before the security council meeting, which began Thursday and stretched into Friday morning local time, that he planned to take over Gaza before turning it over to nearby allies who opposed Hamas.
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At least 73 people killed and more than 150 wounded while seeking humanitarian aid across Gaza
At least 67 of those killed were in northern Gaza where people were seeking aid through the Zikim crossing with Israel
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Afghans hiding in UAE after aiding U.S. military face forced return to Taliban. Can Trump save them?
Afghan refugees learned this week they are going to be deported back to their home country.
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Syrian TV news anchor runs off camera after Israeli strikes hit Defense Ministry building
Syria TV initially released the footage from a live broadcast at its Damascus studio.
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Israel apologizes for 'stray' ammunition strike on Gaza Catholic church that killed three
“Israel deeply regrets that a stray ammunition hit Gaza’s Holy Family Church. Every innocent life lost is a tragedy,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said
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Ceasefire agreement in Syria underway after Israel strikes Damascus
There have been clashes for days in the southern Syrian city of Sweida between the government and Druze armed groups.
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Israel strikes Damascus, hitting Syrian Defense Ministry headquarters
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said after the airstrike that the “painful blows have begun”
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Israel's ultra-Orthodox party quits PM Netanyahu's coalition over mandatory military service
The party left the coalition over parliament members failing to guarantee future exemption from military conscription for ultra-Orthodox religious students
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Iranian group claims to have raised $40 million in reward money to assassinate Trump
The Iranian movement behind the assassination money is called the "Blood Covenant."
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Iranian missile hit dome housing U.S. equipment for secure communications at base in Qatar
The Iranians attacked the Al Udeid Air Base outside of Doha, Qatar’s capital, on June 23 after the U.S. bombing of three nuclear sites inside Iran.
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Hamas agrees to release 10 living Israeli hostages in Gaza ceasefire talks
Hamas said some of the remaining hurdles to a ceasefire include the free flow of aid into Gaza, Israeli military withdrawal from the area and "real guarantees" for a lasting peace.