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Rockets fired at Iraq airport, wound two

Two rockets struck the military section of Kirkuk airport in northern Iraq late on Monday, slightly wounding two security personnel, a senior security official said...

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Israel eyes peace accords with Syria, Lebanon

Israel said Monday it is ‘interested’ in striking peace agreements with neighbouring Lebanon and Syria, a potentially historic shift in the region after decades of war and animosity...

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Israeli forces kill 23 in Gaza

Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes and gunfire killed 23 people in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory on Sunday, including at least three children...

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Israeli court delays Netanyahu graft trial appearance

An Israeli court on Sunday postponed prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s testimony in his corruption trial after he requested a delay with the support of US president Donald Trump, in a ruling published by the premier’s party...

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Netanyahu ‘must go’: ex-Israeli PM Bennett

Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu must leave office, his predecessor Naftali Bennett has told a televised interview, refusing to say whether he intends to challenge the country’s longest-serving leader in an election...

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Iran could enrich uranium in months: IAEA chief

UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi says Iran likely will be able to begin to produce enriched uranium ‘in a matter of months,’ despite damage to several nuclear facilities from US and Israeli attacks, CBS News said Saturday...

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Trump hopes for Gaza ceasefire this week

US president Donald Trump voiced optimism Friday about a new ceasefire in Gaza, as criticism grew over mounting civilian deaths at Israeli-backed food distribution centres in the territory...

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Huthi rebels fire missile at Israel

Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels said they fired a ballistic missile towards Israel on Saturday, in response to Israel’s conduct towards Palestinians during the Gaza war...

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Israeli strike kills 1 in South Lebanon

An Israeli strike on southern Lebanon killed one person on Saturday, the Lebanese health ministry said, the latest attack despite a ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah...

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Trump threatens to bomb Iran again

US president Donald Trump said Friday he had saved Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei from assassination and lashed out at the supreme leader for ingratitude, declaring he would order more bombing if the country tried to pursue nuclear weapons...