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US joins Israel in bombing Iran

Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian condemned US strikes on nuclear sites Sunday, saying in his first response that the attack revealed Washington was ‘behind’ Israel’s military campaign in the Islamic republic.

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Huthis threaten US ships over possible Iran strike

Yemen’s Huthi rebels threatened on Saturday to attack US vessels in the Red Sea, despite a recent truce, should Washington get involved in Israel’s bombardment campaign against Iran.

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Israeli fire kills 12 in Gaza

Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli fire killed at least 12 people on Saturday, including eight who had gathered near aid distribution sites in the Palestinian territory suffering severe food shortages.

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Fresh Israeli strikes kill 3 Iranian commanders

Israel said Saturday it had killed three more Iranian commanders in its unprecedented bombing campaign against the Islamic republic, which foreign minister Gideon Saar claimed had delayed Tehran’s alleged progress towards a nuclear weapon by two years.

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Iran-Israel war must not spark refugee crisis: UN

The United Nations said on Saturday the Iran-Israel war must not be allowed to trigger another refugee crisis in the Middle East, saying once people fled there was no quick way back.

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Israel hits Hezbollah site in south Lebanon

Israel’s military said Saturday its navy hit a Hezbollah ‘infrastructure site’ near the southern Lebanese city of Naqoura, a day after Israel’s foreign minister warned the Lebanese armed group against entering the Iran-Israel war.