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Israel army kills 53 near aid site

Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli forces on Tuesday killed more than 50 aid seekers in the southern city of Khan Yunis, the latest deadly incident near an aid site in the Palestinian territory...

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700 foreigners flee Iran to Azerbaijan, Armenia

More than 700 foreign nationals have crossed from Iran into neighbouring Azerbaijan and Armenia since Israel began striking the country last week, government officials in Baku and Yerevan said Tuesday.

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Xi ‘deeply worried’ by Iran, Israel conflict

Chinese president Xi Jinping said Tuesday he was ‘deeply worried’ by Israel’s military action against Iran, as China also accused US leader Donald Trump of ‘pouring oil’ on the mounting conflict.

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21 nations condemn Israeli strikes on Iran

Twenty-one Arab and Muslim countries issued a joint statement on Monday condemning Israel’s airstrikes on Iran and calling for regional de-escalation, nuclear disarmament ‘without selectivity’ and respect for international law, according to Egypt’s official news agency MENA .

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Israel says top Iran commander killed in their raid

The Israeli military said on Tuesday that it killed Iran’s top military commander, Ali Shadmani, in an overnight strike, calling him the closest figure to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei...

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Israel, Iran trade blows as conflict rages into 5th day

Israel said on Tuesday it targeted military sites in Iran and killed a senior commander in fresh strikes, prompting Tehran to fire missiles in retaliation on the fifth day of escalating clashes between the arch foes.

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Israeli fire kills 20 waiting for aid in Gaza

Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli troops killed 20 people waiting to collect food on Monday, the latest deadly incident near a US-backed aid centre in the Palestinian territory’s south...

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Khamenei, Iran’s political survivor, faces ultimate test

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has weathered a series of challenges but Israel’s unprecedented strikes mark his most serious crisis yet, threatening both the clerical system he leads and his own physical survival.

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Israel urges evacuation of Tehran district

Israel’s military urged residents of a northern district of Tehran to evacuate ‘immediately’ on Monday, saying it intended to carry out air strikes there.