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Israel’s Gaza plan risks another calamity: UN

A UN official on Sunday warned the Security Council that Israel’s plans to control Gaza City risked ‘another calamity’ with far-reaching consequences as Benjamin Netanyahu insisted his goal was not to occupy the territory.

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Israeli strike kills 18 in Gaza

Gaza’s civil defence agency said at least 18 people were killed across the Palestinian territory on Saturday, including civilians who were waiting to collect aid.

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Damascus backs out of Paris talks with Kurds

A Syrian government official said Saturday that authorities would not participate in planned talks in Paris on integrating the Kurdish semi-autonomous administration into the Syrian state and demanded future negotiations be held in Damascus.

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Blast at Hezbollah site kills 6 Lebanese troops

Lebanon’s army said a blast at a weapons depot near the Israeli border on Saturday killed six soldiers as a military source said troops were removing munitions from a Hezbollah facility.

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Israel strike kills one in Lebanon

An Israeli strike killed one person in southern Lebanon on Friday, the Lebanese health ministry said, in the latest attack despite a November ceasefire.

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Iraq divided over future of pro-Iran armed alliance

A bill in Iraq that would further formalise the role — and perhaps, the autonomy — of a powerful coalition of pro-Iran former paramilitaries has sparked a heated debate, fanned in part by US pressure.

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Israel plans to ‘take control’ of Gaza City

Israel’s military will ‘take control’ of Gaza City under a new plan approved by prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet, touching off a wave of criticism Friday from both inside and outside the country.

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Relatives of Israeli hostages set off on Gaza flotilla

Relatives of Israeli hostages set sail on Thursday in a flotilla to approach the Gaza Strip, according to an AFP journalist aboard one vessel, with organisers saying they hoped to ‘get as close as possible to their loved ones’.

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20 killed by overturned aid truck in Gaza

Gaza’s civil defence agency said Wednesday that 20 people were killed when an aid truck overturned on a crowd of aid seekers in the central Gaza Strip...

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Israeli attacks kill 26 in Gaza

Gaza’s civil defence agency said 26 people were killed by Israeli gunfire and air strikes on Tuesday, including 14 who were waiting near an aid distribution site inside the Palestinian territory.