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Hamas rejects Israel’s Gaza relocation plan

19-08-2025 GAZA CITY/ CAIRO: Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Sunday that Israel’s plan to relocate residents from Gaza City constitutes a “new wave of genocide and displacement” for hundreds of thousands of residents in the area. The group said the planned deployment of tents and other shelter equipment by …

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Israel advances plans to seize Gaza City

18-08-2025 GAZA STRIP: Israeli forces bomb al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, killing seven people, as the military advances plans to take over the northern city and forcibly displace more than a million Palestinians to concentration zones in the south. The Palestinian Health Ministry says 11 more people have died of …

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Taliban marks fourth anniversary of return to power

18-08-2025 KABUL: The Taliban’s leader has warned that Afghans ungrateful for its hardline rule will be severely punished by God in a statement marking the fourth anniversary of the group’s return to power. The statement from Haibatullah Akhunzada was made in a social media post on Friday to commemorate “Victory …

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Israeli minister taunts prominent Palestinian prisoner

18-08-2025 JERUSALEM: New footage shared on social media shows the far-right Israeli minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, taunting the most prominent Palestinian prisoner, Marwan Barghouti, in his cell. The Palestinian Authority has condemned the video. Its Vice-President Hussein al-Sheikh described it as “the epitome of psychological, moral and physical terrorism.” The …

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Wildfires continue to burn across southern Europe

18-08-2025 MADRID/ LISBON/ ATHENS: Firefighters in Spain, Portugal, Greece and Turkey continue to battle wildfires that have raged on for weeks. Hot and dry conditions are expected to persist, challenging efforts to contain the blazes. Wildfires continue to burn across southern Europe amid an ongoing heatwave that has challenged efforts …

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Gaza journalists fear targeting by Israel

17-08-2025 GAZA STRIP: Palestinian journalists have long known Gaza to be the most dangerous place on earth for media workers, but Israel’s latest attack on a tent housing journalists in Gaza City has left many reeling from shock and fear. Four Al Jazeera staff were among seven people killed in …

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