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Israeli forces kill Palestinian couple and two of their children in occupied West Bank
The Bani Odeh family were travelling in their car in the town of Tammum, in the northern West Bank, when Israeli forces opened fire.
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Trump urges UK and other nations to send warships to Strait of Hormuz
The US president said he hoped China, France, Japan and South Korea would also send ships to the passage, where a number of tankers are said to have been attacked since the US and Israel mounted their war against Iran a fortnight ago.
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US President, Trump claims military success against Iran amid escalating tensions
Donald Trump claims US forces are “totally destroying” Iran’s regime, saying its military is decimated, as long-running tensions with Tehran and Israel raise fears of wider regional escalation.
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Israel launches airstrikes on Hezbollah in Southern Lebanon amid rising regional tensions
The attacks targeted what the IDF described as a Hezbollah command centre in Ansariyeh, from which rockets had allegedly been launched toward Israel.
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Black smoke plunges Tehran into darkness after Israeli strikes on oil depots
Residents of Tehran woke up on Sunday morning to find it was still dark outside, an apocalyptic sight created by thick black smoke billowing from oil depots hit by Israeli strikes.
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Trump accuses UK PM of seeking to 'join wars after we've already won'
In a social media post, the US president said the UK is "giving serious thought" to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East, before saying the US does not "need them". Downing Street has not responded to Trump's claims.
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Dozens killed as Israeli special forces raid Lebanese village
Overnight, one Israeli operation in a town in the eastern Bekaa Valley - a focal point of the rising hostilities - saw at least 41 people killed and 40 injured, according to the Lebanese health ministry.
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We'll never surrender to Israel and the US -Iran’s Pezeshkian
Pezeshkian told the world that Iran’s enemies "must take their wish for the unconditional surrender of the Iranian people to their graves."
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IMF advises Kenya to reinforce budget discipline as Middle East war raises risks
The caution came from the International Monetary Fund after its team met government officials in Nairobi and warned that the country must reinforce fiscal discipline to protect the economy from external shocks that could arise from the war involving the United States, Israel and Iran.
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Iran envoy in Kenya says military response was self-defence after ‘unprovoked aggression’
Iran’s ambassador to Kenya says Tehran’s strikes targeted only military bases in self-defence, as Israel and the US justify their action and European leaders question its legality and regional impact.
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Nigeria halts holy land pilgrimages amid Middle East turmoil
The move was announced by the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission, which coordinates state and private pilgrimages. In its statement, the body said the decision prioritises the "safety and comfort" of all Nigerian pilgrims.
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Israel strikes Lebanon following Hezbollah attacks
Israel said it was attacking sites connected to Lebanon's Shi'ite Muslim Hezbollah militants, one of Tehran's principal allies in the Middle East, after Hezbollah acknowledged launching missiles and drones toward Israel in retaliation for the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.