Israeli forces killed at least 24 Palestinians in three separate airstrikes on Gaza City early today, health officials said, while tanks deepened their incursion into the town of Rafah in the south of the enclave. Two of the strikes hit two schools in Gaza City, killing at least 14 people, medics
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Israeli forces kill senior Gaza health official; tanks advance into Rafah
An Israeli air strike at a medical clinic in Gaza City killed the director of Gaza's Ambulance and Emergency Department, the enclave's health ministry said, while Israel's military said the strike had killed a senior Hamas armed commander. The health ministry said the killing of Hani al-Jaafarawi brought the number of
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Lebanon Gov’t Denies Hezbollah Weapons at Beirut Airport
The Lebanese authorities denied on Sunday a report claiming that Hezbollah is using Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport to store weapons. Instead, they invited ambassadors and journalists to take a tour of the airport's facilities on Monday to prove there are no arms. On Sunday, The Telegraph claimed that for years,
Kremlin warns US of ‘consequences’ after Crimea strike
The Kremlin on Monday warned the United States of "consequences" and summoned its ambassador, a day after Moscow said a Ukrainian strike using a US missile on Crimea killed four people. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the strike on Sevastopol "barbaric" and accused Washington of "killing Russian children". Two of the victims
39 killed in Israeli strikes across northern Gaza
At least 39 people were killed by Israeli strikes across northern Gaza on Saturday, as rescue workers scrambled to find survivors beneath the rubble, according to Palestinian and hospital officials. Fadel Naem, director of the al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, told The Associated Press that more than three dozen bodies arrived
Deaths from Indian toxic alcohol rise to 50
The death toll from a batch of toxic illegal alcohol in India has risen to 53, media reported Sunday, as more victims in hospital succumbed to the poisonous brew. Tamil Nadu state Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has said the locally brewed arrack drink was laced with poisonous methanol, killing 37 within
Thousands of Iran-backed fighters offer to join Hezbollah
Thousands of fighters from Iran-backed groups in the Middle East are ready to come to Lebanon to join with the militant Hezbollah group in its battle with Israel if the simmering conflict escalates into a full-blown war, officials with Iran-backed factions and analysts say. Almost daily exchanges of fire have occurred
Philippines not in business of instigating wars
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Sunday that the Philippines “will not be intimidated” by anyone after a violent clash between the Filipino Navy and China Coast Guard in the South China Sea. The confrontation took place on Monday off Second Thomas Shoal as the Chinese sailors foiled an attempt by
Campaigning opens in Rwanda for July presidential vote
Campaigning opened Saturday for Rwanda's July 15 presidential election with President Paul Kagame widely expected to extend his 24-year iron-fisted rule over the Great Lakes nation. Nine million Rwandans are registered to vote in the vote to be held concurrently with legislative elections -- a first in the country. The polls come