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Israeli strike kills 3 Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon

Israeli strike kills 3 Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon

An Israeli drone strike killed three Hezbollah fighters in south Lebanon on Saturday, security sources in Lebanon said, the latest to die in months of cross-border hostilities that have been fought in parallel to the

EU to pay UN Palestinian agency 50 mln euros but hold back some funds

EU to pay UN Palestinian agency 50 mln euros but hold back some funds

The European Commission will pay 50 million euros ($54 million) to beleaguered U.N. Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) but hold back 32 million euros while it deals with Israeli allegations that 12 staff took part in

Injured survivors of Gaza aid chaos say Israeli forces shot at them

Injured survivors of Gaza aid chaos say Israeli forces shot at them

Some Palestinians injured in a Gaza aid delivery disaster said on Friday that Israeli forces shot them as they rushed to get food for their families, describing a scene of terror and chaos. Health authorities

South Africa condemns Israel over deaths of Palestinians awaiting aid

South Africa condemns Israel over deaths of Palestinians awaiting aid

South Africa said on Friday the killing of Palestinians awaiting aid in Gaza breached the World Court's provisional orders in a legal case in which Pretoria has accused Israel of committing genocide in the coastal

Pentagon walks back Austin’s Gaza casualty figures

Pentagon walks back Austin’s Gaza casualty figures

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told Congress on Thursday that more than 25,000 women and children had been killed by Israel in Gaza since October 7, but the Pentagon later clarified that estimate, saying the

Biden to announce US air drop of aid into Gaza, US officials say

Biden to announce US air drop of aid into Gaza, US officials say

President Joe Biden is expected to announce on Friday his intention to order a military air drop of humanitarian aid into Gaza, four U.S. officials told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity. The officials declined

UN inquiry into UNRWA staff hopes to get material shortly from Israel

UN inquiry into UNRWA staff hopes to get material shortly from Israel

United Nations investigators expect to receive shortly materials from Israel related to its accusations that staff with the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency took part in the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas militants, a U.N. spokesman

Nicaragua files case at World Court against Germany for aiding Israel

Nicaragua files case at World Court against Germany for aiding Israel

Nicaragua has filed a case at the International Court of Justice against Germany for giving financial and military aid to Israel and for defunding the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), the U.N.'s top court said

Shoukry says Egypt hopeful of Gaza ceasefire deal before Ramadan

Shoukry says Egypt hopeful of Gaza ceasefire deal before Ramadan

Egypt's foreign minister said on Friday Cairo was hopeful that talks initiated by Qatar could agree on a ceasefire in Gaza before the start of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. Gaza truce talks have

Pressure mounts for inquiry into Israeli troops firing on Gazans waiting for aid

Pressure mounts for inquiry into Israeli troops firing on Gazans waiting for aid

Pressure mounted on Israel on Friday over the deaths of Palestinians queuing for aid in an incident during which its soldiers fired at the crowd, with several countries backing a U.N. call for an inquiry.