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FILE -Palestinians inspect the damage at a site hit by an Israeli bombardment on Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, July 13, 2024. Israel said it targeted Hamas' shadowy military commander Mohammed Deif in a massive strike Saturday in the crowded southern Gaza Strip that killed at least 71 people, according to local health officials. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi, File)

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Israel says it has confirmed that chief of Hamas' military wing was killed in a July strike in Gaza
By MELANIE LIDMAN AND SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press
Thu,08/01/24-3:40AM , 67 Reads
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Thursday that it has confirmed that the head of Hamas’ military wing, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an airstrike in Gaza in July. The announcement came a day after an apparent Israeli strike in the Iranian capital killed Hamas’ top political leader.
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Members of the Druze minority on Sunday attended the funeral for the 11 children and teens killed in the strike in the village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights. (AP Video: Leo Correa)

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Israel weighs response to Hezbollah after a rocket from Lebanon kills 12 youths on a soccer field
By MELANIE LIDMAN AND SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press
Sun,07/28/24-4:54AM , 159 Reads
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Middle East braced for a potential flare-up in violence on Sunday after Israeli authorities said a rocket from Lebanon struck a soccer field in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, killing 12 children an
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A demonstrator holds a sign during a protest marking nine months since the start of the war and calling for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, July 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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Israeli protesters block highways, call for cease-fire to return hostages 9 months into war in Gaza
By MELANIE LIDMAN AND SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press
Sun,07/07/24-4:41AM , 113 Reads
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Marking nine months since the war in Gaza started, Israeli protesters blocked highways across the country Sunday, calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step down and pushing for a cease-fire to bring back scores of hostages held by Hamas.
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At least 17 people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes overnight in Gaza's southernmost town. AP correspondent Karen Chammas reports.

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Far-right Israel minister suggests that Trump would give more US support to offensive in Gaza
By MELANIE LIDMAN AND SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press
Sun,02/04/24-7:43AM , 78 Reads
JERUSALEM (AP) — A far-right minister in Israel’s government has criticized President Joe Biden and said that having Donald Trump in power would allow more freedom to fight Hamas.
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