8 h. ago Hamas chief 'The Shadow' WAS killed in airstrike on Gaza hospital, IDF confirms

The de facto Hamas leader, 49, was eliminated in an IDF strike on May 13 with Israel on Sunday recovering his body from a tunnel in Khan Yunis.

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20 h. ago Israeli forces strike Gaza residential building as 95 Palestinians killed over past 24 hours

At least 16 people killed in strike on residential building and six on way to get food aid

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62 h. ago Israel issues evacuation warning to Gaza residents ahead of 'impending strike on all areas from which rockets are launched'

The Israeli military issued an evacuation order for residents of parts of Gaza City on Friday ahead of an attack.

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3 d. ago Newborn baby killed by nurse who 'dragged her out of hospital cot'

Ellieana J. Peyton, a newborn baby girl, tragically died after a nurse at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio dragged her out of bed.

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3 d. ago Horrifying moment teenage pedestrian is killed in 'hit and run': Video shows Audi in sickening crash that killed boy, 16, and left e

The incident, which took place in broad daylight, saw a grey car appear to swerve towards a group of e-bike riders before ploughing into the boy as he walked along the pavement.

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4 d. ago Major anthrax outbreak at holiday hotspot as one dead and four taken to hospital

A warning has been issued after an outbreak of deadly anthrax killed one man and left four other people in hospital after becoming infected, the country's first anthrax-related death in 21 years

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5 d. ago Palestinians killed after Israeli military opens fire at aid distribution point, Gaza’s civil defence agency says – Israel

IDF says it fired at ‘individual suspects who advanced towards troops’ during incident at aid point in southern Gaza StripPalestinians killed by Israeli fire at aid point, Gaza officials sayIsraeli strikes on Gaza schools part of deliberate strategy, say sourcesReuters reports that the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which Israeli authorities are using to bypass the traditional aid groups operating inside the Palestinian territories, said it distributed 21 truckloads of food early Tuesday.In its statement about troops opening fire on people near an aid distribution point in southern Gaza, Israel’s military has claimed “IDF troops are not preventing the arrival of Gazan civilians to the humanitarian aid distribution sites. The warning shots were fired approximately half a kilometer away from the humanitarian aid distribution site toward several suspects who advanced toward the troops in such a way that posed a threat to them.” Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Israel fears the threat of trade sanctions — but is the EU ready to follow through? | Martin Konečný

A human rights review of EU-Israel ties is under way. The results will be significant for both the war and Europe’s reputationAfter many months of inaction and complicity in the face of Israel’s destruction of Gaza, Europe is finally beginning to stir. Tens of thousands of people killed and attacks on schools and hospitals had apparently not been enough. But, along with the blocking of humanitarian aid and open calls for ethnic cleansing, Israel’s actions finally became too severe to ignore, deny or justify. In recent weeks, a cascade of unusually strong statements, diplomatic rebukes and threats of sanctions has emerged from European capitals – each move amplifying the next, as if a long-dormant herd has suddenly jolted into motion.Among these developments, the most significant may be the possible suspension of the EU-Israel association agreement, which grants Israel preferential access to the world’s largest single market. Last month, the Dutch foreign minister, Caspar Veldkamp, b...

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6 d. ago The EU faces a moment of truth. Will it follow through on trade sanctions on Israel – or slide into irrelevance? | Martin Konečný

A human rights review of EU-Israel ties is under way. The results will be significant for both the war and Europe’s reputationAfter many months of inaction and complicity in the face of Israel’s destruction of Gaza, Europe is finally beginning to stir. Tens of thousands of people killed and attacks on schools and hospitals had apparently not been enough. But, along with the blocking of humanitarian aid and open calls for ethnic cleansing, Israel’s actions finally became too severe to ignore, deny or justify. In recent weeks, a cascade of unusually strong statements, diplomatic rebukes and threats of sanctions has emerged from European capitals – each move amplifying the next, as if a long-dormant herd has suddenly jolted into motion.Among these developments, the most significant may be the possible suspension of the EU-Israel association agreement, which grants Israel preferential access to the world’s largest single market. Last month, the Dutch foreign minister, Caspar Veldkamp, b...

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7 d. ago Horrific hospital fire kills three as trapped patients scream out of windows for help

Three elderly men, aged between 84 and 87, have sadly died in a devastating fire at a German hospital that also caused scores of injuries and saw one person detained

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7 d. ago Hamburg hospital fire kills three people as trapped patients scream for help

Police have arrested a 72-year-old patient after the Marienkrankenhaus hospital in Hamburg, Germany was gripped by a devastating fire, leaving three people dead and many more injured

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7 d. ago Motorcyclist injured in collision which killed garda dies in hospital

A Garda spokesperson said the man aged in his 30s died in Beaumont Hospital on Saturday evening.

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7 d. ago 3 patients are killed in a fire that broke out at a hospital in the German city of Hamburg

German authorities say three patients were killed and many people were injured, two of them critically, in a fire that broke out during the night at a hospital in the city of Hamburg

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7 d. ago At least 21 Palestinians killed while heading to Gaza aid hub, hospital says

At least 21 people were killed as they went to receive aid from an Israeli-backed foundation in the Gaza Strip, according to a nearby hospital run by the Red Cross that received the bodies

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8 d. ago Two adults and one child are killed in BMW crash on M5 as another child fights for life in hospital

Avon and Somerset Police said that the white BMW left the motorway between Falfield, near Bristol, and the Michaelwood services.

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1 week ago Discussions on US ceasefire proposal are ‘ongoing’, says White House – Middle East crisis live

Washington says proposal has been submitted to Hamas that has been ‘backed and supported’ by IsraelHere are the latest pictures from the West Bank, courtesy of the newswiresIsraeli strikes killed at least 13 Palestinians overnight in Gaza, the Associated Press reports. According to local hospitals, Four were killed in a strike on a car in Gaza City late Wednesday, and another eight, including two women and three children, were killed in a strike on a home in Jabaliya. A strike on a built-up refugee camp in central Gaza killed one person and wounded 18. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military, which says it only targets militants and blames civilian deaths on Hamas because the militants are embedded in populated areas. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Netanyahu tells hostages’ families that Israel has accepted ceasefire proposal from US, say reports – Middle East crisis live

Proposal by US special envoy Steve Witkoff stipulates the release of 10 living hostages held in Gaza and the return of 18 bodies in exchange for a 60-day ceasefireHere are the latest pictures from the West Bank, courtesy of the newswiresIsraeli strikes killed at least 13 Palestinians overnight in Gaza, the Associated Press reports. According to local hospitals, Four were killed in a strike on a car in Gaza City late Wednesday, and another eight, including two women and three children, were killed in a strike on a home in Jabaliya. A strike on a built-up refugee camp in central Gaza killed one person and wounded 18. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military, which says it only targets militants and blames civilian deaths on Hamas because the militants are embedded in populated areas. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Woman, 77, killed and two people in hospital after horror crash on Scots road

Pensioner killed and two people in hospital after horror crash on Scots road

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1 week ago Trump: ‘Yes, I did’ tell Israel’s Netanyahu to stand down on Iran strike amid nuke deal push

Trump says he doesn’t think a strike is ‘appropriate’ during talks with Tehran

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1 week ago Hamas’s Gaza chief Mohammad Sinwar has been killed, Netanyahu claims

The brother of deceased Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was reportedly the target of an Israeli strike on a hospital in southern Gaza

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