13 h. ago Netanayhu says killing Hamas leaders is route to ending Gaza war

JERUSALEM — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said eliminating Hamas leaders would end the war in Gaza, as top U.S. diplomat Marco Rubio said hours ahead of his visit to Israel that its strike against Hamas in Qatar would not derail their alliance. “The Hamas terrorists chiefs living in Qatar don’t care about the people […]

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56 h. ago Israel’s strike on Qatar infuriates Arab leaders, which bodes ill for Trump’s priorities

DOHA, Qatar — Just a few months ago, the rulers of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump to their palaces with camel parades and pomp. Now, those same leaders are united in anger after Israel’s strike targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar’s capital, Doha. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin […]

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3 d. ago Anand says Canada ’evaluating’ relationship with Israel after Qatar strike

OTTAWA — Canada is “evaluating the relationship with Israel”, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Wednesday after Prime Minister Mark Carney called the country’s strike on Qatar “an unprovoked attack.” Israel says it targeted senior Hamas leaders in the capital Doha on Tuesday, while the militant group says its main ceasefire negotiator survived the attack. […]

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3 d. ago Celebrated Israeli science hub rebuilding from devastating Iranian missile strike

It will ‘take up to five years’ to recover the buildings and equipment lost in the attack on the Weizmann Institute, one of the world's leading research labs

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4 d. ago Oil Climbs as Traders Weigh Trump’s Tariff Threats, Doha Strike

Oil climbed for a third session as investors weighed President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats on Russian crude buyers and the possible fallout from Israel’s strike in Doha targeting Hamas’ leadership.

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4 d. ago Trump tries to soothe Qatar after Israeli strikes, stops short of condemning ally

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was trying to walk a delicate line following Israel’s attack on Hamas officials in Qatar, distancing himself from the strike Tuesday but stopping short of condemning Israel for carrying out an audacious strike on the soil of another major U.S. ally. Trump said the unilateral action directed by Israeli Prime […]

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4 d. ago Carney condemns ’intolerable’ Israeli strike on Qatar that killed Hamas officials

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney condemned Israel’s military strike on Qatar, saying it undermines the country’s sovereignty and risks escalating conflicts in the region. Israel said it targeted in the capital Doha senior Hamas leaders it holds responsible for the group’s October 2023 attack, while the militant group says its main negotiator survived the […]

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4 d. ago Israel says it targets Hamas leadership in Qatar’s capital as blast heard in Doha

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel launched a strike targeting Hamas’ leadership in Qatar on Tuesday, officials said, further widening its campaign against the militant group, as negotiations over ending the war in the Gaza Strip appears stalemated before a new military offensive there. Black smoke rose over the skyline of the Qatari capital, […]

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1 week ago Israel kills Hamas spokesperson as hospitals report dozens killed in Gaza City

Israel says it killed Hamas spokesperson Abu Obeida in Gaza as at least 43 Palestinians died over the weekend amid renewed fighting, worsening hunger, and mass displacement.

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2 w. ago U.S. hosts talks on postwar Gaza as Israel calls Gaza City evacuation ‘inevitable’

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli and U.S. officials met Wednesday in Washington to discuss post-war Gaza, even as Israel’s military called the evacuation of Gaza City “inevitable” ahead of a new offensive and no sign of a ceasefire was in sight. The meeting took place amid mounting outrage over this week’s double Israeli strike […]

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2 w. ago Israeli military says deadly strikes on Gaza hospital targeted Hamas camera

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The Israeli military said Tuesday that its double strike on a Gaza hospital targeted what it believed was a Hamas surveillance camera. But the first strike killed a cameraman from the Reuters news agency doing a live television shot, according to witnesses and health officials. The military released its initial […]

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2 w. ago Netanyahu calls Israeli strike on hospital in Gaza a ‘tragic mishap’

Israeli military spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin confirmed there was a strike 'in the area of Nasser hospital in Khan Younis,' in a statement posted to X

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2 w. ago AP freelancer among 4 journalists killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital

Two missiles hit Nasser Hospital, medical officials said. In all, 19 people were killed, according to Zaher al-Waheidi, head of the Gaza Health Ministry’s records department.

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3 w. ago 25 people killed in Gaza as Gaza City becomes the focus of famine and a military offensive

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least 25 Palestinians including people sheltering in tents or seeking scarce food Saturday in Gaza, local hospitals said, as a famine in Gaza’s largest city sparks new pressure on Israel over its 22-month offensive. Israel’s defence minister has warned that Gaza City could […]

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