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Syria: Observatory reports 115 deaths in Thursday’s militant takeover of gas field

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Islamic State (IS) extremists have killed 115 Syrian fighters of the Syrian regime, security guards and employees of the gas field they seized in the Homs province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday. The monitor described Thursday’s hostile takeover of the Shaar gas field as the IS’ “biggest” anti-regime operation since it got involved in the Syrian …

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Chilean government suspends trade agreement with Israel in protest of Gaza assault

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On Thursday, the Chilean government suspended its Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiation with Israel, and said that it was considering withdrawing its ambassador to Israel, protesting against the Israeli assault on Gaza Strip. The Palestinian-Chilean parliamentary group, after meeting with ChileanMinister of Foreign Affairs Heraldo Munoz, said that the Chilean government will seek the condemnation of Israel by the UN …

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UN Security council demands “full” probe into Malaysian airplane disaster

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On Friday, the UN Security Council demanded a full, international and independent probe into the reported shooting down of a Malaysian Airlines jet over Ukraine, with all the 298 passengers on board reported dead. “The members of the Security Council called for a full, thorough and independent international investigation into the incident in accordance with international civil aviation guidelines and …

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Israel batters Gaza with tanks as it rolls out ground operation, Palestinian death toll now stands at 271

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Israel pressed a large-scale ground offensive on Friday, as its assault on Gaza entered its 11th day. At the time of writing, the death toll of Palestinians stood at 271, according to numbers given out by medical officials. An Israeli soldier was killed when the offensive started, raising the death toll of Israelis to two, the Israeli army said. Three …

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Turkey: Erdogen accuses Israel of “Systematic Genocide” against Palestinians in Gaza

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On Thursday, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched his most harsh attack on Israel yet regarding the Israeli air campaign in Gaza, and accusing Israel of looking for a “systematic genocide” of Palestinians. Erdogan, a pious Mulsim who considers himself as a champion of the Palestinian cause, said that the last few days managed to intensify his rhetoric against …

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Gaza: Hamas denies agreeing to “humanitarian” truce deal, Palestinian death toll now at 237

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On Thursday, Hamas denied that it had reached a ceasefire agreement with Israel, rejecting the claim of an Israeli official that they had reached a deal to stop the crossfire on Friday. “The news about a ceasefire is incorrect. There are continuing efforts but no agreement until now”, Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said. Earlier, an Israeli official, on the …

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Egypt: Abbas, Sisi discuss truce plans, donor meeting to help rebuild Gaza

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On Thursday, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi gave thought to the idea of holding a donors conference and use it to rebuild devastated Gaza, the Egyptian presidency said. Abbas and Sisi, who have discussed ways to end Israel’s aerial campaign on the enclave, also agreed to open Israeli crossing to the besieged strip and facilitate …

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Iraq: Security forces counter IS militants in East and north

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Iraqi security forces, supported by aircraft, repelled militant attack on the northern Shi’ite Turkmen town of Amirli, killing 15 extremists, local officials said on Thursday. The attack of Islamic State (IS) militants and allied Sunni extremists on Amirli took place on Wedesday,Talib al-Bayati, an official from Suleiman Bek, said. “Iraqi forces, with the help of military aircraft, repelled an attack …

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Ukraine: Malaysian jet carrying 295 passengers reportedly shot down

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On Thursday, a Malaysian passenger aircraft carrying 295 people reportedly shot down over an eastern Ukrainian town, Anton Gerashenko, adviser to the Ukrainian Interior Minister, said. Gerashenko said that the plane was at an altitude of 10,000 meters when it was struck by a missile that had been launched from a Buk launcher; Buk launchers can fire missiles to an …

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Egyptian truce fails as Palestinian death toll in Gaza reaches 194; first Israeli killed in conflict, Netanyahu warns of even greater military activity

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On Tuesday, two Palestinians were killed by air strikes after an Egyptian truce bid failed to stop the week-long Israeli campaign in Gaza, raising the death toll to 194. Ashraf al-Qudra, spokesman for the Emergency services, said that a 77-year-man was killed in the city of Khan Yunis and a 24-year-old man was killed in the district of Zeitoun in …

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