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A Palestinian teenager was killed on Monday evening by Israeli army fire during a raid in the town of Tuqu’, east of Bethlehem in the southern West Bank, local media, Anadolu reports.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:40 PM
A Palestinian teenager was killed on Monday evening by Israeli army fire during a raid in the town of Tuqu’, east of Bethlehem in the southern West Bank, local media, Anadolu reports.
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Israel releases 10 Palestinian detainees under ceasefire deal
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December 15, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Israel releases 10 Palestinian detainees under ceasefire deal
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The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) on Monday filed a criminal complaint in Italy against an Israeli soldier accused of committing war crimes and acts of genocide during Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, Anadolu reports.
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December 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) on Monday filed a criminal complaint in Italy against an Israeli soldier accused of committing war crimes and acts of genocide during Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, Anadolu reports.
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Nine US attorneys resign over Trump administration’s ‘fraudulent’ anti-Semitism probe
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December 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Nine US attorneys resign over Trump administration’s ‘fraudulent’ anti-Semitism probe
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"Winter has arrived in Gaza not as a change of season, but as a new and deadly phase of suffering. As heavy rains and freezing winds sweep across the Strip, thousands of displaced Palestinians are facing conditions that turn survival into a daily struggle."
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December 15, 2025 at 5:44 PM
"Winter has arrived in Gaza not as a change of season, but as a new and deadly phase of suffering. As heavy rains and freezing winds sweep across the Strip, thousands of displaced Palestinians are facing conditions that turn survival into a daily struggle."
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Rabbi Eli Schlinger, who was killed in an armed attack in Sydney on Sunday, had previously visited Israel and met with Israeli soldiers, encouraging them to continue the war of genocide against the Gaza Strip.
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December 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Rabbi Eli Schlinger, who was killed in an armed attack in Sydney on Sunday, had previously visited Israel and met with Israeli soldiers, encouraging them to continue the war of genocide against the Gaza Strip.
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The Civil Defence in Gaza City has continued the initial phase of recovering the bodies of martyrs from under the rubble, a number estimated at 10,000. Operations are currently taking place in the Al-Rimal neighbourhood in the center of Gaza City.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The Civil Defence in Gaza City has continued the initial phase of recovering the bodies of martyrs from under the rubble, a number estimated at 10,000. Operations are currently taking place in the Al-Rimal neighbourhood in the center of Gaza City.
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The media reaction to the attack on Jewish individuals at Bondi Beach has revealed far more about entrenched bias and selective outrage than about the incident itself.
#Opinion by Adnan Hmidan
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#Opinion by Adnan Hmidan
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December 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The media reaction to the attack on Jewish individuals at Bondi Beach has revealed far more about entrenched bias and selective outrage than about the incident itself.
#Opinion by Adnan Hmidan
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#Opinion by Adnan Hmidan
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Hebrew media reports said on Sunday that US envoy Tom Barrack will set clear red lines on Israeli activity in Syria during his meeting on Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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December 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Hebrew media reports said on Sunday that US envoy Tom Barrack will set clear red lines on Israeli activity in Syria during his meeting on Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro celebrated his birthday by making a public appearance wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh.
The scarf displayed two Arabic phrases — one stating “We are all Gaza” and the other referencing “Toofan Al Aqsa” or “Al Aqsa Flood.”
The scarf displayed two Arabic phrases — one stating “We are all Gaza” and the other referencing “Toofan Al Aqsa” or “Al Aqsa Flood.”
December 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro celebrated his birthday by making a public appearance wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh.
The scarf displayed two Arabic phrases — one stating “We are all Gaza” and the other referencing “Toofan Al Aqsa” or “Al Aqsa Flood.”
The scarf displayed two Arabic phrases — one stating “We are all Gaza” and the other referencing “Toofan Al Aqsa” or “Al Aqsa Flood.”
Washington: US President Donald Trump expressed his condolences after what he described as a “terrorist attack” at Bondi Beach in Sydney, and praised in particular the man who overpowered one of the suspected attackers.
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December 15, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Washington: US President Donald Trump expressed his condolences after what he described as a “terrorist attack” at Bondi Beach in Sydney, and praised in particular the man who overpowered one of the suspected attackers.
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The Israeli army shot a young Jewish man on Monday morning near the Kedumim settlement, east of Qalqilya, in the northern occupied West Bank, after initial reports of a stabbing incident.
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December 15, 2025 at 10:27 AM
The Israeli army shot a young Jewish man on Monday morning near the Kedumim settlement, east of Qalqilya, in the northern occupied West Bank, after initial reports of a stabbing incident.
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History is filled with examples of corporations fueling war machines and global colonisation. IBM supplied technology used in Nazi death camps.
#Opinion by Jamal Kanj
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#Opinion by Jamal Kanj
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December 15, 2025 at 9:29 AM
History is filled with examples of corporations fueling war machines and global colonisation. IBM supplied technology used in Nazi death camps.
#Opinion by Jamal Kanj
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#Opinion by Jamal Kanj
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Six Bangladeshi peacekeepers were killed and eight others were injured in “a terrorist attack” on a UN base in Sudan on Saturday, the Bangladeshi army said.
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December 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Six Bangladeshi peacekeepers were killed and eight others were injured in “a terrorist attack” on a UN base in Sudan on Saturday, the Bangladeshi army said.
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Israeli occupation forces issued a new military order on Sunday to demolish 25 additional buildings inside Nur Shams refugee camp, located east of the city of Tulkarm in the occupied West Bank.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Israeli occupation forces issued a new military order on Sunday to demolish 25 additional buildings inside Nur Shams refugee camp, located east of the city of Tulkarm in the occupied West Bank.
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December 14, 2025 at 8:59 PM
One person was killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon on Sunday, in the latest violation of last year’s ceasefire agreement, Lebanese media reported, Anadolu reports.
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December 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
One person was killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon on Sunday, in the latest violation of last year’s ceasefire agreement, Lebanese media reported, Anadolu reports.
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Several Arab countries on Sunday condemned a deadly attack that killed 12 people at Bondi Beach in Sydney, expressing solidarity with Australia, Anadolu reports.
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December 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Several Arab countries on Sunday condemned a deadly attack that killed 12 people at Bondi Beach in Sydney, expressing solidarity with Australia, Anadolu reports.
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Australian media reported that the individual, who intervened in a shooting attack on a beach in Sydney and disarmed one of the suspects, was a man named Ahmed al Ahmed, Anadolu reports.
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December 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Australian media reported that the individual, who intervened in a shooting attack on a beach in Sydney and disarmed one of the suspects, was a man named Ahmed al Ahmed, Anadolu reports.
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Illegal Israeli settlers damaged about 40 olive trees on Sunday in the town of Mukhmas, northeast of East Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, according to local authorities, Anadolu reports.
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December 14, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Illegal Israeli settlers damaged about 40 olive trees on Sunday in the town of Mukhmas, northeast of East Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, according to local authorities, Anadolu reports.
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The head of the World Health Organisation said that at least 10 people in the Gaza Strip have died in the last 24 hours from heavy rainfall, as thousands of displaced Palestinian families shelter in tents with little protection from harsh winter conditions
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December 14, 2025 at 11:11 AM
The head of the World Health Organisation said that at least 10 people in the Gaza Strip have died in the last 24 hours from heavy rainfall, as thousands of displaced Palestinian families shelter in tents with little protection from harsh winter conditions
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"Today, as tents collapse under rain and wind, the question is not why Gaza lacks proper shelter. The question is: who benefits from Gaza’s continued dispossession?"
#Opinion by Dr Oroub El-Abed
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#Opinion by Dr Oroub El-Abed
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December 14, 2025 at 10:59 AM
"Today, as tents collapse under rain and wind, the question is not why Gaza lacks proper shelter. The question is: who benefits from Gaza’s continued dispossession?"
#Opinion by Dr Oroub El-Abed
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#Opinion by Dr Oroub El-Abed
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The German government on Saturday criticized Israel for approving the construction of more than 750 new housing units in the West Bank.
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December 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The German government on Saturday criticized Israel for approving the construction of more than 750 new housing units in the West Bank.
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Prabowo Subianto’s appearance in Pakistan this week followed a script that has been performed too many times to count.
#Opinion by Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat
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#Opinion by Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat
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December 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Prabowo Subianto’s appearance in Pakistan this week followed a script that has been performed too many times to count.
#Opinion by Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat
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#Opinion by Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat
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US Sen. Bernie Sanders urged an investigation Friday into what he described as a “war against journalists,” citing rising casualties for reporters covering the conflict in the Gaza Strip and the surrounding region.
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December 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
US Sen. Bernie Sanders urged an investigation Friday into what he described as a “war against journalists,” citing rising casualties for reporters covering the conflict in the Gaza Strip and the surrounding region.
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