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Hamas and Fatah agreed to form a government, the groups said on Tuesday. The agreement would bring together the two rivals, along with 12 other Palestinian political groups, to form a united government. That government would hold elections, and once elected, would lead Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. CBC | World News
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Israel says its fighter jets have struck targets in Yemen after fatal drone attack
The Israeli army said Saturday it struck several Houthi targets in western Yemen, a day after a fatal drone attack by the rebel group in Tel Aviv. A Houthi spokesperson says Yemen faced “Israeli aggression” that targeted fuel storage facilities and a power station. CBC | World News
Read More »Israel airstrike kills at least 4 aid workers in Gaza, IDF claims 1 is Hamas operative
On Friday, an Israeli airstrike hit a warehouse in Al-Mawasi, killing four workers of various international aid organizations. CBC | World News
Read More »Israel orders Palestinians to flee Khan Younis, signalling possible return of troops
The Israeli army ordered a mass evacuation of Palestinians from much of Khan Younis on Monday, a sign that troops are likely to launch a new ground assault in the Gaza Strip’s second-largest city. CBC | World News
Read More »As Israel and Hezbollah inch toward war, Canada braces for a repeat of the 2006 evacuation
The federal government may have to make plans to repeat its largest-ever mass evacuation as the risk of an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah continues to increase. CBC | World News
Read More »Hezbollah’s leader issues threat to Israel as drumbeat of war near Lebanon border grows
Lebanon’s Hezbollah has new weapons and intelligence capabilities that could help it target more critical positions deeper inside Israel in case of an all-out war, the militant group’s leader warned on Wednesday. CBC | World News
Read More »UN human rights office says Israel may have violated laws of war in Gaza
Israeli forces may have repeatedly violated the laws of war and failed to distinguish between civilians and fighters in the Gaza conflict, the UN human rights office said on Wednesday. CBC | World News
Read More »Southern Gaza aid route to see ‘tactical pause’ in fighting, says Israel
Israel’s military announced on Sunday that it would pause fighting throughout daytime hours along a route in southern Gaza to free up a backlog of humanitarian aid deliveries destined for desperate Palestinians enduring a humanitarian crisis sparked by the war, now in its ninth month. CBC | World News
Read More »Hezbollah on the warpath after Israel kills top commander as Middle East on brink
The unprecedented strike was in retaliation for the death of Taleb Sami Abdullah, a senior Hezbollah field commander. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »UN-backed experts accuse Israel, Hamas of war crimes in early stages of war
A United Nations inquiry found on Wednesday that both Israel and Hamas had committed war crimes in the early stages of the war in Gaza, and that Israel’s actions also constituted crimes against humanity because of the immense civilian losses. CBC | World News
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