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Israel continues attacks against Gaza
Date: 2014-07-24 07:56:24 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:842716
Israeli forces continued on Thursday attacks against Gaza Strip by bombing and shelling many areas, Palestinian sources said. The Israeli artillery renewed shelling of Shogaya and Zeitoun districts. Clashes by heavy weapons broke out between ....
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Death toll of Israeli aggression on Gaza rises to 715
Date: 2014-07-24 07:24:34 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:842671
At least 715 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's aggression in the Gaza Strip that has been going on for two weeks now, according to the recent toll announced by the Palestinian Health Ministry on Thursday. Other 4,553 Palestinians have so ....
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UN chief 'outraged' over rockets at UNRWA schools
Date: 2014-07-24 06:27:03 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:842611
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed alarm on Wednesday that 20 rockets found hidden in a United Nations school in Gaza had gone missing and directed the world body to deploy experts to deal with the situation. Ban ....
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Qassam claims responsibility for killing, wounding Israeli soldiers in Gaza
Date: 2014-07-23 18:05:50 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:842308
Qassam Brigades, Hamas military wing, claimed on Wednesday responsibility for killing and wounding a number of Israelis soldiers who pushed deep into Gaza Strip. In a military statement, the group said a number of its operatives blew up a barrel ....
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Palestinian FM: Israel carries out organised demolition of residential districts in Gaza, target journalists, medial teams
Date: 2014-07-23 15:42:16 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:842113
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki, on Wednesday, stressed that continued impunity of Israel and lack of accountability for its crimes encourages it to repeat its violations, which if continued, would undermine the credibility of the ....
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Clashes re-erupt around Tripoli airport
Date: 2014-07-23 12:24:08 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:841747
Clashes re-erupted in the vicinity of Tripoli airport Wednesday amid an exchange of missile raids between Zantan rebels, troops of the operations room of Libya's revolutionaries and Misrata revolutionaries. The airport has been under control of ....
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Berri postpones Lebanon presidential election to Aug 12
Date: 2014-07-23 11:57:11 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:841689
Speaker of the Lebanese Chamber of Deputies Nabih Berri Wednesday postponed the election of a new head of state until August 12, according to The Daily Star. This is the ninth failed attempt in a row to elect a president, adjourned over a lack of ....
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Former Lebanon PM condemns Egypt terrorist attack
Date: 2014-07-23 11:54:06 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:841679
Former Lebanese prime minister Saad al-Hariri has condemned the killing of 22 military personnel on the Egypt-Libya borders on Saturday night. In a cable sent to Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, Hariri said such despicable crimes aim at ....
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Death toll from Israeli attacks on Gaza climbs to 650 - Ministry
Date: 2014-07-23 11:53:19 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:841678
As many as 650 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's aggression in Gaza, according to the recent toll announced by the Palestinian Health Ministry Wednesday. Another 4,120 Palestinians have so far been injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza, said ....
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Abbas: regional, int'l contacts to stop barbarian Israeli aggression on Gaza
Date: 2014-07-23 07:37:19 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:841192
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said he has held several contacts with regional and international parties to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. In statements ahead of a Palestinian leadership meeting Tuesday evening, Abbas said he asked ....