Category: kills
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Israeli fire kills dozens in Gaza, polio vaccinations in full swing By Reuters
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Written by Nidal Al-Maghribi CAIRO (Reuters) – Israeli forces killed at least 48 Palestinians in the past 24 hours across the Gaza Strip as they tried to repel an offensive by Hamas-led militants, Palestinian officials said on Monday, while medics conducted a second day of polio vaccinations for children in…
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Israeli strike kills four fighters on Syria-Lebanon border, security sources say By Reuters
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BEIRUT (Reuters) – An Israeli drone strike on a car crossing a Syrian checkpoint near the border with Lebanon on Wednesday killed three Palestinian fighters and one member of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, two security sources told Reuters. The sources said the vehicle was not carrying weapons. There was…
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Israeli strike kills four fighters on Syria-Lebanon border, security sources say By Reuters
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BEIRUT (Reuters) – An Israeli drone strike on a car crossing a Syrian checkpoint near the border with Lebanon on Wednesday killed three Palestinian fighters and one member of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, two security sources told Reuters. The sources said the vehicle was not carrying weapons. There was…
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Brazil plane crash kills all 61 aboard By Reuters
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Written by Gabriel Araujo, Andre Romani and Luana Maria Benedetto SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A regional turboprop plane crashed near Sao Paulo in Brazil on Friday, killing all 61 people on board, the airline said. The plane, which was bound for Sao Paulo’s international airport, took off from Cascavel in…
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Somalia beach attack kills 37 civilians, minister says By Reuters
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MOGADISHU (Reuters) – At least 37 civilians were killed and 212 wounded in a blast at a popular beachside restaurant in Somalia’s capital late on Friday, the health minister said, in an attack the government blamed on Islamist militant group al Shabaab. Ali Haji told a news conference that 11…
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U.S. crude surges to biggest gain since October after strike kills Hamas leader in Iran
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SlavkoSereda/iStock via Getty Images U.S. crude oil futures jumped more than 4 percent on Wednesday after the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran just hours after an Israeli strike on a top Hezbollah military leader in Beirut raised fears of a possible direct conflict between Israel and…
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Israel vows to hit Hezbollah after rocket kills 12 on football field By Reuters
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By Avi Ohayon MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights (Reuters) – Thousands of mourners attended the funerals on Sunday of 12 children and teenagers killed in a rocket attack on the occupied Golan Heights, as Israel vowed swift retaliation against Hezbollah militia in Lebanon. Hezbollah has denied responsibility for the attack on…