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Donald Trump heavily trolled by media for comments on Israel-Hamas conflict
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After his remarks on Netanyahu garnered unwanted attention in Israel and the US, he went on to say that the “Hezbollah was smart”, and now, Trump’s team has sone some damage control by issuing a statement, which said: “There was no better friend or ally of Israel than President Donald J. Trump.”
IDF claims to have killed militants infiltrating from Lebanon
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In a post on X, the military said: "IDF surveillance detected a short time ago, a terrorist cell that tried to infiltrate Israel from Lebanon. An IDF remotely piloted aircraft attacked the cell and eliminated several terrorists." The IDF however, did not provide the time and location of the operation, neither did it give a definitive number of the slain terrorists.
Hamas attack mastermind known as 'The Guest' for staying in different houses every night
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Thought to have been born in the 1960s, El Deif is little known to ordinary Palestinians, CNN quoted Mkhaimar Abusada, a professor of political science at Al Azah University in Gaza, as saying. “He’s very much like a ghost to the majority of the Palestinians,” he said.
Hamas using civilians as human shields to stop evacuation: IDF
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On Friday, the Israeli military has ordered approximately 1 million civilians in and around Gaza City to move to the southern areas of Gaza, reports CNN. On Saturday morning, IDF spokesman Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus said it was “worrying” that Hamas "has stopped" and "tried to stop Palestinian civilians from evacuating" using messages, checkpoints and stops on the ground.
Israeli military strikes Hezbollah target in southern Lebanon
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In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the move was in response "the infiltration of unidentified aerial objects into Israel and fire on an IDF UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle)", CNN reported. According to the IDF, the two "unidentified aerial objects" were intercepted above the northern city of Haifa, which is close to the Lebanese border.
We're working like hell to get missing Americans back: Joe Biden
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In an interview with CBS News which will be aired on Sunday, the President said: "I say we're going to do everything in our power to find them. Everything in our power. And I'm not going to go into the detail of that, but there's -- we're working like hell on it." His remarks came after he spoke to the families of the missing Americans on Friday on a conference call.
Israel-Hamas war: EU reminds Pichai to remove disinformation on YouTube
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In the letter, also addressed to YoutTube CEO Neal Mohan, Thierry Breton said that following the terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas against Israel, “we are seeing a surge of illegal content and disinformation being disseminated in the EU via certain platforms”.
France raises security alert to highest level after school attack
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The police have identified the attacker as 20-year-old Russian national Mohamed Mogouchkovof Chechen origin. He is currently under police custody. "In the current context and following the terrorist attack in Arras, I have decided to raise the security (preparedness) to attack emergency level," Borne posted on social media late Friday night.
Israel infantry forces, tanks enter Gaza Strip territory in 'localised raids'
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According to the military, the troops scanned and collected various findings "that may help in the effort to locate the missing", the Times of Israel reported. The IDF says the troops also killed a number of terrorists in the area, including a Hamas cell that launched anti-tank guided missiles at Israel.
Israel's demand for Palestinians in Gaza to move south unacceptable: Turkey
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"Forcing the 2.5 million people of Gaza, who have been subjected to indiscriminate bombing for days, collectively deprived of electricity, water, and food, to migrate in a highly restricted area, is not only a clear violation of international law but also has no place in humanity," the ministry said in a statement on Friday, TRT World reported.
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