Hamas and Israeli troops clash in Gaza as airstrikes intensify
CNN — Hamas fighters and Israeli forces engaged in limited clashes inside Gaza on Sunday as the Israeli military ramped up airstrikes on the Palestinian enclave ahead of what its…
Everything you need to know about Israel’s war with Hamas
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Pakistani militant group attacks convoy of Chinese engineers in southwest Pakistan
CNN — An attack on Chinese engineers in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan was thwarted by Pakistan’s military, leaving two militants dead and the Chinese workers unharmed, police say. Chakar…
Wagner chief Prigozhin seen back in Russia for first time since rebellion
CNN — Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner private military company, was spotted inside Russia on Thursday for the first time since he led an armed rebellion against the Russian…
The Jenin incursion was meant to weaken militant groups. It has ended up deepening the defiance of Palestinian fighters
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Israel carried out a massive military operation in Jenin. Here’s what you need to know
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Putin strives to reassert control after Wagner mutiny
CNN — For two days after Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin called off his abortive mutiny, Russian President Vladimir Putin said nothing in public. Having faced the greatest challenge to his…
Israel-Gaza violence: Israeli airstrikes kill Islamic Jihad’s rocket commander, militants group says
Jerusalem and Gaza CNN — Israeli airstrikes killed the commander of Islamic Jihad’s rocket unit in Gaza Thursday, the militant group said, amid stalled attempts to agree a ceasefire after…
Gaza strikes: Three Islamic Jihad commanders among dead in Israel’s IDF attacks
Gaza and Jerusalem CNN — Three Islamic Jihad commanders and multiple family members were among at least a dozen Palestinians killed as Israeli jets and helicopters struck multiple targets in…
A divided Israel stands at a perilous crossroads on its 75th birthday
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