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Professor indicted over alleged plans to attack Israeli Arabs, Palestinians

A professor at an Israeli university has been indicted for allegedly planning attacks aimed at killing hundreds of Arab Israelis and Palestinians in a bid to force them to flee into neighboring countries, prosecutors announced on Monday.

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Iran president says talks with US 'meaningless'

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that negotiations with the United States were "meaningless" and only resulted in renewed attacks, state media reported, with progress on ending the Middle East war stalled for months.

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Turkey, Pakistan to deploy forces to Saudi amid Houthi attacks

Turkey and Pakistan will undertake a "rapid deployment" of troops to Saudi Arabia as part of a new mutual defense alliance, the three countries said Monday, as the Gulf kingdom faces escalating attacks from Yemen's Houthis.

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Yemen's Houthis claim attack on Riyadh airport, deny losing territory

Yemen's Houthis claimed an attack on the main airport in the Saudi capital while also denying on Tuesday losing territory to government forces, as fighting intensified.

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Israeli army says seized two suspects in south Syria

The Israeli military said on Monday it seized two people it said were approaching an army outpost in an area of southern Syria it has occupied since the overthrow of president Bashar al-Assad.

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At Oct. 7 memorial, Netanyahu says will be no Hamas rule in Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed there would be no Hamas rule in Gaza as he attended a memorial event marking three years since the militant group's October 7, 2023 attack.

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Yemen, Saudi Arabia target Houthis in new campaign as war escalates

Yemen's military backed by Saudi jets attacked Houthi targets on Monday as they launched an ambitious campaign to recapture all territory from the Iran-backed group after its lightning gains during the Middle East war.

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Kuwaiti jailed for life in UK over bid to attack Israeli embassy

A London court on Monday jailed for life a failed Kuwaiti asylum seeker convicted of trying to break into Israel's London embassy last year to launch a knife attack.

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Houthis warn Saudi airspace dangerous for civilian flights

Yemen's Houthis warned airlines on Monday that Saudi airspace was unsafe for civilian flights, the group's Saba news agency reported, after the Saudi-led coalition said it had joined a counteroffensive announced by Yemen's internationally recognized government.

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Netanyahu orders security review of flights to Israel after flydubai attack

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a security review of international flights to Israel on Sunday, after an attempt by an Omani co-pilot to crash an Israel-bound plane from Dubai.

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