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Israel army says intercepted projectile fired from Gaza

The Israeli military said it intercepted a "projectile" on Tuesday that had entered Israeli airspace from Gaza, where it has fought Palestinian militant group Hamas for more than 20 months.

"Following the sirens that sounded at 10:53 am in the area of the Zikim beach, one projectile that crossed from the northern Gaza Strip into Israeli territory was intercepted," the military said.

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Arab, Iranian foreign ministers to meet this week in Norway

The foreign ministers of Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Oman will meet in Norway this week at an annual peace forum, the Norwegian government announced on Tuesday.

The ministers, including Iran's foreign minister and chief nuclear negotiator Abbas Araghchi, will take part on Wednesday and Thursday in the Oslo Forum, an annual gathering dedicated to peace issues, held behind closed doors in Lorenskog some 15 kilometers outside the Norwegian capital.

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Israel strikes Yemen's Houthi-held Hodeida port

The Israeli navy attacked docks in Yemen's rebel-held port city of Hodeida on Tuesday, likely damaging facilities that are key to aid shipments to the hungry, war-wracked nation.

The Israeli military said navy missile ships conducted the strikes, the first time its forces have been involved in attacks against the Houthi rebels.

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Israel diverts Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg

Israeli forces intercepted a Gaza-bound aid boat on Monday, preventing the activists on board -- including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg -- from reaching the blockaded Palestinian territory.

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Gaza rescuers say Israeli fire kills 36, six near aid center

Gaza's civil defense agency said Saturday that Israeli forces had killed at least 36 Palestinians, six of them in a shooting near a US-backed aid distribution center.

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Iran obtained 'sensitive' Israeli intelligence

Iranian state television reported that Tehran had obtained a trove of "strategic and sensitive" Israeli intelligence, including files related to Israel's nuclear facilities and defense plans.

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Israel army announces 4 soldiers killed in Gaza, thousands more troops needed

Israel's military has announced the deaths of four soldiers in Gaza, saying it needed thousands more troops to press its offensive, just as the premier's coalition faces the prospect of collapse over ultra-Orthodox conscription.

News of the soldiers' deaths came as Gaza's civil defense agency reported 38 killed Friday in Israeli attacks across the territory, where Palestinians observed the Eid al-Adha holiday under the shadow of war for a second consecutive year.

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Israel says retrieved body of Thai hostage from Gaza

Israeli forces have retrieved from the Gaza Strip the body of Natthapong Pinta, a Thai taken hostage during Hamas' October 7, 2023 attack, officials said Saturday.

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Activist aid ship nears Gaza after reaching Egypt coast

An aid ship with 12 activists on board, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, has reached the Egyptian coast and is nearing the besieged Palestinian territory, organizers said on Saturday.

The Madleen, part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, left Sicily last week with a cargo of relief supplies "to break Israel's blockade on Gaza".

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Issue of ultra-Orthodox conscription in Israel threatens Netanyahu's govt.

The issue of conscripting ultra-Orthodox Jews into the Israeli army has become a thorn in the side of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, sparking threats to derail his coalition and trigger early elections if he ends a long-standing exemption.

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