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Israel expands tanker fleet to sustain air operations deep into Iran - Ynet
Iran International
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August 23, 2025
Israel ordered two more Boeing KC-46 refueling aircraft as part of a $500-million deal with Boeing to expand its future fleet to six, the report said. "The move aims to enable sustained air operations deep into Iran and shorten future combat...
Israeli strikes and gunfire kill 33 as Gaza City becomes focus of famine
Gulf Today
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August 23, 2025
Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least 33 Palestinians in Gaza on Saturday, including people sheltering in tents or seeking scarce food, local hospitals said as a famine in Gaza’s largest city sparks new pressure on Israel over its 22-month...
Iran said to return some 600 inmates to notorious prison damaged in Israeli attack
The Times of Israel
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August 23, 2025
Iranian authorities have started returning hundreds of inmates to the notorious Evin Prison, which was severely damaged in an Israeli airstrike during June’s 12-day conflict between Jerusalem and Tehran, according to a Saturday report. The prison,...
Israeli forces continue raid on West Bank’s Al Mughayyir for third day
Middle East Monitor
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August 23, 2025
Israeli forces on Saturday extended their assault on the West Bank town of Al Mughayyir into the third day, raiding homes, arresting residents, and bulldozing farmland, according to witnesses and Palestinian officials, Anadolu reports. Local...
Iranian Defense Minister: War with Israeli enemy set new priorities for defense industry
Yemen News Agency SABA
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Iranian Defense Minister: War with Israeli enemy set new priorities for defense industry Tehran – Saba: Iran’s Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics, Brigadier General Pilot Aziz Nasirzadeh, stated that the war launched by the Israeli...
Israeli fire kills Palestinian photo journalist
Gulf Times
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August 23, 2025
Palestinian photo journalist Khaled al-Madhoun, a cameraman for Palestine TV, was killed Saturday by direct Israeli fire while covering events in the northern Gaza area of Zakim, according to the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate. The syndicate...
Türkiye conducts successful test of high-speed target drone
News.Az
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Türkiye has successfully conducted a test of its high-speed target drone system, Simsek, according to a statement made Friday by the country's top defense official. With its lightning rocket-assisted take-off (RATO) system, Simsek took off from...
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 33 Palestinians as famine intensifies amid ongoing conflict
ABC 4 - South Carolina
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KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least 33 Palestinians in Gaza on Saturday, including people sheltering in tents or seeking scarce food, local hospitals said as a famine in Gaza's largest city puts new pressure...
Israeli strikes, gunfire kill 33 as Gaza City becomes focus of famine, military offensive
ABC 13 - Texas
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August 23, 2025
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip -- Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least 33 Palestinians in Gaza on Saturday, including people sheltering in tents or seeking scarce food, local hospitals said as a famine in Gaza's largest city puts new pressure on...
Israel denies U.N.'s declaration of famine in Gaza
CBS News
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Israel has called the United Nations' declaration of famine in parts of Gaza an "outright lie," but multiple U.N. bodies, more than 100 humanitarian groups, and several of Israel's own allies have warned for months that the war and Israel's...
Egypt welcomes UN road map for Libya crisis settlement
The Libya Observer
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Egypt has welcomed the road map presented by UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy to Libya, Hanna Tetteh, before the Security Council, describing it as a genuine opportunity to restore stability in the country. In a statement on Saturday, the...
Iran is able to produce nuclear bomb in 'a couple of weeks': White House
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
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Iran could produce a nuclear weapon in the space of a "couple of weeks," the White House said Thursday, as U.S. President Donald Trump debated whether to take military action against the Islamic Republic. "Iran has all that it needs to achieve a...
Turkey's First Lady Writes To Melania Trump, Urges Her To Speak Out For Children In Gaza
News18
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August 23, 2025
Last Updated:August 23, 2025, 20:57 IST The appeal comes as a global hunger monitor officially declared famine in Gaza City and nearby areas. Emine Erdogan (Image: X/@EmineErdogan); Melania Trump (R) (AP photo)Emine Erdogan, the First Lady of...
Israeli attacks kill atleast 51 as troops push deeper into Gaza: Report
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 23, 2025
Gaza City [Palestine], August 24 (ANI): At least 51 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza as Israeli forces advance deeper into Gaza City in a bid to impose their evacuation plan, Al Jazeera reported, citing medical sources....
Palestinians fear it’s ‘too late’ after UN declares famine in northern Gaza
The Times of Israel
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August 23, 2025
Desperate Palestinians clutching pots and plastic buckets scrambled for rice at a charity kitchen in Gaza City on Saturday, a day after the United Nations declared a famine in parts of the war-battered territory, a charge that Israel vehemently...
'Israel' kills yet another Gaza journalist; death toll hits 240
Al Mayadeen
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August 23, 2025
The Gaza Media Office, following the killing of journalist Khaled al-Madhoun, urges global action against the Israeli occupation. The number of journalists killed by "Israel" has now reached 240 since the beginning of the genocidal war on the Gaza...
Iran Says It’s Set to Manufacture Weapons in Other Countries — and Really, Enough Is Enough
PJ Media - Virginia
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August 23, 2025
The defense minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Aziz Nasirzadeh, made the momentous announcement on Saturday. The Islamic Republic, he said, according to the Times of Israel, “has established an infrastructure to manufacture weapons in...
Palestinians despair at 'far too late' famine declaration
Gulf Times
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August 23, 2025
A Palestinian boy extends an empty pot in front of a charity kitchen to receive cooked rice in Gaza City Saturday. (AFP) Desperate Palestinians clutching pots and plastic buckets scrambled for rice at a charity kitchen in Gaza City Saturday, a day...
Palestinians searching for food killed by Israeli strikes after famine in Gaza declared
Metro
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August 23, 2025
There simply isn’t enough food coming into Gaza to feed those starving (Picture: Getty) Palestinians sheltering in tents and seeking food were among at least 33 people killed by Israeli strikes and shootings in Gaza today, after a famine was...
Palestinian journalist killed by Israeli army in N. Gaza
Daily Finland
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A Palestinian journalist was killed on Saturday by Israeli army in the northern Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources, reported Xinhua. Medical sources told Xinhua that Khaled al-Madhoun, a cameraman for the official Palestine TV channel in...