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US President Donald Trump is ‘not happy’ after an Israeli strike on Gaza’s sole Catholic church killed three people. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg Al Drago

Trump ‘not happy’ after Israel strike on Gaza Catholic church

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel ‘deeply regrets’ ammunition hitting a Catholic church in Gaza, killing three people, and says there will be a probe.

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A fire at a newly opened shopping centre in eastern Iraq has killed more than 60 people, including women and children, Iraqi officials say.

Shopping centre fire in Iraq kills more than 60 people

More than 60 people are dead, most of them from suffocation, after a fire tore through a newly opened mall in eastern Iraq.

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Twenty Palestinians died in a crush while struggling to get food at a community kitchen in Gaza

Stampede at Gaza food hub kills 20 as crowd panics

An Israeli-backed American organisation in Gaza says 20 Palestinians have died after being crushed at a food distribution centre.

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Dramatic footage has shown the moment two television reporters had to run for cover after Israel bombed Syria’s military headquarters in Damascus.

WATCH: Reporters run for cover after Syria bomb explosion

Dramatic footage has shown the terrifying moment two television reporters had to run for cover after Israel bombed Syria’s defence military headquarters in Damascus.

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A soldier passes in front the damaged Syrian Defence Ministry building which was hit by several Israeli airstrikes, in Damascus.

Why did Israel strike Damascus?

EXPLAINED: Israeli warplanes struck Syria’s capital, Damascus, on Wednesday, targeting the presidential palace, the defence ministry and the army command following an outbreak of violence.

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Israel strikes in Damascus as clashes in Syria rage on.

Israel strikes in Damascus as clashes in Syria rage on

Clashes have raged in the southern Syrian city of Sweida after a ceasefire between government forces and Druze armed groups collapsed and as Israel threatens to escalate its involvement.

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The United Nations says more than 800 people have been killed trying to access aid in Gaza. (AP PHOTO)

UN says 875 Palestinians killed near Gaza aid sites

The United Nations says more than 800 people have been killed trying to access aid in Gaza since May.

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Trump flips the script on Putin with arms boost to Ukraine and global warning shot.

Putin miscalculates Trump’s loyalty as former ally flips

MAX BOOT: Trump has promised more weapons, new tariffs and even a deadline for peace — a move that could mark the beginning of a radically different approach to Putin’s war.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israel proposes withdrawal of more troops from Gaza

Israel has reportedly pledged to reduce its military presence in Gaza as indirect negotiations with the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in the Qatari capital Doha stall. 

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An Israeli strike at a water distribution centre in Gaza has killed at least eight people. (AP PHOTO)

Israeli missile hits Gaza children collecting water

Several people, including children, have been killed at a Gaza Strip water distribution site in an Israeli attack that the military says fell ‘dozens of metres from the target’.

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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says he hopes to reach a new deal in a ‘few days’ for the release of more hostages held by Hamas. (AP PHOTO)

Israel PM Netanyahu sees hostage deal within days

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he’s hopeful a new Hamas hostage deal can be made in the next ‘few days’.

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A truce deal isn't likely to be made for another one or two weeks, a senior Israeli official says. (AP PHOTO)

Children among 16 killed in Gaza clinic strike

At least 16 people, including 10 children, have been killed by an Israeli strike that hit near a medical centre in Gaza, as ceasefire talks drag on.

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Hamas says it will release 10 hostages as part of ongoing ceasefire talks in Gaza, but called the negotiations ‘tough’, blaming Israel’s refusal to compromise. (AP PHOTO)

Hamas set to release 10 hostages amid ceasefire talks

Hamas says it will release 10 hostages as part of ongoing ceasefire talks in Gaza, but called the negotiations ‘tough’, blaming Israel’s refusal to compromise.

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The Trump Administration has imposed sanctions on Francesca Albanese, one of the UN's leading advocates for Palestinian rights.

US sanctions UN expert for ‘spewing unabashed antisemitism’

The Trump Administration has imposed sanctions on a top United Nations advocate for Palestinian rights, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio accusing her of ‘biased and malicious activities’.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu floated plans for some Gazans to be relocated abroad. (EPA PHOTO)

No breakthrough on Israel-Gaza ceasefire deal

Despite talks between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the Middle East conflict, the ceasefire deal could take several days to finalise.

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