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Palestinian death toll in Gaza tops 15,200

Shawdesh desk: A total of 15,207 Palestinians have died as a result of Israeli attacks in the war-torn Gaza Strip since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict on Oct. 7,

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Israeli strikes rock Gaza for second day after truce collapse

Shawdesh desk: Israel carried out deadly bombardments in Gaza for a second day on Saturday after a week-long truce with Hamas collapsed despite international calls for an extension. Clouds of

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N Korea threatens to destroy United States’ spy satellites

Shawdesh Desk; North Korea warned Saturday it would ‘destroy’ United States spy satellites if Washington tries ‘any attack’ on its space asset, after Pyongyang launched its first military eye in

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South Korea’s first ever spy satellite reaches orbit successfully

Shawdesh desk: South Korea on Saturday confirmed that its first military spy satellite had reached orbit after a successful SpaceX rocket launch and that communication was established with ground control.

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Israel and Hamas agree to extend truce for 7th day

Shawdesh Desk: A truce between Israel and Hamas will continue, both sides said Thursday, moments before the deal was due to expire, though details of any official agreement remained unclear.

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12 more Gaza hostages freed as mediators seek lasting truce

Shawdesh desk: A truce between Israel and Hamas enters its sixth day Wednesday after additional hostages were released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, with mediators pushing for a more “sustainable”

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Truce between Israel, Hamas extended for one more day

Shawdesh desk: A truce between Israel and Hamas was extended on Thursday just before it was due to expire, the two sides announced, with mediator Qatar reporting it would continue

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Israeli settlers steal Palestinian farmers’ land in West Bank

Shawdesh desk: Farmers in the occupied West Bank face near-daily incursions and violence from Israeli settlers, to the point that they live in fear of having their homes and land

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