At least 23 killed after Israel strikes four-storey residential block in Gaza

Israeli aircraft struck a residential block in war-ravaged northern Gaza yesterday, killing at least 23 people, officials said, as the renewed fighting in the devastated Palestinian enclave showed no signs of letting up.

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‘If we&re not killed by bombs, we&ll die of hunger& & Palestinian mother

The bombs still haven&t killed Rehab Akhras and her family. But if the checkpoints that Israel has sealed off since the start of March are not opened soon, she says hunger surely will.

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Israeli air strike on Gaza residential building kills at least 23

At least 23 people have been killed after an Israeli aircraft struck a residential block in war-ravaged northern Gaza on Wednesday, health officials said.

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Iran sceptical of US intentions ahead of talks on nuclear deal

Iran is approaching weekend talks with the United States over its nuclear programme warily, with little confidence in progress and deep suspicions over US intentions, Iranian officials told Reuters yesterday.

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UN rejects Israeli plan to control all aid flowing into Gaza

United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres has rejected a new Israeli proposal to control aid deliveries in Gaza, saying it risks &further controlling and callously limiting aid down to the last calorie and grain of flour&.

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Uproar at court hearing over Benjamin Netanyahu&s bid to sack Israeli intelligence boss

Israel&s Supreme Court began a hearing yesterday into prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu&s bid to sack the head of the domestic intelligence service amid an uproar from shouting protesters that forced the judges to clear the court.

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