Israeli airstrikes across Gaza kill at least 235 people - officials

A wave of Israeli strikes across Gaza has killed at least 235 people, local health officials said.

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Netanyahu&s bid to fire security chief over October 7 attack sparks backlash

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired or forced out a string of top officials since the deadly Hamas attack on Israel in 2023 that triggered the war in Gaza. The country&s domestic security chief is the newest target.

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‘I&ll hold Iran responsible for attacks by Houthis,& says Trump

US president Donald Trump said yesterday he would hold Iran responsible for any attacks carried out by the Houthi group that it backs in Yemen, as his administration expanded the biggest US military operation in the Middle East since he returned to the White House.

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Three Palestinian men gathering firewood killed by Israeli air strike, medics say

An Israeli air strike killed three Palestinian men in Gaza yesterday as they tried to gather firewood, medics said, with no sign of progress in renewed talks on sustaining a ceasefire deal between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu plans to sack security chief in power struggle over failure to stop Hamas

Israeli prime minister Benjamin ­Netanyahu will seek to sack the head of the country&s internal security service this week, in a power struggle over who is to blame for not stopping the Hamas attack that sparked the war in Gaza.

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Hamas will only hand over American-Israeli hostage once truce agreed

Hamas said yesterday it will only release an American-Israeli and the bodies of four other hostages if Israel implements their ceasefire agreement, calling it an &exceptional deal& aimed at getting the truce back on track. Meanwhile, Israeli airstrikes killed nine people in Gaza including local journalists according to medics and a watchdog.

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