Israeli military frees hostage from Gaza in ‘complex operation&

The Israeli military has rescued one of the scores of people abducted in Hamas' October 7 attack.

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‘Where will we get medicine? Where will patients like me go?& & people flee Gaza hospital

One of Gaza&s last functioning hospitals has been emptying out in recent days as Israel has ordered the evacuation of nearby areas and signalled a possible ground operation in a town that has been largely spared throughout the war.

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UN forced to halt aid operations in Gaza after Israel orders evacuations

UN aid operations in Gaza ground to a halt yesterday after Israel issued new evacuation orders on Sunday for Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, where the organisation&s operations centre was located, a senior UN official said.

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Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon safe after Israeli air strikes

All Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon are safe and accounted for after Israel launched a wave of air strikes across the southern part of the country.

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Israel says it&s ‘not interested in a war& after trading blows with Hezbollah

Israel launched dozens of pre-emptive airstrikes on Lebanon and Hezbollah fired its biggest cross-border missile barrage to date as the sides lurched closer to all-out war.

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Jake Wallis Simons: Israel has learned lessons of past and rediscovered power of the pre-emptive strike

Has war between Israel and Hezbollah started? Will it involve Iran? In the early hours of yesterday, Israeli planes mounted simultaneous attacks on thousands of targets in Lebanon, after intelligence showed that the militia was preparing a major missile and drone assault on the Jewish state to be launched at 5am.

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