Newborn twins killed in airstrike as father registered births

An Israeli military strike in Gaza killed a set of newborn twins along with their mother and grandmother just as the father was registering their births at a local government office.

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‘If we don&t die in the bombing, we will die of disease& & Palestinians reveal horrific conditions they have to endure

Adel Abu Obeida stays awake at night trying to protect his six children from the sewage, insects and rodents that creep into their family tent in the central Gaza Strip. At sunrise, he lines up at a nearby distribution point for water he fears is contaminated.

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Blow to hopes of peace as Hamas says it will stay out of latest round of talks

Hamas said yesterday it would not take part in a new round of Gaza ceasefire talks slated for today in Qatar, dimming hopes for a negotiated truce that Iranian sources say could hold back an attack on Israel by Tehran.

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Violence spreads in Palestine as five killed after Israelis raid homes in occupied?West Bank

Israel said its forces had hit Palestinian militants in Tamoun in the occupied West Bank yesterday while Hamas said its fighters were engaged in fierce clashes with Israeli forces in nearby Tubas city.

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Japan prime minister Kishida to step down as scandals prove too much

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he will step down in September, ending a three-year term marred by political scandals and paving the way for a new premier to address the impact of rising prices.

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Only a Gaza ceasefire will delay retaliation, say Iranian officials

Only a ceasefire deal in Gaza stemming from hoped-for talks this week would hold Iran back from direct retaliation against Israel for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on its soil, three senior Iranian officials said.

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