Israel braces for Iranian attack as US sends warships to region

Israel is preparing for a large-scale military attack from Iran, defence minister Yoav Gallant has told his US counterpart.

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Airlines cancel flights to Israel, Jordan and Lebanon as Middle East tension mounts

More airlines are grounding flights to and from Israel, Jordan and Lebanon as tension in the Middle East grows.

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At least 80 dead after Israeli strike on school-turned-shelter in Gaza

The Israeli military ordered more evacuations in southern Gaza early yesterday, a day after a deadly airstrike on a school-turned-shelter in the north killed at least 80 Palestinians, according to local health authorities.

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Israel widens evacuation order after deadly strike on Gaza school-turned-shelter

The Israeli military ordered more evacuations in southern Gaza early on Sunday after a deadly air strike on a school-turned-shelter in the north killed at least 80 Palestinians, according to local health authorities.

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Palestinians pray next to bodies after yesterdayâ-#128;-#153;s Israeli strike. Photo: Reuters

An Israeli airstrike hit a school-turned-shelter in Gaza early yesterday, killing at least 80 people and wounding nearly 50 others, Palestinian authorities said, in one of the deadliest attacks in the 10-month-old war between Israel and Hamas.

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Gazan families flee Khan Younis as latest Israeli assault kills at least 21

Israeli troops have launched a new assault into the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, apparently targeting Hamas fighters who the military claims still operate there despite repeated offensives.

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