‘We&re driving towards the goal line& & Blinken gives hope of ceasefire as eight die in Gaza bombing

US secretary of state Antony Blinken said last night that a long-sought ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas was within sight, saying negotiators were &driving toward the goal line&.

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Benjamin Netanyahu pays surprise visit to Israeli troops in Rafah before US trip

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a surprise visit to troops in southern Gaza yesterday, his office said, just days before he was set to give a speech to the US Congress.

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Health facilities in Gaza are at breaking point & Red Cross

Health facilities in Gaza are stretched to breaking point due to &unrelenting hostilities&, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have said.

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Nine crew from capsized oil tanker off Oman rescued while one dead

At least nine of the 16-member crew of a Comoros-flagged oil tanker that capsized off Oman on Monday have been rescued while one was found dead, officials said on Wednesday, two days after the incident was first reported.

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More than 60 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, including in ‘safe zone&

Israeli airstrikes killed more than 60 Palestinians in southern and central Gaza on Monday night and into yesterday, including one that struck an Israeli-declared &safe zone& crowded with thousands of displaced people.

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Israel launches new strikes in Gaza following weekend hit on makeshift camp in ‘safe zone&

Israel struck the southern and central Gaza Strip yesterday to put more pressure on Hamas, following a weekend strike targeting the militant group&s leadership, which killed scores of Palestinians who had sought shelter in a makeshift camp.

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