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Tensions were running high after the Israeli strike in Lebanon

Israel has carried out a series of assassinations of senior leaders of Iranian proxy forces including Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran-backed forces in the past year. The assassinations have come at the same time as Israel’s military offensive in Gaza. Four people linked to Iran’s nuclear program were killed by hit men on motorcycles.

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Palestinians remember the death of a U.S. activist

Twenty-one years ago, US activist Rachel Corrie was protesting against Israel’s demolition of a house in the Gaza Strip when she was shot dead. The house was later demolished after Corrie’s death. Corrie had written a statement at the time saying that her dream was to stop children around the world from dying of hunger.

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Is Israel’s military strategy to eliminate Hamas working?

The UN has said that it has received the first outside access to Gaza’s biggest hospital, Al-Shifa Hospital, which was recently seized by Israel. A UN humanitarian assessment team visited the hospital on Saturday and saw first hand the dire circumstances of the facility, the groups said. Israel had ordered 2,500 people to leave the hospital grounds by the time the team arrived.

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