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Gaza parents urged to stop children flying kites after Israel warning to Hamas
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Gaza parents have been warned to stop their children flying kites in the war-ravaged enclave, after Israel threatened a forceful response if the Hamas militant group revives a tactic of launching incendiary kites over the border.
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AP News
Official leading Trump's Gaza ceasefire effort criticizes Israel for its attacks
The official in charge of President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan for Gaza is criticizing Israel for its attacks on the war-battered Palestinian territory and warning that the alternative to the U.S. proposal is the next war
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Regional powers seek off-ramp from Iran war, and other Middle East developments
Regional powers are seeking an off-ramp from the Iran war as another tanker attack is reported in the Strait of Hormuz
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Reuters
US Senate Democrats urge Israel to rein in West Bank violence
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats on Wednesday urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to rein in a "surge" of violence by West Bank settlers and mass arrests of Palestinians by Israeli security forces in the occupied territory.
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USA Today
Who's winning the war in Iran? Nobody. Here's why.
Six months into the conflict, the U.S. and Iran remain locked in a stalemate and it's hard to see how a clear winner will emerge.
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AP News
A year after Israeli strikes killed journalists at a hospital, no one has been held accountable
A year after Israeli strikes on a Gaza hospital killed 22 Palestinians, there are still major questions about the rationale for the attack
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Reuters
Oil gains as traders weigh prospects of easing Middle East supply disruptions
By Anushree Mukherjee Aug 27 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Thursday after falling earlier in the session as traders weighed signs of diplomatic progress involving Iran against lingering risks to oil supplies from the Middle East.
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Reuters
US starts returning staff to Middle East missions after Iran war evacuations, sources say
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration is starting to send personnel back to some diplomatic missions in the Middle East that were evacuated or downsized amid tensions with Iran, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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AP News
2 children among 4 killed in Gaza a week after US asked Israel to curb attacks
Israeli strikes and tank fire in Gaza have killed at least four people, including two children, according to hospital officials
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AP News
Strikes in Gaza kill 4, including 2 children, a week after US asked Israel to curb attacks
Israeli strikes and tank fire in Gaza have killed at least four people, including two children, according to hospital officials
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Reuters
Israeli fire kills two young children in Gaza, medics say
CAIRO, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Israeli airstrikes and gunfire killed two young children and at least two other Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Monday, health officials in the territory said.
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Reuters
US prepares to send diplomats back to Middle East embassies after Iran war evacuations, NYT reports
Aug 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department is preparing to return diplomats to embassies in the Middle East that were evacuated before and during the war with Iran, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing an internal State Department document.
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