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Israeli probe into killings of 15 Gaza medics finds 'professional failures'

An Israeli investigation into the killings of 15 Palestinian medics last month in Gaza by Israeli forces said Sunday it found a chain of "professional failures" and a deputy commander has been fired.

The shootings outraged many in the international community, with some calling the killings a war crime. Medical workers have special protection under international humanitarian law. The International Red Cross/Red Crescent called it the deadliest attack on its personnel in eight years.

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'I thought I'd died': How land mines claim lives in post-Assad Syria

Suleiman Khalil was harvesting olives in a Syrian orchard with two friends four months ago, unaware the soil beneath them still hid deadly remnants of war.

The trio suddenly noticed a visible mine lying on the ground. Panicked, Khalil and his friends tried to leave, but he stepped on a land mine and it exploded. His friends, terrified, ran to find an ambulance, but Khalil, 21, thought they had abandoned him.

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US airstrikes kill 12 people in Yemen's capital

U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen's capital killed 12 people and wounded 30 others, the Houthi rebels said early Monday.

The deaths mark the latest in America's intensified campaign of strikes targeting the rebels. The U.S. military's Central Command declined to answer questions about the strike or discuss civilian casualties from its campaign.

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Pope Francis was 'faithful friend' of Palestinians

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas paid tribute to Pope Francis, who died Monday at 88, calling him a "faithful friend of the Palestinian people".

"Today, we lost a faithful friend of the Palestinian people and their legitimate rights," Abbas said, noting that Pope Francis "recognized the Palestinian state and authorized the Palestinian flag to be raised in the Vatican."

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Qatar's chief negotiator says 'frustrated' by pace of Gaza talks

Qatar's chief negotiator voiced frustration over talks for a truce in Gaza in an interview with AFP, a month after Israel resumed its strikes on the Palestinian territory and another round of negotiations ended without a deal.

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Netanyahu says to return hostages without giving in to 'Hamas dictates'

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to bring home the remaining hostages in Gaza without yielding to Hamas' demands, insisting the military campaign in the Palestinian territory had reached a "critical stage".

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US to withdraw some 1,000 troops from Syria

The United States will roughly halve the number of troops it has deployed in Syria to less than 1,000 in the coming months, the Pentagon said Friday.

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Hamas signals rejection of Israel's latest truce proposal

Hamas has signaled its rejection of Israel's latest truce proposal and called for a "comprehensive" deal to end the 18-month-long war.

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US strikes on Yemen fuel port kill 58

U.S. strikes on a Yemeni fuel port killed at least 58 people, Houthi rebels said Friday, in one of the deadliest attacks of Washington's renewed campaign against the Iran-backed group.

The strikes also injured around 100 people, according to a Houthi-run television station that broadcast footage of large blazes lighting up the night sky.

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Suspected US airstrikes kill at least 1 in Yemen's Sanaa

An intense series of suspected U.S. airstrikes hit sites across Yemen held by the Houthi rebels into Thursday morning, with at least one person reportedly being killed in the capital, Sanaa.

The strikes took place around multiple governorates in the country overnight, with the Houthis providing few details about the sites hit. The U.S. military's Central Command has provided no specifics on targets as well in its campaign, which has been hitting sites in Yemen since March 15.

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