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Israel military issues evacuation warning for Gaza's Khan Yunis

The Israeli military issued an evacuation warning for parts of the southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis on Monday, following what it said were rocket launches from the area.

"Terrorist organizations continue to launch rocket fire from your areas. The Khan Yunis area is considered a dangerous combat zone and has been warned multiple times," the Arabic warning said. "Evacuate immediately to the west, to the Mawasi area."

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Aoun confirms disarmament to start mid-June in 3 Palestinian camps in Beirut

The disarmament of the first Palestinian camps in Lebanon will begin in mid-June in three Beirut camps, President Joseph Aoun confirmed Monday.

A joint Lebanese-Palestinian committee met for the first time last week following an accord between Lebanese and Palestinian leaders on disarming Palestinian camps as Lebanon seeks to impose its authority on all its territory.

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Ukraine hit by record barrage after Trump says Putin 'has gone absolutely crazy'

Russia fired its biggest ever drone barrage on Ukraine overnight, Kyiv said Monday, just hours after Donald Trump called Vladimir Putin "CRAZY" and warned Moscow risked new sanctions if it kept up its deadly bombardment.

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Iran rejects push to suspend uranium enrichment to reach US deal

Iran on Monday ruled out suspending uranium enrichment as part of any nuclear deal with the United States -- a key demand from Washington in successive rounds of talks between the foes.

The issue has come into focus in recent weeks, with Iran staunchly defending its right to enrich uranium as part of what it says is a civilian nuclear program, while the United States wants it to stop.

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Gaza rescuers say 52 killed in Israeli strikes, including 33 in a school

Rescuers said devastating Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip killed at least 52 people on Monday, 33 of them in a school turned shelter.

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Syria hands Lebanese Army a suspect in LF official's killing

The Lebanese Army said it has taken into custody a suspect in last year's killing of a Lebanese Forces official, with help from Syria's new authorities, in a case that sparked public outrage.

Pascal Sleiman, an LF coordinator in the Jbeil area, was abducted and killed in April 2024.

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US says Syria to help locate missing Americans

Syria's new authorities have agreed to help the United States locate and return Americans who went missing in the war-torn country, a U.S. envoy said on Sunday.

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Gaza rescuers say eight killed in Israeli strikes

Rescuers in Gaza said eight people were killed and several more wounded in Israeli air strikes across the Palestinian territory on Sunday.

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Sirens in Jerusalem as Israel says intercepted Yemen missile

The Israeli army said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen on Sunday, shortly after air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem, according to AFP journalists.

"Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel, a missile that was launched from Yemen was intercepted," the army said in a statement.

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Russia strikes Kyiv after first stage of major prisoner swap

A massive Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv Saturday wounded at least 15 people, just as Russia and Ukraine were in the middle of a major prisoner swap.

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