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Fast Forward 3 Israelis Killed as Gaza Fight Widens — Palestinian Toll Tops 300
Two Israeli soldiers were killed in a cross-border attack by Hamas militants on Saturday and an Israeli civilian was killed by a rocket, as the Palestinian death toll from the conflict rose above 300 with no diplomatic solution in sight. The Israeli military said four other soldiers were wounded in the raid by fighters who…
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Fast Forward Clashes Erupt in Paris as Thousands Rally To Denounce Israel Attack on Gaza
Pro-Palestinian protesters clashed with police in Paris on Saturday as they defied a ban on a planned rally against violence in the Gaza strip. A Reuters photographer said demonstrators in northern Paris launched projectiles at riot police, who responded by firing teargas canisters and stun grenades. Demonstrators also climbed on top of a building and…
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Fast Forward Iran Nuclear Talks Extended for 4 Months
Iran and six powers agreed to continue talking for four more months after failing to meet a July 20 deadline to reach a deal on curbing the Iranian nuclear program in exchange for ending sanctions, enabling Tehran to access $2.8 billion of frozen cash. But U.S. officials warned that most sanctions against the Islamic Republic…
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Fast Forward Auschwitz Guard Insists He Was Forced Into Working at Concentration Camp
An 89-year-old man wanted in Germany for working as a concentration camp guard during World War Two said in court filings on Friday that he should not be deported because his service in the Waffen SS was involuntary. “What can be said with certainty is that Mr. Breyer is not a war criminal,” lawyers for…
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Fast Forward Israel Instensifies Gaza Fight — 300 Dead With Worse to Come
Israeli forces on Saturday pressed ahead with a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip, where Palestinian militants kept firing rockets deep into Israel’s heartland, pushing the death toll past 300 in almost two weeks of conflict. Palestinian officials said 65 Palestinians, at least 15 of them under the age of 18, have been killed since…
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Fast Forward Egypt Aims To Crush — Not Help — Islamists With Gaza Mediation Role
Egypt’s attempts to pressure Hamas into accepting a truce plan offering few concessions for the group to end the latest fighting with Israel show Cairo’s determination to finish the job it began at home – crushing Islamists it sees as a threat. Egypt has always regarded itself as the most effective mediator in the Israeli-Palestinian…
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Fast Forward Pope Francis Calls Israeli and Palestinian Leaders in Plea for Gaza Peace
Pope Francis telephoned Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday to express his “very grave concerns” over the conflict in Gaza, the Vatican said. The pontiff, who hosted a prayer meeting with the two leaders in the Vatican last month, called on all sides to work for an end to hostilities…
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Fast Forward Israel Pushes Ground Assault Into Gaza — Bibi Says May Widen Onslaught
Israel intensified its land offensive in Gaza with artillery, tanks and gunboats on Friday and warned it could “significantly widen” an operation Palestinian officials said was killing ever greater numbers of civilians. Palestinian health officials said 27 Palestinians, including a baby, two children and a 70-year-old woman, had been killed since Israel sent ground forces…
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