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Fast Forward Fierce Israel Attack on Gaza Neighborhood Kills 62 — Bodies Strewn in Street
(Reuters) — More than 60 Palestinians and 13 Israeli soldiers were killed as Israel shelled a Gaza neighborhood and battled militants on Sunday in the bloodiest fighting in a near two-week-old offensive. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel of carrying out a massacre in Shejaia in the eastern suburbs of the city of Gaza and declared…
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Fast Forward 2 More Israeli Soldiers Killed — Gaza Ground War Toll at 5
Two more Israeli soldiers were killed in Gaza, bringing the number of soldiers killed to five. 2nd Lt. Bar Rahav, 21, a combat engineer, was killed Saturday night when an anti-tank missile was fired at the engineering vehicle he was operating in the Gaza Strip. 1st Sgt. Bnaya Rubel, 20, an infantry combatant was killed…
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Fast Forward Turkey Leader Slams Israel Attack on Gaza as ‘More Barbaric Than Hitler’
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Israel was worse than Hitler, but appeared to heed calls to urge his political allies to tone down attacks on the country’s Jews. “Those who condemn Hitler day and night have surpassed Hitler in barbarism,” Erdogan said Saturday, addressing supporters in Ordu, a city on the Black Sea,…
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Fast Forward Israel Takes Extension of Iran Nuclear Talks in Stride
Israel responded skeptically to the extension of Iranian nuclear talks with world powers on Saturday, saying it saw no cause for the optimism voiced by some Western diplomats about prospects for an accord. After failing to meet a July 20 deadline for a deal, international negotiators agreed to allow four more months for their high-stakes…
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Fast Forward Desperate Palestinians Flee Deeper Into Gaza as Israel Rolls In
In a school in northern Gaza, scores of families sweat in cramped classrooms. Babies cry, while restless kids draw on chalkboards and worried parents give thanks for their relative safety. They are among more than 50,000 civilians taken in by the main United Nations agency in Gaza, UNRWA, as they flee heavy shelling amid an…
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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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