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Israeli pilots kill 9 kids while their mother works at Gazan hospital

GAZA  - The home of a doctor working in the emergency room at the Nasser Medical Complex in southern Gaza was struck by Israel Air Force pilots on Saturday, killing nine of her 10 children.

The bodies of seven of her children, aged from 3 to twelve, arrived at the hospital where she was working.

The bodies of another 2 children are still buried in the rubble left after the airstrike.

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Daily World Briefing, May 25

Aid entering Gaza accounts for less than 1 pct of population's needs: Hamas

The Hamas-run Gaza government media office said Saturday that the humanitarian aid that has entered the Gaza Strip accounts for less than 1 percent of the Gaza population's basic needs.

"During the 84 days of the blockade and complete closure, at least 46,200 trucks loaded with aid and fuel were supposed to enter the Gaza Strip to m

Trump gutting the Deep State inside National Security Council media

More than 100 staffers have been abruptly fired, sources involved in the reorganization said on Friday

The Trump administration has moved to drastically overhaul the National Security Council (NSC), placing more than 100 officials on administrative leave and slashing the powerful advisory and coordination body's staff, as part of what one White House source described as an effort to "gut the Deep

US launched largest-ever strike from aircraft carrier commander

Some 125,000 pounds (62.5 tons) of munitions were dropped by naval warplanes in Somalia, Admiral James Kilby has said

The US Navy conducted the largest-ever airstrike from an aircraft carrier during an operation in Somalia earlier this year, Admiral James Kilby, acting chief of naval operations, has said.

The USS Harry S. Truman and its strike group "launched the largest airstrike in the hi

Netanyahus forever war is killing Israel faster than its enemies

The total victory the PM has set as his goal is impossible, with or without American support

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has trapped himself in a predicament that requires him to either bow out of power or drag his whole state down with him. In over 18 months, Israel has failed to defeat any of its enemies and escalation in Gaza could be the most dangerous decision he has taken yet.

Daily World Briefing, May 20

Trump says phone call with Putin "went very well"

U.S. President Donald Trump said his telephone conversation Monday morning with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin "went very well."

Trump made the remarks in a social media post after the two-hour phone call about the war in Ukraine, saying Russia and Ukraine would start a negotiation in which the conditions could only be set by the two sides themselves

UAE's 'Make A Wish' Foundation resumes activities in Yemen

ADEN, 19th May, 2025 (WAM) - The UAE's "Make-A-Wish" Foundation announced the resumption of its humanitarian efforts in Yemen by fulfilling five wishes for children with cancer at Al-Sadaqah Hospital in Aden. A step that reflects the Foundation's unwavering commitment to continuing its noble mission despite besetting challenges.

The granted wishes included some of the latest electronic devices long dreamed of by

Are US-Israel special relations about to end

Donald Trumps Middle East tour conspicuously excluded the Jewish state, potentially signaling the start of a new foreign policy paradigm

Last week, US President Donald Trump embarked on his first official overseas tour since taking office, choosing to visit three key Gulf nations - Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.

This itinerary was both unexpected and, in many ways, unpre

UAE signs Memorandum of Understanding to build hospital in Aden, Yemen

ADEN, 8th May, 2025 (WAM) -- In an important initiative to bolster healthcare services in Yemen, the UAE Aid Agency has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to construct a state-of-the-art hospital in the Aden Governorate in Yemen.

Sultan Mohamed Al Shamsi, Vice Chairman of the UAE Aid Agency, and Ahmed Hamed Lamlas, Governor of Aden, signed the MoU.

As per the MoU, the new hospital will comprise a

Mohammed bin Rashid, Mansour bin Zayed congratulate new Prime Minister of Yemen

ABU DHABI, 5th May, 2025 (WAM) -- His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, sent congratulatory cables to Salem Saleh bin Braik on his appointment as Prime Minister of the Republic of Yemen.

Iran in Pot 2 of AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualifiers

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced on Thursday that the official AFC U-23 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026 Qualifiers Draw will take place on Thursday, 29th May, at 3 pm local time in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, at the AFC House.

A total of 44 teams will be sorted into 11 groups to do battle for the Qualifiers, which will take place between 1st and 9th September 2025.

Yemen Targets Israel's Ben Gurion Airport with Hypersonic Missile

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Yemens armed forces announced on Friday the launch of a hypersonic ballistic missile at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, in what they termed as a unique military operation in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

The spokesperson for Yemens armed forces Yahya Saree, announced that the missile struck its intended target, causing panic among Israeli settlers and disruptin

Sanctions Detrimental to Maritime Security: Irans UN Envoy

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Irans ambassador to the United Nations deplored the unilateral coercive measures (UCMs), particularly the extraterritorial sanctions imposed by the US, for undermining maritime security and stability.

Addressing an open debate of the United Nations Security Council on Strengthening Maritime Security through International Cooperation for Global Stability, held in New York on May

U.S. drone strikes kill at least 6 in suspected al-Qaeda hideout in Yemen: sources

ADEN, Yemen, May 24 (Xinhua) -- U.S. drone strikes overnight targeted a suspected al-Qaeda hideout in Yemen's southern province of Abyan, killing at least six people, a Yemeni military official told Xinhua on Saturday.

The strikes hit the mountainous Marakisha area in eastern Abyan late Friday, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. All those killed were believed to be members of al-Qaeda in the

Yemen's Houthis claim new missile attack on Israel

SANAA/JERUSALEM, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi group on Friday claimed responsibility for launching a "hypersonic ballistic missile" attack on Ben Gurion Airport in central Israel, which was reportedly intercepted by Israeli defense systems earlier in the day.

Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said in a statement aired by Houthi-run al-Masirah TV that the missile targeted Ben Gurion Airport.

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