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  • Israel’s Top Court Rejects Petition by Families of Israeli Prisoners to Restore Electricity to Gaza

    Israel’s Top Court Rejects Petition by Families of Israeli Prisoners to Restore Electricity to Gaza

    Occupied Palestine (Quds News Network)-
    Israel’s Supreme Court has rejected a petition filed by families of Israeli prisoners. The petition demanded the government restore electricity to Gaza.

    Justice Alex Stein dismissed the case outright. He said the matter is not for judicial review and lies solely with political leaders. “Tel Aviv is under no obligation to supply electricity to Gaza,” he stated.

    Deputy Chief Justice Noam Sohlberg said hearing the case might…

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  • UN slams Myanmar’s ruling military for breaching truce amid quake recovery | Human Rights News

    UN slams Myanmar’s ruling military for breaching truce amid quake recovery | Human Rights News

    The Myanmar army has carried out over 120 attacks after the deadly March 28 earthquake, with more than half of them after the warring sides declared a temporary ceasefire in the civil war on April 2, the UN rights office says.

    The United Nations rights office has denounced Myanmar’s governing military for breaching the temporary truce in the civil war that was declared by warring sides last month following a deadly earthquake.

    Ravina Shamdasani, spokeswoman for the UN High Commissioner for…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Israeli prisons for juvenile Palestinians are “far from fair”

    Israeli prisons for juvenile Palestinians are “far from fair”

    Lawyer Khaled Quzmar says the Israeli military system is far below international standards.

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Reservists from Unit 8200, Academics Urge Ceasefire Deal, Halt to Gaza War

    Reservists from Unit 8200, Academics Urge Ceasefire Deal, Halt to Gaza War

    Israel’s new Chief of Staff, Eyal Zamir, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Design: Palestine Chronicle)

    By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

    Mounting dissent within Israel’s military and academic institutions highlights deepening divisions over the Gaza war.

    Hundreds of reservists from Israel’s elite Intelligence Unit 8200, along with around 2,000 university faculty members, have signed a petition calling for an end to the war on Gaza, according to reports in Israeli media.

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    News Source: www.palestinechronicle.com

  • Rose storms into Masters golf lead, McIlroy stumbles late | Golf News

    Rose storms into Masters golf lead, McIlroy stumbles late | Golf News

    Justin Rose used a red-hot putter to grab a three-shot lead over a trio of players that included defending Masters champion Scottie Scheffler at Augusta National, where Grand Slam-seeking Rory McIlroy ran into trouble late.

    Rose, twice a runner-up at the year’s first major, needed just 22 putts en route to a seven-under-par 65 that equalled the Englishman’s best start to a Masters.

    It is also the fifth time Rose has had the first-round lead or co-lead at the Masters, surpassing golfing…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • 10 Family Members, Including Seven Children, Killed in Israeli Airstrike on Khan Yunis

    10 Family Members, Including Seven Children, Killed in Israeli Airstrike on Khan Yunis

    Israel continued to carry out massacres in Gaza. (Photo: social media, via QNN)

    By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

    Israeli attacks on Gaza intensify as civilians face mass displacement, rising child deaths, and a deepening humanitarian blockade.

    The Civil Defense in Gaza reported that an Israeli airstrike carried out before dawn on Friday killed 10 members of a single family, including seven children, in the city of Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip.

    According to Civil Defense, the…

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    News Source: www.palestinechronicle.com

  • Senate confirms Dan Caine as top US general | Donald Trump News

    Senate confirms Dan Caine as top US general | Donald Trump News

    Trump’s nominee becomes chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff with 60 votes against 25.

    The US Senate has confirmed Air Force General Dan Caine as chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff after his predecessor’s abrupt sacking two months ago.

    Caine’s nomination by President Donald Trump was approved with some bipartisan support by an overnight vote on Friday of 60 to 25 before a two-week recess.

    At his confirmation hearing earlier this month, he promised to be apolitical and said he…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • A second US aircraft carrier arrives in the Middle East.

    A second US aircraft carrier arrives in the Middle East.

    The US military announced Thursday that a second aircraft carrier …

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  • Gaza rescuers say Israeli air strike kills 10, including 7 children

    Gaza rescuers say Israeli air strike kills 10, including 7 children

    Gaza’s civil defence agency said a pre-dawn Israeli air strike on Friday killed 10 members of the same family, including seven children, in the southern city of Khan Yunis.

    The Israeli military said it was looking into the attack, adding in a separate statement that it had struck approximately 40 “terror targets” across Gaza over the past day.

    Israel resumed intense strikes on the Gaza Strip on March 18, ending a two-month ceasefire with Hamas.

    Efforts to restore the truce have so far…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • Iran says seeks ‘real and fair’ deal in nuclear talks with US

    Iran says seeks ‘real and fair’ deal in nuclear talks with US

    Iran is seeking a “real and fair” agreement with the United States on its nuclear programme, a senior aide to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Friday, setting the stage for a diplomatic showdown this weekend in Oman.

    Longtime adversaries Iran and the US are set to hold talks on Saturday in Muscat, aimed at reaching a potential nuclear deal. US President Donald Trump last month sent a letter to Khamenei urging negotiations and warning of possible military action if Tehran…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com