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### Gaza Health Officials Report 24 Killed in Israeli Air Strikes Gaza health officials reported that Israeli air strikes on Saturday killed at least 24 people in the northern part of the territory. This follows an earlier report from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) indicating that 22 people were killed in shelling that damaged its office. The …

On Saturday, tens of thousands of protesters waving Israeli flags and chanting against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government gathered in Tel Aviv, calling for new elections and the return of captives held in Gaza. Weekly protests have been held in the city over Netanyahu’s handling of the ongoing war in Gaza, which began after Hamas attacked southern Israel on October …

Officials and analysts report that thousands of fighters from Iran-backed groups across the Middle East are prepared to join Hezbollah in Lebanon if the current conflict with Israel escalates into a full-scale war. Since the onset of the Gaza war in early October, triggered by Hamas’s attack on southern Israel, there have been nearly daily exchanges of fire along the …

On Sunday, Hezbollah announced that it had targeted a military site in northern Israel using an armed drone. This attack was a response to the killing of an Islamist commander. Since the Gaza conflict began on October 7, Israel and Hezbollah, a powerful Iran-backed group allied with Hamas, have been engaging in almost daily cross-border exchanges of fire. Earlier, Hezbollah …

A family in the United States is seeking over $80,000 in damages from NASA after a piece of space debris crashed through the roof of their home in Florida, AFP reported on Friday, June 21. The incident occurred on March 8 when a 700-gram piece of debris struck Alejandro Otero’s house in Naples, Florida, creating a hole in the roof. …

Patrik Schick’s chest goal secured a 1-1 draw for the Czech Republic against newcomers Georgia in an engaging Euro 2024 Group F match on Saturday. This result leaves both teams in a challenging position as they await the clash between Portugal and Turkey, the group leaders who have already defeated the Czechs and Georgia respectively. Georgia’s coach Willy Sagnol highlighted …

Portugal cruised into the Euro 2024 round of 16 on Saturday with a dominant 3-0 victory over Turkey, securing the top spot in Group F. Bernardo Silva opened the scoring with a superb finish in the 21st minute. Shortly after, a humorous own goal by Samet Akaydin extended Portugal’s lead, and Bruno Fernandes added a third with a second-half tap-in, …

TikTok escalated its confrontation with the Biden administration on Thursday regarding a law that could potentially ban the app in the United States. In a court filing, TikTok argued that U.S. users might be isolated from global content if the app is forced to change ownership. The filing also revealed, for the first time, a draft agreement between TikTok and …