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Egyptian army destroys Gaza smuggling tunnel: Reports

The Egyptian army on Tuesday destroyed a tunnel used for smuggling goods from the Sinai Peninsula into the blockaded Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian media reports. “Huge explosions could be heard in Gaza's southern city of Rafah as the tunnel was destroyed,” the Samaa news...

Egypt says it killed 3 extremists, destroyed Gaza tunnels

The Egyptian army said Tuesday its forces killed three extremists in the Sinai and destroyed tunnels at Rafah on the Gaza border as part of a vast campaign against militants. More than 200 suspected extremists and at least 35 soldiers have been killed since Egypt launched operation...

1 killed in attack on trade chamber in southern Turkey

Officials say a gunman has killed the deputy head of a local trade organization in southern Turkey. The organization's president was wounded in the attack. Gov. Omer Faruk Coskun said the attack occurred Tuesday in the Trade and Industry Chamber for the city of Osmaniye. The gunman, who...

Israel army killed 25 Palestinian children in 2018: NGO

The Israeli army has killed 25 Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank and the blockaded Gaza Strip since the beginning of 2018, a rights NGO said Monday. In a press release, Defense for Children International-Palestine, which advocates for the rights of Palestinian children in...