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One killed, over 15 wounded by Israeli forces and settlers in West Bank

One killed, over 15 wounded by Israeli forces and settlers in West Bank Israeli violence continued to escalate across the occupied West Bank on Sunday. More than 15 people were wounded and one person was killed in attacks by Israeli forces and settlers on Palestinian towns and villages, the Wafa news agency reported. Earlier in the day, a Palestinian man had been killed by Israeli soldiers while being detained at the Anab checkpoint, east of Tulkarm. In Beit Imrin, northwest of Nablus, Israel…

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Yemeni government launches offensive to seize all areas from Iran-backed Houthis

By Mohammed Ghobari, Timour Azhari and Eman AbouhassiraADEN, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Yemen’s Saudi-backed, internationally recognised government said on Sunday it was launching a major military campaign to recapture all areas of the country controlled by the .The government’s armed forces would press the offensive “until the country is liberated from the grip of the terrorist militia,” Yemeni President Rashad al-Alimi said in a televised address. A military spokesman later called on the Houthis to lay down their weapons.

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Netanyahu orders security review of international flights to Israel after Flydubai incident

Netanyahu orders security review of international flights to Israel after Flydubai incident Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday ordered a security review of international flights to Israel after a co-pilot allegedly attempted to crash an Israel-bound flight from Dubai. Netanyahu "has instructed the Head of the National Security Council, Shmuel Ben Ezra, to appoint an examiner to conduct a thorough review of all security aspects of foreign civil aviation to Israel", a statement…

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Over 70 dead in fighting around Yemen's Taiz in 24 hours

Over 70 dead in fighting around Yemen's Taiz in 24 hours More than 70 people have been killed over the past day in fighting in and around the southwestern Yemeni province of Taiz, AFP reported on Sunday, citing sources from both sides. Sources from the Yemeni government reported that 34 troops were killed, 20 of them in neighbouring Lahj, on the edge of Taiz province. Houthi military sources said 39 of their fighters were killed in fighting across Taiz and in areas bordering Lahj. The Yemeni…

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Australia probes flydubai co-pilot's links to the country, police say

By Praveen Menon and Alexander CornwellSYDNEY/TEL AVIV, Oct 4 (Reuters) - A multi-agency Australian counterterrorism unit is investigating links to Australia of the co-pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073, who stabbed his captain and then attempted to hijack the plane, a police spokesperson said on Sunday.The Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team – which comprises federal police, Victorian state police and the ASIO intelligence agency – was "investigating the man's links to Australia," the Australian Federal Police spokesperson said.

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