Middle East
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May- 2025 -30 May
Israel Unleashes High-Powered Laser Weapon in Combat for First Time
Israel has carried out the first known combat use of a high-powered laser weapon, shooting down kamikaze drones launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon.
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30 May
Hamas Says New US-Backed Truce Proposal Does Not Meet Demands
The White House said Thursday Israel had "signed off" on a new Gaza ceasefire proposal submitted to Hamas, but the Palestinian militant group said the deal failed to satisfy its demands.
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29 May
Israeli Strikes Destroy Last Plane at Yemen Rebels’ Airport
Israeli air strikes blew up the last remaining plane at rebel-held Yemen's international airport, Israel and a Yemeni official said on Wednesday, weeks after an earlier attack inflicted major damage.
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27 May
US-Backed Group Says It Has Begun Aid Distribution in Gaza
A controversial US-backed aid group for Gaza announced Monday that it had begun distributing food in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory, and decried Hamas "death threats" against organizations supporting its operations.
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27 May
Germany Says to Continue Israel Arms Sales Amid Embargo Call
Germany will keep supplying weapons to Israel despite its intensified offensive in Gaza that has sparked international outcry, the foreign minister said on Monday, snubbing Spanish calls for an embargo.
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27 May
France Urges Armenia, Azerbaijan to Sign Peace Deal
France called on Azerbaijan and Armenia to "quickly" sign a finalized peace treaty, after efforts to hammer out an agreement between the two arch-foes appeared to stall.
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26 May
Iran Enhances Locally Developed Drone Fleet, Unveils Three New Models
Iran has pulled the curtain back on three new combat drones: Homa, Dideban, and Shahin-1, each designed to bolster its growing fleet of domestically built unmanned systems.
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26 May
Gaza Rescuers Say 13 Killed in Israeli Strike on School
Palestinian rescuers said an Israeli strike at dawn killed 13 people at a Gaza City school, as Israel presses ahead with what it has described as a renewed push to destroy Hamas.
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25 May
Gaza Rescuers Say 22 Killed in Israeli Strikes
Rescuers in Gaza said 22 people were killed and dozens more wounded in Israeli air strikes across the Palestinian territory on Sunday.
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24 May
US Strike on Yemen Kills Al-Qaeda Members: Yemeni Security Sources
Five Al-Qaeda members have been killed in a strike blamed on the United States in southern Yemen, two Yemeni security sources told AFP on Saturday.
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