MIDDLE EAST

GAZA AID CHIEF RESIGNS AS ISRAELI STRIKES KILL DOZENS IN ESCALATING CRISIS

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Just hours before a major humanitarian initiative was set to begin operations in Gaza, the head of the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) resigned, casting a shadow over efforts to provide emergency relief to over two million residents facing famine. Jake Wood, who had led the foundation since March, stepped down on Sunday, citing a failure to uphold core humanitarian values.

ISRAELI CRIPPLES LAST FULLY FUNCTIONING GOSPITAL IN GAZA CITY

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An Israeli air strike on Sunday devastated Al Ahli Arab Hospital, the last fully operational medical facility in Gaza City. The pre-dawn attack destroyed critical departments including intensive care and surgery wings, rendering the hospital non-functional amid Gaza's ongoing humanitarian crisis.

DISNEY TO OPEN FIRST MIDDLE EAST THEME PARK IN ABU DHABI

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Walt Disney has unveiled plans for its first-ever theme park in the Middle East, marking a significant strategic expansion into a region long courted by global entertainment giants. The new resort, a collaboration with Abu Dhabi-based Miral Group, will rise on Yas Island—already a booming leisure destination—and marks Disney's seventh theme park worldwide.

‘EID OF SADNESS': PALESTINIANS IN GAZA MARK MUSLIM HOLIDAY WITH DWINDLING FOOD AND NO END TO WAR

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Palestinians in the Gaza Strip had little to celebrate Sunday as they marked the normally festive Eid al-Fitr with rapidly dwindling food supplies and renewed fighting in the Israel-Hamas war. Israeli strikes killed at least 19 people, mostly women and children, health officials said.

SAUDI ARABIA AND QATAR REPAY SYRIA'S WORLD BANK DEBT, PAVING WAY FOR INTERNATIONAL AID AND RECOVERY

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Saudi Arabia and Qatar have taken a significant step toward normalizing Syria's international financial relations by agreeing to settle the war-torn country's $15 million debt to the World Bank. This action removes a critical barrier preventing Syria from accessing international aid for reconstruction efforts.

HAMAS SAYS HOSTAGES WILL RETURN ‘IN COFFINS’ IF ISRAEL TRIES TO FREE THEM BY FORCE

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Palestinian militant group Hamas warned on Wednesday that hostages may be killed if Israel attempts to retrieve them by force and air strikes continue in the Gaza Strip.

DEVASTATING EXPLOSION AT IRAN'S SHAHID RAJAEE PORT: 28 DEAD

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A catastrophic explosion ripped through Iran's largest commercial port facility on Saturday morning, leaving a trail of destruction and triggering a state of emergency. At least 28 people have perished and approximately 800 others sustained injuries in the massive blast at Shahid Rajaee port near Bandar Abbas.

ISRAEL STRIKES HAMAS AFTER HOSTAGE REFUSAL, SHATTERING CEASEFIRE

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Israel launched a new wave of airstrikes across Gaza early Tuesday, shattering the tenuous ceasefire that had held since January. The strikes came after Hamas reportedly refused to release additional hostages, prompting Israel to resume military operations with heightened intensity.