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A Palestinian resident of the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of east Jerusalem stands near a sidewalk, Nov. 2, 2021. An Israeli court on Monday, April 15, 2024 ordered the eviction of a Palestinian family in the contested neighborhood of east Jerusalem, the latest in a legal saga that has come to symbolize the conflicting claims to the holy city. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean, file)

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Israel orders eviction of Palestinian family from east Jerusalem property, reigniting a legal battle
By JACK JEFFERY - Associated Press
Mon,04/15/24-11:16AM , 57 Reads
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli court on Monday ordered the eviction of a Palestinian family in a contested neighborhood of east Jerusalem, the latest in a legal saga that has come to symbolize the conflicting claims to the holy city.
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A woman walks past an anti-Israeli banner on a building at the Felestin (Palestine) Square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Sunday, April 14, 2024. Israel on Sunday hailed its air defenses in the face of an unprecedented attack by Iran, saying the systems thwarted 99% of the more than 300 drones and missiles launched toward its territory. The sign in Hebrew reads: "Your next mistake will be the end of your fake country." The sign in Farsi reads: "The next slap will be harder." (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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Analysis: Iran upends decades of shadow warfare in direct attack on Israel as tensions mount at home
By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press
Mon,04/15/24-7:53AM , 71 Reads
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's direct attack on Israel over the weekend upended decades of its shadowy warfare by proxy, something Tehran has used to manage international repercussions for its actions.
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Security officers stand guard outside Orthodox Assyrian church in Sydney, Australia, Monday, April 15, 2024. Police in Australia say a man has been arrested after a bishop and churchgoers were stabbed in the church. There are no life-threatening injuries. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

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A knife attack in Australia against a bishop and a priest is being treated as terrorism, police say
By MARK BAKER AND ROD MCGUIRK - Associated Press
Mon,04/15/24-6:27AM , 119 Reads
SYDNEY (AP) — Australian police say a knife attack in Sydney that wounded a bishop and a priest during a church service as horrified worshippers watched online and in person, and sparked a riot was an act of terrorism.
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Explosions and plumes of smoke were seen on Gaza's skyline on Monday morning as Israel continued to strike the Palestinian enclave. (AP video by Joeal Calupitan)

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Israeli military tells Palestinians not to return to north Gaza after witnesses say troops killed 5
By WAFAA SHURAFA AND SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press
Mon,04/15/24-5:20AM , 114 Reads
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military renewed warnings on Monday for Palestinians not to return to northern Gaza, a day after witnesses and medical officials said Israeli troops opened fire and killed five people among throngs of displaced residents
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