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Israeli Shelling in Gaza Kills 12 Palestinians

Palestinians gather to check a building shortly after it was levelled by Israeli bombing in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on August 22, 2024, as the conflict between Israel and the Hamas group continues. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)
Palestinians gather to check a building shortly after it was levelled by Israeli bombing in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on August 22, 2024, as the conflict between Israel and the Hamas group continues. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)
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Israeli Shelling in Gaza Kills 12 Palestinians

Palestinians gather to check a building shortly after it was levelled by Israeli bombing in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on August 22, 2024, as the conflict between Israel and the Hamas group continues. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)
Palestinians gather to check a building shortly after it was levelled by Israeli bombing in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on August 22, 2024, as the conflict between Israel and the Hamas group continues. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)

At least 12 Palestinians, including two children and a woman, were killed early on Saturday morning by Israeli attacks east of Gaza's Khan Younis and in the Al-Nuseirat camp area, the official Palestinian news agency Wafa said.
At least 15 others were injured in the attacks, Wafa added.
The war began with the Oct. 7 attack as Hamas and other militants stormed Israel, killing around 1,200 people — mostly civilians — and abducting around 250. The Israeli offensive launched in response has killed more than 40,000 Palestinians in Gaza, according to the local Health Ministry, which doesn’t distinguish between militants and civilians.

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Türkiye, Russia Resume Joint Patrols in Northeast Syria, Turkish Ministry Says

A Turkish soldier walks next to a Turkish military vehicle during a joint US-Türkiye patrol near Tel Abyad, Syria. (Reuters file)
A Turkish soldier walks next to a Turkish military vehicle during a joint US-Türkiye patrol near Tel Abyad, Syria. (Reuters file)
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Türkiye, Russia Resume Joint Patrols in Northeast Syria, Turkish Ministry Says

A Turkish soldier walks next to a Turkish military vehicle during a joint US-Türkiye patrol near Tel Abyad, Syria. (Reuters file)
A Turkish soldier walks next to a Turkish military vehicle during a joint US-Türkiye patrol near Tel Abyad, Syria. (Reuters file)

Turkish and Russian troops in armored vehicles have resumed joint ground patrols in northeast Syria after operations were halted last year for security reasons, Türkiye’s defense ministry said on Friday.

The joint ground patrol was relaunched on Thursday into the east of the "Operation Peace Spring" zone in northeast Syria, involving four vehicles and 24 personnel, the statement said.

The ministry did not elaborate on the security issues that halted joint patrol operations in October last year. A total of 344 joint patrols had been conducted in the area since 2019, the ministry said.

In 2019, Türkiye and its Syrian opposition allies began military operations in northeast Syria, dubbed "Operation Peace Spring", aiming to drive back Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

That year, Ankara and Moscow agreed to conduct joint patrols in the region under a deal struck by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

Joint ground patrols will continue in the near future to establish stability in northeast Syria, ensure security of Türkiye’s borders and demonstrate Turkish-Russian cooperation in the fight against terrorism, the defense ministry said.