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Israeli Fire Kills Six in Gaza despite New Effort to Salvage Truce

A boy reacts during the funeral of Palestinians who, according to medics, were killed in an Israeli strike, in Gaza City, March 30, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
A boy reacts during the funeral of Palestinians who, according to medics, were killed in an Israeli strike, in Gaza City, March 30, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
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Israeli Fire Kills Six in Gaza despite New Effort to Salvage Truce

A boy reacts during the funeral of Palestinians who, according to medics, were killed in an Israeli strike, in Gaza City, March 30, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
A boy reacts during the funeral of Palestinians who, according to medics, were killed in an Israeli strike, in Gaza City, March 30, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least six Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, health officials said, as mediators stepped up efforts to salvage the US-brokered ceasefire.

Medics said an Israeli airstrike killed at least four people near Al-Yeman Al-Saeed Hospital in the Jabalia refugee camp, north of the enclave, while two others were killed in separate shooting incidents in Khan Younis, in the south, and Gaza City.

The violence came as mediators, Egypt, Qatar and Türkiye, wrapped up week-long talks with Hamas and other Palestinian factions on implementing the second phase of US President Donald Trump's Gaza plan, which would involve Hamas disarming and Israel withdrawing its forces, Reuters reported.

An October 2025 truce brokered by Trump has failed to halt Israeli attacks in Gaza or to secure the disarmament of Hamas militants.

Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed more than 950 people since the truce, health officials say, while Israel says four soldiers have been killed by militants in that period.

Hamas blames the absence of a full agreement to end the Gaza conflict on Israel's refusal to fulfill first-phase obligations agreed in October, which halted major fighting but did not end Israeli attacks. Israel says its strikes are intended to thwart imminent attacks by Hamas and other militants.

On Sunday, Hamas and other factions said they had given a written response to a 15-point blueprint presented to them by the mediators and Trump's Board of Peace, but did not provide details of their response.

Sources close to the talks said the factions agreed to 14 out of the 15 items. Disagreement remains over the disarmament of Hamas, which links any full disarmament to launching a political track toward a Palestinian state.

Israel insists Hamas must disarm, cede power in Gaza and play no role in the future of the enclave.

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Two Soldiers Killed in Houthi Drone Attack on Yemen’s Marib

The remains of a military projectile are embedded in the ground in the Port of Mokha the day after an attack by the Houthis on the city of Mokha, held by Yemen's legitimate Aden-based government on August 10, 2026. (AFP)
The remains of a military projectile are embedded in the ground in the Port of Mokha the day after an attack by the Houthis on the city of Mokha, held by Yemen's legitimate Aden-based government on August 10, 2026. (AFP)
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Two Soldiers Killed in Houthi Drone Attack on Yemen’s Marib

The remains of a military projectile are embedded in the ground in the Port of Mokha the day after an attack by the Houthis on the city of Mokha, held by Yemen's legitimate Aden-based government on August 10, 2026. (AFP)
The remains of a military projectile are embedded in the ground in the Port of Mokha the day after an attack by the Houthis on the city of Mokha, held by Yemen's legitimate Aden-based government on August 10, 2026. (AFP)

The Iran-backed Houthi group launched on Monday a drone attack on the Harib district in Yemen’s Marib governorate.

Two government soldiers were killed and seven others wounded in the attack, said field military sources. This was the second attack on Harib in days.

The Houthis continued their attacks on government forces, days after their escalation targeting al-Mokha city and its port on Yemen’s west coast, as well as Marib, Hadramawt, and Dhale.

Meanwhile, authorities in the southern and eastern governorates urged vigilance in anticipation of any attack.

Member of the Presidential Leadership Council Sultan Ali al-Aradah stressed the need for vigilance in the al-Mahra governorate and more coordination between military units and security agencies to confront threats.

He met with Chief of the General Staff of the Yemeni Armed Forces Lieutenant General Sagheer Aziz and other military officials, underlining the need to continue the crackdown on Houthi smuggling operations and thwarting their destabilizing activities.

He said al-Mahra was the gateway to eastern Yemen, calling for maintaining its stability, bolstering the presence of state institutions and protecting national interests.

In Hadramawt, PLC member and province governor Salem al-Khanbashi inspected the al-Riyan International Airport, Mukalla port and the al-Dhabba Oil Terminal to check the measures taken to ensure their security.

He chaired a meeting in Mukalla to tackle the level of readiness and emergency plans to confront any possible danger and protect lives.

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Israel Declares Closed Military Zone in West Bank’s Taybeh

The site of a new Israeli settlement near the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, August 10, 2026. (Reuters)
The site of a new Israeli settlement near the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, August 10, 2026. (Reuters)
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Israel Declares Closed Military Zone in West Bank’s Taybeh

The site of a new Israeli settlement near the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, August 10, 2026. (Reuters)
The site of a new Israeli settlement near the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, August 10, 2026. (Reuters)

Israel's military said Monday it had declared a Christian-majority town in the occupied West Bank a closed military zone to keep out Israeli settlers and other non-residents.

The new tactic is designed to keep Israelis out of Taybeh, which is surrounded by settlements to its east and west and has been subject to arson, vandalism and settlers coming onto private and village property.

The order does not apply to Palestinian residents or journalists, who the army said would be allowed unless soldiers determine their presence poses a threat. The army said its troops would detain suspects and disperse gatherings to keep the peace.

The designation comes after months of the army and police struggling to maintain order throughout the territory, where at least 87 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli settlers or soldiers in 2026, according to the Ramallah-based Palestinian Health Ministry.

Parts of Taybeh lie in what's called “Area B,” where Israel maintains security control, but residents have complained that the army and police are slow to respond to attacks by extremist settlers.

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Family of Former Palestinian Ambassador Urge Lebanon to Not Extradite Him

Former Palestinian ambassador to Beirut Ashraf Dabbour (circulated)
Former Palestinian ambassador to Beirut Ashraf Dabbour (circulated)
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Family of Former Palestinian Ambassador Urge Lebanon to Not Extradite Him

Former Palestinian ambassador to Beirut Ashraf Dabbour (circulated)
Former Palestinian ambassador to Beirut Ashraf Dabbour (circulated)

The family of former Palestinian ambassador to Lebanon Ashraf Dabbour urged Lebanese authorities on Monday to not extradite him after authorities in Ramallah requested his transfer over corruption allegations.

Lebanon's public prosecutor ordered the arrest of Dabbour, ambassador from 2012 to 2025, last week after questioning him based on a warrant from the Palestinian Authority over corruption and embezzlement during his tenure, a judicial official told AFP at the time.

The judiciary then recommended in a letter to the justice ministry that Dabbour be extradited as his case involves "Palestinian funds", another official said on Monday, on condition of anonymity.

The request must be signed by the justice minister, president and prime minister before security forces can hand him over.

"We are not asking for his protection from the judiciary, nor are we asking for charges to be dropped," Dabbour's daughter Israa said in a press conference in Beirut.

"Why should our father be moved from the country where he lived, and from the place where the alleged crimes took place, in order to be tried somewhere else?" she said, calling on the Lebanese judiciary to look into the case instead of sending him to Ramallah.

Dabbour has a "critical health condition and is in intensive care", according to his daughter, who appealed to Lebanon to "provide him with the necessary care".

In April, Lebanese authorities detained Dabbour over the same case before releasing him with a travel ban.

He has repeatedly denied the accusations on social media, accusing Yasser Abbas, son of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, of leading a campaign against him.

Israa Dabbour said "the file includes political accusations seeking to settle personal scores" without elaborating.

Lebanon's National Human Rights Commission asked the cabinet last week to "refrain from approving the extradition" due to "reliable information that raises serious reasons to believe that (Dabbour) is at risk of being subjected to torture, ill-treatment or arbitrary detention".

The organization also pointed to legal loopholes that could prevent the handover due to the lack of "an effective treaty between Lebanon and the State of Palestine that regulates extradition".