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People at the site of Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital on Monday.

Israel says Gaza hospital strike targeted alleged Hamas camera without providing evidence

By Max Saltman, Dana Karni, Oren Liebermann, Tal Shalev, Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military has claimed its double strike on a Gaza hospital that killed health workers and journalists on Monday was targeting a camera positioned by Hamas, without providing evidence, as the United Nations condemned the attack and demanded “accountability and

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Terrorist Attacks by Vehicle Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at terror attacks involving vehicles used as deadly weapons by radicalized individuals or terror groups. Facts Al Qaeda’s Yemeni branch encouraged its Western recruits to use trucks as weapons. A 2010 webzine article, “The Ultimate Mowing Machine,” called for deploying a pickup truck as a “mowing

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Rosh Hashanah Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah, a celebration of the new year. September 22-24, 2025 – Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown on September 22 and is celebrated through nightfall on September 24. October 2-4, 2024 – Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown on October 2 and is

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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun

Trump’s envoy tells Lebanese journalists not to be ‘animalistic,’ ties behavior to Middle East’s ‘problem’

By Mostafa Salem and Charbel Mallo, CNN (CNN) — United States Special Envoy Tom Barrack sparked outrage after telling Lebanese journalists to act “civilized,” not “animalistic,” during a news conference in the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday. Barrack, joined by deputy envoy Morgan Ortagus, was in the Lebanese capital as part of US efforts to

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A visitor reads messages attached to a fence where flowers have been left at the Adass Israel Synagogue in the Melbourne suburb of Ripponlea on December 9

Australia expels Iranian ambassador after spy agency finds Iran directed antisemitic attacks on its soil

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Australia is expelling the Iranian ambassador to Canberra after the country’s intelligence agency found that Iran was behind at least two antisemitic attacks on Australian soil. Australia’s Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) had linked Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to two arson attacks last year, targeting a

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Mohammed bin Salman Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Mohammed bin Salman, crown prince and prime minister of Saudi Arabia. Personal Birth date: August 31, 1985 Birth place: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Birth name: Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud Father: King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud Mother: Fahda bint Falah bin

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Michael Jackson Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Grammy Award-winning artist Michael Jackson. Personal Birth date: August 29, 1958 Death date: June 25, 2009 Birth place: Gary, Indiana Birth name: Michael Joseph Jackson Father: Joseph Jackson, crane operator/The Jackson 5 manager Mother: Katherine (Scruse) Jackson Marriages: Debbie Rowe (November 15,

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