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Palestinian journalist loses an eye after being hit by Israeli rubber bullet at West Bank land seizure protest (GRAPHIC)

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A Palestinian journalist lost his eye after being hit by an Israeli rubber-coated bullet. Moath Amarneh was mutilated despite wearing a ‘Press’ vest while covering a protest in the West Bank’s Hebron governorate. … Read More >Palestinian journalist loses an eye after being hit by Israeli rubber bullet at West Bank land seizure protest (GRAPHIC)

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Wrong Abu? IDF ‘investigating’ after wiping out Gaza family of EIGHT, incl. 5 kids, in raid on presumed Islamic Jihad commander

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The Israeli Defense Force is investigating whether it killed eight innocent Palestinian family members, including five children, while targeting a militant leader in Gaza. It insists the building they lived in was thought empty. … Read More >Wrong Abu? IDF ‘investigating’ after wiping out Gaza family of EIGHT, incl. 5 kids, in raid on presumed Islamic Jihad commander

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Major defense technology leak? Israeli missile interceptor reportedly falls in Gaza Strip and is intact

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A crucial part of Israel’s Tamir interceptor, which is used in the middle-range Iron Dome air defense system, seems to have fallen intact in the Gaza Strip, potentially creating a major leak of secret rocket technology. … Read More >Major defense technology leak? Israeli missile interceptor reportedly falls in Gaza Strip and is intact

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US would attack foes & friends to protect its hegemony and doesn’t shy away from using terrorists as proxies – Assad to RT

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Syria became a testing ground for the US as it refines its tools to safeguard global hegemony, President Bashar Assad told RT’s Afshin Rattansi in an exclusive interview. He also explained what many Syrians are fighting for. … Read More >US would attack foes & friends to protect its hegemony and doesn’t shy away from using terrorists as proxies – Assad to RT

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Multiple casualties in blast near Lebanese embassy as Syrian air defenses engage ‘hostile targets’ in Damascus skies (PHOTOS)

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At least two people have been killed and six other wounded after a blast rocked the Mazzeh district of Damascus just as the military’s air defense engaged a “hostile target” over the nearby suburb of Daraya, SANA reports. … Read More >Multiple casualties in blast near Lebanese embassy as Syrian air defenses engage ‘hostile targets’ in Damascus skies (PHOTOS)

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Media ‘whitewashing coup’ in Bolivia, & CIA surely celebrating Morales’ departure – pundits

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The way Bolivian President Evo Morales departed from power bears clear signs of a coup, but the media is unlikely to present it that way, pundits and politicians said, with some suggesting the event is pure joy for the CIA. … Read More >Media ‘whitewashing coup’ in Bolivia, & CIA surely celebrating Morales’ departure – pundits

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Iran begins enriching 12 times as much uranium, in further departure from nuclear deal that US ditched

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Tehran has radically ratcheted up its production of low-enriched uranium after rebooting production at two facilities. The uptick comes as Iran moves further away from the 2015 nuclear deal that was ditched by the US last year. … Read More >Iran begins enriching 12 times as much uranium, in further departure from nuclear deal that US ditched