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Doden door Israëlische aanvallen in Gaza en Libanon

GAZA-STAD/BEIROET (ANP/AFP/RTR) - Door Israëlische aanvallen zijn zondag in de Gazastrook ten minste acht Palestijnen gedood, aldus gezondheidsfunctionarissen. Dat aantal is inclusief de vier doden die Palestijnse autoriteiten eerder op zondag al meldden.

Sinds Israël zijn gezamenlijke bombardementen met de VS in Iran heeft gestaakt, heeft het land zijn aanvallen in Gaza opgevoerd, ondanks een bestand dat het met de Palestijnse beweging Hamas heeft gesloten.

De aanvallen gebeurden in Deir al-Balah, in het hart van de Gazastrook, en in de zuidelijke stad Khan Younis. Het Israëlische leger zei dat een van de aanvallen gericht was op een "militant" die een "onmiddellijke bedreiging" zou hebben gevormd voor de troepen in het gebied. Op de overige incidenten gaf het leger geen commentaar.

Ook in Libanon, waar eveneens een staakt-het-vuren geldt, voerden de Israëli's zondag dodelijke aanvallen uit. Volgens het Libanese ministerie van Volksgezondheid kwamen daarbij in Zuid-Libanon zondag vijf mensen om het leven, onder wie twee kinderen.


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There are a couple of reasons why England’s latest Six Nations grand slam is worthy of glowing appreciation. The first is that consistent excellence should always receive due recognition. And the second is that England had to do far more than simply show up and tick off the kind of routine runaway victory that leaves even their most loyal fans slightly underwhelmed.

A 15-point margin might not instantly suggest a full-blooded contest but France more than fulfilled their part of the bargain. The nagging concern within women’s rugby is that the Red Roses are not being sufficiently challenged. On this occasion no one could level that accusation at the determined hosts who had England’s golden girls pinned back for lengthy periods.

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Against the backdrop of the Washington Monument, worship music blared from a stage that made clear the event’s Christian focus. Arched stained-glass windows, set underneath grand columns resembling a federal building, depicted the nation’s founders alongside a white cross.

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UAE blames Iran or its proxies for drone strike fire near nuclear plant

Abu Dhabi denounces ‘dangerous escalation’ as Iran war ceasefire grows more precarious

The United Arab Emirates has blamed a fire near its nuclear power plant on a drone launched by Iran or one of its proxies in what the UAE called a “dangerous escalation”.

The fire was just outside the Barakah nuclear plant and caused no injuries or radiation alerts, but it came at an extremely tense moment in the sixth week of a ceasefire in the Iran war, with peace talks stalled and Donald Trump voicing impatience at the deadlock.

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