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Israel has been waiting for the “right time to act” at Al-Shifa Hospital in central Gaza, Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said on Monday. Speaking at his daily news conference, Hagari alleged that Hamas individuals had “fled to the area of the hospital, hid in it, and turned it into a headquarters.” He said the IDF has been “following this compound for some time and have been waiting for the right time to act.”Israeli forces surrounded the Al-Shifa Medical Complex early Monday, where the Ministry of Health in Gaza said about 30,000 people are sheltering.Hagari said an “exchange…

Palestinians search the rubble of a family home following Israeli bombardment west of the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza on March 16. AFP/Getty ImagesThe Ministry of Health in Gaza has said 37 people, including children and pregnant women, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a residential block in central Gaza on Friday night.CNN is unable to verify the number of casualties from the incident west of the Nuseirat Camp, but video from the scene showed ambulance crews loading bodies wrapped in blankets, as well as extensive destruction.CNN also obtained video of the dead and injured being brought…

Smoke rises after an Israeli air strike in central Gaza on March 15. Abdel Karim Hanna/AFPThe United States expressed cautious optimism about the latest round of ceasefire talks in Doha, Qatar, and the agreement proposed by Hamas, although the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office described it as “unrealistic.”The latest proposal put forward by Hamas is “certainly within the limits – in broad strokes – within the limits of the deal that we have been working on now for several months. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters: “I don’t want to go into more detail than that.”National Security Council spokesman…

Thousands of people took to the streets of Tel Aviv on Thursday to protest the exemption of ultra-Orthodox Jews from mandatory military service.Religious Israelis have long held a privileged position in that society. Their religious schools, or seminaries, receive generous government subsidies. However, Haredi youth, as they are known in Hebrew, are practically exempt from compulsory military service.In 1998, Israel’s Supreme Court overturned the long-standing exemption, telling the government that allowing Haredim out of compulsory conscription violated equal protection principles. In the decades that followed, successive governments and parliaments attempted to resolve the issue, but were repeatedly told by courts…

CNN  —  Here’s a look at the life of Theresa May, former prime minister of the United Kingdom. Birth date: October 1, 1956 Birth place: Eastbourne, England Birth name: Theresa Mary Brasier Father: Hubert Brasier, Anglican vicar Mother: Zaidee (Barnes) Brasier Marriage: Philip May (1980-present) Education: St. Hugh’s College, University of Oxford, Geography, 1974-1977 Religion: Anglican Has Type 1 diabetes. Was the first female chairman of the Conservative Party. Was introduced to her husband in 1976 at an Oxford Conservative Association dance by Benazir Bhutto, who later became the prime minister of Pakistan. Lost both of her parents in her…

CNN  —  Here’s a look at the 2008 military conflict between Russia and Georgia. The conflict centered on South Ossetia and Abkhazia, two “breakaway provinces” in Georgia. They are officially part of Georgia, but have separate governments unrecognized by most countries. Abkhazia and South Ossetia are supported by Russia. During the five-day conflict, 170 servicemen, 14 policemen, and 228 civilians from Georgia were killed and 1,747 wounded. Sixty-seven Russian servicemen were killed and 283 were wounded, and 365 South Ossetian servicemen and civilians (combined) were killed, according to an official EU fact-finding report about the conflict. 1918-1921- Georgia is briefly…

Hassan Nasrallah speaks via video link during an event held in Lebanon, Beirut on February 13. Marwan Naamani/Image Alliance/Getty ImagesHezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has vowed to continue the fight against Israel, claiming that the Israeli army is being secretive about its losses in the north.”[Our southern front] Nasrallah said in a televised statement on Wednesday evening, local time: “Israel continues to carry out its mission to put pressure on the enemy humanely, materially, militarily and economically.”Fighting has continued since October 7 on Lebanon’s southern border with Israel between the Iranian-backed Lebanese armed group and the Israeli army. As a result,…

CNN  —  Here’s a look at the life of Sir John Major, former prime minister of the United Kingdom. Birth date: March 29, 1943 Birth place: Carshalton, Surrey Birth name: John Major Father: Abraham Thomas Ball, stage name – Tom Major, performer Mother: Gwen (Coates) Major, dancer Marriage: Norma (Johnson) Major (1970-present) Children: James and Elizabeth Left school at age 16. Worked at a bank prior to entering politics. Was appointed financial guardian of Prince William and Prince Harry after Princess Diana’s death. 1968-1971 – Member of the Lambeth Borough Council. 1974 – Unsuccessfully runs for a seat in Parliament.…

12-year-old Palestinian child shot and killed by Israeli border police at refugee camp in east Jerusalem. Obtained by CNNAn Israeli border police officer fatally shot a 12-year-old Palestinian boy in Shuafat refugee camp located in occupied east Jerusalem, according to hospital officials and an Israeli police spokesperson.In a video obtained by CNN, the boy – Rami Al Halhouli – can be seen holding a lit firework above his head before the crackling sound of a single gunshot is heard. The boy falls to the ground just as the firework launches from his hand into the sky.Rami arrived at Hadassah Mount…

CNN  —  Here is some background information about the trials and execution of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Hussein was charged with premeditated murder, imprisonment and the deprivation of physical movement, forced deportation and torture. Seven other defendants stood trial with Hussein: Barzan Hassan, Taha Yassin Ramadan, Awad al-Bandar, Abdullah Ruwaid, Ali Dayem Ali, Mohammed Azzawi Ali and Mizher Ruwaid. July 8, 1982 – Residents of the Shiite Muslim town of Dujail, Iraq, fire on Hussein’s motorcade. In retaliation, about 150 residents are executed. March 19, 2003 – The second Gulf War begins, code named Operation Iraqi Freedom. December 14,…