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      <text>The Israeli military announces that it has eliminated Hamas militant Akram Muhammad Mahmoud Abu Machi, who took part in the October 7 attacks on Israel, during an airstrike in southern Gaza. </text>
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      <text>The Israel Defense Forces announces that it has eliminated Hamas militant Akram Muhammad Mahmoud Abu Machi, who took part in the October 7 attacks on Israel, during a airstrike in southern Gaza. Additionally, the Israeli Air Force and IDF publishes on X a photo of him during the October 7 onslaught. </text>
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      <text>The Israel Defense Forces announces that it has assassinated Hamas militant Akram Muhammad Mahmoud Abu Machi, who took part in the October 7 attacks on Israel, during a airstrike in southern Gaza. Additionally, the Israeli Air Force and IDF publishes on X a photo of him during the October 7 onslaught. </text>
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    <text>The Israeli military announces that it has killed Hamas militant Akram Muhammad Mahmoud Abu Machi, who took part in the October 7 attacks on Israel, during an airstrike in southern Gaza. </text>
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      <text>The Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet confirm that they have killed Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander Zaki Youssef Mahmoud Abu Mustafa, who participated in the kidnapping of 12-year-old Yagil Yaakov during the Nir Oz attack on October 7, 2023. Additionally, he was also accused of training jihadists at the Nasser Hospital. </text>
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    <text>The Israeli military and Shin Bet confirm that they have killed Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander Zaki Youssef Mahmoud Abu Mustafa, who participated in the kidnapping of 12-year-old Yagil Yaakov during the Nir Oz attack on October 7, 2023. Additionally, he was also accused of training jihadists at the Nasser Hospital. </text>
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      <text>The Israel Defense Forces confirms that they have killed two Hamas militants who took part in the October 7 attacks on Israel over the weekend in a airstrike in the central Gaza Strip. </text>
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    <text>The Israel Defense Forces says that they have killed two Hamas militants who allegedly took part in the October 7 attacks on Israel over the weekend in a airstrike in the central Gaza Strip. </text>
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      <text>Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu says that he has ordered the Israel Defense Forces to intensify strikes against Hezbollah. </text>
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    <text>Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he has ordered the military to intensify strikes against Hezbollah. </text>
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      <text>The Israel Defense Forces confirms that Al-Qassam Brigades commander and Leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip Izz al-Din al-Haddad, dubbed as one of the architects behind the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel, was killed yesterday in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City. Hamas also confirms his killing, and that his wife and daughter were also killed in the airstrike. </text>
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    <text>The Israeli military confirms that Al-Qassam Brigades commander and Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip Izz al-Din al-Haddad, dubbed as one of the architects behind the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel, was killed yesterday in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City. Hamas also confirms his killing, and that his wife and daughter were also killed in the airstrike. </text>
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    <text>United States ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee says that Israel has deployed Iron Dome air defense systems and military personnel to the United Arab Emirates amid the Iranian strikes. </text>
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    <text>The Israel Defense Forces confirms that Hamas Nukhba commander Anas Muhammad Ibrahim Hamed, who took part in the October 7, 2023 attacks including the Nova music festival massacre, was eliminated in a airstrike yesterday in the central Gaza Strip. </text>
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      <text>The Israeli military claims that they have killed several Hamas militants who took part in hostage-taking during the October 7 attacks, including Nukhba commander Ali Sami Mohammad Shakra, in a strike in central Gaza yesterday that killed seven people. </text>
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      <text>The Israeli military claims that they have killed several Hamas insurgents who took part in hostage-taking during the October 7 attacks, including Nukhba commander Ali Sami Mohammad Shakra, in a strike in central Gaza yesterday that killed seven people. </text>
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    <text>The Israeli military claims that they have killed several Hamas terrorists who took part in hostage-taking during the October 7 attacks, including Nukhba commander Ali Sami Mohammad Shakra, in a strike in central Gaza yesterday that killed seven people. </text>
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      <text>Following a series of drone and rocket attacks by Hezbollah, the Israel Defense Forces launch a ground offensive into Lebanon, capturing several positions along the Israel—Lebanon border. </text>
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    <text>Following a series of drone and rocket attacks by Hezbollah, the Israeli military launch a ground offensive into Lebanon, capturing several positions along the Israel—Lebanon border. </text>
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      <text>The Israel Defense Forces confirms that they recovered the body of Israeli hostage Aviv Atzili, who was killed and abducted by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad during the October 7 attacks, in Gaza last Wednesday. </text>
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    <text>The Israel Defense Forces confirms that they recovered the body of Israeli hostage Aviv Atzili, who was abducted by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad during the October 7 attacks, in Gaza last Wednesday. </text>
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  <text>The Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet in a joint statement says that Israel has killed Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander Talal Jaber Mohammad Abd al-Aal, who was involved in taking hostages during the October 7 attacks including Rom Braslavski. </text>
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