Airstrikes hit media tent outside Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, say medics, injuring nine othersIsraeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to visit US President Donald Trump at the White House later today.The close allies will meet on Monday to “discuss tariffs, efforts to bring back Israeli hostages (from Gaza), Israel-Turkey relations, the Iranian threat, and the fight against the international criminal court”, which has accused the Israeli leader of war crimes, his Jerusalem office said in a statement.Trump has pressed Tehran for a new deal on its nuclear programme, although little progress has been made. There is widespread speculation that Israel, possibly with US help, might launch a military strike on Iranian facilities if no agreement is reached.Al Hadath, a Saudi television channel, reported on Saturday that the US transferred a second THAAD battery and two Patriot batteries to Israel amid rising tensions. Flight tracking websites showed that a C-5M Super Galaxy, a large US air force transport plane, landed at an airbase in southern Israel on Saturday for about eight hours, the Times of Israel reported. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2025-04-07 09:13:00
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Middle East crisis live: Israeli attack on tents housing journalists in Gaza kills at least two, say Palestinian medics
