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Middle East live updates: IDF troops killed in Gaza as hospitals besieged

Tuesday, December 24 by ABC News

(LONDON)-- Rebel forces in Syria are building a transitional government after toppling the regime of President Bashar Assad in a lightning-quick advance across the country.Meanwhile, the ceasefire in Lebanon is holding despite ongoing Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah targets, which Israeli officials say are responses... Read More.

Swiss Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger killed in avalanche

Tuesday, December 24 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Swiss Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger was tragically killed in an avalanche on Monday, according to the Swiss-Ski federation.Hediger, 26, got caught in an avalanche at the mountain resort of Arosa in eastern Switzerland, the federation said."We are stunned and our thoughts are... Read More.

Hanna Katzir, Israeli hostage survivor who spent 49 days in captivity, has died

Tuesday, December 24 by ABC News

(JERUSALEM) -- Hanna Katzir, an Israeli hostage survivor who was released last year after 49 days of captivity in Gaza, has died, officials said.Katzir, 78, struggled with a "complex medical condition" for "many months" after she was released, Kibbutz Nir Oz said in a... Read More.

Just 1 hospital providing humanitarian services in northern Gaza, say health officials

Tuesday, December 24 by ABC News

(BEIT LAHIA, Gaza) - Health officials in Gaza say there is only one hospital remaining that is providing humanitarian aid services in the northern part of the strip amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.In early October, Israel Defense Forces reportedly ordered evacuations of several regions in the north of... Read More.

Ukraines Zelenskyy says 3,000 North Koreans killed or wounded in Russia fighting

Monday, December 23 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that more 3,000 North Korean soldiers are believed to have been killed or wounded fighting for Moscow in Russia's western Kursk region.Zelenskyy posted to Telegram on Monday following a briefing by Kyiv's top commander -- Gen. Oleksandr... Read More.

Middle East live updates: Israel to act against Houthis in Yemen, Netanyahu says

Monday, December 23 by ABC News

(LONDON)-- Rebel forces in Syria are building a transitional government after toppling the regime of President Bashar Assad in a lightning-quick advance across the country.Meanwhile, the ceasefire in Lebanon is holding despite ongoing Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah targets, which Israeli officials say are responses... Read More.

Ukraine special forces claim over 100 North Koreans killed or wounded

Monday, December 23 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Ukrainian special forces claimed on Monday to have inflicted more than 100 casualties among North Korean forces over three days of operations.Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces branch claimed in a post to its official Telegram channel that 77 North Koreans were killed and 40... Read More.

2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in friendly fire incident: Military

Sunday, December 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Two U.S. Navy pilots ejected safely over the Red Sea after their F/A-18 fighter aircraft was mistakenly shot down early Sunday in what military officials are calling "an apparent case of friendly fire."One of the pilots has minor injuries, according to a... Read More.

5 killed, 200 injured in German Christmas market attack

Sunday, December 22 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- At least five people, including a 9-year-old, are now known to have been killed in the vehicle-ramming attack on a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg on Friday, German officials said Saturday. The four other victims killed in the attack... Read More.

Russian airports disrupted after massive overnight drone exchange with Ukraine

Saturday, December 21 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Two Russian airports were put under flight restrictions early Saturday after authorities alleged an attack by Ukrainian drones, according to state-run news agencies.The state-owned RIA Novosti agency reported that Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency announced a temporary block on landing and takeoff... Read More.

Author: ABC News

Middle East live updates: IDF troops killed in Gaza as hospitals besieged

Swiss Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger killed in avalanche

Hanna Katzir, Israeli hostage survivor who spent 49 days in captivity, has died

Just 1 hospital providing humanitarian services in northern Gaza, say health officials

Ukraines Zelenskyy says 3,000 North Koreans killed or wounded in Russia fighting

Middle East live updates: Israel to act against Houthis in Yemen, Netanyahu says

Ukraine special forces claim over 100 North Koreans killed or wounded

2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in friendly fire incident: Military

5 killed, 200 injured in German Christmas market attack

Russian airports disrupted after massive overnight drone exchange with Ukraine

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