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Israel destroys Hamas tunnels

The mosque is a site of heavy fighting between Israeli and Hamas militant forces. According to Israeli soldiers, the mosque is one of the safe havens that the Hamas used to attack Israel, serving as an entrance to a tunnel that allows Hamas forces to attack settlements in southern Israel.

Kurdish oil cargo unloaded at sea, destination a mystery

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE Thu Jul 31, 2014 1:26pm EDT (Reuters) – Part of a Kurdish oil cargo has been offloaded from a Greek-managed tanker into another tanker in the South China Sea, but mystery surrounds the identity of the buyer and where the two tankers are headed. The United Emblem, which is carrying more than 1 million barrels of oil, is one of three tankers loaded with oil from the autonomous Kurdish region, which […]

Israel, Palestinian militant groups agree to three-day Gaza truce

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ari Rabinovitch GAZA/JERUSALEM Thu Jul 31, 2014 9:03pm EDT (Reuters) – Israel and Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip have agreed to a three-day humanitarian truce to begin Friday morning, and negotiators from both sides will travel to Cairo to discuss a longer-term solution. The 72-hour break after more than three weeks of fighting was set to begin at 8 a.m. (0500 GMT), according to a joint statement released by […]

New malaria parasite enters Southeast Asia

A new strain of malaria, one that is drug-resistant, has been spotted in Southeast Asia, with the Philippines already preparing for said disease. The Department of Health is currently disseminating information about this new malaria strain, further adding the 50% of the provinces are already malaria free.