2026-02-01
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Our Top Stories Israel launched a wave of air attacks across Gaza on Saturday,
killing at least 30 people, Gaza health officials said.
The strikes hit a Hamas-run police site as well as apartments and tents sheltering displaced civilians.
Israel said the raids followed an incident in which its troops spotted Hamas gunmen emerging from a tunnel in southern Gaza,
which had called a violation of the ceasefire.
Iran's president, Masoud Pazeshkin, accused America,
Israel and Europe of exploiting his country's economic woes to stoke unrest.
Earlier, Mr Trump said that Iran want to make a deal rather than face an American attack.
The president has sent a naval armada to the Middle East and has threatened force
if Iran does not abandon its nuclear program.
Venezuela's acting president, Delcey Rodriguez,