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Nov 2023
32m 25s

Israel hits Gaza ambulance it says was b...

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Netanyahu rules out pause in fighting until hostages are released. Also: The leader of the Lebanese Islamist militant group, Hezbollah, says Israel must stop attacking Gaza in order to avoid a regional war, Italy's prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, proposes big changes to the country's political system, and how a spider caused a pile up in America's Death Va ... Show More
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