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Jan 2024
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The US National Security Spokesman says hospitals, where thousands of displaced have been sheltering, should not be war zones, while also reiterating American support for Israel's right to defend itself. Also: The US and Britain carry out more strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen, and we reveal some of the nominees for the worst films of the year.

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