RAMALLAH -- Palestinian sources declared that three young men were killed by Israeli forces in West Bank's Ramallah and Nablus Wednesday night and East Jerusalem Thursday dawn.

Local sources said that around dawn call for prayers, Israeli police forces shot down a Palestinian after he allegedly attacked two police officers leaving them moderate wounds. The officers, one male and one female, were rushed to the hospital, but the suspected Palestinian perpetrator was fatally shot on the spot. (Palestinian-West Bank)

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JERUSALEM -- A Palestinian gunman shot and killed two Israelis and severely wounded two others in a drive-by shooting attack in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Thursday, Israeli officials said.

The incident took place at a bus stop outside Givat Asaf, an illegal Israeli outpost northeast of Ramallah city, a military spokesperson said in a statement. (Israel-Palestinians)

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ISTANBUL -- Turkish police on Thursday detained at least 12 people in Istanbul for their suspected links to the Islamic State (IS) militant group, local media reported.

Police launched simultaneous operations in 15 different locations across the city to capture the suspects, the private Demiroren news agency said. (Turkey-IS Suspects)

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ADEN, Yemen -- The Saudi-backed Yemeni government and Houthi rebels on Thursday achieved a significant progress in the UN-sponsored peace talks by signing a ceasefire deal in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, who took part in the closing day of the Yemeni peace talks in Sweden, declared a number of breakthroughs aimed at solving the years-long conflict in the impoverished Arab country. (Yemen-Cease-fire-Deal) Enditem

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