GAZA -- An Israeli airstrike on a house in the central Gaza Strip killed at least 22 Palestinians and wounded others on Friday, Palestinian security and medical sources said.

The sources told Xinhua that the house in Deir el-Balah was sheltering displaced people when it was hit by the Israeli attack. The dead and injured, mostly children, were taken to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the city. (Gaza-Israel-Conflict)

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TEHRAN -- Iran denied on Friday Western media reports that it had sold ballistic missiles to Russia for use against Ukraine, saying it was morally bound to avoid fuelling the conflict.

Iran's UN mission said in a statement on social media platform X that Tehran had no legal restrictions on ballistic missile sales, but felt obligated to refrain from weapons transactions during the Russia-Ukraine conflict. (Iran-U.S.-Russia-Missiles)

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SANAA -- Yemen's Houthi group threatened on Friday to close a vital shipping lane in the Red Sea, after the U.S.-British maritime coalition said it bombed the port city of Hodeidah where the rebels have a military base.

Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported three airstrikes targeting the Ras Issa area, northwest of the city, near a military sea base. Residents reported hearing large explosions. No casualties were confirmed. (Yemen-Houthis-Red Sea-Tensions)

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RAMALLAH -- The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates announced on Friday its rejection of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's post-war plan for the Gaza Strip.

The plan is an official recognition "of the reoccupation of the Gaza Strip, and Israel's imposition of control over it to prolong the war against our people, and an attempt to gain more time to implement the displacement plan," the ministry said in a statement. (Gaza-Israel-Conflict) Enditem

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