JERUSALEM -- Two Israeli reserve soldiers were killed in a clash with Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, according to a statement by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Monday.

Kalkidan Mehar, 37, and Ido Aviv, 28, were killed "in a battle" in the central Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said. (Israel-Soldiers-Deaths)

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GAZA -- The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 34,488, said the Hamas-run Health Ministry on Monday.

The ministry added in a press statement that the Israeli army killed 34 Palestinians and wounded 68 others during the past 24 hours. (Gaza-Death Toll)

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ADEN, Yemen -- Yemen's Houthi group on Monday carried out a missile attack targeting a Maltese-flagged cargo ship sailing in the Red Sea off the coast of Mokha, western Yemen, a government coast guard official told Xinhua.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the bulk carrier came under missile bombardment from Houthi forces while navigating approximately 54 nautical miles northwest of Mokha's coast. (Yemen-Houthis-Attacks)

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ADEN, Yemen -- At least six soldiers from Yemen's internationally recognized government were killed and a dozen others injured in a roadside bomb explosion on Monday in the southern province of Abyan, a military official said.

The incident occurred in the Mudiyah district of Abyan when vehicles from a military convoy triggered an explosive device planted by militants associated with the al-Qaeda terrorist group, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. (Yemen-Bomb-Deaths) Enditem

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