JERUSALEM -- The Israeli military on Sunday admitted that a series of "professional failures" resulted in the killing of 15 emergency responders in southern Gaza last month, including personnel from the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, Civil Defense teams, and a United Nations employee.

The findings were released following an internal investigation conducted by the General Staff Fact-Finding Mechanism. The probe concluded that troops involved in the incident did not engage in "indiscriminate fire," but acknowledged serious operational and procedural errors. (Israel-Gaza Medics Deaths-Investigation)

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GAZA -- At least 29 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza on Sunday, according to the Civil Defense in Gaza.

In central Gaza, 10 people were killed and some others wounded by an Israeli airstrike on a residential house in the Nuseirat refugee camp, Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for the Civil Defense, told Xinhua. (Gaza-Israeli Attacks-Casualties)

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SANAA -- The death toll from fresh U.S. airstrikes on a crowded market in Yemen's capital Sanaa on Sunday evening has risen to 12, with at least 30 others wounded, Houthi-controlled health authorities said in a statement.

According to Houthi-run al-Masirah TV, the airstrikes targeted the Farwah market in the Shu'ub neighborhood, one of the busiest markets in Sanaa. Rescue operations are ongoing, with teams searching for survivors and victims beneath the rubble. (Yemen-US Airstrikes-Casualties)

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BEIRUT/JERUSALEM -- A Lebanese army officer and two soldiers were killed on Sunday in an ammunition explosion in southern Lebanon, according to a statement issued by the army's Directorate of Guidance.

According to the statement, several civilians were also injured in the explosion that took place "when the ammunition was being transported by a military vehicle in the Braiqaa area, Nabatieh Governorate." (Lebanon-Ammunition Explosion-Deaths) Enditem

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