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WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (YPA) - The U.S. Department of Defense announced on Monday a $22.9 billion contract with Raytheon for Tomahawk missiles, amid reports of dwindling ammunition stockpiles due to the war with Iran. Acting U.S. Navy…

GAZA, Aug. 17 (YPA) - The Ministry of Health in Gaza warned on Monday of catastrophic consequences facing the lives of patients and the wounded due to the breakdown of most oxygen generation plants in the Strip’s hospitals, caused by the…

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (YPA) - US Senator Ruben Gallego sharply criticized President Donald Trump on Sunday over his administration's military campaign against Iran, asserting a lack of clear rationale for launching the conflict or a defined…

GAZA, Aug. 17 (YPA) - The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced on Monday that the overall casualty toll from the Israeli genocide since October 7, 2023, has risen to 73,399 martyrs and 174,310 injured. In its daily statistical…

BEIRUT, Aug. 17 (YPA) - The Israeli enemy army continued its attacks on several towns in southern Lebanon on Monday, targeting areas with artillery shelling and airstrikes, in continued violations of the ceasefire agreement. The Lebanese…

OCCUPIED AL-QUDS, Aug. 17 (YPA) - 156 Zionist settlers stormed the courtyards of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque on Monday through the Mughrabi Gate, under heavy protection from Israeli occupation forces. The Islamic Waqf Department in occupied…

QUDS, Aug. 17 (YPA) - Israeli occupation’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called for intensified airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and for killing 30 to 40 Palestinians every night without exception. In a statement, he…

GAZA, Aug. 17 (YPA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Monday that its warehouses in the Jordanian city of Aqaba still contain essential relief supplies ready for dispatch to the besieged Gaza Strip. The…

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (YPA) - US President Donald Trump has warned that the United States could strike targets in Oman if Muscat interferes with US operations in the Strait of Hormuz, amid heightened tensions with Iran. In an interview…

JENIN, Aug.17 (YPA) – Israeli occupation forces today continued their raid on the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin, amid a military deployment in several parts of the town. Palestinian sources reported that Israeli forces raided the town…