ISTANBUL -- A total of 47 "terrorist targets" have been struck, with many "terrorists" being neutralized in the Turkish army's operations in Iraq and northern Syria in response to Wednesday's deadly terrorist attack in Ankara, Defense Minister Yasar Guler announced on Thursday.

Guler made the remarks in a commemoration ceremony in Istanbul honoring those who lost their lives in the attack on Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. (TUSAS), which resulted in five deaths and 22 injuries. (Türkiye-Airstrikes-Iraq-Syria)

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GAZA -- At least 17 Palestinians were killed, including nine children, by the Israeli bombing on the Shuhada al-Nuseirat school in the central Gaza Strip on Thursday, the Hamas-run Gaza government media office said.

The attack also left more than 52 others injured and a number of persons missing, the media office said in a statement, adding that the school sheltered thousands of displaced persons, and the majority of them are children and women. (Gaza Strip-Hamas-Israel)

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DOHA -- U.S. and Israeli delegations will hold talks in Doha to discuss mediating a truce in Gaza, Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani said at a press conference held here on Thursday.

The United States, Qatar, and Egypt are continuing their efforts to broker a ceasefire in Gaza, Al Thani said. (Qatar-US-Gaza Truce)

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JERUSALEM -- A total of five Israeli soldiers were killed and seven others injured in clashes with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon on Wednesday and Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported in separate statements on Thursday.

The IDF said an incident with Hezbollah took place Wednesday when Israeli troops from the 2nd "Carmeli" Brigade were carrying out an operation in a rural area of southern Lebanon, leaving four soldiers killed and three others seriously wounded. (Israel-Lebanon-Strikes) Enditem

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