JERUSALEM -- Israel's Attorney General, Gali Baharav-Miara, on Friday urged the country's High Court of Justice to overturn the government's decision to dismiss Ronen Bar, chief of Israel's internal security service Shin Bet, Israel's state-owned Kan TV News reported.

The Israeli government unanimously voted on March 21 to remove Bar, citing a "lack of trust," following ongoing disagreements between him and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but the supreme court swiftly suspended the decision until April 8. (Israel-Attorney General-Shin Bet Chief Dismissal)

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ADEN, Yemen -- A U.S. airstrike has killed 70 members of the Houthi militia, including prominent field commanders and experts from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Yemen's internationally recognized government announced Friday.

The strike, carried out on Tuesday, targeted a Houthi gathering in Al-Fazah, a coastal area in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, according to Yemen's Minister of Information Moammar al-Eryani. (Yemen-US Strikes-Houthis' Deaths)

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BEIRUT -- Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Friday called for "maximum pressure on Israel" to halt its ongoing attacks across various regions of Lebanon.

In a statement issued by his media office, Salam condemned Israel's latest strike, saying, "Once again, Israel targets the peace of the night, this time in the 'southern capital.'" (Lebanon-Israeli Airstrike-Pressure)

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GAZA -- The Israeli army on Friday intensified ground operations in the Shuja'iyya neighborhood of Gaza City with heavy shelling, causing multiple casualties and mass displacement, according to Palestinian and Israeli sources.

Speaking to Xinhua, local eyewitnesses said Israeli tanks advanced into eastern Shuja'iyya amid airstrikes that targeted the densely populated neighborhood and left many people dead and wounded. (Gaza Strip-Israeli Ground Offensive) Enditem

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