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Israel needs to “press harder” in its military campaign in the Gaza Strip, army chief Herzi Halevi said Saturday, a day after the United States vetoed a UN bid for a ceasefire in the war with Hamas. “Every day, we’re seeing more and more terrorists killed, more and more terrorists wounded, and in recent days we’re seeing terrorists surrendering – this is a sign their network’s falling apart, a sign we need to press harder,” Halevi said at a ceremony at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City.

Seasoned former British number one Heather Watson was the only seed to survive when she stormed into the singles semifinals at the 26th Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge, on Friday with a 6-1, 6-3 win over third-seeded Rebecca Sramkova. The 31-year-old Watson, who has been replaced by Katie Boulter as the number one tennis player in Great Britain, has been in fine nick this week knocking off some top players, including Kristina Mladenovic and former world No.2 Vera Zvonareva, en route to the last four stages. Her opponent in the semi-finals will be 27-year-old Dutch girl Arianne Hartono, who packed off…

If you value your home theater experience, then one of the best things you can do is upgrade it with a high-quality soundbar. Depending on what you get, you can have some excellent but budget-friendly, two-channel surround sound using technology that bounces the audio around to a high-end surround sound system that includes a subwoofer and satellite speakers. Either way, this 3-day Best Buy sale is perfect for upgrading your home theater with a soundbar, and we’ve collected some of our favorite soundbar deals from the sale. Even so, there are many deals to go through, so be sure to…

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has sent a cable of condolences to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, on the passing of Talal bin Abdulaziz bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, also dispatched similar cables to the Saudi King.

A fire broke out in a hospital on Rome’s outskirts, killing at least three people and forcing the overnight evacuation of the smoke-filled facility and its nearly 200 patients, officials said on Saturday. The blaze began in the ground floor emergency room of the St. John the Evangelist hospital in Tivoli at around 11pm on Friday, which was a holiday in Italy. The flames spread to a few other wards, “but the smoke went everywhere,” said chief prosecutor Francesco Menditto. Using fire truck ladders to reach patients on high floors, fire and police rescue crews worked through the night to…

The team of Willemijn Roeterdink, Sylvia van Der Tol, Rosine Natali, and Juliette Castell were celebrating the festive season early after winning the annual Ladies Christmas Texas Scramble event at the Jumeirah Golf Estates’s Fire course. All players teed off with the best shot selected, after which each player would then take turns hitting from the selected shot and this process would continue until the ball was holed. Roeterdink and teammates emerged triumphant with a remarkable net score of 54 (-18). Their exceptional performance included an astonishing 14 birdies and two eagles which helped them clinch the title by a…

There are Christmas comedies, action films, and dramas, but there aren’t many holiday-themed thrillers, at least on Netflix. But who can complain when Netflix has one of the best libraries of thrillers that you can stream? In the last month alone, Netflix has debuted two of 2023’s best thrillers, Leave the World Behind and The Killer. Two modern thrillers from other studios, Black Swan and Good Time, are also in our spotlight this month. Thrillers are a really exciting genre to watch because there’s always a sense of danger around the corner. That’s why we like them and why we’ve…

After his school exam, 10-year-old Emirati student Messed Salim AlKhuzaimi rushed to Expo City Dubai all the way from Abu Dhabi with one goal in mind: To display his creation named ‘Mr COP’. This mister is not just any other gentleman, he is a roving battery-powered toy car that carries an important environmental message. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. “I created Mr COP as a mascot for COP28. I used a cardboard to form the robot and my old RC (remote-controlled) toy car for the platform,” AlKhuzaimi told Khaleej Times. The roving…

The Biden administration has used an emergency authority to allow the sale of about 14,000 tank shells to Israel without congressional review, the Pentagon said on Saturday. The State Department on Friday used an Arms Export Control Act emergency declaration for the tank rounds worth $106.5 million for immediate delivery to Israel, the Pentagon said in a statement. The shells are part of a bigger sale that was first reported by Reuters on Friday that the Biden administration is asking the US Congress to approve. The larger package is worth more than $500 million and comprises of 45,000 shells for…

Spinners Rahman Rabby and Parvez Jibon spun a web around UAE to secure a 71-run victory for Bangladesh in Match 3 of the ACC Under-19s Asia Cup on Saturday. In another match Sri Lanka bowled out Japan for only 75 runs and chased down the target inside 13 overs. Chasing a target of 230 in 50 overs the UAE made a promising start despite losing opener Aryansh Sharma (22) in the eighth over and Dhruv Parashar (4) in the 13th over at the ICC Academy grounds. Tanish Suri (27) Aayan Afzal Khan (27) and Maroof Merchant (25) chipped in with…