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Turkey fires artillery into Syria after shelling

Turkish forces fired across the frontier into Syria on Sunday after a shell launched from Syria landed in Turkey's border town of Akcakale, underlining Ankara's warning that it will respond with force to any violence spilling over into its territory.

 

Egypt says Israeli response to deaths insufficient

Egypt says Israeli response to deaths insufficient

Egypt welcomed a joint investigation with Israel on the killing of five Egyptian security personnel during an Israeli border operation, but said on Sunday the response was insufficient given the gravity of the situation.

 

Israel on high alert for possible border unrest

Israeli forces are on alert as Palestinians mark the anniversary of the Arab defeat in the 1967 Mideast war.

 

Israel-Palestinian violence erupts on three borders

Israeli troops shot at Palestinian protesters on its frontiers with Syria, Lebanon and Gaza on Sunday, killing nine who were marking what they term "the catastrophe" of Israel's founding in 1948.

 

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