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Israel's genocide in Gaza

Gulf states to activate joint defence mechanism, as Qatar calls for 'concrete' response to Israeli attack

The Gulf Cooperation Council is moving towards activation of a joint defence mechanism that calls an attack on one member state an attack on all
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