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Blinken Says Israel Needs Post War Plan “As Quickly As Possible”, Warns Of Chaos

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Blinken Says Israel Needs Post War Plan “As Quickly As Possible”, Warns Of Chaos

“Or if not, Hamas will be left in charge, which is not acceptable,” Blinken said (File) Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that Israel needed a post-war plan as soon as possible after a senior Israeli official predicted that fighting in Gaza would last until the end of the year. “In the…

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Taiwan scrambles jets and puts missile, naval, land units on alert over China’s military drills

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Taiwan scrambles jets and puts missile, naval, land units on alert over China’s military drills

Ground staff members transport missiles near a Taiwan Air Force Mirage 2000-5 aircraft at Hsinchu Air Base, in Hsinchu, Taiwan. | Photo Credit: Reuters Taiwan scrambled jets and put missile, naval and land units on alert on May 23 over Chinese military exercises being conducted around the self-governing island democracy where a new President took…

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Israeli forces step up attacks on Gaza’s Jabalia camp, Rafah

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Israeli forces step up attacks on Gaza’s Jabalia camp, Rafah

Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on May 12, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas. | Photo Credit: AFP Israeli tanks, under cover from heavy fire from air and ground, pushed further into Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday, May 13, 2024,…

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Israel lacks ‘credible plan’ to safeguard Rafah civilians, says Blinken

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Israel lacks ‘credible plan’ to safeguard Rafah civilians, says Blinken

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday defended a decision to pause a delivery to Israel of 3,500 bombs over concerns they could be used in the Gazan city of Rafah, saying Israel lacked a “credible plan” to protect some 1.4 million civilians…

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Gaza Ceasefire Deal Should Be “No-Brainer” For Hamas, Says Blinken

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Gaza Ceasefire Deal Should Be “No-Brainer” For Hamas, Says Blinken

Washington DC: Accepting a ceasefire deal with Israel should be a “no-brainer” for Hamas, but the motivations of the militants’ elusive Gaza-based leadership remain unclear, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, has announced that its delegation will return Saturday to Cairo to resume long-running talks brokered by Egypt…

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Embracing hostage families, Blinken urges Hamas to accept ‘very strong’ deal

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Embracing hostage families, Blinken urges Hamas to accept ‘very strong’ deal

U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, fourth left, and Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, third left, walk at the Kerem Shalom border crossing in Kerem Shalom, Israel on May 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Hamas on May 1 to accept a “very strong” ceasefire-for-hostages offer as he vowed…

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Ahead of visit to Israel, U.S.’ Antony Blinken presses Hamas to accept new proposal for Gaza cease-fire

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Ahead of visit to Israel, U.S.’ Antony Blinken presses Hamas to accept new proposal for Gaza cease-fire

The United States stepped up pressure on April 29 for a cease-fire deal in Gaza as the Secretary of State said a new proposal had been put to Hamas, whose officials were in Cairo talking to Egyptian mediators. Israeli airstrikes killed 26 people in Gaza’s southernmost town of Rafah, according to hospital records. U.S. Secretary…

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Blinken promotes Gulf Arab defence in sign to Israel and Iran

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Blinken promotes Gulf Arab defence in sign to Israel and Iran

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken walks to the U.S.-Arab Quint Meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry at the Four Seasons Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on April 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Monday for tighter defence integration among Gulf Arabs in response to Iran,…

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US, Egypt “Hopeful” Of Gaza Truce As Envoys Meet In Cairo

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US, Egypt “Hopeful” Of Gaza Truce As Envoys Meet In Cairo

In February, Netanyahu said any truce deal would only delay — not prevent — a Rafah operation. Jerusalem: US top diplomat Antony Blinken said Monday he was “hopeful” Hamas would accept the latest proposal for a long-sought Gaza truce and hostage release deal as negotiators from the Palestinian group were due in Egypt. Egypt, Qatar…

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