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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited fellow mediators Egypt and Qatar as he pressed ahead on Tuesday with the latest diplomatic mission to secure a ceasefire in Gaza, even as Hamas and Israel signaled that challenges remain. The militant Hamas group called the latest proposal presented to it a “reversal” of what it had…
Hamas said Biden’s statements do not reflect the true position of the movement. (File) Dubai: Hamas said on Tuesday that US President Joe Biden’s comment that the Palestinian group was backing away from a Gaza ceasefire agreement with Israel was “misleading”. Biden, responding to questions on a ceasefire deal, said: “Israel says they can work…
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Israeli strikes across Gaza killed 19 people overnight, including a woman and her six children. | Photo Credit: AFP Israeli strikes across Gaza killed 19 people overnight, including a woman and her six children, as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed to the region on Sunday (August 18, 2024) to try to seal a…
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Mr. Blinken is expected to meet with Israeli Prime Minister to talk about Gaza ceasefire | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to arrive in Israel on Sunday (August 18, 2024) as part of Washington’s intensifying diplomatic push to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza that will end the 10-month-old war…
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Joe Biden told reporters that he was optimistic about prospects for a Gaza ceasefire (file). Washington: US President Joe Biden said on Friday that no party in the Middle East should undermine efforts to reach a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal that he claimed was now in sight, but he warned that it was…
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Blinken will leave Saturday and seek to “conclude the agreement for Gaza ceasefire. Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Israel this weekend to push forward a Gaza ceasefire deal as the United States tries to bridge the gaps in talks in the region, the State Department said. Blinken will leave Saturday…
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More than 40,000 people have been killed in Gaza since war began between Israel and Hamas. Doha: The United States hailed a “promising start” to Gaza ceasefire talks Thursday, as pressure mounted for a deal to halt the spread of a war that the Hamas-run territory’s health ministry said has killed 40,005. The conflict sparked…
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U.S. special envoy Amos Hochstein meets with Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati in Beirut, Lebanon August 14, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Visiting U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein warned on Wednesday (August 14) the clock was ticking for a Gaza ceasefire that could also help end 10 months of cross-border exchanges between Lebanon’s Hezbollah and…
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Only a ceasefire deal in Gaza stemming from hoped-for talks this week would hold Iran back from direct retaliation against Israel for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on its soil, three senior Iranian officials said. Iran has vowed a severe response to Haniyeh’s killing, which took place as he visited Tehran late last…
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Vice President Kamala Harris, right, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrive before a meeting at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, on July 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Kamala Harris sharply pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday about the humanitarian situation in Gaza in “frank”…