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Hezbollah’s deputy leader Naim Kassem vows to fight on after Hassan Nasrallah’s death

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Hezbollah’s deputy leader Naim Kassem vows to fight on after Hassan Nasrallah’s death

Hezbollah’s deputy leader vowed to continue fighting Israel and said the militant group was prepared for a long war after much of its top command was wiped out, including its leader, Hassan Nasrallah. In his first speech since Nasrallah was killed, Naim Kassem said in a televised statement on Monday (September 30, 2024) that if…

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UN rights chief urges states to challenge Israel over occupation

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UN rights chief urges states to challenge Israel over occupation

Volker Turk cited an opinion released by the U.N. top court in July that called Israel’s occupation illegal. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.N. human rights chief said on Monday (September 9, 2024) that ending the nearly year-long war in Gaza is a priority and he asked countries to act on what he called…

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Hamas negotiator urges U.S. to ‘exert real pressure’ on Israel for Gaza truce

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Hamas negotiator urges U.S. to ‘exert real pressure’ on Israel for Gaza truce

Palestinians inspect the damage at a tent area in the courtyard of Al Aqsa Martyrs hospital, hit by an Israeli bombardment on Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Hamas’s lead negotiator on Thursday (September 5, 2024) urged the United States to press Israel for a truce in Gaza,…

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Israel Launches Deadly West Bank Operation As Gaza War Drags On

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Israel Launches Deadly West Bank Operation As Gaza War Drags On

Israel launched a large-scale military operation today in the West Bank. Jenin, Palestinian Territories: Israel launched a large-scale military operation today in the West Bank, where the army said it killed nine Palestinian fighters, while the nearly 11-month Gaza war showed no signs of abating. Violence has surged in the West Bank during the Gaza…

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Gaza Hostage Rescued After 10 Months “In Complex Operation”, Says Israel

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Gaza Hostage Rescued After 10 Months “In Complex Operation”, Says Israel

Qaid Farhan Alkadi was taken hostage in Kibbutz Magen Israeli troops have recovered an Israeli hostage in “a complex rescue operation” in the southern Gaza Strip, the military said on Tuesday, more than 10 months after he was abducted by Hamas-led gunmen on Oct. 7. It said 52-year-old Qaid Farhan Alkadi, a member of the…

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75 out of 93 bodies identified in Gaza after Israeli school strike, officials say

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75 out of 93 bodies identified in Gaza after Israeli school strike, officials say

A view of the minaret of the mosque in the Al-Taba’een school compound, on the day of what the Israeli Army says is a precision airstrike by the Israel Defense Forces, in Gaza City, August 10, 2024, in this screen grab from handout video obtained by Reuters on August 11, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS…

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Israel releases director of hospital it says was used as a Hamas base; he alleges abuse in custody

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Israel releases director of hospital it says was used as a Hamas base; he alleges abuse in custody

This video grab shows Mohammed Abu Selmia, the director of Gaza’s main hospital, who was detained by Israeli forces in November, sitting with his family after his release, along with other detainees, at a hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip on Monday, July 1, 2024. Israel released the director of Gaza’s main hospital on Monday…

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Israeli Supreme Court says ultra-Orthodox must serve in military

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Israeli Supreme Court says ultra-Orthodox must serve in military

A view of the Supreme Court of Israel. | Photo Credit: Wikipedia Israel’s Supreme Court on June 25 ruled unanimously that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men for military service, a decision that could lead to the collapse of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition as Israel continues to wage war in Gaza. The…

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Ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels was full of grain bound for Iran, the group’s main benefactor

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Ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels was full of grain bound for Iran, the group’s main benefactor

Houthi military spokesperson, Yahya Sarea, chants slogans after he delivered a statement on the group’s latest attacks during a rally held to show solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, in Sanaa, Yemen on May 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters A Greek-owned, Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier that came under attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels earlier this…

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Palestinian statehood key to post-war Gaza rebuilding plans of Arab nations

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Palestinian statehood key to post-war Gaza rebuilding plans of Arab nations

Palestinians carry mock large keys during a mass ceremony to commemorate the Nakba Day, Arabic for catastrophe, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP As Israel keeps up its campaign against Hamas, Arab leaders are mapping out ways to support post-war Gaza, placing one major condition on…

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