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Hamas says it ‘positively’ views Gaza ceasefire proposal set out by Biden

May 31, 2024 admin

Hamas on Friday said it “considers positively” an Israeli roadmap towards a full Gaza ceasefire announced by U.S. President Joe Biden, who urged an end to the almost eight-month war. But swiftly afterwards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu poured cold water on Mr. Biden’s talk of peace, insisting the army would continue fighting until it…

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The Hindu Morning Digest: May 31, 2024

May 31, 2024 admin

Former U.S. President Trump speaks to members of the media after a jury found him guilty of all 34 felony counts in his criminal trial at New York State Supreme Court in New York. | Photo Credit: Reuters Donald Trump becomes first former U.S. President convicted of felony crimes Donald Trump became the first former President…

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Israel’s military says it’s taken control of a strategic corridor along Gaza’s border with Egypt

May 29, 2024 admin

Israel’s military said on Wednesday it had seized control of a strategic corridor that runs along the length of Gaza’s border with Egypt, an objective Israel had said was necessary in its bid to destroy Hamas as part of the ongoing war, now in its eighth month. The capture of the area, known as the…

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Canada pledges visas for 5,000 Gaza residents related to Canadians

May 27, 2024 admin

Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller. File. | Photo Credit: AP Canada said on Monday it would grant temporary visas to 5,000 Gaza residents under a special program for Canadians’ relatives living in the war-torn enclave, a preparatory move in case they are able to leave in the future. That figure is…

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Sirens sound in Tel Aviv for the first time in months as Hamas says it fired rockets from Gaza

May 26, 2024 admin

Rocket sirens sounded across central Israel, including in Tel Aviv, for the first time in months on May 26, as Hamas claimed to have fired a barrage of rockets from Gaza. The militants have continued to fire projectiles at communities around Gaza more than seven months into the war but have not fired longer-range rockets…

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Egypt, U.S. agree to send aid through Israel’s Kerem Shalom until Rafah crossing reopens

May 24, 2024 admin

A fence sits locked at the entrance to the Kerem Shalom border crossing in Israel, as military operations continued in Rafah on May 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Egypt and the United States agreed on May 24 to temporarily send humanitarian aid to the United Nations in Gaza via Israel’s Kerem Shalom crossing until…

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Major Gaza Hospital Reopens Amid Raging Israel Hamas War

May 19, 2024 admin

Over a week in February, the hospital was attacked when Khan Yunis was the focus of fighting. (File) Khan Yunis: Lying bedridden in her room at the recently reopened Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in Gaza, Alaa Abu Ahmed is relieved that she can finally restart her medical treatment. Displacement because of fighting between Israeli…

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Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as some U.S. college graduations marked by defiant acts

May 13, 2024 admin

A tiny contingent of Duke University graduates opposed pro-Israel comedian Jerry Seinfeld speaking at their commencement in North Carolina on May 12, with about 30 of the 7,000 students leaving their seats and chanting “free Palestine” amid a mix of boos and cheers. Some waved the red, green, black and white Palestinian flag. Mr. Seinfeld,…

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Prepared To “Deepen” Gaza Operation If No Progress On Hostages, Says Israel

May 7, 2024 admin

Despite months of shuttle diplomacy, mediators have so far failed to broker a new truce. (File) Jerusalem: Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said Tuesday Israel was prepared to “deepen” its Gaza operation if truce talks fail to secure the release of hostages Hamas holds in the Palestinian territory. Israel is prepared to “make compromises” to get…

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Hamas Chief Accuses Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Of Sabotaging Gaza Truce Talk Efforts

May 5, 2024 admin

Earlier Benjamin Netanyahu had rejected Hamas’s demand to end the war. (File) Doha: Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh on Sunday accused Israel’s prime minister of sabotaging efforts by mediators involved in ongoing talks aimed at a truce and hostage exchange in Gaza. Qatar-based Haniyeh said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wanted to “invent constant justifications for…

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