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Israel releases video of a Gaza tunnel where it says Hamas killed six hostages

September 10, 2024 admin

Demonstrators during an anti-government protest calling for action to secure the release of Israeli hostages held captive since the October 7 attacks by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, in front of the Israeli Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv on September 10, 2024 | Photo Credit: AFP The Israeli military has released video footage of a…

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40 Killed, 60 Injured In Humanitarian Zone Attack: Gaza Civil Defence

September 10, 2024 admin

More than 40,000 people have been killed in Gaza since war began between Israel and Hamas. Gaza: Gaza’s civil defence agency said early Tuesday that a strike on the Al-Mawasi humanitarian zone in the Palestinian territory’s main southern city of Khan Yunis killed 40 people and wounded 60 others, with the Israeli army saying it…

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India supports Israel-Hamas ceasefire as ‘soon as possible’: EAM Jaishankar

September 9, 2024 admin

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday (September 9, 2024) described the situation in Gaza as India’s “foremost concern” and said New Delhi supports an Israel-Hamas ceasefire “as soon as possible”. Mr, Jaishankar made the remarks while speaking at the first India-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Ministerial Meeting for Strategic Dialogue in the Saudi capital. “The…

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Turkey’s Erdogan calls for Islamic alliance against Israel

September 8, 2024 admin

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. File | Photo Credit: AP Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday (September 7, 2024) said Islamic countries should form an alliance against what he called “the growing threat of expansionism” from Israel. He made the comment after describing what Palestinian and Turkish officials said was the killing by Israeli troops of…

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Gaza War Enters Its 12th Month With Truce Hopes Slim

September 7, 2024 admin

Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel sparked the war (File) The war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza entered its 12th month Saturday with little sign of respite for the Palestinian territory or hope for Israeli hostages still held captive. The chances of a truce that would also swap Palestinian prisoners jailed by Israel for…

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White House ‘deeply disturbed’ by the killing of American protestor in West Bank

September 7, 2024 admin

File picture of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, the American who was reportedly shot dead by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank | Photo Credit: AP After Israeli soldiers reportedly killed an American woman demonstrating against settlements in the West Bank on Friday, the United States government confirmed Aysenur Eygi’s death but did not say whether the…

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

September 5, 2024 admin

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 Will Not Leave Gaza Border Corridor Until…, Says Benjamin Netanyahu

September 5, 2024 admin

Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted on retaining control of the corridor. Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Israel will only agree to a permanent ceasefire in Gaza that guarantees the border area between southern Gaza and Egypt could never be used as a lifeline for the Islamist movement Hamas. “Until that happens,…

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Hamas Sees No Need For New Gaza Ceasefire Talks, Urges Pressure On Israel

September 4, 2024 admin

Hamas said it accepted a July 2 proposal put forward by the U.S. Cairo: Hamas said on Thursday there was no need for new ceasefire proposals for Gaza and pressure should be put on Israel to agree to a U.S. plan that the Islamist group had already accepted. The United States was expected to present…

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Benjamin Netanyahu Says Hamas “Rejected Everything” In Gaza Truce Talks

September 4, 2024 admin

Netanyahu, for his part, said he was “flexible when I can be” and “firm when I have to be”. Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Hamas had rejected all elements of a proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza that would help facilitate the release of hostages. “Hamas has rejected everything… I…

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