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Israeli Minister calls to annex Gaza if Hamas doesn’t surrender

August 29, 2025 admin

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Thursday (August 28, 2025) called on the government to begin annexing parts of the Gaza Strip if Palestinian militant group Hamas stands by its refusal to lay down its weapons. The far-right Minister, who has vocally opposed striking a deal…

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Netanyahu pushes forward with Gaza City operation despite opposition

August 21, 2025 admin

Widespread opposition from within Israel and international condemnation have not deterred Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from his plan to expand the Israeli military’s operation in Gaza City. The Israeli military began calling medical officials and international organisations in the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday (August 21, 2025) to encourage them to evacuate the area ahead…

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Israel Defence Minister approves plan to conquer Gaza City

August 20, 2025 admin

An Israeli armoured personnel carrier (APC) manoeuvres on the Israeli side of the border with Gaza, Israel August 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel’s Defence Minister has approved a plan for the conquest of Gaza City and authorised the call-up of around 60,000 reservists to carry it out, his Ministry confirmed on Wednesday (August…

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Israel demands release of all hostages after Hamas backs new truce offer

August 19, 2025 admin

A senior Israeli official on Tuesday (August 19, 2025) said the government stood firm on its call for the release of all hostages in any future Gaza deal, after Hamas accepted a new truce proposal. Mediators are awaiting an official Israeli response to the plan, a day after Hamas signalled its readiness for a fresh…

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Hamas accepts new Gaza truce plan: Hamas official

August 18, 2025 admin

Hamas has accepted a new ceasefire proposal for Gaza without requesting amendments, a source from the group told AFP Monday (August 18, 2025), after a fresh diplomatic push to end more than 22 months of war. Mediators Egypt and Qatar, backed by the United States, have struggled to secure a lasting truce in the conflict,…

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Israel Says Returned Body Is Not Bibas Mother, Accuses Hamas Of Killing Boys

February 21, 2025 admin

Jerusalem: Israel said Friday that one of the four bodies returned from Gaza is not hostage Shiri Bibas, as claimed by Hamas, accusing Palestinian “terrorists” of killing her two young boys. The Israeli military said it had identified the remains of Ariel and Kfir, Shiri’s two sons handed over by the militant group as part…

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Israel grieves as Hamas turns over the bodies of four Gaza hostages

February 20, 2025 admin

A militant stands next to the coffins containing the bodies of hostages, from right to left, Shiri Bibas, her two children, Ariel and Kfir and Oded Lifshitz, who was 83 when he was abducted, before they are handed over to the Red Cross in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip on February 20, 2025. | Photo…

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Six Israeli Hostages To Be Released From Gaza This Weekend

February 18, 2025 admin

Jerusalem: Four men held hostage in Gaza since October 7, 2023, and two others held for around 10 years are expected to be freed Saturday under the Israel-Hamas truce, according to the Hostages and Missing Families Forum. Since the entry into force of the January 19 ceasefire, 19 Israeli and dual national hostages have been…

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Israel Says Hamas Must Leave Gaza, Surrender Arms

February 17, 2025 admin

Jerusalem: Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Monday that Hamas militants must surrender their arms and leave Gaza. He was speaking ahead of a cabinet meeting to discuss the next phase of the truce between Israel and Hamas Palestinian militants. Smotrich in a video statement said he “will demand a vote” by ministers…

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“Gates Of Hell” Will Open In Gaza If All Hostages Not Returned: Netanyahu

February 16, 2025 admin

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday to “open the gates of hell” in Gaza if Hamas does not return all hostages, pointing to a joint US-Israeli strategy to take on the Palestinian militants. “We have a common strategy, and we can’t always share the details of this strategy with the public, including…

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