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Netanyahu says U.S. an ‘extraordinary friend’ during Rubio visit

September 14, 2025 admin

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday (September 14, 2025) that a visit to Israel by top U.S. diplomat Marco Rubio underscored the strength of ties between the allies, days after an unprecedented Israeli strike targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar drew broad criticism. President Donald Trump rebuked Israel over the attack in Doha on Tuesday, but…

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Trump says U.S. in ‘very deep’ negotiations with Hamas, urges release of hostages

September 5, 2025 admin

People take part in a protest demanding the immediate release of all hostages held by Hamas and calling for the end of the war in the Gaza Strip, in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) | Photo Credit: Leo Correa U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday (September 5, 2025) that Washington was…

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At least 21,000 children disabled in Gaza war: U.N. committee

September 3, 2025 admin

Palestinian children play at the seafront next to a tent camp in the Gaza City port, on September 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP At least 21,000 children in Gaza have been disabled since the war between Israel and Hamas began on October 7, 2023, a United Nations committee said on Wednesday (September 3, 2025)….

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Israel starts calling up reservists as it pushes into initial stages of Gaza City offensive

September 2, 2025 admin

Israel began mobilising tens of thousands of reservists and repeated evacuation warnings on Tuesday (September 2, 2025) as part of its plan to widen its offensive in Gaza City, which has sparked opposition domestically and condemnation abroad. The call-up, which was announced last month, comes as ground and air forces press forward and pursue more…

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Strikes across Gaza kill at least 31 as international scholars accuse Israel of genocide

September 1, 2025 admin

Israel launched strikes across the Gaza Strip on Monday (September 1, 2025), killing at least 31 people as it presses ahead with a major offensive in the territory’s largest city, according to health officials. Leading genocide scholars, meanwhile, joined other rights groups in accusing Israel of genocide, allegations it vehemently rejects. Airstrikes and artillery shelling…

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Israel identifies body of hostage Idan Shtivi retrieved from Gaza

August 31, 2025 admin

This undated photo provided by The Hostages Families Forum Headquarters on August 30, 2025, shows Israeli hostage Idan Shtivi (28) whose body was recovered in an Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip. | Photo Credit: AP Israel identified the body of hostage Idan Shtivi, recovered from the Gaza Strip in a military operation this…

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Israel declares Gaza’s largest city a combat zone and halts humanitarian pauses

August 29, 2025 admin

A military vehicle manoeuvres in Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the border on August 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel’s military on Friday said it was suspending mid-day pauses allowing the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza City, calling it a “a dangerous combat zone.” The city was among the places…

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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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