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Gaza Protests On US Campuses To Hurt Joe Biden’s Reelection Bid? His Aides Say…

May 18, 2024 admin

Protests at US universities over Israel’s war in Gaza have disrupted Biden’s events Washington: Several top White House aides say they are confident protests across US college campuses against Israel’s offensive in Gaza will not translate into significantly fewer votes for Joe Biden in November’s election, despite polls showing many Democrats are deeply unhappy about…

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Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters rally in Washington to mark a painful present and past

May 18, 2024 admin

Protesters chant pro-Palestine slogans on the National Mall on the 76th anniversary of the ‘Nakba’ on May 18, 2024, on the National Mall near the Capitol in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP Hundreds of protesters rallying within sight of the Capitol chanted pro-Palestinian slogans and voiced criticism of the Israeli and American governments as they…

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Israel War Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz Threatens To Quit Unless Benjamin Netanyahu Approves Gaza Plan

May 18, 2024 admin

Benjamin Netanyahu slammed Benny Gantz for his demands Jerusalem: Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz said Saturday he would resign from the body unless Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved a post-war plan for the Gaza Strip. “The war cabinet must formulate and approve by June 8 an action plan that will lead to the realisation…

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Parents Of German Woman Whose Body Was Found In Gaza

May 18, 2024 admin

Shani Louk’s father said the funeral will be held on Sunday German-Israeli Shani Louk’s father says that finally laying his daughter to rest will be a gift after her body was recovered from Gaza, months after she was killed in Hamas’ October 7 attack on southern Israel. Louk, a 23-year-old tattoo artist, was celebrating with…

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Israeli leaders split over post-war Gaza governance

May 18, 2024 admin

Palestinians carry the body of a person killed in an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, May 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS New divisions have emerged among Israel’s leaders over post-war Gaza’s governance, with…

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Israeli Leaders Split Over Post-War Gaza Governance

May 18, 2024 admin

Netanyahu has clung to his steadfast aim of “eliminating” Hamas (File) New divisions have emerged among Israel’s leaders over post-war Gaza’s governance, with an unexpected Hamas fightback in parts of the Palestinian territory piling pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Israeli army has been battling Hamas operatives across Gaza for more than seven months…

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Hezbollah Uses New Weapons In Israel Attacks

May 17, 2024 admin

Hezbollah has a large arsenal of weapons, that it has expanded significantly in recent years. Beirut: Lebanon’s powerful armed group Hezbollah announced on Thursday it had used a drone capable of firing rockets at a military position in one of its latest attacks in northern Israel. Israel and Hezbollah have been involved in near-daily exchanges…

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Moroccan Who Murdered UK Man In Revenge For War In Gaza Jailed For 45 Years

May 17, 2024 admin

Ahmed Alid was found guilty last month of murder. (Representational) London: A Moroccan man who stabbed a passer-by to death on a British street in what he later told police was revenge for Israeli action in Gaza was jailed for at least 45 years on Friday, with the judge calling the murder an act of…

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US military says first aid shipment has been driven across a newly built US pier into the Gaza Strip

May 17, 2024 admin

A Palestinian youth walks on a jetty in Gaza City with a view of navy vessels off the coast as part of a “maritime corridor” announced by US Central Command (CENTCOM) on May 17, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas. | Photo Credit: AFP Trucks carrying badly needed…

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US Military Says First Aid Delivered To Gaza Using Temporary Pier

May 17, 2024 admin

At least 35,272 people have been killed in Gaza, according to Hamas. (File) Jerusalem: The US military said aid deliveries began Friday via a temporary pier in Gaza aimed at ramping up emergency humanitarian assistance to the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. “Today at approximately 9 a.m. (Gaza time), trucks carrying humanitarian assistance began moving ashore via…

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