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‘History is watching:’ Hollywood stars urge Biden to press for Israel, Gaza ceasefire

October 20, 2023 admin

U.S. President Joe Biden. | Photo Credit: AP Dozens of Hollywood actors and artists, including comedian Jon Stewart and Oscar-winning actor Joaquin Phoenix, wrote on Friday to U.S. President Joe Biden, urging him to press for a ceasefire in Israel and Gaza. Palestinian Islamist group Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, killing 1,400 people and…

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Hamas releases two U.S. hostages as Israel readies Gaza invasion

October 20, 2023 admin

Judith Tai Raanan and her daughter Natalie Shoshana Raanan, U.S. citizens who were taken as hostages by Palestinian Hamas militants, after they were released by the militants, on October 20, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Gaza’s Hamas rulers released two Americans on Friday among some 200 hostages they abducted in October 7 attacks in Israel…

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Meta, Google quit tech summit over organizer’s Israel remarks

October 20, 2023 admin

The logo for Meta (R) (formerly Facebook) and the Google logo. | Photo Credit: AFP Meta and Google have pulled out of the Web Summit, one of the tech sector’s biggest annual events, after the organizer criticized Israel’s actions following the Hamas attacks, the companies said on Friday. A spokesman for Meta confirmed to AFP…

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The White House details its $105 billion funding request for Israel, Ukraine, the border and more

October 20, 2023 admin

President Joe Biden speaks from the Oval Office of the White House Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, in Washington, about the war in Israel and Ukraine. | Photo Credit: AP The White House on Friday released a sweeping set of proposals to bolster Israel and Ukraine in the midst of two wars as well as invest…

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Renowned Author Salman Rushdie Urges To End War Between Israel and Hamas

October 20, 2023 admin

“I am filled with horror about the attack by Hamas,” the British writer told at a press conference (File) Frankfurt, Germany: Author Salman Rushdie on Friday called for a “cessation” in fighting between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, saying he was filled with “horror” and “foreboding”. Hamas group rushed into Israel from the…

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Israel Hamas War Palestine Gaza Aid UN Says Gaza Aid In Next Day Or So As Israel Rallies Troops For Invasion

October 20, 2023 admin

Medicine, water purifiers and blankets were being unloaded at El Arish airport near Gaza Gaza: Trucks stuffed with international aid for Gaza should be rolling “in the next day or so,” the United Nations said Friday, with Palestinians desperate for life-saving supplies after relentless bombing from Israel, still reeling from its bloodiest-ever attack. Israel has…

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First Aid Delivery In Gaza To Begin “The Next Day Or So”: UN

October 20, 2023 admin

The first aid delivery into Gaza Strip will be sent via the Rafah border crossing with Egypt Geneva: The first aid delivery into the besieged Gaza Strip via the Rafah border crossing with Egypt should take place “in the next day or so”, the United Nations said Friday. “We are in deep and advanced negotiations…

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Morning Digest | Canada pulls 41 diplomats out of India; Biden addresses Americans to make case for Israel, Ukraine aid, and more

October 20, 2023 admin

Representational image of security personnel standing guard in front of the High Commission of Canada in New Delhi. Canada has withdrawn 41 diplomats from India | Photo Credit: AFP Canada withdraws 41 diplomats from India as row over separatist killing grows Canada said Thursday it had withdrawn 41 diplomats from India – fallout from a…

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US May Return Two Irom Dome Systems It Bought From Israel: Report

October 19, 2023 admin

The transfer back to Israel could come within days, the congressional aide said. (Representational) Washington, United States: The Pentagon plans to send the two Iron Dome missile defense systems it had previously purchased from Israel back to that country to defend itself against inbound missiles, a US official and a congressional aide said. The Department…

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Senior Hamas Leader, His Family Killed In Israeli Air Strike: Report

October 19, 2023 admin

Israel-Hamas war erupted on October 7 after the Palestinian group attacked Israel. (File) Gaza: An Israeli strike killed the head of the Hamas-led national security forces, Jehad Mheisen, and members of his family in their house, a Hamas-aligned news agency said on Thursday. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV…

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