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People walk past a poster of a hostage kidnapped during the deadly October 7 attack by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas from Gaza, pasted along with other items on a light pole in Tel Aviv, Israel, May 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Families of hostages held in Gaza have urged the United States and other…
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The White House said Tuesday the Israel’s closure of border crossings into Gaza was “unacceptable”. Washington: The White House said Tuesday the closure of border crossings into Gaza was “unacceptable,” after Israel sent tanks into the southern city of Rafah and seized control of the crossing with Egypt. “The crossings that have been closed need…
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Despite months of shuttle diplomacy, mediators have so far failed to broker a new truce. (File) Jerusalem: Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said Tuesday Israel was prepared to “deepen” its Gaza operation if truce talks fail to secure the release of hostages Hamas holds in the Palestinian territory. Israel is prepared to “make compromises” to get…
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The shutdown does not apply to the Israeli-occupied West Bank or Gaza Strip. (File) Doha: Al Jazeera will look to pursue all possible legal action “until the end” to challenge Israel’s ban on its operations there, the TV network’s news director told AFP in an interview. The Qatar-based station was taken off air in Israel…
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An AFP correspondent in Rafah reported heavy bombardment throughout the night. Rafah, Palestinian Territories: Israel carried out strikes on the Gazan city of Rafah overnight as it sought to put “pressure” on Hamas ahead of talks in Egypt on Tuesday aimed at sealing a truce proposal endorsed by the Palestinian group. After having vowed for…
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Joe Biden, seeking to push a Gaza ceasefire, on Monday warned Benjamin Netanyahu against invading Rafah. Washington: US President Joe Biden, seeking to push a Gaza ceasefire, on Monday warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against invading Rafah as Israel defiantly issued evacuation orders and carried out intense air strikes on the crowded Gaza city. The…
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Hamas agreed to the latest proposal that Israel had made on April 27. Doha: Hamas agreed to the latest proposal that Israel had made on April 27 and there were no major changes since then, an official briefed on the ceasefire talks said, adding the Qatari mediators had spoken to Hamas about this on Sunday…
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Hamas announced on May 6 it has accepted an Egyptian-Qatari proposal for a ceasefire to halt the seven-month-long war with Israel in Gaza, hours after Israel ordered about 100,000 Palestinians to begin evacuating from the southern city of Rafah, signalling that a long-promised ground invasion there could be imminent. There was no immediate comment from…
There were no immediate details over what the agreement entailed (File) Gaza: Hamas said on Monday that it had accepted a Gaza ceasefire proposal from Egypt and Qatar. The Islamist faction said in a statement that its chief, Ismail Haniyeh, had informed Qatar’s prime minister and Egypt’s intelligence chief of its acceptance of their proposal….
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Displaced Palestinians, who fled their houses due to Israeli strikes, shelter at a tent camp, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel’s armed forces have begun evacuating Palestinian civilians from Rafah ahead of a…