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Arab Leaders Demand “Future Of Peace, Security” Amid Israel-Gaza War

October 21, 2023 admin

Cairo gathering is trying to find ways to head off a wider regional war. (File) Cairo: Arab leaders condemned Israel’s two-week-old bombardment of Gaza on Saturday and demanded renewed efforts to reach a Middle East peace settlement to end a decades-long cycle of violence between Israelis and Palestinians. Speaking at a hastily convened gathering dubbed…

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First Aid Trucks Enter Besieged Gaza From Egypt

October 21, 2023 admin

Rafah crossing was closed again after the trucks passed. Rafah, Palestinian Territories: The first aid trucks arrived in the war-torn Gaza Strip from Egypt on Saturday, AFP journalists said, bringing desperately needed humanitarian relief to the Hamas-controlled Palestinian enclave under Israeli siege. Israel has vowed to destroy Hamas after the group carried out the deadliest…

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Israel Responds To Greta Thunberg’s Post On Gaza

October 21, 2023 admin

Greta Thunberg was seen with a placard that read “Stand with Gaza” New Delhi: Climate activist Greta Thunberg’s support for Gaza has drawn a sharp response from Israel. On Friday, Greta posted a picture on X, formerly Twitter, in which four activists, including herself, held placards expressing solidarity with Palestine and Gaza. Reacting to Ms…

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Trucks Carrying Aid Start Entering Gaza Through Rafah Border From Egypt

October 21, 2023 admin

Cairo: Trucks carrying humanitarian aid for war-torn and besieged Gaza started passing into the Rafah border crossing from Egypt Saturday, a security source and an Egyptian Red Crescent official told AFP. Egyptian state television showed several trucks entering the gate on the 15th day of the war between Israel and Hamas, the militant movement which…

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Hamas attacked Israel in part to stop a historic agreement with Saudi Arabia: U.S. President Joe Biden

October 21, 2023 admin

U.S. President Joe Biden. File | Photo Credit: Reuters President Joe Biden said on October 20 he thought Hamas was motivated to attack Israel in part by a desire to stop that country from normalising relations with Saudi Arabia. “One of the reasons … why Hamas moved on Israel, is because they knew I was…

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“Sliver Of Hope” As Hamas Releases 2 Hostages, But Gaza Aid Remains Stalled

October 21, 2023 admin

Israel has vowed to destroy Hamas Rafah, Palestinian Territories: Hamas released two American hostages held in Gaza, offering a “sliver of hope” to desperate families, as Israel pounded the densely-populated territory where millions waited for promised aid deliveries on Saturday. The Islamist group took more than 200 people hostage when it stormed into Israel from…

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Morning Digest | Hamas releases two U.S. hostages as Israel readies for ground invasion; ISRO’s Gaganyaan first test flight today, and more

October 21, 2023 admin

Gaganyaan’s Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1) will take place between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. on October 21, 2023, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. | Photo Credit: ANI Hamas releases two U.S. hostages as Israel readies Gaza invasion Gaza’s Hamas rulers released two Americans on Friday among some 200 hostages they abducted in October…

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Israel-Hamas war, Day 15 LIVE updates | Biden says Hamas attacked Israel to stop historic agreement with Saudi Arabia

October 21, 2023 admin

Biden says Hamas attacked Israel in part to stop a historic agreement with Saudi Arabia President Joe Biden said Friday he thought Hamas was motivated to attack Israel in part by a desire to stop that country from normalizing relations with Saudi Arabia. “One of the reasons … why Hamas moved on Israel, is because…

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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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