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Slain Hamas leader Haniyeh’s funeral held in Qatar as worries of regional war mount

August 2, 2024 admin

Demonstrators pray near a mock coffin during a protest against the killing of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Iran, in Lebanon’s capital Beirut August 2, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Mourners gathered in Doha on August 2 to hold funeral prayers for slain Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh as Iran and its regional allies vowed to…

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Biden says killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh not helpful for ceasefire

August 2, 2024 admin

President Joe Biden speaks with reporters after greeting reporter Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva and Paul Whelan at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., following their release as part of a 24-person prisoner swap between Russia and the United States, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Joe Biden said on…

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Iran holds funeral for slain Hamas chief Haniyeh

August 1, 2024 admin

Iran held funeral processions on Thursday for Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh after he was killed in a strike in Tehran blamed on Israel. The Islamic republic’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will lead the prayers for Haniyeh ahead of his burial in Doha, having earlier threatened a “harsh punishment” for his killing. ALSO READ:…

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Israel orders evacuation of part of Gaza’s Khan Younis after renewed rocket fire

July 22, 2024 admin

Palestinians shelter in a tent camp which was recently attacked in Israeli strikes, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip on July 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Israeli military on July 22 called on Gazans to clear out of the eastern parts of the city Khan Younis, saying…

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The ICJ opinion on Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories and its implications | Explained

July 21, 2024 admin

People protest on the day of a public hearing held by The International Court of Justice (ICJ) to allow parties to give their views on the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories before eventually issuing a non-binding legal opinion, in The Hague, Netherlands, on February 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters The…

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Eight Palestinians killed in Israeli air strike on Gaza school, health officials say

July 16, 2024 admin

At least eight Palestinians were killed and several were wounded in an Israeli air strike on a school in central Gaza on July 16, Gaza health officials said. The strike hit Al-Awda school in Al-Nuseirat camp, the Ministry said. Read Comments Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Source link

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Senior Hamas official says group withdrawing from Gaza truce talks

July 14, 2024 admin

People walk on rubble at the damaged UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) building complex in western Gaza City’s Al-Sinaa neighbouhood on July 12, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP A senior Hamas official told AFP on July 14 that the Palestinian militant group was withdrawing from talks on a ceasefire in the…

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India Reiterates Support For Two-State Solution For Israel-Palestine At UN

July 13, 2024 admin

India has been providing an annual contribution to UNRWA of $5 million from 2018. India has reaffirmed its historic and unwavering commitment to the peaceful resolution of the vexed Palestine question, supporting a negotiated “two-state solution” leading to the establishment of a “sovereign, independent and viable state” of Palestine at peace with Israel. Charge d’Affaires…

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Watch: Israel-Palestine conflict: What’s the two-state solution?

July 13, 2024 admin

Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack in Israel and Israel’s continuing war on Gaza have brought the Palestine question back to the fore of West Asia’s geopolitics. As the war has destroyed much of Gaza and killed 37,000 of its people, the world has also seen more and more countries voicing strong support for a future…

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Hezbollah fires over 200 rockets into Israel after killing of senior commander

July 4, 2024 admin

Smoke billows after a hit from a rocket fired from southern Lebanon over the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel on July 4, 2024. Lebanon’s Hezbollah said it launched more than 200 rockets and explosive drones at Israeli military positions on July 4 as tensions have soared amid the almost nine-months-old war raging in Gaza….

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