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Pople react during a farewell for Palestinian Ahmed Khalil killed in an Israeli airstrike, at his home, in the Balata refugee camp, in Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, August 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Gaza’s civil defence agency said an Israeli air strike in the early hours of Saturday(August 17, 2024) killed 15…
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Mediators to the Gaza Warcease-fire talks said on Friday (August 16, 2024) the two-day talks wrapped up and they aim to reconvene in Cairo next week to seal a deal to stop the fighting. In a statement on Friday, the United States, Egypt, and Qatar said talks were constructive and conducted in a positive atmosphere….
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Some families of hostages held in Gaza believe the latest round of cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas could be the last best chance to set their loved ones free after more than 300 days of captivity. The families have advocated tirelessly to secure the release of their relatives, who were snatched on October 7,…
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant discussed operational and strategic coordination and the Israeli military’s readiness in the face of Iranian threats | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday (August 11, 2024) that Iran was making preparations for a…
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Palestinians look at the damage at the site of an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced people, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Gaza City on August 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters An Israeli airstrike on a Gaza school compound housing displaced families killed around 100 people, the Hamas-run Gaza government said on Saturday…
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President Joe Biden, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, and Qatari Emir Tamim al-Thani, mediators in indirect negotiations to end 10 months of devastating war in Gaza, set the talks for August 15. File | Photo Credit: AP Leaders of the United States, Egypt, and Qatar jointly demanded Israel and Hamas return to stalled talks on…
Yahya Sinwar chairs a meeting with leaders of Palestinian factions at his office in Gaza City, April 13, 2022. | Photo Credit: AP Hamas on Tuesday (August 6) named Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, as its new leader in a dramatic sign of the power…
People inspect the site where World Central Kitchen workers were killed in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, April 2, 2024. The Israeli military’s attack on an aid convoy in Gaza that killed seven people was the result of serious failures of defense procedures, mistaken identification and errors in decision-making, according to an Australian investigation that was…
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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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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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