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Israel dismisses 2 officers over deadly drone strikes on aid workers in Gaza

April 5, 2024 admin

A map illustrating a part of the Gaza Strip regarding the killing of 7 aid workers in an Israeli army strike, being a part of a report the army published today, following their investigation, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in this handout picture released on April 5, 2024….

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Gaza war | UN human rights body calls for halt to shipments of weapons to Israel as concerns mount

April 5, 2024 admin

A view of the screen showing the result of a vote on a resolution regarding the Israeli military campaign in Gaza, during the 55th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, on April 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The United Nations’ (UN) top human…

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Biden tells Netanyahu that U.S. support depends on protecting Gaza civilians

April 4, 2024 admin

A key Biden confidant had earlier urged him to use the leverage afforded by the huge military aid that Washington gives Israel – something Biden has resisted for the past six months. | Photo Credit: Reuters President Joe Biden warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on April 4 that U.S. policy on Israel depends on the…

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Senior U.K. jurists join calls to stop arms sales to Israel

April 4, 2024 admin

Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. | Photo Credit: AP More than 600 British jurists, including three retired judges from the U.K. Supreme Court, are calling on the government to suspend arms sales to Israel, piling pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak after the deaths of three U.K. aid workers in an Israeli strike. Britain is…

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India ‘concerned’ by Israeli attack on Iranian embassy in Syria

April 4, 2024 admin

Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal. | Photo Credit: MEA Briefing India is concerned by the Israeli attack on the Iranian diplomatic premises in Syria on April 1, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement on April 4. “Distressed at the escalating tensions in West Asia and their potential to fuel further…

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Palestinians say Israeli troops have withdrawn from Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital after 2-week raid

April 1, 2024 admin

Smoke rises during an Israeli raid at al-Shifa hospital and the area around it, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Gaza City on March 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Palestinian residents say the Israeli military has withdrawn from Gaza’s main hospital after a two-week raid, leaving behind…

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Gaza ceasefire talks to resume in Cairo: Egyptian media

March 31, 2024 admin

Palestinians inspect the ruins of a residential building for the Abu Muammar family after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, March 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Talks aimed at brokering a truce between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip will resume in Cairo on March 31, Egyptian outlet Al-Qahera reported,…

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Israel hits back at UN report warning of Gaza famine

March 29, 2024 admin

The analysis released last week fuelled international concern by saying half of Gazans are feeling “catastrophic” hunger and projecting a possible famine in the territory’s north. File | Photo Credit: AP Israel hit back on Friday against a UN-backed report that warned of imminent famine in Gaza, alleging the assessment contained inaccuracies and questionable sources. The…

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U.S. and Israeli defence chiefs meet to discuss plans for Gaza as tensions between the allies spike

March 26, 2024 admin

US defence leaders met with Israel’s minister of defence on Tuesday as the United States warns against a ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, but rising tensions between the two allies put any progress in question. In remarks at the start of the Pentagon meeting, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said they would…

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Macron warns Israel over any Rafah forced population transfer

March 25, 2024 admin

French President Emmanuel Macron. File | Photo Credit: Reuters French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that any forced transfer of people from the southern Gaza city of Rafah would constitute “a war crime”. In a telephone call between the two leaders, Mr. Macron also “strongly condemned” Israel’s announcement Friday…

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