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Palestinian statehood key to post-war Gaza rebuilding plans of Arab nations

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Palestinian statehood key to post-war Gaza rebuilding plans of Arab nations

Palestinians carry mock large keys during a mass ceremony to commemorate the Nakba Day, Arabic for catastrophe, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP As Israel keeps up its campaign against Hamas, Arab leaders are mapping out ways to support post-war Gaza, placing one major condition on…

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Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as some U.S. college graduations marked by defiant acts

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Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as some U.S. college graduations marked by defiant acts

A tiny contingent of Duke University graduates opposed pro-Israel comedian Jerry Seinfeld speaking at their commencement in North Carolina on May 12, with about 30 of the 7,000 students leaving their seats and chanting “free Palestine” amid a mix of boos and cheers. Some waved the red, green, black and white Palestinian flag. Mr. Seinfeld,…

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U.N. chief calls for ‘immediate’ Gaza ceasefire, hostage release

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U.N. chief calls for ‘immediate’ Gaza ceasefire, hostage release

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met Kuwait’s Deputy Foreign Minister Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah at Kuwait international airport in Kuwait City. | Photo Credit: AFP U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on My 12 appealed for an immediate halt to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, the return of hostages and a “surge” in humanitarian aid to the besieged…

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Israel strikes Gaza after fresh Rafah evacuation order

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Israel strikes Gaza after fresh Rafah evacuation order

Israel launched strikes on Gaza on May 12 after it expanded an evacuation order for Rafah, with the United Nations warning an outright invasion of the crowded southern city risked an “epic” disaster. Gaza’s civil defence agency said two doctors were killed Sunday in the central town of Deir al-Balah, while AFP correspondents reported intense…

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U.S. optimistic revised Hamas proposal may break Gaza ceasefire impasse

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U.S. optimistic revised Hamas proposal may break Gaza ceasefire impasse

May 08, 2024 07:27 am | Updated 07:27 am IST – CAIRO/WASHINGTON/RAFAH, Gaza Strip The United States believes the remaining differences between Israel and Hamas can be bridged in negotiations over the Palestinian militant group’s latest ceasefire proposal, as talks resume in Cairo on Wednesday. Israeli forces on Tuesday seized the main border crossing between…

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Satellite view of Gaza’s ruins reveals the savagery of bombardment

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Satellite view of Gaza’s ruins reveals the savagery of bombardment

Palestinians inspect the destruction following overnight Israeli strikes on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 6, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. | Photo Credit: AFP As well as killing more than 34,000 people and causing catastrophic levels of hunger and injury, the seven-month war between Israel…

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Will Pursue Legal Action “Until The End”, Says Al Jazeera After Israel Ban

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Will Pursue Legal Action “Until The End”, Says Al Jazeera After Israel Ban

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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Netanyahu says ending Gaza war now would keep Hamas in power

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Netanyahu says ending Gaza war now would keep Hamas in power

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. File. | Photo Credit: AP Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hardened his rejection of Hamas demands for an end to the Gaza war in exchange for the freeing of hostages, saying on May 5 that would keep the Palestinian Islamist group in power and pose a threat to Israel. Mr. Netanyahu…

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