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Hamas political office in Doha has not been permanently closed, Qatar says

November 19, 2024 admin

The political office of the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Doha has not been permanently closed, Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari said on Tuesday (November 19, 2024). Earlier this month Reuters quoted a U.S. official saying Washington had asked Qatar to expel the group and that Doha had passed this message on to Hamas….

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Lebanon, Hezbollah agree to U.S. proposal for ceasefire with Israel: Lebanese official

November 18, 2024 admin

Hezbollah, a heavily armed movement backed by Iran, endorsed its long-time ally Berri to negotiate over a ceasefire. | Photo Credit: Reuters “Lebanon and Hezbollah have agreed to a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire with Israel with some comments on the content,” a top Lebanese official told Reuters on Monday (November 18, 2024), describing the…

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Even with Lebanon truce deal, Israel will operate against Hezbollah: Israel PM Netanyahu

November 18, 2024 admin

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses lawmakers in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem on Monday (November 18, 2024). | Photo Credit: AP Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday (November 18, 2024) that Israel will continue to operate militarily against the Iran-backed Lebanese armed movement Hezbollah even if a ceasefire deal is reached in…

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Gaza civil defence says 30 dead after Israeli air strike

November 17, 2024 admin

Smoke rises from North Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, as seen from Sderot, Israel, November 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Gaza’s civil defence agency said 30 people were killed on Sunday (November 17, 2024), including children, and dozens were missing after an Israeli air strike hit a building…

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Trump 2.0 | Portentions of a second innings

November 16, 2024 admin

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is poised to kick off his second term at the White House, a four-year stint that will likely see major shifts in domestic and foreign policy and transform the functioning of a wide range of American public institutions. The fact that he defied the odds, as predicted by pollsters and some…

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Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of war crimes over Gaza displacements

November 14, 2024 admin

Displaced Palestinians make their way after fleeing the northern part of Gaza amid an Israeli military operation, in Gaza City, on November 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli authorities have caused a forced displacement of Palestinian people in Gaza to an extent that constitutes war crimes and crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said…

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Israel FM Smotrich seeks annexation of West Bank during Trump presidency

November 12, 2024 admin

File picture of Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Monday (November 11, 2024) announced that 2025 would be the year when Israel will annex the occupied West Bank. The declaration came on a day when Saudi capital Riyadh under the leadership of Saudi Crown Prince…

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Israeli fire kills 11 Palestinians as tanks roll into central Gaza camp

November 11, 2024 admin

Tens of thousands of Palestinian residents have been told to evacuate the areas, fueling fears that they may never be allowed to return. File. | Photo Credit: AFP Israeli forces sent tanks into the western side of Gaza’s Nuseirat camp on Monday (November 11, 2024) in a new incursion into the enclave’s central area, and…

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Israel top diplomat says Palestinian state not ‘realistic’

November 11, 2024 admin

An Israeli armored personnel carrier moves along the border with the Gaza Strip, as seen from a position on the Israeli side of the border on November 11, 2024 in Southern Israel, Israel. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar on Monday (November 11, 2024) rejected the establishment of a Palestinian state…

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Israeli strikes kill 30 people, including 13 children: Gaza rescuers

November 10, 2024 admin

Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a house in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday (November 10, 2024). | Photo Credit: Reuters Gaza’s civil defence agency said on Sunday (November 10, 2024) that 30 people, including 13 children, were killed in two Israeli strikes on two houses in the…

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