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Israel’s wars are expensive; Paying the bill could force tough choices

October 22, 2024 admin

On top of the grievous toll in human life and misery, Israel’s war against the Hamas and Hezbollah militant groups has been expensive, and the painfully high financial costs are raising concerns about the long-term effect of the fighting on the country’s economy. Military spending has ballooned, and growth has stalled, especially in dangerous border…

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No New Chief, Hamas To Be Led By Ruling Committee: Report

October 21, 2024 admin

Two Hamas sources said the Palestinian operator group was moving towards appointing a Doha-based ruling committee rather than a single successor to its chief Yahya Sinwar, who was killed by Israeli troops last week. “The Hamas leadership’s approach is not to appoint a successor to the late chief, the martyr Yahya Sinwar, until their next…

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Thousands join pro-Palestinian rallies around the globe as October 7 anniversary nears

October 6, 2024 admin

Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse violent demonstrators in Rome as tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets in major European cities and around the globe on Saturday (October 5, 2024) to call for a cease-fire as the first anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel approached. Huge rallies…

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Saudi Arabia Voices “Great Concern” For Lebanon Amid Israeli Strikes

September 30, 2024 admin

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia expressed its “great concern” at the conflict in Lebanon on Monday, calling for the country’s “sovereignty and territorial integrity” to be respected. A foreign ministry statement said: “the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is following with great concern the developments taking place in the Republic of Lebanon.” As the country’s health…

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Iran’s parliament speaker says militant groups will go on confronting Israel

September 29, 2024 admin

Iranians protest with anti-Israeli and anti-American slogans while participating in a protest rally to condemn the Israeli airstrike in Lebanon that killed Hassan Nasrallah and several Hezbollah commanders in Tehran, Iran, on September 28, 2024 in Tehran, Iran. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said on Sunday (September 29, 2024)…

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Israel Pounds Beirut But No Sign Of Hezbollah Chief Hassan Nasrallah

September 28, 2024 admin

New Delhi: Israel continued ferocious rounds of airstrikes on Hezbollah’s key strongholds in southern Beirut in Lebanon today. These strikes, which began last night in the heart of the capital city, sent plumes of thick smoke billowing into the sky, sparking fear and chaos in densely populated civilian areas. The operations marked Israel’s most intense…

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Gaza rescuers say Israeli strike on school shelter kills seven

September 22, 2024 admin

A Palestinian man inspects the damage to a school sheltering displaced people after it was hit by an Israeli strike, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, at Beach refugee camp in Gaza City, September 22, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Civil defence rescuers in Gaza City said an Israeli strike on Sunday (September 22, 2024) on a…

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Israel, Hezbollah, Lebanon: Israel Bombards Lebanon As Hezbollah Launches Rocket Attacks: 10 Facts

September 22, 2024 admin

The IDF stated that their air raids hit approximately 290 Hezbollah sites. New Delhi: On Saturday night, Hezbollah fired at least 10 missiles into northern towns and cities of Israel’s Jezreel Valley, the Times of Israel reported. This was the deepest incursion by Hezbollah rockets into Israeli territory since the conflict began in early October….

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Fear of ‘lost generation’ as Gaza school year begins with all classes shut

September 9, 2024 admin

A child receives a vaccination for polio at a make-shift camp for people displaced by conflict in a school run by the UNRWA in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on September 5, 2024 amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. | Photo Credit: AFP The new school year…

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Rare strike disrupts Israel while Biden says Netanyahu isn’t doing enough to reach Gaza deal

September 2, 2024 admin

Israeli Police officers detain a protester during clashes following an anti-government rally calling for the release of Israelis held hostage by Palestinian militants in Gaza since October, in Tel Aviv on September 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP A rare general strike in Israel to protest the failure to return hostages held in Gaza led…

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