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US Not Involved In Assassination Of Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh: Antony Blinken

July 31, 2024 admin

Hamas has vowed the “cowardly” killing of their veteran leader “will not go unanswered”. (File) Singapore: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that the United States was “not aware of or involved in” the killing of Hamas’s political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran. “I can’t tell you what this means. I can tell…

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Israel Says It Killed Top Hezbollah Commander Fuad Shukr In Beirut Strike

July 30, 2024 admin

uad Shukr was the right-hand man to Hassan Nasrallah, Israel said. Jerusalem: The Israeli military said its fighter jets “eliminated” Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shukr in the area of Beirut on Tuesday, accusing him of being responsible for a rocket strike on the annexed Golan Heights. “Israeli air force fighter jets eliminated the Hezbollah terrorist…

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Australia, New Zealand, Canada call for ICJ response from Israel, Gaza ceasefire

July 26, 2024 admin

Israeli military vehicles manoeuvre near the Israel-Gaza border, amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Israel, on July 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Australia, New Zealand and Canada on Friday called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and asked Israel to respond to a United Nations court which last week ruled its occupation…

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Donald Trump Urges Quick End To War Ahead Of Meeting Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu

July 25, 2024 admin

Donald Trump criticized those who protested the Israeli Prime Minister’s speech to the US Congress (File) Washington: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, one day before meeting Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu, called for a quick end to its war with Hamas and a return of the hostages, adding that Israel has to better manage its “public relations”….

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US Elections, Israel Hamas War: Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu To Meet Separately With Joe Biden, Kamala Harris: White House

July 24, 2024 admin

U.S. President Joe Biden will host Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Thursday (file). Washington: U.S. President Joe Biden will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Thursday to discuss progress towards a ceasefire in Gaza and a hostage release, the White House said. Vice President Kamala Harris…

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Israel Carries Out New Raids In Gaza Ahead Of Netanyahu’s Address To US Congress

July 24, 2024 admin

Israeli forces also launched out airstrikes on several areas of central and northern Gaza Cairo/ Gaza: Israeli forces carried out new raids in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, hours before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was due to address the U.S. Congress. The latest Israeli attacks destroyed homes in towns east of Khan Younis in southern…

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Olympics 2024: Calls for Israel boycott, difference from Russia and global response explained

July 22, 2024 admin

Story so far: Paris is gearing up to host the 2024 Olympic Games from July 22 to August 11, when 10,500 athletes from over 200 countries will participate in 32 sports. Two nations – Russia and Belarus – will not be represented due to a ban imposed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following Russia’s…

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Israel declares two more Gaza hostages dead

July 22, 2024 admin

A military vehicle patrols at the Israel-Gaza border, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, as seen from Israel, on July 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel declared dead on July 22 two more of its hostages being held in Gaza, as talks to secure a ceasefire deal that would include the release of some 120 captives…

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Israel Shoots Down Missile Fired From Yemen After Striking Houthis

July 21, 2024 admin

Israeli strikes by warplanes hit near the Yemeni port of Hodeidah. (FILE) Israel said it shot down a missile launched from Yemen on Sunday and the Yemeni Houthi movement said it had fired several missiles at the Israeli city of Eilat after Israel’s first public strike against the Iran-aligned group a day earlier. The Houthis…

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Israel says it intercepts missile fired from Yemen, Houthis say they targeted Eilat

July 21, 2024 admin

Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli air defences intercepted a surface-to-surface missile fired from Yemen on July 21, the military said, and Yemen’s Houthi movement said it had targeted the Israeli Red Sea city of Eilat with multiple missiles. The Israeli military said its Arrow 3 missile defence system had shot down the…

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