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U.S. ‘very disappointed’ after Netanyahu cancels Israeli visit to Washington

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U.S. ‘very disappointed’ after Netanyahu cancels Israeli visit to Washington

The White House said on Monday it was very disappointed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had canceled a high-level Israeli delegation’s planned visit to Washington after the U.S. abstained from a U.N. vote demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. “It’s disapppointing. We’re very disappointed that they won’t be coming to Washington, D.C. to allow us…

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Russia and China veto U.S. resolution in UNSC calling for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

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Russia and China veto U.S. resolution in UNSC calling for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

Permanent Representative of Algeria to the United Nations Amar Bendjama (L) and China’s ambassador to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, vote against a U.S. ceasefire resolution for the Gaza war during a UN Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters on March 22, 2024 in New York City. | Photo Credit: Getty Images via…

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Israel Announces Large West Bank Land Seizure

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Israel Announces Large West Bank Land Seizure

Israeli forces gather in the occupied West Bank Jerusalem: Israel reported Friday the seizure of 800 hectares (1,977 acres) of land in the occupied West Bank, which activists called the largest action of its kind in decades. Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich declared as “state lands” the area in the northern Jordan Valley, as US…

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Hamas proposes new six-week Gaza truce, hostage-prisoner exchange: official

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Hamas proposes new six-week Gaza truce, hostage-prisoner exchange: official

Palestinians walk over the ruins of Al-Farouq Mosque on March 15, 2024, destroyed in Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. | Photo Credit: AFP Hamas has proposed a new six-week truce in Gaza and an exchange of several dozen Israeli hostages for…

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The first ship to use a new sea route approaches Gaza with 200 tons of aid

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The first ship to use a new sea route approaches Gaza with 200 tons of aid

The Open Arms vessel carrying aid sails off the shore of Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, as seen from central Gaza Strip, March 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS A ship carrying 200 tons of aid approached the coast of Gaza on March 15 in a mission…

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Israel forces kill at least 14 people waiting to receive aid in Gaza: health ministry

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Israel forces kill at least 14 people waiting to receive aid in Gaza: health ministry

March 15, 2024 05:34 am | Updated 05:34 am IST – Bande de Gaza, Territoires palestiniens Israeli Army members operate in an area in the Gaza strip. File image for representational purposes | Photo Credit: ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES via Reuters The Gaza Health Ministry said on March 15 that Israeli fire killed 14 people and…

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Israel says it plans to direct Palestinians out of Rafah ahead of anticipated offensive

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Israel says it plans to direct Palestinians out of Rafah ahead of anticipated offensive

Palestinians break their fast amid the rubble of their destroyed home during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on March 13, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The Israeli military said on March 13 it plans to direct a significant…

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Israel’s war in Gaza kills more children than in four years of worldwide conflict: UNRWA

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Israel’s war in Gaza kills more children than in four years of worldwide conflict: UNRWA

Palestinian children receive treatment, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, at Al-Awda health centre, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on March 4, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters More children have been reported killed in the war raging in Gaza than in four years of conflict around the world, the head of…

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Israel To Deploy Thousands Of Police In Jerusalem For Friday Prayers

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Israel To Deploy Thousands Of Police In Jerusalem For Friday Prayers

Last week, Israel PM office had said that Muslim worshippers would be allowed to access Al-Aqsa mosque. Jerusalem: Israel’s police force said it will deploy thousands of officers across Jerusalem’s Old City for Ramadan’s first Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa mosque, with tensions high amid the Gaza war. “We are prepared for Friday prayers with…

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Tension Between Israel And US Is Rising With Gaza Death Count

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Tension Between Israel And US Is Rising With Gaza Death Count

US-Israel tensions extend beyond the current fighting. (File) The almost-daily phone calls stopped months ago. Now the tensions between Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel’s war on Hamas have burst into the open as the two leaders bicker publicly. Late last week, the US announced its army would build a pier to bring aid…

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