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US Freezes Almost All Foreign Aid Except For Israel, Egypt

January 24, 2025 admin

Washington: The United States, the world’s biggest donor, froze virtually all foreign aid on Friday, making exceptions only for emergency food, and military funding for Israel and Egypt. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent an internal memo days after President Donald Trump took office vowing an “America First” policy of tightly restricting assistance overseas. “No…

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Palestinian Relief Agency UNRWA Must Leave By January 30: Israel Tells UN

January 24, 2025 admin

United Nations: The UN agency for Palestinian refugees must end operations and leave all its “premises” in Jerusalem by January 30, Israel’s UN ambassador said Friday, affirming timelines set out in controversial Israeli legislation. Defying international concern, Israeli lawmakers have passed a law that bars the agency, UNRWA, from operating in Israel and east Jerusalem,…

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Israel Minister To NDTV At Davos

January 22, 2025 admin

Davos/New Delhi: Israel’s Economy and Industry Minister Nir Barkat has sought Hamas to be replaced with people who recognise the state of Israel and who are “peace-seeking”. In an interview to NDTV at the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Mr Barkat also spoke on a range of matters, including Israel and India’s close…

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Israel-Hamas Ceasefire: Will Actions Match Words?

January 21, 2025 admin

After nearly 480 days of intense fighting and bombardment, resulting in the deaths of over 46,000 Palestinian civilians in Gaza, a ceasefire deal has finally been reached. Though long in the making, previous efforts repeatedly fell short of achieving finality. This agreement, however, remains fragile, with no guarantees that it will be implemented fully in…

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Moment When 3 Israeli Hostages Reunited With Families After 15 Months

January 20, 2025 admin

Tel Aviv was filled with hope, tears of joy and hugs on Sunday as three Israeli hostages who were held captive by Hamas reunited with their families in the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal. The three women – Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari – were handed over to the Red Cross…

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Hamas Hands Over First Israeli Hostages As Gaza Truce Begins

January 19, 2025 admin

New Delhi: The first three Israeli hostages returning home under a long-awaited Gaza truce were transferred to the Red Cross on Sunday, a Hamas official and the Israeli military said. The hostages, all women, “were officially handed over to the Red Cross” in Gaza City ahead of their return to Israel, the senior Hamas official…

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Palestinians Celebrate In Gaza As Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Comes Into Effect

January 19, 2025 admin

Gaza: Palestinians took to the streets across Gaza as they celebrated the much-anticipated ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel, which came into effect on Sunday at 11:15 am local time after a three-hour delay. Thousands of people, who were forced to go into hiding during 15 months of devastation, rushed back to see what remained…

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On Gaza Ceasefire Eve, Netanyahu Hints At Delay

January 18, 2025 admin

New Delhi: Hours before the start of a ceasefire in the Gaza war, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said they won’t be able “to move forward with the framework” until they get the list of hostages who Hamas will release. “We will be unable to move forward with the framework until we receive the list…

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Israel Will Release 737 Prisoners In 1st Phase Of Gaza Truce Deal

January 18, 2025 admin

Jerusalem: Israel’s justice ministry has said 737 prisoners and detainees will be freed as part of the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal approved Saturday. It said in a statement on its website that “the government approves” the “release (of) 737 prisoners and detainees” currently in the custody of the prison…

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Former CIA Analyst Pleads Guilty To Leaking Secret Israeli Plans

January 17, 2025 admin

Washington: A CIA employee who was accused of leaking classified documents about Israel’s plans to strike Iran pleaded guilty on Friday to criminal charges that he willfully retained and transmitted national defense information, the U.S. Department of Justice said. In pleading guilty, Asif William Rahman, who worked at the U.S. intelligence agency since 2016, acknowledged…

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