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Why The Killing Of Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh Is Shocking But Not Unexpected

August 2, 2024 admin

While Hamas Politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh’s assassination in Iran’s capital Tehran mere hours after the swearing-in ceremony of President Masoud Pezeshkian has created shockwaves across the world, the response to the killing is expected to be imminent, and, possibly, tectonic. Haniyeh was, after all, the political chief of a group labelled a terror entity by…

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Iran Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei To Lead Funeral Prayers For Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh

August 1, 2024 admin

The Hamas leader was in Tehran for the inauguration ceremony of newly elected President Masoud Pezeshkian Tehran: Iran was set to hold funeral processions on Thursday for Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh ahead of his burial in Doha after he was killed in a strike in Tehran blamed on Israel. The Islamic Republic’s supreme leader…

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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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Palestine Embassy Thanks India For First Tranche Of $2.5 Million For Refugees

July 16, 2024 admin

Palestine Embassy Thanks India For First Tranche Of .5 Million For Refugees

About 2.2 million, or about 41% of the total population, of Palestinians were residing in the Gaza Strip. New Delhi: The Palestinian Embassy on Tuesday thanked India as it released the first tranche of USD 2.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) as a part of its annual contribution at USD…

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Watch: Israel-Palestine conflict: What’s the two-state solution?

July 13, 2024 admin

Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack in Israel and Israel’s continuing war on Gaza have brought the Palestine question back to the fore of West Asia’s geopolitics. As the war has destroyed much of Gaza and killed 37,000 of its people, the world has also seen more and more countries voicing strong support for a future…

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US’ Delta Airlines Apologises For Staff’s “Terrified” Remark On Palestine Post Amid Israel-Hamas War

July 13, 2024 admin

The controversy began after an X user’s false post on Delta Air Lines’ two flight attendants Delta Air Lines has found itself embroiled in a huge controversy over its social media post on the Palestinian flag. A now-deleted tweet by Delta, which is one of the major airlines of the United States, sympathized with a…

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Surveillance System Along Borders Could Pave Way For Ceasefire In Gaza

July 12, 2024 admin

Israel’s advance into southern Gaza’s Rafah area in early May led to the closure of the Rafah crossing. Cairo: Israeli and Egyptian ceasefire negotiators are in talks about an electronic surveillance system along the border between Gaza and Egypt that could allow Israel to pull back its troops from the area if a ceasefire is…

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US On Gaza Ceasefire Talks

July 11, 2024 admin

The Gaza Health Ministry says that nearly all of its 2.3 million population has been displaced. WASHINGTON: The United States was “cautiously optimistic” about Gaza ceasefire talks, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told CNN on Wednesday, adding that gaps between the two sides could be narrowed. KEY QUOTES “We are cautiously optimistic that…

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