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In pictures: Demonstrations held against Netanyahu’s visit in Washington Whilst all the cameras and attention are fixed on Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, there are plenty of people making their feelings known about their meeting outside the White House and back in Israel. The images below show demonstrations in Washington and Tel Aviv, with the…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned the chaotic handover of seven hostages in Khan Younis, where the freed Israelis were surrounded by an aggressive mob before being transferred to the Red Cross. “I view with great severity the shocking scenes during the release of our hostages. This is further proof of the unimaginable cruelty…
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Hundreds of Palestinians began gathering in Wadi Gaza on Saturday hoping to cross back to their homes into the northern part of the Strip. The office of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’ has said that displaced Palestinians will not be allowed to return to northern Gaza until the civilian hostage Arbel Yehoud is released by…
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Mediators are currently making progress on the issue of allowing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to return back to the north. Up until now, the Israeli tanks are still blocking the coastal road where people were supposed to walk into the north, and we heard some warning gunfire in the last hour or so from…
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Israeli warplanes and artillery attacked the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday (Jan 19) and Palestinian medics said eight people were killed shortly after Israel and Hamas missed a deadline for a ceasefire that could pave the way for halting the Middle East’s most devastating conflict in years. The delay in implementing the ceasefire and the latest violence came…
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8.30am has come and gone. The ceasefire that so many millions in Gaza and Israel had been desperately hoping for, has not happened. Seconds later, black smoke started rising above northern Gaza in what must have been a message from the IDF to Hamas: this is what is at stake; abide by terms of the deal, release…
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More than 100 people have been killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza following the announcement of a ceasefire and hostage release deal on Wednesday, according to a tally of data from the Gaza Civil Defense. The death toll includes at least 27 children. Local emergency crews have described scenes of relentless bombardment since Israel and Hamas reached a deal,…
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Iran’s foreign minister has called the Gaza ceasefire deal a “surrender” for Israel and reaffirmed Tehran’s continued support for Hamas, according to a statement from the country’s foreign ministry. In a phone call on Thursday evening with Khalil al-Hayya, head of Hamas in the Gaza Strip and head of the movement’s negotiating delegation in ceasefire talks, Abbas…
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Mediators settled the final obstacles to a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas on Friday, according to the Palestinian militant group. “Obstacles that arose due to the (Israeli) occupation’s failure to adhere to the terms of the ceasefire agreement have been resolved early this morning,” the head of Hamas’ Martyrs and Prisoners Office…
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The Israeli security cabinet on Friday approved the Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal announced in Qatar on Wednesday, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement. The 11 voting members of the security cabinet approved the deal with a simple majority vote. The full, 33-member Israeli cabinet still needs to approve the agreement. That meeting…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his security cabinet on Friday that he received “guarantees” from negotiators about American backing of Israel returning to war if future talks with Hamas break down, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. “There are guarantees from the Americans that if Hamas sabotages a certain stage of the deal, Israel…
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Israel and Hamas have agreed to a cease-fire deal that will pause fighting in Gaza for six weeks and lead to the release of hostages and Palestinian prisoners, President Joe Biden confirmed Wednesday afternoon. Hamas and its allied militant groups are expected to release 33 hostages seized from Israel during the attacks of October 7,…
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Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal, mediators announced Wednesday, pausing a devastating 15-month war in the Gaza Strip and raising the possibility of winding down the deadliest and most destructive fighting between the bitter enemies. The deal, coming after weeks of painstaking negotiations in the Qatari capital, promises the release of dozens of…
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Syria’s interim Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani on Friday reaffirmed his government’s commitment to guaranteeing freedom for all Syrians, stressing the rule of law and equal citizenship are cornerstones of the nation’s future. He made the remarks during a joint press conference in Damascus with visiting Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani. “We remain dedicated to…
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Israel has lifted restrictions on public gatherings in areas near Lebanon in the northern Golan Heights, two weeks on from a ceasefire with Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. From “partial activity”, the army said it was changing its public safety guidelines to “full activity”. Israel had tightened restrictions on 25 November, two days before the ceasefire…
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Away from the chancellor’s appearance at the CBI, former home secretary Priti Patel is asking an urgent question in parliament. She asks for the government’s response to the decision taken by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his ex-defence secretary Yoav Gallant and senior Hamas commander Mohammed…
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