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Qatar’s Foreign Ministry condemned on Sunday the ongoing Israeli military operations in the city of Jenin and its refugee camps in the northern West Bank. The ministry described the operations as “heinous and horrific crimes” and a “flagrant violation of international legitimacy resolutions.” In a statement, the ministry called on the international community to “provide…
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Since a new war broke out between Israel and the militant Palestinian group Hamas on Oct 7, the Lebanese militia Hezbollah has expressed solidarity with Hamas through military action. It has fired missiles, mortars, rockets and explosive drones into northern Israel almost daily, prompting Israel to respond with its own fire. In late August, the fighting…
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The situation in the Middle East has reached a “critical level of dangerosity”, the EU’s foreign affairs chief has said. Josep Borrell said in a social media post that he supported calls for a UN Security Council resolution which urges a full end to hostilities at the shared border between Israel and Lebanon. Officials have been…
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More now from Hassan Nasrallah, who has been making a public address after Israeli’s military carried out what it called pre-emptive strikes in southern Lebanon. The Hezbollah leader said the attack went “as planned”, dismissing statements by the IDF that its preemptive strikes had stopped a larger attack. He said the group would assess the…
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Israel needs to act in self-defence against Hezbollah attacks which have caused areas of the north to become “ghost cities”, the Israeli ambassador to the UK has said. Speaking to Sky News, Tzipi Hotovely compared the scale of evacuations from large areas of northern Israel to major UK cities. “Can you imagine cities like Manchester…
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Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday that Iran was making preparations for a large-scale military attack on Israel, Axios reporter Barak Ravid said in a post on X, citing a source with knowledge of the call. In a statement on Monday, Gallant’s ministry confirmed the call took place…
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Iran is set to carry out an order by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to “harshly punish” Israel over the assassination of a Hamas leader in Tehran, a Revolutionary Guards deputy commander was quoted as saying on Friday by local news agencies. “The supreme leader’s orders regarding the harsh punishment of Israel and revenge for…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has asked Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for a restrained response to Israel’s suspected killing of the leader of Hamas, advising against attacks on Israeli civilians, two senior Iranian sources said. The message, according to the sources, was delivered Monday by Sergei Shoigu, a senior ally of the Kremlin leader,…
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One of the few things working in Iran’s favor after the humiliating news that Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in the Iranian capital overnight is that the regime controls most of the information the world gets to see. What Iran has said so far is that Haniyeh died after being hit by an “airborne guided projectile” in Tehran where he…
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Of all the images on 7 October, among the most harrowing were of Noa Argamani being dragged into captivity by gun toting thugs on the back of a motorbike, her face wrought with anguish, her boyfriend led away helpless by other armed men. Her rescue is hugely cathartic for Israelis, offering hope that their military,…
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Hamas cannot agree to any deal unless Israel makes a “clear” commitment to a permanent ceasefire and a complete withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, a senior official from the Palestinian militant group said on Tuesday. Qatar, which alongside the United States and Egypt has been mediating talks between Hamas and Israel, has also urged Israel…
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Wonder the reason Pope Francis visited Iraq recently? Iraq–Israel relations refer to the bilateral ties between the State of Israel and the Republic of Iraq. Due to Iraq’s non-recognition of Israel as a legitimate state since the latter’s establishment in 1948, the two countries have not had any formal diplomatic relations. The Hashemite Kingdom of…
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Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz’s call for Egypt to reopen the Rafah border crossing has sparked a heated exchange with his Egyptian counterpart. Katz said on Twitter that he had spoken to the UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron and German Foreign Minister Alma Baerbock “about the need to persuade Egypt to reopen the Rafah crossing…
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The United Nations assembled a fact-finding panel to investigate an attack that killed one staff member and injured another in Rafah, in southern Gaza. A vehicle branded with UN insignia was targeted on Monday, prompting swift condemnation from international leaders. Initial assessments suggest the fatal shot was fired from a tank in the neighborhood, striking the back…
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The US Defense Department has announced that the World Food Programme will be the organization that will receive and distribute aid to Gaza from the American-built temporary floating pier. “The US government and other international donors are providing aid commodities for delivery from Cyprus to the beach in Gaza by way of US and partner…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video statement on Thursday that the Israeli forces will continue their attacks in Gaza despite the U.S. threat to halt some weapon shipments. “If Israel is forced to stand alone — Israel will stand alone,” said Netanyahu in a public speech made on Sunday’s Israeli Holocaust Memorial…
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