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China has all along believed that “the Palestinians governing Palestine” is the fundamental principle of post-conflict governance of Gaza, foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Wednesday. The spokesperson made the remarks at a daily press briefing when asked to comment on U.S. President Donald Trump’s speech in which he said the U.S. will “take…
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U.S. President Donald Trump says Gaza has the potential to become “The Riviera of the Middle East” under U.S. ownership after Palestinians are permanently resettled elsewhere. Billions of dollars will be needed to rebuild the coastal strip after the war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, according to assessments from the United Nations.…
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At least three Russian warships including two guided missile frigates left the Syrian port of Tartous over the past few days. A satellite image taken by Planet Labs PBC yesterday reveals that the ships left the port between 6-9 December. Some of the fleet is still visible off the coast of Syria in satellite imagery…
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At least six Syrian ships were struck by the Israel Defence Forces in airstrikes yesterday, according to a maritime risk management expert. Ambrey said it had observed the attacks on the Latakia port, adding video footage showed one naval vessel listing and that five others had been sunk, without any visible damage being done to the…
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President-elect Donald Trump said there would be “hell to pay” in the Middle East if hostages held in the Gaza Strip were not released before his Jan. 20 inauguration. “Everybody is talking about the hostages who are being held so violently, inhumanely, and against the will of the entire World, in the Middle East –…
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South Africa on Monday submitted evidence of Israel’s genocidal acts in the Gaza Strip to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). “South Africa has filed its memorial to the International Court of Justice today, 28 Oct. 2024, in its case on the Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of…
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The head of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says the agency is keen to step up its support to people in crisis after Israel’s decision to ban the UN relief agency for Palestinian refugees. Director-general Amy Pope cautioned, however, said there was “no way” that it could replace the work UNRWA does in Gaza.…
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Naim Kassem is “pretty much the only” senior figure left in Hezbollah who could have been chosen as the group’s new leader, says Middle East-based news correspondent Alistair Bunkall. The 71-year-old replaces Hassan Nasrallah as Hezbollah’s leader after he was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Beirut last month. Senior Hezbollah figure Hashem Safieddine, considered to…
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Good afternoon Welcome back to our live coverage of developments in the Middle East. Israel has passed a law banning the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, from operating in the country, a move the organisation’s chief says will “deepen the suffering of Palestinians, especially in Gaza”. The law passed in the Knesset yesterday banned…
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Israel’s high-powered laser interception system, dubbed Iron Beam, is expected to be operational next year. That’s according to the director-general of Israel’s foreign ministry Eyal Zamir, who signed a $535m (£411m) contract with manufacturers Rafael and Elbit yesterday. Iron Beam would supplement Israel’s other aerial defence capacities, such as the more well-known Iron Dome. These…
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Nearly 100 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s military offensive in Gaza in the past 24 hours, the Hamas-run health ministry has said. According to its latest figures, 43,020 people have now been killed by Israel since 7 October 2023, 96 more than yesterday’s number. A further 101,110 have been injured during that time, it…
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An Israeli airstrike on Saturday hit a building that was part of Iran’s defunct nuclear weapons programme, according to an American researcher. David Albright, a former UN weapons inspector and head of the Institute for Science and International Security research group, said that Israel struck buildings in Parchin, a military complex near Tehran. He said…
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We reported earlier today that Israeli troops have withdrawn from a hospital they began raiding yesterday in northern Gaza, according to the territory’s Hamas-run health ministry. Kamal Adwan is one of three hospitals in northern Gaza left largely inaccessible by fighting. Speaking earlier this afternoon, the head of the World Health Organization said many medics…
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The Israeli military has named six Palestinian Al Jazeera reporters in Gaza that it says are also members of Hamas or Islamic Jihad militant groups. The Israel Defence Forces published documents that it said it had found in Gaza that proved the men had a military affiliation to the groups. It said the papers included…
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Rescuers were still removing debris late yesterday after an Israeli airstrike hit Beirut across the street from the capital’s main public hospital, killing at least 18 people. Residents who survived the massive explosion were still in shock, some searching through the debris with their hands for their relatives or their belongings. The Lebanese Civil Defence…
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A humanitarian appeal to address the “overwhelming” need in Gaza, Lebanon and the wider Middle East has raised £15m in the first five days. Fifteen charities making up the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) launched the appeal to raise urgent funds for the millions in the region requiring food, water, shelter and medical care after fleeing…
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