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Welcome back as we resume our coverage of the conflicts in the Middle East, where US secretary of state Antony Blinken is on another tour in the hopes of reigniting stuttering ceasefire talks. Mr Blinken is scheduled to visit Saudi Arabia today after lengthy talks with Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday in Jerusalem. Nearly a week on…
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President Joe Biden said Thursday that the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar by Israeli troops is a “good day for the world,” calling it an opportunity to free hostages held by the militant group and end the yearlong war in Gaza. “Now’s the time to move on. … Move toward a cease-fire in Gaza, make sure that…
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Back to the UN Security Council meeting in New York, where Israeli ambassador Danny Danon is speaking. The meeting has been called to discuss the suffering of people in Gaza, a day after the US gave Israel an ultimatum to increase the flow of aid entering Gaza or risk losing military support. Mr Danon claims…
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Earlier today, we featured reports from the Red Cross that an Israeli airstrike on an apartment building killed at least 18 people in Aitou, northern Lebanon. Now the head of delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross is speaking to Sky News, telling us the targeted building was rented by internally displaced people.…
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Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has urged members of the European Union to suspend the bloc’s free trade agreement with Israel over its actions in Gaza and Lebanon. Both Spain and Ireland have been in talks with other EU nations for months over reviewing the EU-Israel Association Agreement on the basis Israel may be breaching…
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The past week has seen mounting pressure grow between Israel and the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Israel’s military is currently on the ground in southern Lebanon in what it has described as “limited, localised and targeted” raids against Iran-backed Hezbollah. Fighting in the area has led to clashes with UNIFIL, who since 1978 have…
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The four Israeli soldiers killed in a Hezbollah drone attack on an army base in northern Israel have been named. Sergeant Omri Tamari, Sergeant Yosef Hieb, Sergeant Yoav Agmon and Sergeant Alon Amitay, all 19, died in the attack. Seven others were severely wounded in the strike, the Israeli military said. Israel’s national rescue service…
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Israel must do more to facilitate the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza, says Kamala Harris. Citing a UN report that says no food has entered northern Gaza in two weeks, the vice president said Israel must “urgently” do more to address the situation. “Civilians must be protected and must have access to food, water,…
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Downing Street has joined a growing chorus of international condemnation, saying it is “appalled” by reports that Israel deliberately fired on peacekeepers in Lebanon. “It is vital that peacekeepers and civilians are protected,” a spokeswoman said. Asked if Sir Keir Starmer saw the attacks as a breach of international law, she said: “All parties must…
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The demand comes in response to an Israeli ground operation into Lebanon, launched at the end of September to take out Hezbollah positions close to the Israeli border that has killed and displaced thousands. French President Emmanuel Macron has said that 88 predominantly French-speaking countries have collectively called for an “immediate” ceasefire in Lebanon. Speaking…
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Israel says it aims to drive Hezbollah away from the border so the thousands of Israelis displaced by months of almost daily cross-border fire can return to their homes. Powerful new explosions have rocked Beirut’s southern suburbs overnight into Sunday as Israel expanded its bombardment in Lebanon, also striking a Palestinian refugee camp in the…
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More than two days after the huge Israeli airstrike that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, smoke is still rising from the scene. People are flocking to the site this weekend – some to pay their respects and pray, others to see what is left of their homes. The Friday night strike had levelled multiple high-rise…
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Moving away from the UN for a moment, and an Israeli airstrike on Beirut has killed Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Qubaisi, two security sources in Lebanon have told Reuters. It comes just a few days after Hezbollah said another commander, Ibrahim Aqil, had been killed in the capital’s suburbs. Starmer calls for Israel and Lebanon to…
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The Israeli army began on Wednesday a large-scale military operation in the Jenin, Tulkarm, and Tubas camps in the northern West Bank, according to Palestinian and Israeli sources. “The Israeli forces have begun military operations in Jenin, Tubas, and Tulkarm to thwart terrorism,” Avichai Adraee, spokesman of the Israeli army, said in a statement. Palestinian…
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Defense Minister Yoav Gallant ordered the Israel Defense Forces to recall some 15,000 reservists who had been released from active service in the past years but are still under 35 years old to boost the army’s manpower reserves, the IDF said in a statement. “In light of an assessment of the situation and the extent…
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Israel says it is conducting what it describes as a “precise counterterrorism operation in specific areas of eastern Rafah”. The IDF said in a statement it was carrying out the operation “eliminate Hamas terrorists and dismantle Hamas terrorist infrastructure within specific areas of eastern Rafah”. “The troops have started the process of dismantling the terrorist…
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