Middle East wars

  • Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf reaffirmed on Sunday his country’s support for Lebanon, emphasizing that Algeria will stand by the Lebanese people in all circumstances. During his meeting with President Joseph Aoun, Attaf conveyed Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s commitment to strengthening bilateral relations and assisting Lebanon in overcoming its challenges. “Lebanon is going through a…

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  • Four female Israeli soldiers were released by Hamas on Saturday in the second hostage release of the Gaza ceasefire deal. Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag were handed to the Red Cross in Gaza City. In exchange 200 Palestinian prisoners held in Israel are set to be freed. The four women were…

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  • EU leaders call for ceasefire, two-state solution in Gaza conflict

    Many European leaders on Monday called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip while repeating their support for the two-state solution. Since Israel launched a large-scale offensive in Gaza to retaliate against a surprise attack by Hamas on the southern Israeli border on Oct. 7 last year, 41,909 Palestinians have been killed, and 97,303…

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  • Top UN officials: ‘Atrocities in Gaza must end’

    The heads of United Nations agencies are demanding an “end to the appalling human suffering and humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza. It comes almost one year since the war between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas began. “We cannot do our jobs in the face of overwhelming need and ongoing violence,” the top UN officials said in…

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  • At least 100 people in Lebanon have been killed in Israeli airstrikes, its health ministry has now said.  The figure has doubled from 50 given in an earlier update. This would make it the deadliest day in Lebanon since the conflict started in October.   The number of people wounded has risen to 400. Israel says…

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