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Deadly bombs hit Gaza as US security envoy visits Israel

RAFAH: An Israeli strike in Gaza killed 31 people Sunday, the Palestinian civil defence agency said, as US National...

Updated 19 May, 2024 10:58pm

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Saudi crown prince, US national security adviser meet on Gaza, bilateral deal

CAIRO: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met to discuss...

Published 19 May, 2024 10:21am

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South Africa tells UN court Israel ‘genocide’ hit ‘new and horrific stage’

THE HAGUE: South Africa accused Israel on Thursday at the top UN court of stepping up what it called a “genocide” in...

Updated 16 May, 2024 08:14pm

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Egypt president says Israel evades Gaza ceasefire efforts

DUBAI: Israel continues to evade efforts to reach a ceasefire in its war with Hamas in Gaza, Egyptian President...

Published 16 May, 2024 06:28pm

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Israel claims it’s wearing down Hamas, sending more troops to area of Rafah

JERUSALEM: Israel’s defense minister said on Thursday that additional troops would join a ground aggression in an...

Updated 16 May, 2024 06:48pm

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India says it is working to repatriate UN staffer killed in Gaza

NEW DELHI: India said on Wednesday it was working to repatriate the body of a former Indian Army officer serving as...

Published 15 May, 2024 06:48pm

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Erdogan says Israel will ‘set sights’ on Turkiye if Hamas defeated

ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday claimed that Israel would “set its sights” on Turkiye if it...

Published 15 May, 2024 05:39pm

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Russia economy resilient; Gaza war weighs on neighbours: EBRD

LONDON: Russia’s economy will grow further this year despite Western sanctions over its Ukraine invasion, while...

Published 15 May, 2024 10:59am

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Turkiye says to apply to intervene in ICJ genocide case against Israel

ANKARA: Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Tuesday that Turkiye decided to submit its declaration of official...

Published 14 May, 2024 08:12pm

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UN says nearly 450,000 displaced from Gaza’s Rafah since May 6

RAFAH: The United Nations said Tuesday that nearly 450,000 people have been displaced from Rafah since Israel began...

Published 14 May, 2024 07:52pm

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World Court to hold hearings over Israel’s Rafah attacks

THE HAGUE: The U.N.‘s International Court of Justice will hold hearings on Thursday and Friday to discuss new...

Published 14 May, 2024 05:33pm

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Israel’s Rafah attack set Hamas talks ‘backward’: mediator Qatar

DOHA: Israel’s military operation in Rafah has set truce negotiations with Hamas “backward”, mediator Qatar said on...

Published 14 May, 2024 01:45pm

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Israel offensive on Rafah would not eliminate Hamas: Blinken

WASHINGTON: An all-out Israeli offensive on the Gaza city of Rafah would provoke “anarchy” without eliminating...

Published 12 May, 2024 09:31pm

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Hamas says Biden remarks on Gaza hostages ‘setback’ for negotiations

DOHA: Remarks by US President Joe Biden that a ceasefire in Gaza would be possible if Hamas released its hostages...

Published 12 May, 2024 08:50pm

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Fighting rages across Gaza as death toll tops 35,000

RAFAH: Israel struck Gaza on Sunday and troops were battling with fighters in several areas of the Hamas-run...

Published 12 May, 2024 07:11pm

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Banning UK arms exports to Israel would strengthen Hamas, UK’s Cameron says

LONDON: Stopping British arms sales to Israel if it launches a ground assault on Rafah in the Gaza Strip would...

Published 12 May, 2024 05:41pm

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Full-scale Rafah offensive ‘cannot take place’: UN rights chief

GENEVA: A full-scale Israeli assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah “cannot take place”, the UN human rights...

Published 12 May, 2024 05:11pm

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UN chief calls for ‘immediate’ Gaza ceasefire, hostage release

KUWAIT CITY: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged an immediate halt to the Israel-Hamas war in...

Published 12 May, 2024 03:05pm

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Israel strikes Gaza after fresh Rafah evacuation order

RAFAH: Israel launched strikes on Gaza Sunday after it expanded an evacuation order for Rafah, with the United...

Updated 12 May, 2024 10:28pm

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Gaza agency says two doctors killed in Israeli air strike on central Gaza

PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: Gaza’s civil defence agency said on Sunday that two doctors were killed in an Israeli air...

Updated 12 May, 2024 01:32pm

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Hamas releases video of Israeli-British hostage held in Gaza

GAZA STRIP: Hamas’s wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, on Saturday released a video of a man held hostage in...

Updated 11 May, 2024 10:02pm

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Israel army says about 300,000 Gazans have ‘evacuated’ east Rafah

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The Israeli army said on Saturday about 300,000 people have left eastern Rafah for a...

Updated 11 May, 2024 10:00pm

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UN General Assembly backs Palestinian bid for membership

Assembly adopts resolution with 143 votes in favour and nine against - including US and Israel - while 25 countries abstain

Published 10 May, 2024 09:47pm

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Israel strikes eastern Rafah as ceasefire talks end with no deal

CAIRO/RAFAH: Israeli forces bombarded areas of Rafah on Thursday, Palestinian residents said, as Prime Minister...

Updated 10 May, 2024 09:17pm

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Hamas says Israel move on Rafah aims to ‘obstruct’ truce talks

DOHA: A Hamas official on Thursday accused Israel of carrying out incursions in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah to...

Published 09 May, 2024 07:28pm

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Washington police clear pro-Palestinian university encampment

WASHINGTON: Washington police cleared an encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters at George Washington University on...

Published 08 May, 2024 06:10pm

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Israel pessimistic on Gaza truce talks, but delegation remains in Cairo

JERUSALEM: Israel sees no sign of a breakthrough in Egyptian-mediated talks on a truce with Hamas that would free...

Published 08 May, 2024 05:39pm

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Dozens detained at Paris pro-Palestinian university protest

PARIS: French police detained 86 people following an operation to remove students staging a pro-Palestinian...

Published 08 May, 2024 04:48pm

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Cairo talks ‘last chance’ for Israel to free hostages: Hamas official

PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: A senior Hamas official said Tuesday that a delegation from the Palestinian group was due...

Published 07 May, 2024 08:23pm

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Death, misery, hunger: Israeli aggression in Gaza

In Gaza City, home to some 600,000 people before the war, the situation is dire: almost three-quarters (74.3 percent) of its buildings have been damaged or destroyed

Published 07 May, 2024 06:50pm