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U.S. says Israel will never have destroyed Hamas
The Israeli military has been striking Hamas since October 2023, when the Palestinian group staged a surprise attack on the Jewish state. A growing number of U.S. national security officials reportedly insisted that although Hamas was badly damaged by the Israeli military’s attacks, Tel Aviv “will never be able to completely eliminate the group.” The Israel Defence Forces’ ongoing bombings…
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UN Human Rights Council calls for end to arms exports to Israel
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Friday called for an end to arms exports to Israel in a resolution that made no mention of the Palestinian militant organisation Hamas. The step is necessary to “prevent further violations of international humanitarian law and violations and abuses of human rights,” according to the text adopted by the body in Geneva.…
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Iranian military chief meets Hamas leader in Tehran
Iran’s military chief, Mohammed Bagheri, has received the leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran as the Palestinian organisation continues to fight Israel in the Gaza Strip. Almost six months after the start of the war in Gaza, the Iranian general paid tribute to the Islamist organisation’s fight against Israel, local media reported on Friday. Bagheri described the Hamas massacres…
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Egypt, U.S. FMs call for ceasefire between Hamas, Israel
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken have called for a peace agreement between Hamas and Israel in the war-torn Gaza Strip. The duo made the appeal during a joint news conference following a multilateral meeting between Blinken and the foreign ministers of Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Blinken was on a visit to Egypt. Others…
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Middle East
Blinken Urges Immediate Ceasefire in Israel-Hamas Conflict
Amman, Jordan – January 7, 2024: In an effort to contain the Israel-Hamas conflict and address the urgent humanitarian crisis in Gaza, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Amman on Saturday evening as part of his Middle East tour. The conflict, initiated on October 7 with a unprecedented attack by Gaza-based Hamas militants on Israel, has led to…
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Middle East
UN Security Council discusses crisis in Middle East as violence, deaths increase
New York, Dec. 29, 2023 (NAN) The UN Security Council on Friday discussed the situation in the Middle East against the backdrop of escalating violence between Israeli settlers and Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and the relentless bombardment in the war-ravaged enclave. José Javier De La Gasca, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Ecuador, the President of the Security Council for…
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Defence
Israeli jets strike more than 100 targets in Gaza – IDF
Gaza/Tel Aviv, Dec. 26, 2023 (dpa/NAN) Dozens of Israeli fighter jets have attacked more than 100 targets in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Tuesday morning. Among them had been tunnel shafts and military installations used by Palestinian extremist organisation Hamas, according to the IDF. At least 52 people were killed in the attacks, according to the Hamas-controlled Health Ministry in…
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Middle East
Israel close Gaza crossing
Israel on Tuesday closed one of its main border crossings with the Gaza Strip after Palestinians launched incendiary balloons that set fire to areas on the Israeli frontier. Israeli media reported that more than 30 fires were set around border communities by balloons carrying incendiary devices launched from Gaza. “Kerem Shalom Crossing will be closed for the passage of all…
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NEWS
Thousands of Gaza civilians flee after Israeli warning
Thousands fled their homes in a Gaza Strip town on Sunday after Israel warned them to leave before it attacked rocket-launching sites, on the sixth day of an offensive that Palestinian officials said has killed at least 160 people. Militants in Hamas-ruled Gaza kept up rocket salvoes deep into the Jewish state as the worst bout of Israel-Palestinian bloodshed in…
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