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Netanyahu: Israeli team to travel to Cairo for Gaza ceasefire talks
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that a negotiation team will travel to Cairo on Monday to discuss the implementation of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. According to a statement released by…
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Netanyahu, Rubio discuss US-Israel coordination on Gaza
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking alongside US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Jerusalem, said that Israel and the US are working “in full cooperation” on issues concerning the Gaza…
- Middle East
Israel gets shipment of US heavy bombs after delivery ban lifted
Jerusalem: Israel has received a shipment of heavy MK-84 bombs after the US recently lifted a temporary ban on their delivery, the Israeli Defence Ministry said. The MK-84 is a 907-kg unguided…
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Israel blocks entry of mobile homes, heavy equipment into Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to allow the entry of mobile homes (caravans) and heavy earthmoving equipment into the Gaza Strip despite a ceasefire agreement with Hamas, according to the…
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Jaishankar, Sa’ar discuss Trump’s vision of connecting Israel with India
Jerusalem: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Saturday President Donald Trump’s vision of connecting Asia, Europe, and the United States through Israel. A statement from the…
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Relatives of Israeli hostages terrified as Gaza ceasefire teeters
Tel Aviv: After 16 months of excruciating uncertainty, Idit Ohel finally received word this week that her 24-year-old son, a hostage in Gaza, is still alive. She said she fainted upon hearing…
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Israeli Cabinet to discuss Gaza ceasefire’s next phase
Jerusalem: Israel’s cabinet will convene on Tuesday to discuss the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement on Monday. The Israeli delegation…
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Trump ‘determined’ to implement ‘revolutionary’ Gaza takeover plan: Israeli PM
Jerusalem: Israel is discussing US President Donald Trump’s “revolutionary, creative vision” on the Gaza Strip, the one that Trump is “very determined to implement,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Trump’s plan…
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Israel expands West Bank operation, raids Nur Shams refugee camp
Jerusalem: Israeli forces expanded their military operation in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, launching a raid in the Nur Shams refugee camp, a military spokesperson said. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF)…
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Israel begins withdrawing forces from Gaza corridor as part of ceasefire deal
Tel Aviv: An Israeli official said Sunday that Israeli forces have begun withdrawing from a key Gaza corridor, part of a ceasefire deal with Hamas that is moving ahead. Israel agreed as…
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Israeli airstrikes target military facilities near Damascus
Damascus: Israel carried out airstrikes on military sites in the countryside of Syrian capital Damascus, targeting facilities in the Deir Ali area, local media reported. The attack struck a location near the…
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Hamas executed own fighters for raping Israeli male hostages: Report
Top-secret documents disclosed that the resistance group Hamas tortured and executed its fighters allegedly for engaging in same-sex relations. Some members were involved in the rape of male Israeli hostages during the…
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Trump signs order imposing sanctions on ICC over investigations of Israel
Washington: President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel, a close U.S. ally. Neither the U.S. nor Israel are members…
- Middle East
Israeli hostages freed from Gaza rarely saw sunlight, families say
The families of hostages freed from Gaza over the weekend, the latest release in the ceasefire deal, described difficult conditions — including rarely seeing the sun — during their captivity. The six-week…
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Netanyahu heads to US to renew relationship with Trump administration
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left for Washington on Sunday, February 2 to renew relations with the Trump administration and discuss the future of the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel. He is…