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Israel’s Gaza invasion has set ‘whole region on fire’: Jordan’s foreign minister
Tel Aviv: Israel’s invasion of Gaza has destroyed decades of work to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and has set “the whole region on fire,” Jordan’s foreign minister told CNN on Thursday. “Israel…
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Israel-Hamas war won’t end until there’s two-state solution: Biden
Washington: US President Joe Biden strongly believes the Israel-Hamas war would not end until there’s a two state solution to the problems between the two nations. “I can’t tell you how it’s…
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Qatar Emir’s mother Sheikha Moza resigns as UNESCO ambassador
Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, mother of Sheikh Tamim, the Emir of Qatar, has apologized and stepped down from her role as a UNESCO Goodwill ambassador due to organisation’s failure in protecting the…
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UAE to build three desalination plants to supply Gaza with water
Abu Dhabi: As the Israel-Hamas conflict entered its 41st day on Thursday, November 16, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced plans to build three desalination plants in Gaza as part of…
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Qatar demands international probe into Israel’s targeting of Gaza hospitals
Doha: Qatar has called for an immediate international investigation into Israeli army targeting of hospitals in the Gaza Strip, amid ongoing raids inside Al-Shifa hospital, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported. In a…
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Patients from Gaza arrive in Turkey for treatment
Ankara: Twenty-seven patients from Gaza and their 13 attendants, who passed through the Rafah border crossing from the Gaza Strip to Egypt, arrived in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Thursday. “Twenty-seven…
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Israel rejects UNSC’s call for extended humanitarian pauses in Gaza
Jerusalem: Israel on Thursday rejected the UN Security Council’s call for extended humanitarian pauses in the raging war in Gaza as long as the Hamas militant group still hold the hostages captive.…
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UNSC adopts resolution calling for humanitarian pauses, corridors in Gaza
United Nations: The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution calling for urgent and extended humanitarian pauses and corridors in Gaza. Resolution 2712 calls for urgent and extended humanitarian pauses and corridors…
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IDF allows fuel truck to enter Gaza for 1st time since breakout of war
Tel Aviv: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has allowed the first fuel truck carrying over 20,000 litres of diesel to enter Gaza Strip from Egypt since the breakout of the war amid…
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A look at Israeli leaders’ origin amid calls for immigration of Gazans
Amid the ongoing Israeli military assault on the Gaza Strip in response to the surprise Hamas attack on October 7, Israel’s far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich has called on Palestinians to “voluntarily…
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Two detained in Saudi Arabia for publicly praying for Gaza
Two people, an Algerian and a Turkish sheikh, were detained by the police in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia this week after they reportedly publicly prayed for Gaza, Palestine, during their pilgrimage.…
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Gazans forced to carry out mass burial inside Al-Shifa Hospital
Tel Aviv: The Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza on Tuesday said that it was forced to bury the dead bodies of people who died following Israel bombing inside the hospital premises. The hospital,…
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Ceasefire in Gaza now: Amnesty International calls upon EU leaders
Renowned human rights body Amnesty International has urged the European Union leaders to call for an immediate ceasefire to protect civilians in Palestine’s Gaza. In a statement ahead of the European Union…
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Indian woman evacuated from war-torn Gaza
Jerusalem: An Indian woman from Kashmir who had sought immediate evacuation from the war-torn Hamas-ruled Gaza has safely reached Egypt with the help of Indian missions in the region, according to her…
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Netanyahu provides few clues about post-war plans
Canberra: More than five weeks into Israel’s war with Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not outlined his future vision for Gaza. He has said many times the war will continue until…
