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Sweden suspends funding to UN agency for Palestinian refugees
Stockholm: Sweden has said it has temporarily halted funding for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees following Israel’s allegations that its staff participated in the Hamas’s attack on southern Israel on…
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Hamas delegation to visit Egypt on Gaza truce: Source
Gaza: A Hamas delegation will visit Egypt on Wednesday to discuss the framework agreement on a truce in the Gaza Strip issued by the recent Paris meeting, a Palestinian source said. The…
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India backs two-state solution to resolve Israel-Palestine conflict: Jaishankar
Mumbai: India favours a two-state solution to end the decades-long Israel-Palestine conflict, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday, January 30, as the latest war in the Gaza Strip, ignited by…
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UNRWA faces collapse after staff’s suspected involvement in Oct 7 attack
United Nations: Major donors are sending one of the world’s oldest and largest relief operations to the brink of collapse after disclosures that the employees of the organization set up to help…
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Drone attacks on US posts in Syria-Jordan send Pentagon scrambling for cover
Washington: The lethal drone attack on Sunday in Jordan was the third hit in six months on the base known as Tower 22, highlighting a gap in US defences that the Pentagon…
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Israeli ministers takes part in Gaza resettlement conference
Thousands of Israelis, including far-right ministers and Netanyahu allies, attended a conference in Jerusalem to demand the restoration of Jewish settlements in Gaza Strip and West Bank. The right-wing Nahala organization held…
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Gaza ceasefire talks ‘constructive’ but gaps remain: Israel PMO
Tel Aviv: The Israel Prime Minister’s Office said that the peace talks held for a ceasefire and the release of all its hostages from Hamas custody were constructive. The office of Prime…
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150 Palestinians killed in Israeli siege of Gaza hospital
Gaza: As many as 150 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli siege of Nasser Medical Complex Hospital in Gaza’s second-largest city of Khan Younis, Gaza Health Ministry said. Gaza Health Ministry spokesperson…
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UN chief hopes Israel will ‘duly comply’ with ICJ ruling on Gaza
United Nations: The UN Chief Antonio Guterres said on Saturday that he hopes Israel will “duly comply” with the ruling from the International Court of Justice (ICJ), ordering it to take action…
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UN agency alleges Israeli protesters blocking humanitarian aid
Tel Aviv: The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has alleged that Israeli protesters blocked humanitarian aid trucks from entering Gaza through the Karem Shalom border crossing. The UN…
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Complete power blackout hits hospital in Gaza’s Khan Younis
Gaza: A complete power blackout has hit the Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Photos circulating on social media showed…
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CIA, Mossad chiefs to meet Qatar PM to discuss Gaza truce
Tel Aviv: The director of the American spy agency, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and the chief of the Israel Spy agency, Mossad, will be meeting the Prime Minister of Qatar in a…
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ICJ to deliver interim ruling on genocide case against Israel on Friday
Tel Aviv: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will on Friday announce its verdict on South Africa’s plea for an interim ruling in its genocide case against Israel. South African officials, according…