Israel Palestine conflict
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Trump says Gaza residents won’t have right to return
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said Palestinians will not have a right to return to Gaza which he plans for the United States to “own” as it is redeveloped and rebuilt.…
- Middle East
Israeli army kills four Palestinians in Gaza: Health authorities
Gaza: Israeli troops killed four Palestinians, including an elderly woman, in two separate incidents in the north and south of the Gaza Strip, the Gaza-based health authorities said. “Three Palestinians were killed…
- Middle East
West Bank Palestinians face more barriers, traffic woes after Gaza ceasefire
Ramallah: Abdullah Fauzi, a banker from the northern West Bank city of Nablus, leaves home at 4 a.m. to reach his job by 8, and he’s often late. His commute used to…
- Middle East
UN: Gaza ceasefire averted famine but truce collapse brings danger
Cairo: Famine has been mostly averted in Gaza as a surge of aid enters the territory during a fragile ceasefire, the United Nations humanitarian chief said Sunday. But he warned the threat…
- Middle East
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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Tears of joy as five Thai hostages return home after a year in Hamas captivity
Bangkok: Thailand witnessed an emotional homecoming as five nationals, held captive by Hamas for more than a year, finally reunited with their families at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Sunday, local media reported. The…
- Middle East
Hamas must release all hostages now: US Secretary of State
Washington: Reiterating US President Donald Trump’s firm stance, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for the immediate release of all Israeli hostages taken by Hamas, following the return of three captives.…
- Middle East
Six killed in Israeli drone strike in Lebanon: Report
Beirut: Six people were killed and two others injured in an Israeli drone strike targeting the al-Shaara area near the town of Janta in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa Valley. Israeli warplanes were conducting…
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Morocco & Iraq say relocating Palestinians would be contrary to international law’
Rabat: Morocco has denounced US President Donald Trump’s plan to displace and relocate Palestinians from Gaza. Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita held talks Saturday with Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein in Rabat…
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Iran’s top leader meets Hamas leaders in Tehran
Tehran: Iran’s supreme leader has met top Hamas leaders in Tehran, state-run IRNA news agency reported Saturday. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei met with Khalil al-Hayya, the deputy chairman of Hamas’ Political Bureau, and…
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Kuwait rejects displacing Palestinians from Gaza
Kuwait City: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah Al-Yahya has affirmed the country’s rejection of displacing Palestinians from Gaza, stressing the importance of adhering to the two-state solution. Al-Yahya told media on the sidelines…
- Middle East
Red Cross vehicles arrive at Gaza location where Hamas is to release 3 Israeli hostages
Deir Al-Balah: Hamas-led militants are set to free three more hostages, all Israeli civilian men, on Saturday, and Israel will release dozens of Palestinian prisoners as part of a fragile agreement that…
- Middle East
15 Palestinian prisoners freed under ceasefire deal arrive in Turkey
Ankara: Fifteen Palestinian prisoners released by Israel under a ceasefire agreement with Hamas arrived in Turkey on Tuesday after being deported to Egypt, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said. “As part of…
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Hamas says second phase of Gaza ceasefire talks underway
Gaza: Hamas said on Tuesday that talks on the second phase of a Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel have begun, focusing on shelter, relief, and reconstruction in the devastated Palestinian enclave. “Currently,…
- Middle East
Hamas warns of humanitarian crisis in Gaza, urges int’l action
Gaza: Hamas declared the Gaza Strip a “disaster zone”, warning of an unprecedented catastrophe that threatens the lives of its over 2.4 million people, as widespread destruction continues and essential resources run…
