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Israeli official says army won’t leave Gaza corridor, putting truce at risk
Israel will not withdraw from a strategic corridor in the Gaza Strip as called for by the ceasefire, an official said Thursday. Israel’s refusal could spark a crisis with Hamas and key…
- Middle East
Hamas calls for talks on next phase of ceasefire after hostage-prisoner exchange
Hamas on Thursday February, 27 said it was ready to negotiate the next phase of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, after a swap in which it handed over what it said…
- Middle East
Bodies of 4 Israeli hostages identified after return from war-torn Gaza
An Israeli group representing families of hostages held by Palestine-based resistance group Hamas said the remains of all four hostages returned early Thursday, February, 27 have been identified. The Hostages and Missing…
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Israeli Ambassador slams media outlets, leaders backing radical Islamists
New Delhi: Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar on Wednesday questioned those leaders and political parties, including in India, who only want to bat for Palestinian rights without raising their voice against…
- Middle East
Israelis bid farewell to mother, two young sons killed in captivity in Gaza
Tel Aviv: Holding flags, orange balloons and signs that said “forgive us”, tens of thousands of Israelis lined highways as the bodies of a mother and her two young sons, killed in…
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Hamas to release four hostage bodies in exchange deal
Cairo: Hamas will return the bodies of four dead Israeli hostages on Thursday in exchange for Israel’s release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, the group said, just days before the first phase…
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Israeli drone strike kills two in Lebanon
Beirut: An Israeli drone strike killed two people and injured two others in the Shaara area of Janta, near Lebanon’s eastern mountain range. The Israeli forces also dropped illumination flares between the…
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Coca-Cola struggles as Midle East conflict boosts demand for Chat Cola
Order a Coke to wash down some hummus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank these days and chances are the waiter will shake his head disapprovingly — or worse, mutter “shame, shame” in…
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Israel to bar freed Palestinians from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque in Ramzan
Israel plans to prevent Palestinian prisoners released under a Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem during the holy month of Ramzan, expected to begin…
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Israel to maintain ‘indefinite’ presence in Syria’s Mount Hermon: Netanyahu
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel will maintain an indefinite military presence at the peak of Mount Hermon and in the buffer zone along the Syrian border. The Israel…
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Israel launches airstrikes in Lebanon despite truce
Beirut: Israel launched airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Sunday, despite an ongoing ceasefire that ended months of conflicts with the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, media reported. At around 9:00 a.m. local time,…
- Middle East
Israel strikes Lebanon-Syria border crossings
Jerusalem: The Israeli military said on Saturday it conducted airstrikes targeting border crossings between Syria and Lebanon, accusing Hezbollah of using the routes to smuggle weapons into Lebanon. In a statement, the…
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Hamas hands over body of Shiri Bibas to ICRC, senior official says
Gaza: Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, handed over the body of Shiri Bibas, an Israeli hostage, to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), according to a senior Hamas…
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Netanyahu decries release of wrong body as ceasefire violation
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed revenge Friday for what he described as a “cruel and malicious violation” of the ceasefire agreement after a body that Hamas released as part of…
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Netanyahu says Hamas gave body of ‘Gazan woman’, not hostage
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a body that Hamas militants released during the handover of remains of Israeli hostages is that of a Gazan woman instead of that of Shiri…
