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Israeli minister Benny Gantz resigns from war cabinet
Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz has announced his resignation from the emergency government headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In a televised speech on Sunday, June 9, Gantz said, “With a…
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Colombia to suspend coal exports to Israel
Bogota: Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced on his social media account that his country will suspend coal export to Israel due to its attacks on the Gaza Strip, which he again called…
- Middle East
Palestine requests UNSC session over Israeli attacks on Gaza
Ramallah: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has instructed Palestine’s envoy to the UN to request an emergency session of the UN Security Council to discuss the repercussions of the Israeli attacks on the…
- Middle East
Tens of thousands demonstrate in Israel for release of hostages
Tel Aviv: Following the release of four hostages from the Gaza Strip, tens of thousands of people once again protested in Israel in favour of an agreement with Hamas for the release…
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Iran condemns Israel’s airstrikes in Gaza
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has strongly condemned deadly Israeli airstrikes on the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip. In a statement released on Saturday by the Ministry, Kanaani…
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Israel ‘rescues’ four hostages held by Hamas since October
Jerusalem: Israel on Saturday announced that its forces have in two separate special operations rescued four Israeli hostages, including 25-year-old Noa Argamani, held by Hamas in Gaza since October 7, last year.…
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Blinken to head to Middle East to push for Gaza ceasefire deal
Hyderabad: Blinken to head to Middle East to push for Gaza ceasefire deal Washington, June 8 (IANS/DPA) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to travel to the Middle East next…
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Man sets himself afire outside Jordanian govt building in suspected protest against Israel
In a tragic incident, a man set himself on fire last night outside a government building in the southern Jordanian city of Aqaba, local news reported. The motive for the self-immolation is…
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Israel strikes UN school, US urges ‘full transparency’
Washington: The United States has called for an investigation into the deadly Israeli airstrike on a school building run by the UN agency (UNRWA) for Palestinian refugees in central Gaza and told…
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Faiza Shaheen to stand as independent after Labour blocks candidacy over Israeli post
British academic and economist Faiza Shaheen, who was recently blocked by the Labour Party from standing as a candidate, has announced that she will now stand as an independent for the general…
- Middle East
Israeli court approves 35-day ban on Al Jazeera operations
An Israeli court has reduced the ban imposed by the government on Qatari television Al Jazeera’s operations in Israel to a period of 35 days instead of 45 requested by Communications Minister…
- Middle East
At least 30 killed in Israeli bombing on Gaza school
Gaza: Thirty Palestinians were killed, most of them children and women, and dozens injured in an Israeli airstrike targeting a school housing displaced people in the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza…
- Middle East
Netanyahu congratulates Modi, hopes Indo-Israel ties reach ‘new heights’
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated his counterpart Narendra Modi on his party’s victory in India’s general election, expressing hopes that Indo-Israel ties surge to “new heights”. According to the results…
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CIA chief in Doha to lead indirect ceasefire talks between Israel,Hamas
Doha: The chief of the American spy agency, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), William Burns is in the Middle East and will head the indirect peace talks between Israel and Hamas. The CIA…
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Over 15,000 Gaza children killed by Israel since Oct 7
More than 15,000 Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip have been killed by the Israeli army since the beginning of the Israel and Hamas war on October 7, 2023, according to the…
