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israel hamas war: Erdogan last person to preach morality to us: Benjamin Netanyahu hits back on “Hitler” remark

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Hitting out at Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over his “Hitler” remarks against him, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Erdogan is the “last person” to preach morality to Israel. He also accused Erdogan of “committing genocide” against Kurds and imprisoning journalists opposing his regime. Netanyahu further said that Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is … Read more

Israel, Hamas agree to extend truce for seventh day as hostage negotiations continue

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Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend the ceasefire in their war by at least one more day — minutes before the six-day truce was due to expire. Israel’s military said the truce would continue as mediators sought to release more hostages held in Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. The truce, extended from its … Read more

Israel announces resumption of combat in Gaza Strip

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Israel’s military says it has resumed combat operations in the Gaza Strip minutes after a temporary truce with Hamas expired, blaming the militant group for breaking the ceasefire. The truce expired at 7am (0500 GMT) on Friday with Israel claiming it had intercepted a rocket launched from Gaza. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Ceasefire in Gaza … Read more

Families of Palestinian Americans shot in Vermont while wearing kaffiyehs allege men were targeted in hate crime

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The mothers of Palestinian American college students shot on the street have no doubt that the men were targeted, and say the shooting should absolutely be treated as a hate crime. Three men, all 20 years old, were shot near the University of Vermont in Burlington last week. They all speak in Arabic and two … Read more

Explosions reported in Red Sea shipping lane off Yemen coast

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DUBAI: Explosions in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen were reported on Tuesday after sightings of unmanned aircraft and missiles in two separate incidents, a British maritime authority said. Two unmanned aircraft were observed before two explosions occurred 5 nautical miles from a vessel located 50 nautical miles west of Hodeidah on Yemen’s … Read more

More Palestinians killed as Israel’s planned ground offensive in Gaza begins

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Israeli ground forces are confronting Hamas fighters across the Gaza Strip in the clearest indication yet that a planned ground offensive in the enclave’s refugee-crowded south has begun, as Israeli bombing killed and wounded dozens of Palestinians. The Hamas Palestinian militant group on Sunday said its fighters clashed with Israeli troops about 2km from the … Read more

How The Israel-Gaza War Could Haunt Biden’s Human Rights Legacy

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Visiting the State Department 10 days after his inauguration, President Joe Biden said his foreign policy would prioritize an approach to diplomacy defined by: “defending freedom, championing opportunity, upholding universal rights, respecting the rule of law, and treating every person with dignity.” Nearly three years later, Biden’s handling of the biggest international crisis of his … Read more

Israel upgrades warning for its citizens visiting Australia, citing rise in anti-Semitism amid war on Gaza

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Australia remains a safe place for Jewish people, the deputy prime minister has affirmed, despite Israel issuing travel warnings for its citizens looking to visit. Israel has upgraded travel warnings to multiple countries, including Australia, following a rise in anti-Semitism stemming from the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Travel warnings to Australia have been … Read more

A look at Egypt’s plan to end the conflict in Gaza – National

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Egypt has put forward an ambitious, initial proposal to end the Israel-Hamas conflict with a cease-fire, a phased hostage release and the creation of a Palestinian government of experts who would administer the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank, a senior Egyptian official and a European diplomat said Monday. The proposal, worked out with the … Read more

‘Keep fighting’: School students’ promise for Palestine as they flood streets demanding an end to Israel’s war on Gaza

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Students have again heeded the call of their peers to skip school as they turned out to block streets in Australian cities in support of Palestine. Hundreds of students showed up outside Melbourne’s Flinders Street Station on Thursday to demand Israel end the siege in Gaza, release all Palestinian political prisoners and end its occupation … Read more