Tag: Gaza
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Israel bombs southern Lebanon under its yellow line: strikes Gaza
Israel bombed several areas in Southern Lebanon over the weekend, killing at least 11 people, including three children, in one of the deadliest Israeli attacks since the ceasefire with Hezbollah came into effect in June. Seven people, including three children and two women, were killed in Ansar, while another four people were killed in Deir…
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Benjamin Netanyahu expanded Israel’s borders: will Israel keep them?
Throughout its wars with neighbouring Arab states, Israel has repeatedly captured territory, which it has often gave back. The clearest example is the Sinai Peninsula, which Israel first captured from Egypt during the 1956 Suez Crisis, before withdrawing in stages and completing its withdrawal in March 1957 under intense international pressure. Israel captured Sinai again…
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Trump declares deal reached for Hamas to disarm: Hamas say that disarmament is conditional on Israeli withdrawal
US President Donald Trump has announced that his Board of Peace has concluded an agreement between Hamas and Israel that includes the disarmament of Hamas. Al-Jazeera has confirmed the deal, however a Hamas spokesperson told them that its disarmament was conditional on Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza. The deal was confirmed to Al-Jazeera by one of…
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Mahmoud Abbas calls for elections in Palestine including Gaza
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called for elections in all of Palestine including in Jerusalem and Gaza to be held on Saturday November 29th. The last time elections were held in Palestine was in January 25 2006m in which Hamas won 44,5% of the vote against Fatah’s 41.4%, however support for Hamas in Gaza has…
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Protests break out against Hamas in Gaza despite repression
Protests have broken out in Gaza against Hamas despite widespread repression and intimidation by Hamas terrorists to prevent the protests from taking place. Hamas has also organised a counter-protest in the guise of a funeral of one of its members killed by Israel last week. The protests, dubbed the “26th June Revolution” are attempting to…
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni demands an apology from the Israeli government over treatment of Italian detainees
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has issued a scathing condemnation of the Israeli government, particularly of Israeli Interior Minister Ben Gvir after the latter published a video in which the Israeli police are seen humiliating and manhandling Italian activists of the Gaza Sumud Flotilla flotilla. Up to 29 Italian citizens have been arrested by Israel…
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Hamas terrorises Palestinians in Gaza before municipal elections take place
Hamas has terrorised Palestinians in Gaza before municipal elections took place yesterday, in which up to one million Palestinians cast their vote. Voting in Gaza was very low as Palestinians feared for their lives if they took part in the elections. On Friday, Hamas attacked Palestinian civilians in the Al-Rimal neighbourhood attacking the Wahidi family…
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Hamas issues statement declaring it won’t disarm: Israel murders WHO employee
In a recorded statement issued by the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s armed-military wing, via spokesperson Abu Obeida, Hamas has reiterated that it won’t disarm until Israel fulfills its conditions and withdraws from Gaza. Israel has kept its airstrikes and military operations in Gaza despite the ceasefire agreement and refused to withdraw from Gaza. Up…
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Hungary and Slovakia to veto proposed EU 20th sanctions package: EU Council Meeting underway
A meeting of the European Foreign Affairs Council is currently underway in Brussels, following a doorstep press conference by EU High Representative Kaja Kallas, during which she admitted that the proposed 20th EU sanctions package against Russia will not be approved after Hungary and Slovakia declared that they would veto the proposal. Hungary and Slovakia…
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Gaza Peace Board convenes: Foreign security force to be deployed and $17 billion for reconstruction announced
The first meeting of the newly established Board of Peace, convened in Washington today by US President Donald Trump, brought together dozens of world leaders and representatives to discuss the next phase of reconstruction and stabilisation in the Gaza Strip following the ceasefire earlier this year. President Trump opened the session by thanking the attending…
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Israel still acting unilaterally in Gaza despite Gaza Peace Board: Italy and Romania join as observers
Israel is still acting unilaterally in Gaza despite the formation of the Gaza Peace Board by the US government, which has also been approved by the United Nations Security Council. Italy and Romania are the latest EU countries to join the board as observers. At least 9 people in Gaza were killed during the weekend…
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European Union reiterates support for UN Security Council Resolution 2803 of Gaza Peace Plan
During a press briefing yesterday, the EU Commission reiterated that it is ready to work with the US to implement the UN Security Council Resolution 2803 on Gaza. The EU has concerns about President Donald Trump’s Gaza Peace Board and its compatibility with the UN Charter, however it has stated that it is ready to…
