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A Hostage Deal is not a good deal for Israel
Israel’s Army chief Benny Gantz said that a cease-fire deal with Hamas to return the bodies of six soldiers who were killed in cross-border fighting was not possible and demanded the resignation of PM Benjamin Netanyahu. The soldiers were killed just as Israeli forces were approaching the area where they were held. Netanyahu has been…
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Israel has five wars
The US has said that it does not believe that an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah is “inevitable” but that it can still be avoided. The US believes that it’s in the best interest of Israel and the Palestinians to make a cease-fire in Gaza, State Department spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Monday.
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Netanyahu demands invade, without or without a Cease-Fire Deal
Israel would invade “with or without a deal” to liberate the remaining hostages in Gaza, PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said. “We’ll enter Rafah and we’ll eliminate Hamas battalions there — with or without a deal — in order to achieve the total victory,” Netanyahu added. His statement came amid negotiations over a potential cease-fire deal…
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Biden Chides Netanyahu, Threatening to Shift U.S. Policy
US Vice-President Joe Biden on Thursday urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “endeavour a deal without delay to bring the hostages home” in a call. Biden added that an immediate cease-fire is essential. The US and Israel agreed to use Ashdod port to direct aid into Gaza and open Erez crossing in northern Gaza…
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Harris wants an immediate Cease-Fire in Gaza
US Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with Israeli War Cabinet Member Benny Gantz at the White House on Monday, as the US looks to secure temporary cease-fire deal to bring in more humanitarian aid into Gaza and for hostages to be released. Harris added that Israel needs to do more to increase aid flow…
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Netanyahu rejected Biden’s offer of Palestinian sovereignty post-war
An Israeli official has said that a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas would be the only way to secure the release of Israeli soldiers held captive by the militant group in Gaza. However, the official added that an agreement with Hamas was not possible. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu told the families of the soldiers that…
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Ayman is on a mission to prevent Gaza war from spreading
Jordan’s King Abdullah II has said that he “warned of the catastrophic repercussions” of Israel-Hamas war, the Royal Court said. He called on the US to press for a cease-fire in Gaza and urged the international community to provide humanitarian assistance to the people there. The war began on October 7 with Hamas rocket attacks…
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Some Israeli farms have been abandoned since the Hamas attack
UN Security Secretary-General Antnio Guterres has said that Israel isn’t letting Hamas “regroup and launch attacks on Gaza”. This comes after the United States opposed UN Security Council resolutions that called for a cease-fire, arguing they’d allow Hamas to regroup. At least 136 workers from the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) have been killed…
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A U.N. worker was killed in the air strike along with more than 75 of his relatives
UN Development Programme’s humanitarian worker Issam Al Mughrabi and more than 70 members of his extended family were killed on Friday near Gaza City, the same day that aid agencies criticised the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for passing a resolution that did not call for a full cease-fire in the besieged enclave. An Israeli…
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Colorado Supreme Court Justices threatened after the Gaza deaths topped 20,000
Israel’s military on Friday said that one of its frontline soldiers was martyred in the ongoing offensive in Gaza. As many as 20 soldiers have been killed so far, it added. The Israeli military said that over 130 of its soldiers have been killed during the offensive. The UN Security Council was deadlocked for three…
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A group of Palestinians are freed in the latest exchange
Hamas released a group of 10 hostages, four Thai nationals and two Israeli- Russian dual citizens in Gaza, the sixth such release of hostages since a cease-fire began on Friday. An elderly captive from Israel was flown by helicopter from Gaza to an Israeli hospital in dire need of surgery, reports said. Over 13,000 have…
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There will be Cease-Fire on Friday morning according to the state of Qatar
A four-day cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went into effect early Friday, ending the conflict that has killed over 1,500 people. The agreement also included an increase in humanitarian aid for Gaza. Israel’s military said on Thursday that the takeover of the north of the Gaza Strip is only the first stage of…
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Families of Hostages in Gaza want proof of life
Families of the Israelis who were kidnapped in Gaza last month have said they’re desperate for proof of life. They’re also worried that the deal to get them back might collapse. On Wednesday, the Israeli government and Hamas announced that they would uphold a brief cease-fire in Gaza to allow for the release of the…
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More than 400 Americans have signed a letter protesting Biden’s Israel policy
Over 400 US political appointees and staff members representing 40 government agencies have written to President Joe Biden protesting his support of Israel’s war in Gaza. “We call on…President Biden to urgently demand a cease-fire; and to call for de-escalation of the current conflict by securing the immediate release of the Israeli hostages and arbitrarily…
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There is a river to the sea, that the house Censures, and it belongs to Rashida Tlaib
US Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders on Sunday urged Israel to “change its strategy” amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Sanders said he would support a cease-fire with Hamas if it first agrees to releasing Palestinian prisoners. He also urged temporary humanitarian pauses to facilitate aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip, echoing the Biden administration.
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Democrats are under pressure from the left to call for Cease-Fire
US Senator Richard Durbin has said that it isn’t possible to have a cease-fire with Hamas that is so focused on “chaos anddestruction” of Israel. He added, “It’s not possible…to have a cease-fire with a group like Hamas that’s so focused on chaos and destruction of the state of Israel.” US President Joe Biden has…
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Biden speaks out against the limits of US use in two conflicts
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said that his country refuses a temporary cease- fire that does not include the return of its soldiers and hostages. “We’re continuing full force,” he added. Earlier, US Deputy National Security Adviser Tony Blinken had said that a cease-fire would allow Hamas to “regroup and repeat what it did…
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The first briefing was about Biden heading to the Middle East
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza will reopen to humanitarian aid for Palestinians under siege by Israel. However, Israel’s PM’s office said that there is no cease-fire yet and that aid would come if the border opens. The White House plans to seek foreign…
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The cease-fire is temporary.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed his country’s defence minister to order a temporary cease-fire in Ukraine over Orthodox Christmas. During his nightly address on Thursday, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia aims to use Orthodox Christmas “as a cover and resupply” to stop Ukrainian advances in the eastern Donbas region.
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Russia launched a wave of missiles atUkraine in the New Years Eve air attack.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed his defense minister to order a temporary cease-fire in Ukraine over the Orthodox Christmas, the Kremlin said on Monday. This comes after Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan asked the Russian leader to implement a unilateral cease-fire to support efforts to end the war. Turkey maintains that peace can only…