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The steps toward a Palestinian state are the key to Saudi-Israel ties
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that he was going to Israel with commitments from four Arab countries and Turkey to help in rebuilding Gaza after Israel launched the war against Hamas there. Blinken, who met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday, said that he would try to negotiate an end…
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Israel pulls troops out of Gaza as combat focuses on one city
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said the ongoing war with Gaza Strip’s militant group Hamas will continue for “many more months”. He further said that Israel would assume control of the Gaza side of the border with Egypt. Netanyahu has also said he won’t allow the internationally-backed Palestinian Authority, which administers some parts of the West…
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The idea of the Palestinian Authority running Gaza was pushed back by Netanyahu
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel won’t accept any deal to transfer authority to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Gaza. “Abbas has not condemned Hamas for the…attacks,” Netanyahu said. However, Netanyahu added, “Any agreement to installAbbas as new president in Gaza would make Netanyahu look weak in the eyes of many Israelis.”
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US officials say that Israeli forces have limited time in Gaza
US President Joe Biden has called for an end to the violence in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas and the restoration of Palestinian Authority. “I urge you to end this conflict, restore calm, and work on a lasting ceasefire,” Biden said in a tweet. He added, “The world needs to help Israel defeat…
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The possible end to the war in Gaza is being laid out by blinken
The Palestinian Authority told the US administration that it is open to a governance role in post-Hamas Gaza if the US commits to a full-fledged two-state solution to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Palestine Liberation Organisation’s (PLO) Senior Director for International Affairs, Mahmoud al-Sheikh said. The Palestinian Authority also wants an American proposal that would force…
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The New York Times described the current situation in the Middle East
The Palestinian Authority (PPA) has said that it is open to a governance role in post-Hamas Gaza after Israel completes its military operation to destroy Hamas, an official of its parent, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) said. US officials have said the Palestinian Authority must play a central role in Gaza after Israel completes its…
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Behind Hamas is a plan to create a permanent state of war
Israel and the Palestinian Authority have said they’re determined to ensure that the ceasefire between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas militant group holds. They added that they’ll work with international organisations to ensure that the ceasefire is followed by adurable peace between the two sides. The ceasefire ended a conflict between the two sides that began…
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The U.S. is going to ask Israel for a break in the war against Hamas
Israeli forces have killed a senior Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip in an airstrike on Wednesday, Israeli officials said. A senior Hamas official was also killed in the operation, the Israeli officials added. The strike came ahead of President Joe Biden’s meeting with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on…
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Israel is expanding ground activities in Gaza as the internet continues to be down
Israel said on Friday that it had carried out “multiple airstrikes” on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, killing at least seven fighters. The airstrikes were launched after a series of rockets and mortar shells were fired into Israel from Gaza, it added. The Gaza Strip has been under Palestinian control since June 2018 when…
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Gaza officials say more than 5,000 people have been killed by Israeli strikes
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said that Hamas “won’t compromise on its demands and will continue to attack” Israel. He added that the Palestinian Authority is ready to allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza if Israel grants a “humanitarian ceasefire”. Meanwhile, Israel said that it has struck over 320 targets in Gaza, most of which…
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The Gaza aid deal should prevent catalytic converters theft
US President Joe Biden has said he is ” outraged” and “deeply saddened” by an explosion at the Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, which killed at least 130 people. “The terrible loss of life that resulted… exposes the American and Western support for this criminal occupation,” he added. Biden’s comment comes amid a military…
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What do you know about the trip to Israel by Biden?
US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Israel on Sunday after visiting Gaza amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas. The White House said that Biden’s visit to Israel will focus on humanitarian aid. “He’ll be meeting with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordanian PM Abdullah Abdullah to discuss the…
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The families of hostages taken by Hamas are in need of a miracle
Hamas saw an opportunity as conditions in Gaza worsened for Palestinians and also in the West Bank as well, said Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat professor for peace and development at the University of Maryland. Hamas also saw the “perfect political opportunity” to neutralise the influence of the Palestinian Authority in West Bank, led by Mahmoud…
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There has been a lot of violence after the Israeli police raided the Al-Aqsa Mosque
Israeli soldiers on Sunday killed a Palestinian man after he rammed his car into a group of people near the West Bank town of Azzoun, the Palestinian Authority said. The man was killed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) as he tried to run away from the attack, the Palestinian Authority added. A total of…
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Israel claims that a man rammed his car into a group of people
The youngest was 14-year-old Adel Ibrahim Daoud, shot on Friday near the separation Wall between Israel and the West Bank, the Palestinian Authority news agency WAFA said. Last year, as Israeli military intensified its arrest raids following a string of deadly Palestinian attacks within Israel, at least 150 Palestinians were killed in the occupied West…