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Western Nations Call for Immediate End to Gaza War as Israel Expands Offensive

This is Beirut, 21/07 22:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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More than two dozen Western countries called for an immediate end to the war in Gaza on Monday, saying suffering there had "reached new depths" as Israel's military expanded its operations to the central city of Deir el-Balah. After more than 21 months of fighting that have triggered catastrophic humanitarian conditions for ...

Gaza Civil Defense, Witnesses Report Israeli Shelling in Deir el-Balah

This is Beirut, 21/07 14:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Hamas Gaza Deir el-Balah

Gaza's civil defence agency and eyewitnesses reported Israeli shelling in the central city of Deir el-Balah on Monday, after the military warned of imminent action in an area where it had not previously operated. The Israeli military on Sunday ordered those in the central Gaza area to leave immediately as it was expanding operations, ...

Gaza Civil Defense Says Israeli Fire Kills 73 Aid Seekers

This is Beirut, 20/07 19:24 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Gaza Hamas

Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli forces opened fire on a crowd of Palestinians waiting to collect humanitarian aid in the territory's north on Sunday, killing 73 people and wounding dozens more. Further to the south, the Israeli military ordered Palestinians to leave Deir el-Balah, in the center of the Strip, before launching ...

Pope Urges Immediate End to 'Barbarity' of Gaza War

This is Beirut, 20/07 15:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Pope Leo XIV slammed the "barbarity" of the war in Gaza on Sunday and urged against the "indiscriminate use of force," just days after a deadly strike by Israel's military on a Catholic church. "I once again ask for an immediate end to the barbarity of the war and for a peaceful resolution to the conflict," Leo ...

Hamas Armed Wing Says Israel Blocking Ceasefire and Hostage Release Talks

This is Beirut, 18/07 19:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Hamas Gaza

The armed wing of the Palestinian militant group Hamas on Friday accused Israel of blocking a deal in talks for a temporary ceasefire and the release of hostages in Gaza. Negotiators from both sides have been in indirect talks in Qatar since July 6 to try to agree on a 60-day truce in the conflict, which would see 10 captives freed. But after ...

Top Holy Land Clerics Visit Gaza after Deadly Church Strike

This is Beirut, 18/07 19:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Gaza Hamas Pierbattista Pizzaballa Theophilos III

Two of the most senior Christian leaders in Jerusalem made a rare visit to Gaza on Friday, a day after Israeli fire killed three at the Palestinian territory's only Catholic church, provoking international condemnation. The Roman Catholic Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, and his Greek Orthodox counterpart, Theophilos III, ...

Israel Strike on Gaza Catholic Church Kills Two

This is Beirut, 17/07 14:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Palestine Catholic Church Gaza

The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said an Israeli strike on Gaza's only Catholic Church killed two people on Thursday, as Israel said it "never targets" religious sites and was investigating what happened. "With deep sorrow, the Latin Patriarchate can now confirm that two persons were killed as a result of an apparent strike ...

Hamas Says Netanyahu 'Unwilling' to Reach Gaza Truce Deal

This is Beirut, 14/07 18:15 - Reading : less than a minute

Nawaf Salam Gaza Hamas Benjamin Netanyahu

Hamas accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday of not wanting to reach a deal to end the war in Gaza as talks in Qatar entered their second week. "Netanyahu is skilled at thwarting one round of negotiations after another and is unwilling to reach any agreement," the Palestinian militant group said in a statement on its Telegram ...

Gaza Civil Defense says Israeli Strikes Kill 43 as Truce Talks Deadlocked

This is Beirut, 14/07 09:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes on Sunday killed more than 40 Palestinians, including children at a water distribution point, as talks for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas stalled. Delegations from Israel and the Palestinian militant group have now spent a week trying to agree on a temporary truce to halt 21 months of ...

Gaza Truce Talks in the Balance as Israel and Hamas Trade Blame

This is Beirut, 12/07 12:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Hamas Gaza Hostages

Gaza ceasefire talks hung in the balance as Hamas and Israel on Saturday accused the other of blocking attempts to strike a deal, nearly a week into an attempt to halt 21 months of bitter fighting in the Palestinian territory. A Palestinian source with knowledge of the indirect talks in Qatar told AFP that Israel's proposals to keep its ...

Two-State Solution Conference Rescheduled for Late July at UN

This is Beirut, 11/07 21:45 - Reading : less than a minute

Nawaf Salam United Nations Gaza Two state solution

An international conference meant to revive work on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been rescheduled for July 28-29, diplomatic sources told AFP. Originally set for mid-June, the conference at UN headquarters in New York was postponed at the last minute due to Israel's surprise military campaign against Iran. It has ...

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