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Netanyahu Threatens With Rafah Offensive Regardless of Deal

This Is Beirut, 30/04 21:28 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Tuesday that the military would launch a ground offensive on Gaza's far-southern Rafah city "with or without" a truce deal being negotiated with Hamas. He issued the warning despite strong concerns raised by top ally Washington and hours before the arrival of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken ...

ICJ Denies Nicaragua's Gaza 'Genocide' Request

This Is Beirut, 30/04 18:28 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The UN's top court threw out Nicaragua's request on Tuesday for emergency measures to stop Germany sending military supplies to Israel because of its action in the Gaza war. International Court of Justice presiding judge Nawaf Salam said that the circumstances presented to the court did not warrant "provisional measures." Nicaragua hauled ...

Hamas and Fatah Meet in China for Reconciliation Talks

This Is Beirut, 30/04 11:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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China said on Tuesday that rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah met in Beijing recently for "in-depth and candid talks on promoting intra-Palestinian reconciliation." "The two sides fully expressed their political will to achieve reconciliation through dialogue and consultation, discussed many specific issues and made positive progress," ...

Columbia Students Defy Ultimatum in Face-Off With Administration

This Is Beirut, 29/04 21:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Columbia University Students defied an ultimatum set by their administration after talks over demonstrations supporting Gaza have faltered, on Monday, while in Paris, authorities cleared up student protests at Sorbonne University.  Student demonstrators at Columbia University on Monday defied an ultimatum to disperse or face immediate ...

Forty-Day Ceasefire Offered to Hamas

This Is Beirut, 29/04 19:12 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Hamas has been offered a 40-day ceasefire and the release of "potentially thousands" of Palestinian prisoners in return for freeing Israeli hostages, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on Monday. The Palestinian militant group has been given "a very generous offer of a sustained 40 days ceasefire, the release of potentially thousands of ...

World Central Kitchen to Resume Gaza Operations

This Is Beirut, 29/04 17:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The World Central Kitchen is to resume operations, according to an announcement made by its CEO Erin Gore. The nonprofit organization was supplying meals in Gaza until seven of its aid workers were killed by an Israeli strike nearly a month ago. The US-based charity, founded by celebrity Spanish-American chef Jose Andres, provides food to ...

Hamas in Cairo for Truce Talks, As Diplomatic Efforts Intensify

This Is Beirut, 29/04 11:13 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A Hamas delegation will arrive in Cairo on Monday, for the latest round of Gaza negotiations as diplomatic efforts intensify with Blinken's latest visit and Hamas and Israeli concessions. A Hamas delegation is due Monday in Egypt, where it will respond to Israel's latest proposal for a long-sought truce in Gaza and hostage release after almost ...

Gantz and Smotrich Air Differences Over Gaza Truce Deal

This Is Beirut, 28/04 23:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and War Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz called for Hamas to be destroyed, as planned by the government when it went to war after the Islamist movement's October 7 attack. "If you decide to raise a white flag and cancel the plan to occupy Rafah aimed at destroying Hamas in order to restore security to ...

Gaza War Takes Spotlight at Saudi-Hosted WEF

This Is Beirut, 28/04 19:12 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Saudi Arabia on Sunday denounced the international community's failure to address the war in Gaza and called for the creation of a Palestinian state, at a special meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia said on Sunday that the international community has failed Gaza and reiterated its call for a Palestinian state at a ...

Gaza Truce Talks Advance as Hamas Prepares Response

This Is Beirut, 28/04 17:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Diplomatic efforts to secure a truce in Gaza and captive exchange with Israel have built up on Sunday with Hamas' upcoming visit to Egypt on Monday, where the Islamist militant group will deliver its response to Israel's latest proposal. Diplomatic efforts intensified on Sunday to reach a long-sought-after truce and hostage-release deal in Gaza, ...

Gaza Set to Dominate Saudi-Hosted Global Economy Summit

This Is Beirut, 28/04 10:34 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The war in Gaza and broader Middle East tensions are expected to get top billing at a Saudi-hosted special meeting of the World Economic Forum that begins on Sunday. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Palestinian leaders and high-ranking officials from other countries trying to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas are on the guest list ...

Hamas’ Armed Wing Releases Video of Two Hostages Held in Gaza

This Is Beirut, 27/04 21:19 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hamas released a video on Saturday showing two Israeli hostages it kidnapped during its October 7 attack in southern Israel. The armed wing of Palestinian militant group Hamas released a video on Saturday of two men held hostage in Gaza and seen alive in the footage. Campaign group ‘The Hostages and Missing Families Forum’ identified the two ...

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