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Gaza's Health Ministry says 15 Palestinian Bodies Received Under Truce Exchange Deal

This is Beirut, 10/11 13:00 - Reading : less than a minute

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said it had received on Monday the bodies of 15 Palestinian prisoners under the US-brokered ceasefire exchange deal. "The ministry of health announces the receipt of 15 bodies of martyrs released today by the Israeli occupation through the Red Cross, bringing the total number of bodies received to 315" under ...

UAE 'Probably' Won't Join Gaza Stabilisation Force

This is Beirut, 10/11 09:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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The United Arab Emirates is not planning to join the international stabilization force for Gaza because it lacks a clear framework, a senior official said on Monday. "The UAE does not yet see a clear framework for the stability force, and under such circumstances will probably not participate in such a force," Emirati presidential advisor Anwar ...

Israel Army Says Red Cross has Received Body of Gaza Hostage

This is Beirut, 07/11 22:05 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Israeli army announced on Friday that the Red Cross had received the remains of a hostage in the Gaza Strip as part of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas. "According to information provided by the Red Cross, a coffin of a deceased hostage has been transferred into its custody and is on the way to IDF ...

Pope Leo Receives Palestinian President Abbas at Vatican

This is Beirut, 06/11 13:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Pope Leo XIV held his first meeting with Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas on Thursday, where the Vatican said they discussed the "urgent need" to help the civilian population in Gaza. The visit comes almost a month into a fragile ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, following two years of war triggered by the Palestinian group's October 7, 2023, ...

Israel Declares Egypt Border Area Closed Military Zone Due to Weapon-Smuggling Drones

This is Beirut, 06/11 11:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Thursday said he instructed the army to turn the area at the border with Egypt into a closed military zone to combat weapons smuggling via drones. "I instructed the IDF (military) to turn the area adjacent to the Israel–Egypt border into a closed military zone and to amend the rules of engagement ...

US Circulates Draft UN Resolution for Trump's Gaza Plan

This is Beirut, 06/11 09:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States on Wednesday presented a draft UN Security Council resolution to partner nations aimed at bolstering President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan, including by greenlighting an international security force, Washington's mission said. US Ambassador Mike Waltz shared the draft with the 10 elected members of the Security Council and ...

Yitzhak Rabin: Oslo Accords Architect Assassinated 30 Years Ago

Élie-Joe Kamel, 04/11 21:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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On November 4, 1995, in Tel Aviv, three gunshots ended the life of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, plunging the nation into shock. On what was then Kings of Israel Square, now Rabin Square, the architect of the Oslo peace process fell, struck by the bullets of an ultranationalist Israeli Jew. The assassin, Yigal Amir, a far-right ...

Trump Backs Cuomo in NYC: Experience Over Ideology

This is Beirut, 04/11 19:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Trump stirred the race by openly urging Jewish voters to reject Mamdani. “Any Jewish person who votes for Zohran Mamdani (…) is a stupid person!!!” he wrote Tuesday on Truth Social, accusing the frontrunner of “hating Jews.” Mamdani, 34, of Indian descent and a vocal supporter of the Palestinian cause, has raised concerns among parts of ...

U.S. Proposes International Force to Administer and Secure Gaza for Two Years

This is Beirut, 04/11 09:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The United States has shared a draft resolution with members of the UN Security Council proposing the creation of an international security force in Gaza for a minimum period of two years, according to a document obtained by Axios. A Broad Mandate Through 2027 The resolution, labeled “Sensitive but Unclassified,” outlines a plan granting the ...

Israel Returns 45 Palestinian Bodies to Gaza

This is Beirut, 03/11 14:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel returned the bodies of 45 Palestinians to Gaza on Monday, bringing the total number handed over under the ceasefire deal to 270, the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory said. Under a ceasefire deal brokered by US President Donald Trump, Israel was to turn over the bodies of 15 Palestinians for every deceased Israeli ...

Turkey Set to Rally Muslim Allies Over Gaza war

This is Beirut, 03/11 09:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Turkey will on Monday canvass peers in the Islamic world to bring their influence to bear on the future of Gaza, as fears grow for a just weeks-old truce. The October 10 ceasefire in the two-year-long Israel-Hamas war, brokered by US President Donald Trump, has become increasingly fragile, tested by continued Israeli strikes and claims of ...

Israel Returns Remains of 30 More Palestinians to Gaza

This is Beirut, 31/10 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel has returned the bodies of 30 more Palestinians to Gaza as part of an ongoing exchange deal under a US-brokered ceasefire plan, a hospital told AFP on Friday. The Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis told AFP that "the bodies of 30 Palestinian prisoners were received from the Israeli side as part of the exchange deal". Under the truce, ...

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