Tag: Israel
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In Israel, U.S. defence chief to look to next phase of Gaza war
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Israel on Monday for talks expected to focus on Israel’s eventual end to the high-intensity war in Gaza and its transition to a more limited, focused conflict, officials say
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Israeli hostage family’s deaths overshadows negotiations on Gaza truce
Negotiations between Israel and Hamas to extend the Gaza truce were overshadowed at the last minute on Wednesday by an unconfirmed claim by Hamas that a family of Israeli hostages including a 10-month-old baby had been killed.
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85-year-old Israeli woman confronts Hamas chief in captivity
An 85-year-old Israeli woman abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7 and set free two weeks later said she met its Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar while in captivity and asked him how he was not ashamed for having acted violently against peace activists like herself.
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Hamas announces release of 2 Russian citizens
A senior member of the Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement announced the release of two female hostages with Russian citizenship on Wednesday.
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Panic as Israel-Hamas ceasefire enters last 24hrs
The truce between Israel and Hamas entered its final 24 hours on Monday, November 27, with the militant group saying it was willing to extend the pause after it freed more hostages. The pause that began Friday has seen dozens of hostages freed, with over 100 Palestinian prisoners released by Israel in return. Attention now…
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Israel – Hamas: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators block Manhattan Bridge in United States
Scores of pro-Palestinian protesters on Sunday blocked both sides of the Manhattan Bridge, New York, United States, for a period of fours hours. It was gathered that the demonstrators swarmed the bridge around 1:45 p.m. (18:45 GMT) on one of the year’s busiest travel days. The protesters known as anti-Zionist movement Jewish Voice for Peace,…
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Ceasefire: Hamas releases 4-year-old girl after 50 days in captivity
A four-year-old American girl released by the Islamist group Hamas has touched the hearts of many people.
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Israel to release another 42 Palestinian women, children from prison
Another 42 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons are to be released on Saturday as part of the agreement between the Israeli government and the Islamist Hamas movement, according to the Times of Israel newspaper. Israel will initially transfer the detainees to Ofer Prison
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Temporary Ceasefire: Israel, Palestine free 63 hostages
Following the temporary cease fire afreed by both sides about 39 Palestinian women and children detainees from Israeli jails were on Friday evening released as they have been held hostage for weeks following the crisis between both countries.
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Israel-Hamas conflict has gone beyond war to ‘terrorism’ – Pope
Pope Francis on Wednesday met separately with Israeli relatives of hostages held by Hamas and Palestinians with family in Gaza and said the conflict had gone beyond war to become “terrorism”.