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Israel Announces ‘Temporary’ Opening of Aid Routes Into Gaza

This Is Beirut, 05/04 10:44 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israel announced on Friday that it would allow a "temporary" delivery of aid to the besieged Gaza Strip, threatened by famine, via the port of Ashdod and the Erez crossing, a day after an unusual warning from its major American partner. Israel announced on Friday that it would allow "temporary" aid deliveries into famine-threatened northern Gaza, ...

Biden and Netanyahu Wrap Up Gaza Phone Discussion

This Is Beirut, 04/04 21:18 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Joe Biden spoke by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday amid growing domestic pressure to set conditions on US military support amid domestic outrage over the killing of seven aid workers in Gaza. In their first call since Monday's Israeli strike that killed the employees of the US-based World Central Kitchen ...

Attack on WCK Pushes Biden-Netanyahu Tensions to a Climax

This Is Beirut, 04/04 13:18 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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With a telephone call scheduled for Thursday between US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, relations between the two allies are becoming increasingly strained. The cause is the death of seven aid workers from the World Central Kitchen in an Israeli air strike in Gaza, especially since the head of the international ...

Hostage Relatives and Protesters Raid the Knesset

This Is Beirut, 03/04 22:19 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Activists and families of hostages invaded the Knesset's plenary hall and proceeded to smear yellow paint on viewing windows in the visitors' area. They were protesting a lack of government action to free their relatives after 180 days of captivity. Security officers confronted the protesters and escorted them out of the area, while in the ...

Herzog Apologizes for Killing of Gaza Aid Workers

This Is Beirut, 02/04 22:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog expressed apologies on Tuesday for the killing of seven aid workers by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. Israeli President Isaac Herzog said he spoke to Jose Andres, the US-based celebrity chef who heads the aid group World Central Kitchen, to express his "deep sorrow and sincere apologies over the tragic loss of ...

Netanyahu Vows to Enact Al Jazeera Ban

This Is Beirut, 01/04 20:58 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Monday to enact a ban on broadcasts in Israel from news channel Al Jazeera using authority lawmakers have just voted to grant him. The potential ban is a fresh escalation in the running conflict between Israel's government and the Qatari TV channel during Israel's war with Hamas militants in ...

Anger in Jeruslaem: 100,000 People Call for Netanyahu's Resignation

This Is Beirut, 31/03 23:28 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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This Sunday, more than 100,000 people gathered in front of the Knesset in Jerusalem in what is considered by Hebrew media as the largest demonstration since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas. This demonstration comes after Israeli law enforcement violently disrupted protests that took place on Saturday night on Begin Street in Tel ...

Gaza: Israeli Raids, Uncertain Truce and Disastrous Humanitarian Situation

This Is Beirut, 30/03 21:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli army continued its attacks, despite a UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire on Monday. These included targeted operations on hospitals. On Saturday, the Israeli army said it had hit dozens of targets in central Gaza, and had continued its operations, notably around Gaza's largest hospital complex "al-Shifa", as well ...

Netanyahu Gives New Ceasefire Talks the Go-Ahead

This Is Beirut, 29/03 16:11 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved a new round of Gaza ceasefire talks to take place in Doha and Cairo, his office said on Friday, days after the negotiations appeared stalled. Since the UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Monday demanding an "immediate ceasefire," Hamas and Israel have traded blame for their failure to ...

Israel Backtracks on Canceled Rafah Talks

This Is Beirut, 27/03 22:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel wants to reschedule talks in Washington to discuss a possible offensive in the Gaza city of Rafah, days after it canceled the trip in protest at a UN ceasefire resolution, a US official said Wednesday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu angrily scrapped the visit on Monday after Israel's closest ally, the United States, abstained on the UN ...

Intense Israeli Bombing Hits Gaza, Notwithstanding UN Cease-Fire Resolution

This Is Beirut, 27/03 11:34 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israel bombed the southern Gaza Strip intensively on Tuesday night, while international pressure for an "immediate ceasefire" is growing on Netanyahu's government. The southern Gaza Strip came under intense Israeli bombardment overnight, despite international pressure for an immediate ceasefire in the Palestinian territory where famine is ...

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