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Two-State Solution Conference Rescheduled for Late July at UN

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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 ...

UN: Nearly 800 Killed Seeking Aid in Gaza, Most Near GHF Sites

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Nearly 800 people have died trying to access aid in Gaza since late May, with most killed near the US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's sites, the UN said Friday. An officially private effort, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) began operations on May 26 after Israel halted supplies into the Gaza Strip for more than ...

Aid Turns Deadly: Nearly 800 Killed Seeking Food in Gaza, Says UN

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Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli forces killed 18 people on Friday, including 10 who were waiting for aid in the south of the war-ravaged territory. The fresh deaths came as the United Nations said nearly 800 people had been killed trying to access food in Gaza since late May, when Israel began easing a more than two-month total ...

Gaza Civil Defense Says Israeli Strikes Kill Six

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Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli strikes on Friday killed at least six people in the Palestinian territory's north, including five at a school-turned-shelter. "Five martyrs and others injured in an Israeli strike on Halima al-Saadia School, which was sheltering displaced persons in Jabalia al-Nazla, northern Gaza," the agency said in a ...

Israel Says Would Negotiate Permanent Gaza Ceasefire During 60-Day Truce

This is Beirut, 10/07 21:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel was ready to negotiate a permanent ceasefire in Gaza during a 60-day truce but only if the Palestinian territory was demilitarized. Delegations from Israel and Hamas began indirect talks in Doha on Sunday to try to agree on a temporary halt in the war, which was sparked by the ...

EU Says Israel Has Agreed to 'Expand' Gaza Aid Access

This is Beirut, 10/07 18:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The EU on Thursday struck a deal with Israel to increase aid access to Gaza that should see more food trucks entering and the opening of additional crossing points, the bloc's top diplomat said. "Today, we reached an agreement with Israel to expand humanitarian access to Gaza," European Union foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas wrote on X. "This ...

Hamas Says Israeli Troops Sticking Point in Truce Talks as Gaza Pounded

This is Beirut, 10/07 17:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Hamas on Thursday said it opposes any ceasefire deal that includes a large Israeli military presence in Gaza, after offering to release some hostages and as the civil defense reported scores of civilians killed across the Palestinian territory. The Islamist militant group said late Wednesday that it had agreed to release 10 people seized in its ...

Hamas Says Agreed to Release 10 Hostages as Part of Gaza Truce Talks

This is Beirut, 09/07 23:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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Hamas said Wednesday it agreed to release 10 hostages held in Gaza as part of ongoing ceasefire talks with Israel, adding it was working to overcome hurdles despite the "difficulty of negotiations." "In the framework of (Hamas's) commitment to ensuring the success of ongoing efforts, the movement displayed the required flexibility and agreed to ...

Trump and Netanyahu Optimistic About Gaza Ceasefire Deal This Week

This is Beirut, 09/07 21:44 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed optimism on Tuesday about an imminent ceasefire in Gaza. Speaking from Washington, Trump said there is a “very good chance” a settlement could be reached this week or next, calling it a “great opportunity.” Netanyahu, in an interview with ...

Trump to Meet Netanyahu in Push for Gaza Deal

This is Beirut, 07/07 22:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump hosts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to push for an end to the Gaza war, after Israel and Hamas held indirect talks in Qatar on an elusive ceasefire. Trump has said he believes there is a "good chance" of an agreement this week for a ceasefire in the devastated Palestinian territory, hot on ...

Israel President Hosts European Muslim Clerics

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog said he met with a delegation of European Muslim clerics in Jerusalem on Monday to discuss reconciliation and religious coexistence as war rages in Gaza. "This morning at the President's Residence, I hosted important Muslim leaders from across Europe," Herzog said in a post on X. Herzog praised the ...

Netanyahu’s Washington Visit: Navigating Middle East Issues

Mario Chartouni, 07/07 16:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in Washington this Monday for his third meeting at the White House with Donald Trump in just six months. Against the backdrop of a fragile truce with Iran, ongoing conflict in Gaza, and indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas in Doha under Qatari mediation, this visit could significantly ...

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