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At UN, Abbas Defends Palestinian Cause, Rejects Hamas

This is Beirut, 2025-09-25 18:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas on Thursday rejected any future role for Hamas and condemned antisemitism, as he appealed for full global support for a state in the face of Israeli annexation threats. Days after France led a special summit and several Western powers recognized a state of Palestine, the veteran 89-year-old leader was forced to ...

Israel Army Says 700,000 Palestinians Fled South from Gaza City

This is Beirut, 2025-09-25 16:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli military said Thursday that 700,000 Palestinians have fled Gaza City to the south since late August, as it presses an air and ground assault on the urban center. When asked by AFP, the military said that "700,000 Palestinians have evacuated" from Gaza City to the south of the Gaza Strip. The UN's humanitarian agency, OCHA, on ...

Netanyahu Rejects Palestinian Statehood as He Heads to UN and Trump Meeting

This is Beirut, 2025-09-25 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced leaders who had recognized a Palestinian state, as he headed to the United States on Thursday for White House talks and an address to the UN General Assembly. His remarks came three days after France led a special summit on the sidelines of the General Assembly, which saw a slew of Western ...

Beyond Hamas: Gaza’s Emerging Tribal Militias

Mario Chartouni, 2025-09-23 19:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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In a landscape ravaged by nearly two years of war between Israel and Hamas, local figures are stepping in to fill the void left by the weakening of the Palestinian movement in Gaza. In Kizan al-Najjar, a depopulated village south of Khan Younes in the southern enclave, Hossam al-Astal, a former Palestinian Authority officer, has announced the ...

Israel Army Says Intercepts Projectile from Gaza City

This is Beirut, 2025-09-22 17:33 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli military said it intercepted a projectile fired on Monday from Gaza City, where troops are currently pressing a major ground offensive to capture the territory's largest urban center. It had earlier said the projectile was launched toward the area of Nahal Oz, a community near the Gaza border. "A projectile that crossed from ...

Germany: Palestinian State Should Come as Result of Negotiations

This is Beirut, 2025-09-22 09:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Germany on Monday reaffirmed its position that it would not recognize a Palestinian State until the Israelis and Palestinians negotiate a two-State solution. The comments came ahead of the United Nations General Assembly, where France is expected to become the latest country to recognize a Palestinian State, following Australia, Britain, Canada, ...

On the Eve of Its 80th Anniversary, a Faltering UN

This is Beirut, 2025-09-22 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The year 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the United Nations Charter — a milestone with a bitter edge for an organization that seems increasingly exhausted. Established in 1945 to replace the League of Nations, the UN was tasked from the start with maintaining global peace and security. A task that remains as challenging as ever, reflected in ...

Palestinian Authorities Arrest Suspect Over 1982 Antisemitic Paris attack: French prosecutors

This is Beirut, 2025-09-19 13:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Palestinian authorities have arrested a key suspect in an antisemitic attack on a Jewish restaurant in Paris which left six people dead in Paris in 1982, French prosecutors said on Friday. The announcement comes as France gears up to formally recognise Palestine's statehood at the United Nations General Assembly on Monday. The office of the ...

Israel Army says will Use 'Unprecedented force' in Gaza City

This is Beirut, 2025-09-19 13:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The Israeli military warned on Friday it will operate with "unprecedented force" in Gaza City, urging residents to flee southwards while announcing the closure of a temporary evacuation route opened 48 hours earlier. Israel's bid to capture Gaza City has sparked international outrage, with the territory already devastated by nearly two years of ...

Gaza, Palestinian Future to Dominate UN Gathering

This is Beirut, 2025-09-19 11:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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More than 140 world leaders will descend on New York next week for the annual United Nations General Assembly summit, which will be dominated this year by the future of the Palestinians and Gaza. One world leader who will miss the gathering is Mahmud Abbas, the Palestinian president who Washington denied US visas to attend, along with his ...

Israel Warns EU Any Sanctions Will Get 'Appropriate Response'

This is Beirut, 2025-09-17 16:33 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar on Wednesday warned the EU against taking action against Israel, after the bloc's executive proposed curbing trade ties and sanctioning ministers over the Gaza war. "The recommendations of the college of Commissioners led by President (Ursula) von der Leyen are morally and politically distorted," ...

Israel Says Struck More than 150 Targets in Gaza City Since Tuesday

This is Beirut, 2025-09-17 12:05 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Israeli army said it has struck more than 150 targets in Gaza City since launching a major ground offensive on the Gaza Strip's main urban hub early on Tuesday. "Over the past two days, the (Israeli air force) and artillery corps troops struck over 150 terror targets throughout Gaza City in support of the maneuvering troops in the area," the ...

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