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Recep Tayyip Erdogan United Nations Gaza
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Friday for the United Nations to impose an arms embargo on Israel, describing it as an "effective solution" to end the conflict in the Gaza Strip. Erdogan made the remarks in a statement following a several-hour meeting in Istanbul with the foreign ministers of Russia, Iran, Armenia, and ...
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Hamas vowed on Friday it would not release the hostages it seized during its October 7 attack on Israel until the Gaza war ends, as it mourned the death of its leader, Yahya Sinwar. The hostages "will not return... unless the aggression against our people in Gaza stops, there is a complete withdrawal from Gaza, and our heroic prisoners are ...
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The Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan on Friday said that two attackers who were killed by the Israeli army after crossing the border were members of the Islamist group. The attackers were "members of the group and always participated in events in solidarity with Gaza and in support of the resistance", Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Moath al-Khawaldeh ...
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Hamas Palestine West Bank Yahya Sinwar
Israel's announcement on Thursday of the elimination of Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas and a significant figure within the organization, marks a pivotal moment following over a year of a devastating conflict in Gaza. With Yahya Sinwar's passing, several names have surfaced as potential successors within the Hamas leadership. These leaders have ...
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Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will lead dueling rallies Friday in Michigan, a crucial battleground state where Arab American voters angered by US support for Israel may hold the key to a deadlocked race. The killing of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar drew optimism from Vice President Harris for a Gaza ceasefire, but Israel quickly said his death is not ...
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Gold prices hit a record high above $2,700 on Friday as traders piled into the safe-haven commodity at a time of heightened geopolitical uncertainty, including in the Middle East after Israel said it killed Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar. Bullion hit an all-time high of $2,704.89 in early Asian trade, up from its previous record of $2,688.83 touched on ...
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After months of disappointment, US President Joe Biden's administration sees new hope for reaching a Gaza ceasefire after Israel killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, but the upcoming US elections cast a shadow on prospects for a breakthrough. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, who is running in a tight race for the White House against Donald ...
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US President Joe Biden and European leaders meeting during his farewell visit to Germany on Friday were expected to renew calls for a Gaza ceasefire after Israel said it killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. While still on Air Force One, Biden hailed the death of the man Israel blames for the October 7 attack as a "good day", saying it removed a key ...
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that the killing of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar in the Gaza Strip was the "beginning of the end" of the year-long war in the Palestinian territory. The Israeli military said that after a lengthy hunt, troops had on Wednesday "eliminated Yahya Sinwar, the leader of the Hamas terrorist ...
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Hamas Gaza Ceasefire Israeli Hostages Gaza Yahya Sinwar
The killing of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar on Thursday sparked widespread calls for the release of Israeli hostages and a ceasefire in Gaza. His death is also seen as a significant opportunity to dismantle what remains of Hamas. French President Emmanuel Macron called for the release of "all hostages" held by Hamas in Gaza after Israel said it had ...
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The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned eighteen entities, including companies, individuals, and vessels, for their connection to Sa’id al-Jamal, a finance official linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) and the Houthi movement. These sanctions target individuals ...
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Yahya Sinwar is a prominent Palestinian political figure and leader of Hamas. Born in 1962 in the Khan Younes refugee camp in Gaza, his family was displaced from Ashkelon during the 1948 Palestine War. He studied at the Islamic University of Gaza, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Arabic Studies. Sinwar has been deeply involved in Hamas from ...