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[l] at 3/27/24 5:36pm
In a reversal, Israel agreed Wednesday to send its war strategists to Washington to discuss its intention to launch a ground assault on Hamas militants in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.On Monday, Israel had called off the trip in protest against the U.S. refusal to veto a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.The United States, Israel's staunchest a
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[l] at 3/27/24 4:03pm
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 28 (ANI/WAM): Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Jan Lipavsky, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic. During the meeting, which was held as part of Sheikh Abdullah's working visit to Prague, the two sides discussed ways of boosting bilateral relations and joint cooperation. The two minister reviewed avenues of developing the UAE-Czech cooperation i
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[l] at 3/27/24 2:11pm
JERUSALEM - U.S. Senator, and former Governor of Florida, Rick Scott, was in Jerusalem Wednesday to show support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose relationship with the United States is becoming increasingly strained due to the conflict in Gaza. Scott met with Netanyahu on Wednesday just two days after the U.S. abstained on a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire i
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[l] at 3/27/24 12:44pm
Foreign Minister Winston Peters will travel to Egypt and Europe from this weekend.  "This travel will focus on a range of New Zealand's traditional diplomatic and security partnerships while enabling broad engagement on the urgent situation in Gaza," Mr Peters says. Mr Peters will attend the NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting in Brussels and underta
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[l] at 3/27/24 10:57am
GAZA, Palestinian territories - Another dozen Palestinians have died as a result of the controversial air drops being carried out by the United States in conjunction with other countries including Jordan. At least 12 Palestinians drowned off the northern Gaza coast near Beit Lahia on Mond
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[l] at 3/27/24 8:06am
Geneva - U.N. aid agencies warn the crisis in Gaza has reached an unprecedented level of despair as Israeli attacks continue and hunger stalks the civilian population after months of inadequate humanitarian assistance."Let us be clear: Lifesaving aid is being obstructed. Lives are being lost. Dignity is being denied," said James Elder, a UNICEF spokesperson."The deprivation, the forced desperation, means
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[l] at 3/27/24 3:36am
Hezbollah militants in Lebanon launched rockets Wednesday at northern Israel in retaliation for Israeli airstrikes that killed seven people in southern Lebanon.The Israeli military said its strikes targeted a military building, killing a member of the al-Jamaa al-Islamiya militant group who had promoted terror plots directed at Israel.Agence France-Presse cited a al-Jamaa al-Islamiya official saying seven
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[l] at 3/26/24 7:37pm
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 27 (ANI/WAM): UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan visited the National Museum in Prague on the sidelines of his working visit to the Czech Republic. Sheikh Abdullah was accompanied during the visit by Saeed Mubarak Al Hajeri, Assistant Minister for Trade and Economic Affairs, and was welcomed upon arrival by Dr Michal Lukes, the National Museum's General Director. Dur
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[l] at 3/26/24 4:30pm
CAIRO, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Tuesday held phone talks with his Irish counterpart Micheal Martin on efforts to implement an immediate ceasefire in the conflict-torn Gaza Strip. The talks, which came a day after the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, also covered the prospect
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[l] at 3/26/24 3:35pm
state department - The United States is eyeing April 18 for the potential resumption of Sudan peace talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, as part of Washington's efforts to mitigate a dire humanitarian disaster and prevent the conflict from escalating into a regional war.Nearly a year into Sudan's civil war, the country is grappling with the world's largest internal displacement crisis.Tom Perriello, U.S. specia
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[l] at 3/26/24 10:05am
CAIRO, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and a visiting delegation of the Palestinian Fatah movement discussed on Tuesday the recent developments in the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza, and necessary moves to stop the Israeli attacks. In a statement, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said Shoukry and the Fatah delegation, headed by the movement's deputy chief Mahmoud al-Aloul, addressed the
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[l] at 3/26/24 10:05am
GAZA, March 26 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 32,414, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement on Tuesday. During the past 24 hours, the Israeli army killed 81 Palestinians and wounded 93 others, it added. This brings the total death toll to 32,414 and injuries to 74,787 since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out on Oct. 7,
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[l] at 3/26/24 10:05am
GAZA, March 26 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) welcomed on Tuesday the adoption of the UN Security Council resolution that demanded an immediate ceasefire in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA commissioner-general, said in a press statement that he hoped the Security Council's call for an immediate and d
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[l] at 3/26/24 5:35am
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Tuesday to push forward with his campaign to eliminate the Hamas militant group, while also criticizing a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza."Israel will not submit to the delusional demands of Hamas, and will continue to act to achieve all the goals of the war: to release all the abductees, to destroy the military and govern
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[l] at 3/25/24 4:18pm
JERUSALEM -- Israel canceled on Monday a scheduled delegation's trip to Washington, citing the U.S. decision not to veto a United Nations Security Council resolution for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza as the reason. The delegation, headed by Israel's Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, was supposed to discuss with the Biden administration alternatives to Israel's planned ground attack in Rafah, Gaza's souther
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[l] at 3/25/24 1:06pm
The U.N. Security Council broke months of deadlock Monday and adopted a resolution demanding an "immediate" cease-fire in Gaza."This must be a turning point. This must lead to saving lives on the ground," an emotional Palestinian U.N. envoy, Riyad Mansour, told the council. "This must signal the end of this assault of atrocities against our people."The resolution "demands" an immediate cease-fire for the
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[l] at 3/25/24 5:36am
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday there is an urgent need for a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza, where starvation is "bearing down on Palestinians."
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[l] at 3/25/24 5:12am
Antonio Guterres says keeping thousands of aid trucks away from the Palestinian city of Rafah is a moral outrageUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, while urging countries to "truly flood Gaza with lifesaving aid."The UN chief paid a visit on Saturday to the Egyptian side of the border, not far from Gaza's southernmost city
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[l] at 3/25/24 3:55am
Tel Aviv [Israel], March 25 (ANI/TPS): The Israeli agency COGAT (Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories: Judea and Samaria and towards the Gaza Strip) refuted claims made by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres that Israel is preventing humanitarian aid from entering Gaza. "Again, the UN is deceiving," said COGAT, showing a picture of trucks holding aid for Gaza stuck in Egypt in a post made on "X.""The
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[l] at 3/24/24 8:03pm
The inmates could be exchanged for 40 Israeli hostages held by Hamas, reports say Israel has agreed to release between 700 and 800 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for 40 hostages still held by Hamas, Israeli media reported on Sunday, citing officials familiar with the matter. If successful, the swap would be part of a potential US-brokered ceasefire
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[l] at 3/24/24 4:05pm
ALGIERS, March 24 (Xinhua) -- The Algerian Red Crescent on Sunday began the loading of 150 tonnes of humanitarian aid bound for the Gaza Strip which teeters on the brink of a mass famine. The aid, carried by eight military aircraft, will depart from Boufarik Military Airport, some 30 km southwest of the capital Algiers, the Red Crescent said in a statement. The aid is expected to arrive at the Al Arish ai

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