French President Emmanuel Macron warned Thursday that expanding Israeli settlements would threaten a Palestinian state and US-led peace efforts, as France hosted Arab and European ministers shortly after a hostage and ceasefire deal was…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Bucking US blueprint, Palestinian Authority still seeks major roll in post-war Gaza
The Palestinian Authority expects a significant role in post-war Gaza and is banking on Arab support to secure its position despite Israeli objections, even though US President Donald Trump’s plan sidelines it for now, Palestinian…
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Iran demands Israel be held to deal commitments, alleges ‘deceit and duplicity’
Iran called on world leaders Thursday to hold Israel to its obligations under a recently announced US-backed hostage and ceasefire deal aimed at permanently ending the war in Gaza.
Amid widespread celebration among Israelis and Gazans over…
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Fatah Leader Barghouti to Be Excluded From Gaza Cease-fire Prisoner Release Deal
Senior Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti would not be part of the upcoming release of Palestinian prisoners as part of the cease-fire agreement reached between Israel and Hamas, continuing Israel’s long-standing policy of excluding “heavy” prisoners…
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Marking jubilee, settlers lay down uncompromising vision for region’s future
Sebastia in the northern West Bank has, for the last half-century, aroused passions among the settler community and in Israel more broadly, owing to the historic campaign of the Gush Emunim movement to establish the first settlement there…
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Fetterman supports Donald Trump Gaza deal, says Nobel, ‘possible’
Fetterman supports Donald Trump Gaza deal, says Nobel, ‘possible’ | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle East“It’s entirely appropriate to celebrate this,” Fetterman said, thanking “God this terrible war is going to end and these poor…
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From Hamas to Red Cross to the IDF in Gaza: How the hostage releases will be handled
Israeli officials on Thursday set out the process by which the military will pull back its troops in Gaza, and then handle the subsequent release of hostages, once the first phase of US President Donald Trump’s plan for peace in Gaza goes…
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The war in Gaza is far from over
Jeremy BowenInternational EditorBBCEven for Donald Trump, a president who revels in his place at the centre of world events, it was a dramatic moment.
The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio interrupted a televised meeting Trump was chairing in…
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In one month, Israeli fire killed over 130 people in 'safe zones' designated by the IDF
Despite designating some refugee camps in central Gaza as ‘safe zones’ for residents evacuating Gaza City, the IDF has continued attacking them on an almost daily basis, killing at least 130 people
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Dead hostages’ families worry about condition in which they will be returned, if at all
As hostage family members gathered in Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square at 3:30 a.m. Thursday to celebrate President Donald Trump’s announcement of a deal to imminently free their loved ones from Hamas captivity, Anat Angrest, mother of…
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