Gaza’s Hamas-run civil defence says 11 people were killed, all from the same family, after the bus they were in was hit by an Israeli tank shell in northern Gaza.
The family, it said, were trying to reach their home to inspect it when the incident…
Category: 3. Middle East
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West expects Egypt to lead Gaza Strip security force
West expects Egypt to lead Gaza Strip security force | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastTurkey, Indonesia, and Azerbaijan are expected, alongside Egypt, to be the main contributors of troops inside the Gaza Strip, the Guardian…
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‘We’re turning the tide on Gaza starvation crisis’
The head of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has told the BBC the tide is turning on starvation in Gaza, as more aid enters the territory after Donald Trump’s ceasefire deal.
Tom Fletcher said…
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Camaroon-flagged tanker issues distress call near Yemen
Camaroon-flagged tanker issues distress call near Yemen | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastAmbrey said the tanker was not believed to be linked to the target profile of Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis.Oman’s Sohar Port, where the vessel…
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‘No Kings’ anti-Trump protests planned across US as GOP slams ‘hate America’ rallies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesting the direction of the US under President Donald Trump, people will gather Saturday in the country’s capital and communities nationwide for “No Kings” demonstrations — what the president’s Republican…
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As 2015 deal fizzles out, Iran says no longer bound by ‘restrictions’ on nuclear program
TEHRAN — Iran said Saturday that it was no longer bound by restrictions on its nuclear program as a landmark, much-maligned 10-year deal between it and world powers expired, though Tehran reiterated its “commitment to diplomacy.”
The…
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Voices from the Arab Press
Voices from the Arab Press | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastA weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world
HAMAS HAS sought to preserve US administration backchannels – counting on sympathetic…
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Trump’s vision of a new Middle East
Trump’s vision of a new Middle East | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastThe region that we see today in the Gulf and in terms of more potential ties with Israel is a very different region.GRAFITTI SHOWS a Hamas and ISIS member kissing,…
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Hamas returns body of Eliyahu Margalit; 18 slain hostages remain held in Gaza
Military representatives on Saturday morning notified the family of hostage Eliyahu Margalit, 75, that his body had been returned to Israel by Hamas the night prior and identified by forensic experts.
The casket with Margalit’s remains…
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NY State Young Republicans chapter dissolved amid racist, antisemitic chat scandal
JTA — New York’s state Young Republicans organization has been disbanded in the wake of leaked group chats in which officials joked about gas chambers, praised Adolf Hitler and used racist, antisemitic and homophobic slurs.
“The…
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