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Merlyn Thomas
BBCThe controversial US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) has confirmed it suspended operations in Gaza after the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas came into effect on 10 October.
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Knesset defense panel chair submits principles for potential Haredi draft bill
Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman Boaz Bismuth announced on Thursday evening that he has submitted a document outlining the principles of a potential ultra-Orthodox draft bill to committee legal adviser Miri Frenkel…
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Israel shared intel on location of hostages’ bodies with mediators, official says
Israel has shared the intelligence it has on the location of deceased hostages’ bodies in Gaza with mediating countries in the US-backed Gaza ceasefire deal, an Israeli official disclosed Thursday evening.
“In coordination with the…
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Greece, Egypt agree on future of Mount Sinai monastery, Greek PM says
Greece said on Thursday it had agreed with Egypt on the future of St. Catherine’s Monastery at the foot of Egypt’s Mount Sinai, a religious site whose status had led to a diplomatic spat between the two countries.
Athens had expressed…
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Erdogan’s Turkey Wants to Be a Key Player in Post-war Gaza. It’s a Fantasy
Turkey is eager to play a central role in shaping Gaza’s future following the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. U.S. President Donald Trump publicly thanked his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, for helping facilitate what he called a…
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‘We’re Still Fighting for Basic Necessities’: Palestinians Return to the Rubble of Gaza City
In the days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, Gazans began to return to their homes, visit the graves of their loved ones and search for shelter from the autumn rain that threatens tents sheltering…
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Slowed establishment of postwar Gaza government fuels Hamas revival, diplomats warn
The US and Middle Eastern mediating countries are working to put together a committee of Palestinian technocrats responsible for the postwar management of Gaza, while the pullback of Israeli forces from deep inside the enclave has allowed…
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French couple held as prisoners in Iran ‘at the end of their tether,’ relative says
The lives of a French couple held by Iran for over three years who were this week handed lengthy jail sentences for espionage are at risk, their families warned Thursday, as France condemned their conviction on “baseless”…
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Netanyahu ‘determined’ to pressure Hamas to find remaining dead hostages
Israel’s prime minister has told a memorial for victims of the Hamas-led attack on 7 October 2023 that he is “determined” to secure the return of the dead hostages still inside Gaza, and that the country will continue to fight terrorism with…
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‘To the gas chamber’: Young Republicans members exposed for antisemitic, racist chat
Prominent members of the Young Republicans, a US political organization, trafficked in antisemitism and racism in a private group chat, Politico reported on Tuesday.
The leaked chat shows group members joking about killing people in gas…