Deputy Speaker of the Knesset, MK Limor Son Har-Melech, together with dozens of activists from the Nachala movement, crossed the border fence into the Gaza Strip in violation of the law on Thursday evening.Son Har-Melech dedicated the act as a…
Category: 3. Middle East
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MK, dozens of activists cross Gaza border
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For Syria’s Kurds, dream of autonomy fades under Damascus deal
At a military base in northeast Syria, Roksan Mohammed recalled joining the battle against Islamic State group jihadists. Now her all-woman fighting unit is at risk after a deal with Damascus ended the Kurds’ de facto autonomy.
“We made many…
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Iran tells UN chief it will respond ‘decisively’ if subjected to military aggression
WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Iran told U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday that Tehran will consider bases, facilities and assets of the “hostile force” in the region as legitimate targets if it faces military aggression.
U.S….
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Gaza deaths in war’s first 15 months higher than reported, study says
By Rami Ayyub
JERUSALEM, Feb 19 (Reuters) – More than 75,000 Palestinians were killed in the first 15 months of Israel’s military assault in Gaza, a figure far higher than the 49,000 deaths local health officials announced at the time, says a new…
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US removing guardrails from proposed Saudi nuclear deal, document says
By Timothy Gardner and Jonathan Landay
WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump has told Congress he is pursuing a civil nuclear pact with Saudi Arabia that does not include non-proliferation safeguards the U.S. has long said would…
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Trump mixes diplomacy and flattery at peace board meeting
By Bo Erickson, Trevor Hunnicutt and Gram Slattery
WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) – World leaders who accepted the invitation of President Donald Trump to join his new peace board were greeted in Washington on Thursday with a mix of fanfare and…
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FIFA to lead $75m Palestinian soccer rebuilding fund
FIFA will spearhead a $75 million fund to rebuild soccer facilities in Gaza that were destroyed by the war between Israel and Hamas, President Donald Trump and the sport’s governing body said Thursday.
Trump made the announcement in Washington at…
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Iranians’ freedom may depend on cooperation with Israel
A free Iran may come from a cooperation between Iranians and Israel, said Peyman Vian, one of the most wanted women by Tehran authorities, in an interview with the Israeli journalist Itai Anghel, N12 reported on Thursday.Vian is the commander of…
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Hamas holds vote to choose new interim leader, source tells BBC
Yahya Sinwar, the overall head of Hamas, was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza in October 2024, and its political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed in an Israeli attack in Iran in July that year. Hamas’s military chief Mohammed Deif was also…
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As war with Iran looms, Israel is not watching the U.S. from the bleachers
As the U.S. accelerates preparations for a broad military attack on Iran, Israel is acting not like a secondary player that would be affected by the regional exchange of blows, but rather an active partner in decision-making, thanks to…
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