One of four bodies returned from Gaza to Israel on Thursday is not hostage Shiri Bibas, as claimed by Hamas, the Israeli military said.
The news that Shiri Bibas, 33, and her two sons, Ariel and Kfir, who would now be aged five and two, were dead…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Inside Trump’s Gaza plan, implications to US-China rivalry
U.S. President Donald Trump has said, “The Gaza Strip would be turned over to the United States by Israel at the conclusion of fighting.” Beijing rebuffed those plans, saying it opposes forced displacement of Palestinians to neighboring…
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3 buses explode near Tel Aviv in suspected ‘terror attack’: What to know
A branch of Hamas in the occupied West Bank purportedly claimed credit for a series of bus bombings near Tel Aviv on Thursday, marking an escalation in the conflict weeks after Israel launched a significant military operation across the northern…
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Israel reports several bus explosions; no injuries reported
Israeli police on Thursday reported a series of explosions on buses in central Israel in what they said appeared to be a militant attack. No injuries were reported. Police forces rushed to the scene in Bat Yam, a Tel Aviv suburb, as they…
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US launches second B-52 bomber flight over Middle East in 2 days
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon authorized a sortie of US Air Force B-52 strategic bombers over the Middle East for the second time in just two days, flexing long-range muscle as the Trump administration pressures Iran to come to the negotiating…
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Saudi officials says Arab plan for Gaza requires removing Hamas
The key element of Saudi Arabia’s plan for Gaza is the removal of Hamas from power and its disarmament, without relocating Palestinians to Arab states, a source within the Saudi royal family told KAN News on Thursday.
Saudi Crown Prince…
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After losses in Khartoum, Sudan’s RSF to sign parallel government charter
Sudan has condemned Kenya for hosting a meeting led by the rebels, and the UN is warning the move could further divide the war-torn country.
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Israeli family mourns ‘man of peace’ as body returned by Hamas
From her house in East London, British-Israeli Sharone Lifschitz never gave up hope that her 84-year-old father Oded would return from the horror of Hamas captivity, after more than 500 days.
He was a man of peace, a campaigner for, and a friend…
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Iraqi Kurds lend hand as PKK leader negotiates plan for peace with Turkey
Abdullah Ocalan is expected to urge his men to lay down their arms and end a more than 40-year insurgency against the Turkish state, capping talks launched in April last year between the rebel leader, PKK commanders and the Turkish government.
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Iranian officials trade blame as energy crisis, outages worsen: What to know
Unplanned power outages across Tehran in February have brought Iran’s energy crisis back into the spotlight, particularly as the country grapples with the strain of the maximum pressure sanctions campaign placed upon it by the United States.
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