The International Criminal Court and dozens of countries on Friday condemned sanctions imposed by US President Donald Trump over probes targeting America and Israel as a threat to “law based international order”.
The United Nations and the…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Trump’s Gaza bombshell shakes up Middle East strategy
In a September 2016 article in The Atlantic, Salena Zito offered what has become one of the most insightful observations about the Donald Trump phenomenon.
Reporting on one of his campaign stops in western Pennsylvania, Zito wrote: “The…
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Emigration of Gazans concerning for Hamas, IDF-seized doc. reveals
Hamas sees the emigration of young Gazans from the Gaza Strip as a great concern since this population forms the nucleus of the terror group’s strength, according to a document seized by the IDF and exposed by the Meir Amit Intelligence and…
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Trump sees US takeover of Gaza as ‘real estate transaction’
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that his plan for the United States to take ownership of the Gaza Strip should be viewed as a real estate transaction, but he offered no timetable, saying “we’re in no rush on it.”
The president made…
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Hostage families urge Israel to complete Gaza truce deal ahead of swap
An Israeli campaign group urged the government on Friday to stick with the Gaza truce ahead of a fifth hostage-prisoner swap, after explosive comments by US President Donald Trump raised questions over the future of the deal.
The scheduled…
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Hamas and Israel set for next Gaza truce exchange
Israel and Hamas are due to exchange more hostages and prisoners Saturday, but the backlash over President Donald Trump’s proposal for a US Gaza takeover casts doubt over the fragile truce’s future.
An Israeli campaign group on Friday urged the…
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US envoy visits Lebanon, says US ‘grateful’ to Israel for defeating Hezbollah
BEIRUT — US deputy special envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus on Friday hailed what she called the military defeat of Hezbollah by Israel and called on Lebanon to ensure that the Iran-backed group remains defeated and excluded from the…
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Will Trump's Gaza plan scuttle fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire?
Strong negative responses to Trump’s plan to transfer Palestinians from Gaza may provide Hamas an excuse not to release more hostages, Israeli officials fear.
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Hamas deliberately delaying submitting hostage names for fifth exchange
Hamas is deliberately delaying the submission of the list of hostages to be released on Saturday, sources told the Saudi state-owned news outlet Al Arabiya on Friday.
The delay is allegedly in retaliation for what Hamas claims is Israel not…
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Trump’s Gaza plan derails Saudi-Israel ties: analysts
US President Donald Trump’s plan to take over Gaza will imperil attempts to forge landmark ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel and fuel anti-American sentiment in the oil-rich kingdom, analysts said.
Trump’s proposal to redevelop Gaza and oust…
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