Tag: Hamas
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Hamas announces ‘national unity’ deal with Palestinian rivals
Hamas announced Tuesday it had signed an agreement in Beijing with other Palestinian organizations, including rivals Fatah, to work together for “national unity”, with China describing it as a deal to rule Gaza together once the war ends. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who hosted senior Hamas official Musa Abu Marzuk, Fatah envoy Mahmud al-Aloul…
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Amid Gaza genocide, Israel aims to send Lebanon “back to Stone Age”
Israel launched air strikes on Gaza Thursday after warning Hezbollah, Hamas’s ally in Lebanon, to avoid a large-scale war that would send the neighbouring country “back to the Stone Age”. Defence Minister Yoav Gallant made the comment during a visit to Washington, where he discussed the Gaza war, long-running efforts toward a truce, and ways…
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Israeli military spokesman admits Hamas can’t be destroyed, enraging Netanyahu
Israeli military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari has acknowledged that the Palestinian resistance organization Hamas is an ideology that cannot be defeated. The statement has exposed the rift between the country’s political and military leadership, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has consistently claimed that only the destruction of Hamas can bring an end to…
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Israel PM Netanyahu says Rafah strike a ‘tragic accident’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that a deadly strike that hit a displacement camp in Gaza’s Rafah was a “tragic accident” that his government was investigating. “In Rafah, we evacuated a million uninvolved residents and, despite our best efforts, a tragic accident happened yesterday,” Netanyahu told parliament. He added that “we are…
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Israel army says retrieved bodies of three Gaza hostages
The Israeli military said Friday its forces had retrieved the bodies of three hostages in an overnight operation in the northern Gaza Strip’s Jabalia. The bodies of Israeli hostage Chanan Yablonka, Brazilian-Israeli Michel Nisenbaum and French-Mexican Orion Hernandez Radoux “were rescued overnight” and their families were notified after forensic identification, the military said in a…
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Austria to resume aid to UN agency for Palestinians
Austria said on Saturday that it will restore its funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees after suspending it over allegations that staff were involved with the Hamas. Israel alleged in January that some United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) employees may have participated in the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7 that triggered…
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Ireland to recognise Palestinian statehood ‘this month’: minister
Ireland is certain to recognise Palestinian statehood by the end of May, the country’s foreign minister said Wednesday, without specifying a date. “We will be recognising the state of Palestine before the end of the month,” Micheal Martin, who is also Ireland’s deputy prime minister, told the Newstalk radio station. In March the leaders of…
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Joe Biden finally threatens Israel with cutting arms supply
US President Joe Biden has given his most severe warning yet after Israel shelled Rafah on Thursday, warning that he will stop arms supplies if IDF continue ahead with a ground offensive into the city. “If they go into Rafah, I’m not supplying the weapons that have been used… to deal with the cities,” Biden…
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Pro-Palestinian student protests spread in Switzerland
Pro-Palestinian protests on Tuesday spread to three universities across Switzerland — inspired by similar student demonstrations that began in the United States. For weeks, students around the world have been calling for their universities to cut ties with Israeli institutions over the war in Gaza. Students at the University of Lausanne (UNIL) were the first…
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Israel shows no sign of accepting ceasefire
The ceasefire. The one that Palestinians still in Rafah were waiting for. Hamas had agreed to the ceasefire terms but Israel has once again, delayed any possibility of peace in the region. Israel’s unapologetic dissent comes despite global pressure calling for an end to the seven-month genocide of Palestinians which has now killed more than…