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Israel-Gaza war: Tens of thousands rally for hostage deal as Gaza ceasefire talks continue 2024-05-05
BBC News

Tens of thousands of Israelis rallied late into the night calling for a deal to bring hostages home, ahead of further ceasefire talks.Protesters in Tel Aviv chanted "war is not holy, life is"...

photo: AP / Ariel Schalit

Gaza reconstruction could take 80 years, damage unseen since World War II: UN 2024-05-03
Press TV

A United Nations official says the destruction caused by Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip is unseen since the Second World War, estimating that the reconstruction of the Palestinian territory could take 80 years and cost up to $40 billion. Speaking at a press conference in the Jordanian capital Amman...

photo: AP / Ismael Abu Dayyah

Palestinian envoy: Palestinian statehood could not subject to "Israeli veto" 2024-05-02
Kuna

NEW YORK, May 1 (KUNA) - The Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations Riyad Mansour said Palestine's membership in the UN is long overdue and its right to self-determination could not hinge upon an Israeli veto. "We will never accept that the Palestinian people's right to...

photo: UN / Mark Garten

Between threat and opportunity, what are Israel’s options in Gaza? 2024-05-01
Al Jazeera

The Israeli army is reinforcing its positions within the Gaza Strip, ostensibly before a long-telegraphed assault on Rafah and the Hamas brigades it says are present there. Rafah’s population has swollen after hundreds of thousands of desperate families fleeing from the rest of Gaza sought what...

photo: AP / Ariel Schalit

UN Secretary-General calls for international investigation into mass graves reports in Gaza 2024-05-01
Gulf-Times

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed grave deep alarm over reports of the discovery of mass graves at several locations in Gaza, including Al-Shifa and Nasser hospitals, affirming that 'it is imperative that independent international forensic investigators are allowed immediate...

photo: AP / Abdel Kareem Hana

ICJ rejects emergency measures over German arms exports to Israel 2024-04-30
Al Jazeera

The International Court of Justice has ruled against issuing emergency measures over German arms sales to Israel as requested by Nicaragua, which had argued that there was a serious risk of genocide in Gaza amid Israel’s...

photo: AP / Peter Dejong

Hamas prepares response to Gaza truce offer 2024-04-30
RTE

Hamas was studying Israel's offer of a 40-day truce in the war in the Gaza Strip in exchange for the release of scores of hostages held since the Palestinian militant group's 7 October attacks. Returning to Qatar after the latest talks in Cairo, the Hamas delegation said it would "discuss the ideas...

photo: AP / Mohammad Jahjouh

GOP clashes, campus protests to take center stage as Congress returns 2024-04-29
The Hill

Congress is set to reconvene this week amid bitter GOP infighting and explosive protests on college campuses nationwide, two issues that are expected to dominate chatter on Capitol Hill in the coming days. In the House, which returns on Monday, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is again in hot water with...

photo: AP / Cliff Owen

Blinken arrives in Saudi Arabia to discuss Israel normalisation, post-war Gaza 2024-04-29
GDN Online

RIYADH - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, the first stop in a broader trip to the Middle East to discuss issues including the governance of Gaza once the war with Israel ends. The top US diplomat heads to Israel later this week, where he is expected to press...

photo: Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP

Blinken arrives in Saudi Arabia to discuss Israel normalization, post-war Gaza 2024-04-29
LBC International

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, the first stop in a broader trip to the Middle East to discuss issues including the governance of Gaza once the war with Israel ends. The top US diplomat heads to Israel later this week, where he is expected to press Israeli...

photo: AP / Leo Correa