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Israel’s Netanyahu heads to US to discuss ‘victory over Hamas’ with Trump
WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 24: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to reporters alongside Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) at the U.S. Capitol Building on July 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images News | Getty Images Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he will discuss “victory over Hamas,” countering Iran […]
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Israeli security cabinet recommends Gaza ceasefire deal
The Israeli security cabinet has recommended approving the Gaza ceasefire and hostage return deal, ahead of a full cabinet meeting expected later on Friday, a statement from the prime minister’s office said. Cabinet is expected to meet at 3.30 p.m. (1330 GMT) to give final ratification to the agreement, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said […]
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Netanyahu says ‘last minute crisis’ with Hamas holding up approval of Gaza truce and hostage deal
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that a “last-minute crisis” with Hamas was holding up Israeli approval of a long-awaited ceasefire that would pause the fighting in the Gaza Strip and release dozens of hostages. Israeli airstrikes, meanwhile, killed at least 72 people in the war-ravaged territory. Netanyahu signaled there were issues with the deal […]
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Trump warns ‘all hell will break out’ if Gaza hostages not released by his inauguration
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump gestures as he makes remarks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. Jan. 7, 2025. Carlos Barria | Reuters President-elect Donald Trump warned Tuesday that “all hell will break out in the Middle East” if Hamas does not release the hostages it is holding in Gaza by the time he is […]
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Trump picks former Development Finance Corp. CEO Adam Boehler as special envoy for hostage affairs
Adam Boehler, the CEO of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, addresses the daily coronavirus task force briefing in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 14, 2020. Leah Millis | Reuters President-elect Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he has chosen Adam Boehler, the chief executive officer of Nashville-based healthcare […]
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Israel not in violation of U.S. law, but Gaza aid situation will be monitored: State Dept.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken addresses a press conference in Tel Aviv on January 9, 2024, during his week-long trip aimed at calming tensions across the Middle East, amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza. Alberto Pizzoli | AFP | Getty Images The United States announced Tuesday that […]
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Prabowo takes up Indonesian presidency, vows to tackle corruption, other issues
Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, waves to photographers as he leaves after attending a dialog held by country’s anti-graft agency Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) at its headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 17, 2024. Willy Kurniawan | Reuters Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto on Sunday took over as president of the world’s third-largest democracy, vowing to combat internal issues such as corruption that […]
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Israel pounds Beirut and Gaza after rockets hit Israel’s north
A view of damaged buildings following Israeli attacks on Laylaki and Haret Hireyk neighborhood of Dahieh region in Beirut, Lebanon on October 1, 2024. Houssam Shbaro | Anadolu | Getty Images Israel struck what it said were Hezbollah arms facilities in southern Beirut on Saturday after the Lebanese armed group fired rockets into northern Israel […]
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Drone targets Israeli prime minister’s house as strikes in Gaza kill 50
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 27, 2024. Mike Segar | Reuters The Israeli government said a drone was launched toward the prime minister’s house Saturday, with no casualties, as Iran’s supreme leader vowed that Hamas would continue its fight against […]
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Pro-Palestine protestors cause disturbance outside the New York Stock Exchange
Key Points There was no disruption to trading and none of the protestors appeared to make it to the historic trading floor. NYSE security fences off a perimeter area outside of the exterior of the building on Broad Street in lower Manhattan. Chants such as “we want housing, not genocide” and “let Gaza live” could […]
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