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US pauses weapons shipment to Israel as assault on Rafah steps up

Published by DPA International The United States has paused a large shipment of weapons to Israel, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday, amid ongoing concerns in Washington about Israeli military operations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. “We’re going to continue to do what’s necessary to support Israel,” Austin said, calling Washington’s security […]

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Israel seizes control of Rafah border crossing and hits out at Hamas ceasefire ‘ruse’

Published by GB News Israel has taken control of the vital Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt after launching air strikes. Israel carried out the next stage of its offensive while the prospects for a ceasefire deal hung in the balance. The Palestinian militant group Hamas said late on Monday it had agreed to

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Jewish groups sue Palestinian groups, Hamas supporters

Published by The Center Square (The Center Square) – As rioters take over college campuses setting up encampments, committing acts of violence, vandalism and antisemitism forcing some graduation ceremonies to be canceled, a coalition of Jewish groups has sued Palestinian groups arguing they are “collaborators and propagandists for Hamas.” The global law firm Greenberg Traurig,

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‘Cannot support an operation in Rafah as it is currently envisioned’: US

Published by ANI News Washington, DC [US], May 7 (ANI): The United States on Monday said that it cannot support an operation in Rafah the way it is envisioned as of now. “We’ve made quite clear our position on Rafah for some time, which is that we cannot support an operation in Rafah as it

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Israel Terms Gaza Ceasefire Accepted By Hamas As ‘Softened’; US Opposes Netanyahu’s Operation In Rafah

Published by Benzinga The Islamist group Hamas has officially accepted a ceasefire proposal mediated by Egypt and Qatar on Monday, as confirmed by Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh. The announcement came shortly after Israel mandated evacuations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, signaling preparations for a possible military offensive. Despite Hamas’s acceptance, an Israeli official

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Israel ‘will stand alone’ if need be, Netanyahu asserts

Published by DPA International Despite international criticism over the Gaza war, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has emphasized that Israel “will stand alone” and defend itself alone if need be. In remarks late Sunday marking Holocaust Remembrance Day on Monday, Netanyahu said: “In the terrible Holocaust, there were great world leaders who stood by idly;

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Israeli security bars wrestling team from competing in Turkey for Olympic qualifier

Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], May 5 (ANI/TPS): The Israeli Security Agency (Shin Bet) barred a delegation of five wrestlers from flying to Istanbul for an Olympic qualifying event on May 9-13. The ban effectively ends the team’s hopes of competing in the Paris Olympics in August. “I’m disappointed, but I knew that

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Israeli Cabinet votes to close Al Jazeera’s operations in the country

Published by DPA Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his Cabinet has unanimously voted to close broadcaster Al Jazeera’s operations in Israel. The move came after Israeli lawmakers recently approved a new media law – widely referred to as the “Al Jazeera law” – that gives the government powers to ban foreign broadcasters if they are

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Israel: Kibbutz Be’eri announces resident slain by Hamas on Oct 7; body held in Gaza

Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], May 3 (ANI): Kibbutz Be’eri has announced the tragic loss of its resident, Dror Or, who fell victim to Hamas’ terror assault on October 7, and his body remains held in Gaza, The Times of Israel reported. According to the announcement, Dror Or, aged 49, was confirmed as

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Turkey reportedly freezes all trade with Israel

Published by IntelliNews Turkish officials were on May 2 cited as saying Turkey has frozen all trade with Israel over the latter’s actions in the war in Gaza. There was no formal announcement of the move by Ankara, but Bloomberg reported two officials as saying Turkey was blocking all exports and imports to and from

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Turkey joining South Africa’s genocide lawsuit against Israel

Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], May 2 (ANI/TPS): Turkey announced it is joining South Africa’s genocide lawsuit against Israel in the International Court of Justice on Wednesday. “Our legal experts have been studying how to participate in the legal case against Israel at the ICJ,” said Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan as he

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