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Civilians in Rafah Must Be Protected, Biden Tells Israel PM

Web News 13 February 2024 173 0

US President, Joe Biden has said civilians who are “packed” into Rafah in the Gaza Strip are “exposed and vulnerable” and must be protected. Israel must make “credible” efforts to protect the more than one million Palestinians sheltering in the southern Gazan Continue Reading

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24 Soldiers Killed in Gaza

Web News 23 January 2024 155 0

The Israeli army says 24 of its soldiers were killed in Gaza on Monday, the deadliest day for its forces since their ground operation began. That includes 21 reservists who died in an explosion likely caused by mines that Israeli forces had placed in two buildings to demolish them, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said. […]Continue Reading

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Rishi Sunak in Israel on Heels of Joe Biden’s Visit

Web News 19 October 2023 193 0

Rishi Sunak has pledged to stand with Israel, as he arrived in the country ahead of meetings with Israeli leaders. Upon landing in Tel Aviv, the UK prime minister said Israelis had suffered a “horrific act of terrorism” at the hands of Hamas earlier this month. Mr Sunak will meet Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and […]Continue Reading

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Israeli Denies S/Gaza truce, Announces Lebanese Border Communities Evacuation

Web News 16 October 2023 156 0

Israel appears to deny reports of a truce in southern Gaza, half an hour after security sources in Egypt told Reuters a ceasefire had been agreed to coincide with the reopening of the Rafah crossing. A statement from Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says: “There is currently no truce and humanitarian aid in Gaza in […]Continue Reading

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Judicial Reform: Biggest-Ever Protests Rock Israel

Web News 12 March 2023 439 0

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis have taken part in what some are calling the biggest protest in the country’s history. Protests against government plans for a radical overhaul of the judicial system have been running for 10 weeks. Record numbers of demonstrators turned out in cities such as Haifa, while about 200,000 are believed to […]Continue Reading