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Israel orders evacuation of northern Gaza hospital; ‘next to impossible’ say medics

Israel ordered the closure and evacuation on Sunday of one of the last hospitals still partly functioning in a besieged area on the northern edge of the Gaza Strip, forcing medics to search for a way to bring hundreds of patients and staff to safety. The hospital is one of the few still partially functioning in the once crowded northern …

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5 days, 8 hours ago

Israel and Hamas appear close to a ceasefire deal. These are the sticking points

Associated Press

CAIRO — Israel and Hamas appear closer than they have been in months to agreeing to a ceasefire that could wind down the 14-month war in Gaza and bring home dozens of people held hostage there. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Although Israel and Hamas have expressed optimism that a deal is …

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6 days, 3 hours ago

Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s rebel-held capital and port city after Houthi attack targets Israel

Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A series of intense Israeli airstrikes shook Yemen’s rebel-held capital and a port city early Thursday and killed at least nine people, officials said, shortly after a Houthi missile targeted central Israel. The rebels have so far avoided the same level of intense military strikes that have targeted Palestinian militant group Hamas and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, …

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1 week ago

Gaza ceasefire talks heat up again amid deadly Israeli attacks

Al Jazeera

Israel has said it will maintain military control over Gaza just like in the occupied West Bank even if there is a deal. Israel, Hamas and international stakeholders are engaged in what are seen as the most serious talks in months over a potential ceasefire deal in the besieged Gaza Strip, where dozens of Palestinians continue to be killed by …

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Israeli forces to remain in Syria's buffer zone for foreseeable future, says Netanyahu

Firstpost

Netanyahu visited the buffer zone with Defence Minister Israel Katz, who said he instructed the Israeli military to quickly establish a presence including fortifications, in anticipation of what could be an extended stay in the area. Image- AP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Tuesday that forces would remain in a buffer zone on the Syrian border, specifically on Mount …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Hamas expresses optimism for Gaza deal even as obstacles remain

CNN

CNN — Hamas has become the latest party to the Gaza hostage and ceasefire negotiations to voice optimism about the prospects of reaching a deal, amid a flurry of diplomatic activity in the region. The three-phase Biden proposal in late May paired a release of hostages held in Gaza with a “full and complete ceasefire.” The first phase would last …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Netanyahu says he spoke with Trump about need for ‘victory,’ as Israeli government approves plan for Golan expansion

CNN

CNN — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that he had a “very warm” phone call with US President-elect Donald Trump, during which they spoke about the need for Israel’s victory in its war on Hamas in Gaza and its stance on Syria. ‘No interest in confronting’ Syria Regarding Syria, where a rebel coalition overthrew the regime of President …

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1 week, 3 days ago

The framework that ended Lebanon’s war in 2006 could help end this one too, says Tarek Mitri

Live Mint

FOR ISRAEL, Lebanon is once again a killing field. Instead there is hope, conditional on American pressure, for a durable ceasefire drawing on the plan that put an end to the war with Israel in 2006 and embodied in UN Security Council Resolution 1701. An Israeli invasion in 1982 aimed at Palestinian militants led to war and an 18-year occupation …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Katz updates Austin on Gaza hostage negotiations, says 'now a chance' for breakthrough

Firstpost

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz on Wednesday told his US counterpart Lloyd Austin that there is “currently a chance” to secure a deal for the release of the remaining hostages taken in the October 2023 attack Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz on Wednesday told his US counterpart Lloyd Austin over a call that there is “now a chance” to secure …

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2 weeks ago

Israel hits Syria with over 350 airstrikes; claims Syrian navy ‘destroyed’

The Hindu

Israel carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes across Syria as its troops advanced deeper into the country, a Syrian opposition war monitor said Tuesday, and the Israeli Defence Minister announced that his forces had destroyed Syria’s navy. Speaking at a navy base in Haifa, Mr. Katz said the Army will create a “defence zone free of weapons and terrorist …

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2 weeks ago

An Israeli Military Legend Lays Out Scenarios for a New Middle East

Politico

This interview has been edited for length and clarity. When Israel will see that there is an accountable regime in Syria, a regime committed to the 1974 agreement, it will withdraw back to the lines where it started from. He said, “I’m Syrian, you are Syrian, I’m going against Assad, I’m not going against the country or against you.” Abu …

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2 weeks ago

Israel pounds Syrian army bases, denies deeper incursion

Hindustan Times

Israel pounded Syrian army bases on Tuesday in strikes it says aim to keep weapons from falling into hostile hands, but denied its forces had advanced into Syria beyond a buffer zone at the border. Since Assad's flight on Sunday ended more than five decades of his family's rule, Israeli troops moved into a demilitarised zone inside Syria established following …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Netanyahu assails media as he testifies for first time in his corruption trial

CNN

Reuters — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the witness stand for the first time on Tuesday in his long-running corruption trial, saying he was being hounded for his hawkish security policies. Last week judges ruled that Netanyahu, indicted in 2019, must testify three times a week, forcing the longtime Israeli leader to juggle between the courtroom and the war …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Syria latest: Syrians celebrate in the streets as Russian media says Assad has arrived in Moscow

Associated Press

Syrians poured into streets in celebration on Sunday after a stunning rebel advance reached the capital, ending the Assad family’s 50 years of iron rule. But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the 50-year-old agreement regarding Syrian territory had collapsed and that Syrian troops had abandoned their positions, necessitating Israel taking over as a “temporary defensive position.” United Nations secretary-general …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Inside the sprawling military zone Israel uses to control Gaza From within

Live Mint

TEL AVIV—One of the first things Israel did when it invaded Gaza in October last year was carve a dirt road across the middle of the strip. Inside the zone, called the Netzarim corridor after a former Israeli settlement, there are two military bases made up of trailer-sized mobile bomb shelters with water, electrical poles, cellular towers and a synagogue. …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Israel’s Gaza Offensive Is Genocide: Amnesty International

Huff Post

Israel is committing a genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the human rights group Amnesty International said on Wednesday, in a campaign that’s benefited from huge military and diplomatic support from the United States. The report cites in particular the “relentless” Israeli attacks on civilians, infrastructure and cultural sites, and the U.S.-backed offensive’s displacement of around 2 million Palestinians …

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3 weeks ago

‘They killed him on the spot.’ Israel targeted Gaza soup kitchen chef in drone attack, brother says

CNN

CNN — Mahmoud Almadhoun, 33, walked towards Kamal Adwan Hospital early Saturday to drop off produce to hundreds of patients in the besieged Beit Lahiya neighborhood, in northern Gaza. But moments later, an Israeli drone struck and killed Mahmoud, according to two relatives – months after he told CNN that surviving more than a year of war is “our greatest …

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Israel, Hezbollah exchange fire after truce; US believes ceasefire still holds

Hindustan Times

Israel conducted air strikes in Lebanon on Monday after vowing retaliation for an attack claimed by Hezbollah, the militant group's first since a fragile ceasefire between the two sides took effect last week. On Monday, Hezbollah said it had launched an attack targeting an Israeli position in "the occupied hills of Kfar Shouba", in a disputed part of the border …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Israel Lebanon ceasefire: Ghost towns rattled by sporadic gunfire as tensions run high

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On Saturday, they defended the drone and air raids, …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Israel says it struck Hezbollah weapons smuggling sites in Syria, testing a fragile ceasefire

New Indian Express

The Israeli military said it struck a vehicle carrying a militant involved in Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack. At Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, a woman held up an employee badge bearing the WCK logo, the word "contractor" and the name of one of the men said to have been killed in the strike. The …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Despite Biden's push, ceasefire deal in Gaza unlikely due to Israel's ambitions

Firstpost

Netanyahu may have little political incentive to end the war, as doing so could destabilise his coalition, which includes ministers opposed to a truce with Hamas. Hamas, for its part, expressed hope that the Hezbollah ceasefire could lead to progress in Gaza A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect early Wednesday, halting more than a year of hostilities between …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Why Netanyahu’s next showdown will be with Iran

The Independent

Wednesday morning in south Beirut started as daybreak has for much of the last two months – with explosions and gunfire. The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon means that after 60 days the Israeli army will withdraw back to the border in the south and Hezbollah’s fighters will go beyond the Litani River 30km or so from the Israeli …

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4 weeks ago

Biden OKs $680m Israel arms sale despite new Gaza ceasefire push: Reports

Al Jazeera

Approval comes despite US promise to renew efforts on long-elusive Gaza ceasefire after Israel-Hezbollah truce. On Tuesday, Biden – who has consistently supported Israel and portrays US arms sales to Israel as essential support for an ally – held an address at the White House announcing that a US-brokered ceasefire that would see Israel withdraw from Lebanon within 60 days …

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4 weeks ago

The world welcomes the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, but worries remain

NPR

The world welcomes the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, but worries remain toggle caption Anwar Amro/AFP via Getty Images TEL AVIV, Israel, and BEIRUT — Celebratory gunfire rang out in the Lebanese capital Beirut overnight Tuesday to mark the start of a ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon to end almost 14 months of fighting. In a joint …

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Israel orders evacuation of northern Gaza hospital; ‘next to impossible’ say medics

Israel and Hamas appear close to a ceasefire deal. These are the sticking points

Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s rebel-held capital and port city after Houthi attack targets Israel

Gaza ceasefire talks heat up again amid deadly Israeli attacks

Israeli forces to remain in Syria's buffer zone for foreseeable future, says Netanyahu

Hamas expresses optimism for Gaza deal even as obstacles remain

Netanyahu says he spoke with Trump about need for ‘victory,’ as Israeli government approves plan for Golan expansion

The framework that ended Lebanon’s war in 2006 could help end this one too, says Tarek Mitri

Katz updates Austin on Gaza hostage negotiations, says 'now a chance' for breakthrough

Israel hits Syria with over 350 airstrikes; claims Syrian navy ‘destroyed’

An Israeli Military Legend Lays Out Scenarios for a New Middle East

Israel pounds Syrian army bases, denies deeper incursion

Netanyahu assails media as he testifies for first time in his corruption trial

Syria latest: Syrians celebrate in the streets as Russian media says Assad has arrived in Moscow

Inside the sprawling military zone Israel uses to control Gaza From within

Israel’s Gaza Offensive Is Genocide: Amnesty International

‘They killed him on the spot.’ Israel targeted Gaza soup kitchen chef in drone attack, brother says

Israel, Hezbollah exchange fire after truce; US believes ceasefire still holds

Israel Lebanon ceasefire: Ghost towns rattled by sporadic gunfire as tensions run high

Israel says it struck Hezbollah weapons smuggling sites in Syria, testing a fragile ceasefire

Despite Biden's push, ceasefire deal in Gaza unlikely due to Israel's ambitions

Why Netanyahu’s next showdown will be with Iran

Biden OKs $680m Israel arms sale despite new Gaza ceasefire push: Reports

The world welcomes the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, but worries remain