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US suspends visas for Gaza residents after right-wing social media storm
The United States has announced that it is halting all visitor visas for people from Gaza pending a “a full and thorough” review, a day after social media posts about Palestinian refugees prompted furious reactions from right-wingers. The Department of…
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Trump proposes Putin-Zelenskyy summit in push to end Ukraine war
United States President Donald Trump has announced plans to convene a face-to-face summit between Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his latest bid to end Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Trump’s proposal…
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16 martyrs, dozens wounded in heavy shelling across Gaza since dawn
Israeli occupation forces have carried out intense artillery shelling and airstrikes on the Gaza Strip since dawn on Tuesday, killing at least 16 Palestinians and wounding dozens more, including children and displaced people. Northern Gaza under…
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New testimonies provide compelling evidence that Israel’s starvation of Palestinians in Gaza is a deliberate policy
In a report issued last week, the Israeli Defense Ministry’s COGAT, a body overseeing civil affairs in the Palestinian territories, rejected claims of widespread malnutrition in Gaza and disputed figures shared by the Gaza Health…
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Egypt’s foreign minister visits Gaza border crossing, rejects ‘Greater Israel’ vision
Egypt’s foreign minister rejected on Monday Israeli official statements about the so-called “Greater Israel,” as he visited the Rafah border crossing with the blockaded Gaza Strip. “We reject any Palestinian displacement from Gaza,” Badr Abdelatty…
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Massive protests accuse Netanyahu of abandoning captives, urge war end
Organizers reported that nearly half a million Israeli settlers rallied in Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square on Saturday night, with close to one million participating in demonstrations across the occupied territories, denouncing the government’s handling of the captive…
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Trump piles pressure on Zelenskyy before European leaders arrive in Washington
Donald Trump has put pressure on Volodymyr Zelenskyy before talks in Washington with European leaders on Monday, saying the Ukrainian leader could end the war “almost immediately” if he wanted to. The US president also ruled out…
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Egypt rejects any Palestinian displacement, warns against complicity in ‘ethnic cleansing’
In a statement on Sunday, the foreign ministry urged governments to reject what it called “an immoral crime” that would violate the Geneva Conventions and carry grave political consequences. Any party that took part in…
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General strike in Israel as calls grow for a Gaza ceasefire
A general strike has got underway across Israel to protest the cabinet’s decision to expand the war in Gaza by a military operation to take over Gaza City instead of negotiating for the return of…
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