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... to the U.N. General Assembly's meeting of world leaders this week. AP reporting on the attack on the hospital raised serious questions about Israel’s rationale for the strikes and the way they were carried out. The agencies' statement was issued a day before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ...
... Egypt and Qatar, have spent months trying to broker a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release. Those efforts suffered a major setback earlier this month when Israel carried out an airstrike targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar.Israel's campaign in Gaza has killed more than 65,000 people and wounded more ...
... war began on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas-led militants stormed into Israel and killed 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and took 251 others hostage. Israel says its offensive is aimed at pressuring Hamas to surrender and return the remaining 48 hostages, about 20 of whom Israel believes are still ...
... saying in a statement that they had fired two drones at Israel. Israel has carried out retaliatory airstrikes on Yemen after past attacks. Defense Minister Israel Katz, in a post on X, warned the Houthis that “anyone who harms Israel will be harmed sevenfold.” The Israeli military said that “interception ...
... its own.” The incident came two weeks after UNIFIL said Israeli drones dropped four grenades close to peacekeepers in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel as they were working to clear roadblocks. No one was hurt in the strike. The most recent Israel-Hezbollah war killed more than 4 ...
WATCH LIVE: Day 2 of the 2025 United Nations General Assembly UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian took the stage at the U.N. on Wednesday to blast Israeli and U.S. attacks in June as inflicting “a grievous blow upon international trust and the very prospect of peace ...
... Hospital and the Specialized Eye Hospital had been forced to shut down because of nearby Israeli military operations.Several Western countries on Monday called on Israel to restore a medical corridor for Palestinians in Gaza to be treated in east Jerusalem and the West Bank, and for Israel to lift ...
... to comments by Israeli leaders, including then-Defense Minister Yoav Gallant saying Israel was "fighting human animals," and Deputy Knesset Speaker Nissim Vaturi saying that Israelis shared the goal of "erasing the Gaza Strip from the face of the Earth." Israeli leaders have downplayed the comments and argued they were ...
... would lose, blaming Israeli restrictions. Hamas, which won the last national elections in 2006, would be excluded unless it gives up its weapons and recognizes Israel.All of which means the plan is likely to end up on the mound of past Mideast accords, parameters and road maps, leaving Israel ...
... not immediately be reached for comment. Since a ceasefire agreement was reached in November to end Israel's monthslong war with the Hezbollah militant group, Israel has continued to strike southern and eastern Lebanon almost daily. WATCH: Southern Lebanon residents describe hardships under Israeli military occupation The Israeli military said ...
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