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... after this week's attack in Qatar. The Israel-UAE agreement has held through two years of regional wars but could be in danger if Israel stays on its current trajectory. Last week, the UAE warned Israel that any move to annex the occupied West Bank would be a “red ...
... step in and mediate the release of Israeli hostages. And so it has stark consequences on the region. Unfortunately, it has stark consequences on the Israeli hostages themselves. I think talking about peace in general today in the region is becoming very, very difficult with Israeli actions that are being ...
... in the European Parliament at its meeting in Strasbourg, France. Israel denies there is starvation in Gaza and says it allows in enough humanitarian aid. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, in a social media post, said von der Leyen had succumbed to pressures that undermine Israel-Europe relations. Von der ...
Stalled Gaza talks Israel's attack in Qatar threatens to upend both negotiations over a ceasefire in Gaza and Israel's efforts to reach out to Gulf Arab states, New York-based think tank The Soufan Center said in an analysis Wednesday. “The attack has profound strategic implications because by ...
Nick Schifrin: David Schenker, if you were still assistant secretary of state right now, would you advise, should the president impose any kind of penalty on Israel for targeting a U.S. non-NATO major ally? David Schenker: Listen, I think Qatar can withstand quite a bit. Let's remember ...
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that the United States received prior notice about the pending attack from Israel. Watch the clip in the video player above. In response, diplomatic envoy Steve Witkoff passed along a warning to the Qataris. President Donald Trump spoke to Israeli Prime Minister ...
... Witkoff walked away from those talks in July, after which Hamas accepted a proposal that mediators said was almost identical to an earlier one that Israel had approved. International outrage The war in Gaza has already left Israel increasingly isolated internationally, with even many of its Western allies calling for ...
... Two 14-year-old Palestinian boys were killed in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Monday, according to the Ramallah-based Palestinian Health Ministry.The Israeli military said the incident happened in the northern West Bank City of Jenin, where several people approached Israeli soldiers in a way that "posed ...
... for Hamas to release all Israeli hostages, including living and dead, and then negotiate an end of the war during a 60-day cease-fire. Israel's in support. The Hamas official tonight called it a -- quote -- "shameful surrender," suggesting the war will go on and Israel will proceed with ...
... was riddled with bullet holes and belongings were scattered across the street. The war in Gaza has sparked a surge of violence in both the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Israel. Palestinian militants have attacked and killed Israelis in Israel and the West Bank, while there has also been a ...
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