Tag: Gaza Strip

Israeli warships surround Gaza-bound flotilla

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Desk Report: The Global Solidarity Flotilla, a humanitarian flotilla of 44 countries headed to Gaza, has been surrounded by Israeli warships in international waters. The flotilla consists of more than 45 ships. One of them is named after Al Jazeera journalist Shirin Abu Akleh. “This humanitarian mission has come face to face with Israeli forces at sea. We have received reports that some of the ships have been surrounded by military forces. The internet connection to some of them has been cut off. However, we are still receiving video from…

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Hamas will pay the price in hell: Donald Trump

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Desk Report: US President Donald Trump has given Hamas, the armed group based in Gaza, a four-day ultimatum. He has warned that if it does not respond to his proposed 20-point peace plan for the Gaza crisis within that period, it will face severe consequences. The White House released the plan after a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday (September 29). It calls for an immediate ceasefire, the release of prisoners in exchange for hostages, a phased withdrawal of Israeli troops and the establishment of an interim…

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Trump gives Hamas 3-4 days or face ‘sad consequences’

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Desk Report: US President Donald Trump has given Hamas three to four days to respond to his 20-point peace plan. The plan includes a ceasefire, the release of Hamas hostages within 72 hours, the disarmament of Hamas and a phased withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza. It also proposes the formation of a post-war interim authority, which Trump himself would lead. In response to questions from reporters at the White House, Trump said, “I’m giving Hamas three to four days. All the other parties have signed on to it, only…

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Prominent Gaza teacher killed in Israeli bomb attack

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Desk Report: Gada Rabah, an English teacher, and her brother Hussam lived near the Al-Maliya roundabout in the western Gaza Strip. A few days ago, their house was partially damaged in an Israeli airstrike. Rabah, who was injured, also appealed for rescue assistance on social media. But when Civil Defense rescue workers arrived at the scene three days later, they found that the house had been hit again by an Israeli bomb. The second strike had completely destroyed the house. However, Rabah or any of her family members have not…

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New Zealand faces strong criticism for not recognizing Palestine

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Desk Report: The New Zealand government’s decision to not recognize Palestine as a state has sparked strong reactions both within the country and internationally. Opposition parties, including former Prime Minister Helen Clark, have said the decision has put the country on the wrong side of history. In a speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday (September 27), New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters said that while New Zealand is committed to a two-state solution, it will not recognize Palestine right now. According to him, the war in Gaza…

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Half of Gaza deaths occur in Israeli-declared safe zone

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Desk Report: Gazans witnessed another bloody day in the nearly two-year-long invasion. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) continued their rampage across the Strip on Saturday. According to a report by Qatari media outlet Al Jazeera, at least 91 Palestinians were killed in Israel’s continued attacks across the Strip on Saturday. Of these, at least 45 were killed in Gaza City alone. The Hamas-controlled government’s media office has called Israel’s strategy “deceptive.” Although it has promoted central and southern Gaza as a “humanitarian safe zone,” Israel has continued to bomb these…

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Spain cancels third arms deal with Israel

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Desk Report: Spain has cancelled a third arms deal with Israel. The Israeli daily Haaretz reported that the cancelled deal was worth 207 million euros. The matter comes at a time when international pressure is mounting against Israel, a country that has been carrying out genocide in Gaza. Spain approved a complete arms embargo at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday. As a result, the export and import of all types of defense equipment, technology and related products with Israel has been stopped. Finance Minister Carlos Cuerpo said after the cabinet…

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Netanyahu’s speech to the UN was played on loudspeakers at the Gaza border

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Desk Report: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Friday. The speech was broadcast over loudspeakers on Israel’s southern border with Gaza. However, many Gazans claimed they could not hear it. In the speech, Netanyahu criticized countries that have recognized Palestine as a state. Representatives of several countries left the meeting room in protest of Israeli atrocities in Gaza before Netanyahu began his speech. In the speech, Netanyahu claimed that his speech was being broadcast over loudspeakers in various parts of Gaza. He claimed that…

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Netanyahu vows to ‘finish the job’ as 60 more killed in Palestine

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Desk Report: Israeli forces have also launched attacks on other Palestinian areas in addition to Gaza. 60 people were killed in Gaza and other Palestinian areas on Friday, Al Jazeera reported. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his pledge to “finish the job” against Hamas in his speech to the UN General Assembly in New York. At a press conference on Friday, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric quoted the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) as saying that Israel had “carried out one bomb attack every eight to…

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Representatives of many countries walked out during Netanyahu’s speech at the UN

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Desk Report: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared in his speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Friday that Israel must “finish the job” against Hamas in Gaza. His comments came at a time when several Western countries have recognized an independent Palestinian state and Israel is increasingly isolated in the international arena. Meanwhile, Western media outlets including CNN and BBC reported that when Netanyahu was about to deliver his speech on Friday (September 26), many representatives from different countries left the meeting room. Some even shouted slogans. However,…

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