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Hamas: Trump’s ‘DEAD’ threat to Gaza undermines ceasefire
AFP, Published on 06/03/2025
» GAZA CITY - Hamas said on Thursday that Donald Trump’s threats would encourage Israel to disregard the fragile ceasefire, after the US president said that unless hostages are freed, the people of Gaza would be “DEAD”.
US confirms direct talks with Hamas as Israel warns not done in Gaza
AFP, Published on 06/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - The United States on Wednesday confirmed unprecedented direct talks with Hamas on hostages, as Israel threatened to renew its military campaign in Gaza despite a fragile ceasefire.
Israel aims to 'double population' in annexed Golan: PM
AFP, Published on 16/12/2024
» JERUSALEM - The Israeli government approved on Sunday a plan to increase the population of the annexed Golan Heights, while insisting it had no intention of confronting Syria after seizing a UN-monitored buffer zone.
Gaza communications down as Israel searches main hospital
AFP, Published on 17/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israeli troops carried out building-by-building searches at Gaza's main hospital, as a new communications blackout in the territory on Friday compounded fears for Palestinian civilians trapped inside the facility.
Israeli tanks in Gaza raid ahead of ‘next stage’
AFP, Published on 26/10/2023
» JERUSALEM - Israel sent tanks, troops and armoured bulldozers into the Gaza Strip in a "targeted raid" overnight that destroyed multiple sites before withdrawing from the Hamas-run territory, the army said Thursday.
After Hamas attack, Arab Americans fear return to post-9/11 prejudices
AFP, Published on 18/10/2023
» WASHINGTON - In the days following Hamas' bloody attack on Israel, many Arab and Muslim Americans have worried over signs of a return to the atmosphere of suspicion that hung over their communities in the United States after 9/11.
Lebanon's Hezbollah calls for 'day of rage' over Gaza hospital strike
AFP, Published on 18/10/2023
» BEIRUT - Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah movement Tuesday called for a "day of rage" to condemn a strike on a Gaza Strip hospital as hundreds of demonstrators gathered at the French and United States embassies in protest.
Negev Bedouin fear getting caught in crossfire of Israel's war with Hamas
AFP, Published on 16/10/2023
» NEGEV (ISRAEL) - In Israel's southern Negev desert, Bedouin youth gather near a car hit by a rocket from the Gaza Strip, fearing the war is coming closer to them.
French court to rule on Muslim dress ban
AFP, Published on 07/09/2023
» PARIS - France's highest administrative court is preparing to rule on Thursday whether a school ban on the abaya, a traditional over-garment worn by some Muslim women, is legal.
Youthful, gaming-obsessed Saudi seeks homegrown hit
AFP, Published on 04/09/2023
» RIYADH - Young Saudis wander through a museum of video game history stretching from the original Pac-Man to PlayStation 5, a project intended to inspire them to create their own blockbuster titles.