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Qatar’s Foreign Ministry responds to ‘inflammatory’ statements from Netanyahu’s office
Middle East
May 4, 2025
Qatar’s Foreign Ministry responds to ‘inflammatory’ statements from Netanyahu’s office
The Qatari Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Majed Al Ansari responded on Saturday evening to what he called “inflammatory” statements issued by…
Israel, US in talks to resume aid deliveries to Gaza as famine looms, sources say, with announcement possible in coming days
Middle East
May 4, 2025
Israel, US in talks to resume aid deliveries to Gaza as famine looms, sources say, with announcement possible in coming days
Jerusalem CNN — United States and Israeli officials are discussing a mechanism to deliver aid to Gaza that bypasses Hamas,…
Israel calls up thousands of reservists, plans to expand Gaza offensive amid stalled hostage talks
Middle East
May 4, 2025
Israel calls up thousands of reservists, plans to expand Gaza offensive amid stalled hostage talks
CNN — Israel’s military will mobilize thousands of reservists in the coming days, it said Saturday, in what appears to…
Aid ship bound for Gaza catches fire after alleged Israeli drone attack off Malta
Middle East
May 3, 2025
Aid ship bound for Gaza catches fire after alleged Israeli drone attack off Malta
CNN — A Gaza-bound activist aid ship caught fire and issued an SOS, after what its organizers claimed was an…
Netanyahu calls defeating Israel’s enemies the ‘supreme objective,’ not freeing hostages
Middle East
May 3, 2025
Netanyahu calls defeating Israel’s enemies the ‘supreme objective,’ not freeing hostages
CNN — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that defeating Israel’s enemies is more important than securing the release…
These kibbutzniks used to believe in peace with Palestinians. Their views now echo Israel’s rightward shift
Middle East
May 3, 2025
These kibbutzniks used to believe in peace with Palestinians. Their views now echo Israel’s rightward shift
Jerusalem CNN — Sitting inside her new apartment in kibbutz Tzora, a leafy community just west of Jerusalem, Almog Holot…
Gaza edges closer to famine as Israel’s total blockade nears its third month
Middle East
April 30, 2025
Gaza edges closer to famine as Israel’s total blockade nears its third month
Jerusalem CNN — Sitting inside her fly-infested tent in Gaza City, Iman Rajab sifts clumps of flour through a sieve,…
Overheard on mic, Netanyahu’s wife says ‘fewer’ than 24 hostages are still alive in Gaza
Middle East
April 30, 2025
Overheard on mic, Netanyahu’s wife says ‘fewer’ than 24 hostages are still alive in Gaza
CNN — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife Sara has been overheard on a microphone saying that “fewer” than 24…
President Sisi’s personal representative participates in BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
Egypt
April 30, 2025
President Sisi’s personal representative participates in BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
CAIRO, April 30 (MENA) – President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s Personal Representative and Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Ragy al-Etreby participated…
Israel releases Palestinian medic who was detained during IDF attack on emergency convoy
Middle East
April 30, 2025
Israel releases Palestinian medic who was detained during IDF attack on emergency convoy
CNN — A Palestinian medic who was detained during a deadly Israeli military attack on an emergency convoy last month…