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JERUSALEM, Israel | Xinhua | Israel has agreed to renew talks with Hamas on a hostage deal next week, with the mediation of Egypt, Qatar and the United States, Israel’s state-owned Kan TV reported on Saturday. According to the report, at a meeting in Paris on Friday, David Barnea, the …

THE HAGUE | Xinhua |  The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday ordered Israel to halt its military offensive in southern Gaza city of Rafah. The court stated that “The State of Israel shall, in conformity with its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the …

So, what is Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan? COMMENT | IAN PARMETER | The Gaza war has now entered its eighth month and a resolution to the conflict still seems far off. Israel claims to have killed 13,000 Hamas militants so far. If that figure is correct, one can assume the number …

WASHINGTON | Xinhua | The United States will not send weapons to Israel if they are to be used in a major military operation in Rafah, in southern Gaza Strip, U.S. President Joe Biden told CNN on Wednesday. The president’s remarks were his first to address U.S. arms supply to …

GAZA | Xinhua |  The delegation of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) will return to Egypt’s capital Cairo on Tuesday to deliver the movement’s “final response” to the Egyptian proposal over a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and a prisoner exchange with Israel, a Palestinian source told Xinhua on Sunday. …

ANKARA | Xinhua | Turkey has halted all trade activities with Israel as of Thursday due to the latter’s “non-stop violence” against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the Turkish Trade Ministry said. The move follows Türkiye’s imposition of restrictions on an array of exports to Israel since last month, which Ankara …

Hamas to release Israeli soldiers, hostages under deal with Jerusalem — TV DUBAI | TASS | The Palestinian Hamas movement pledges to release all serving female Israeli soldiers held hostage, as well as three civilian and military hostages for every three days of the agreement thereafter, under the terms of …

BEIJING | Xinhua | Protests against Israel’s military actions in Gaza have intensified across multiple American universities for over a week, calling for a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as well as the cessation of U.S. military aid to Israel. The growing protests underscore latest escalations in the Israel-Palestine …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ambassador of Israel to Kenya, who also oversees diplomatic relations in the four countries of Uganda, Malawi, Tanzania and Seychelles, Michael Lotem has expressed gratitude for efforts by Ugandans in the continued fight against terrorism. While addressing journalists after paying a courtesy visit to …

COMMENT | Xinhua |  The Israel-Hamas conflict, which has created an unprecedented humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, has lasted for half a year. Amidst this tragedy, the actions of the United States, Israel’s key ally, have sparked serious concerns and criticism among the international community. While Washington claims to …