CAIRO | TASS | Israel has released 110 Palestinian prisoners, including 32 serving life sentences, as part of the Gaza Strip ceasefire deal, the Palestinian Information Office for Prisoners’ Affairs announced in a statement on its Telegram channel on Thursday. “We are glad to announce that the 3rd group of …
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GAZA | Xinhua | Hamas on Sunday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Egypt and Jordan. In a press statement, Hamas described the plan as an “aggressive scheme” aimed at displacing Palestinians and undermining their national cause. Hamas said that the Palestinian …
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JERUSALEM | Xinhua | The Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement in Gaza came into effect on Sunday, after more than 15 months of deadly strikes. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the beginning of the ceasefire in a statement, after Hamas released the names of the first three female hostages set to …
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RAMALLAH, Palestine | Xinhua | Palestinian authorities suspended broadcast operations of Qatar-based Al Jazeera Media Network in Palestine, citing its failure to meet regulations, the Palestinian official news agency WAFA reported Wednesday. The Palestinian Ministerial Committee, comprising representatives from the ministries of culture, interior, and telecommunications, “also ordered the temporary suspension …
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CAIRO | Xinhua | In a region where turmoil has long been the norm, the cascade of events in the Middle East in 2024 has nevertheless shocked the world due to its intensity and complexity. The Israel-Palestine conflict entered the second year, leaving Gaza stranded in a dire humanitarian …
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JERUSALEM | Xinhua | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Tuesday that he would not permit the establishment of a Palestinian state, rejecting reports that Israel had agreed to a “path toward Palestinian statehood” as part of efforts to normalize relations with Saudi Arabia. “Prime Minister Netanyahu has acted …
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Can it support Palestine while supplying Israel with coal? ANALYSIS | SURAYA DADOO | Despite having taken Israel to the International Court of Justice over genocide, South Africa is now the country’s main coal supplier after Russia. Since 1994, South Africa’s criticism of Israel’s occupation of Palestine has been unwavering and …
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JERUSALEM | Xinhua | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement on Saturday that “Iran’s agents who tried to assassinate me and my wife today made a bitter mistake.” He referred to the drone launch from Lebanon, aimed at his private residence in the northern town of Caesarea …
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The people of Gaza, Palestine, and the broader Middle East deserve a concerted international effort to establish a lasting peace. COMENT | Xinhua | As the world approaches the one-year mark of the latest Gaza conflict, the Middle East is spiraling into an alarming escalation of violence, with its nations …
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JERUSALEM/BEIRUT | Xinhua | The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah sharply escalated on Thursday, with both sides exchanging deadly attacks and vowing further retaliation, heightening fears of a wider regional war. In a televised speech, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah condemned recent explosions targeting communication devices across Lebanon, calling them “an …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
