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  • 1 in 3 people in Gaza has not eaten for days, says UN – Middle East Monitor

    1 in 3 people in Gaza has not eaten for days, says UN – Middle East Monitor

    Nearly one in three people in Gaza has gone without food for days, putting more lives at risk of starvation, according to the United Nations, which accused Israel of continuing to obstruct humanitarian aid efforts in the Strip.

    Speaking at his daily press briefing on Monday, UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said Israeli authorities—referred to by the UN as the occupying power—had rejected three out of eight humanitarian coordination requests made by the…

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    News Source: www.middleeastmonitor.com

  • Qatar says ‘we will need time’ for Gaza ceasefire

    Qatar says ‘we will need time’ for Gaza ceasefire

    Qatar said Tuesday more time was needed for negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, after US President Donald Trump voiced optimism about a possible breakthrough.

    “I don’t think that I can give any timeline at the moment, but I can say right now that we will need time for this,” Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari said as indirect negotiations continued into a third day in Doha.

    Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in Washington, meanwhile, on his…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • Gaza ceasefire talks resume as Trump upbeat on deal

    Gaza ceasefire talks resume as Trump upbeat on deal

    Indirect Gaza ceasefire talks resumed Tuesday in Qatar, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Washington to meet US President Donald Trump, who expressed optimism about a possible breakthrough.

    Qatar, a mediator along with the United States and Egypt, said the meetings were focused on a “framework” for the talks.

    “Indirect negotiations are continuing this morning in Doha, with a fourth meeting being held… the discussions are still focused on the mechanisms for…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • Israel-Hamas ceasefire negotiations resume as Trump pushes for deal

    Israel-Hamas ceasefire negotiations resume as Trump pushes for deal

    Indirect negotiations on a Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas resumed in Qatar on Tuesday, as US President Donald Trump pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a deal to end the war.

    “Indirect negotiations are continuing this morning in Doha, with a fourth meeting being held… the discussions are still focused on the mechanisms for implementation, particularly the clauses related to withdrawal and humanitarian aid,” a Palestinian official close to the talks told AFP.

    “No…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • The US aked Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah. How did Lebanon respond? | Israel attacks Lebanon

    The US aked Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah. How did Lebanon respond? | Israel attacks Lebanon

    Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun received American diplomat Thomas Barrack in Beirut on Monday and gave him the Lebanese state’s reply to a proposal from the United States about disarming Hezbollah.

    Barrack, ambassador to Turkiye and special envoy for Syria, said Lebanon’s response was “something spectacular” and that he was “unbelievably satisfied” by the reply, which has not been made public as of yet.

    The visit comes amid continued Israeli attacks on alleged Hezbollah targets…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Three charged after protest at Israeli-owned restaurant in Australia | Crime News

    Three charged after protest at Israeli-owned restaurant in Australia | Crime News

    Trio charged with assault and other offences after incident at restaurant in Melbourne.

    Three people have been charged with assault and other offences allegedly committed during a pro-Palestinian protest at an Israeli-owned restaurant in Melbourne, Australia.

    A 50-year-old man and two women, aged 48 and 28, were charged with assault, affray, riotous behaviour and criminal damage, Victoria Police said on Tuesday.

    Police allege that several people were involved in an altercation in which chairs…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Iranian president sees ‘no problem’ in resuming nuclear negotiations with US – Middle East Monitor

    Iranian president sees ‘no problem’ in resuming nuclear negotiations with US – Middle East Monitor

    Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said he sees “no problem” in resuming indirect negotiations with the US over Tehran’s nuclear program, Anadolu reports.

    “We see no problem in reentering the negotiations,” Pezeshkian said in an interview with US conservative talk show host Tucker Carlson when asked about the possibility of engaging with US officials again.

    “But how are we going to trust the United States again?”

    The Iranian leader cited concerns…

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    News Source: www.middleeastmonitor.com

  • Netanyahu Says Israel Working with US to Displace Palestinians from Gaza

    Netanyahu Says Israel Working with US to Displace Palestinians from Gaza

    Washington (Quds News Network)- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel is working with the US to find countries that will accept Palestinians forcibly displaced from Gaza, pushing Trump’s controversial Gaza “take over” plan.

    Fielding questions from reporters before their White House dinner, Trump was asked whether his plan to “take over” Gaza and forcibly expel the Strip’s population is still on the table.

    Trump asked Netanyahu to answer the…

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    News Source: qudsnen.co

  • Texas floods: How rumour of two girls rescued from tree set off false hopes | Floods News

    Texas floods: How rumour of two girls rescued from tree set off false hopes | Floods News

    As torrential rains slammed central parts of the US state of Texas and the death toll from the resulting floods grew into the dozens over the weekend, rumours started to spread online about a sliver of good news.

    Two girls had allegedly been found alive in a tree near Comfort, Texas.

    Louis Amestoy, editor of The Kerr County Lead, was sceptical, but the messages he was getting about the miraculous rescue would not stop, he said. A ground report on social media from a volunteer seemed to…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Russia probes ex-minister’s death as body found hours after sacking | Politics News

    Russia probes ex-minister’s death as body found hours after sacking | Politics News

    Roman Starovoit was found dead near his car in the Moscow region hours after President Vladimir Putin dismissed him.

    Russia’s top criminal investigation agency is probing the death of Roman Starovoit, a former transport minister whose body was found with a gunshot wound near his car, hours after President Vladimir Putin dismissed him from his post.

    Authorities on Monday said the 53-year-old politician’s body was discovered near a Tesla vehicle abandoned near a park in the Moscow region,…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com