Reuters cited a source as saying that Antony Blinken will visit Israel and the West Bank on Wednesday and Thursday. The secretary of state’s trip will also reportedly include stops in Egypt – which mediated the truce between Tel Aviv and the Gaza-based Palestinian militant group Hamas – and Jordan. …
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Drone footage taken by RT’s video agency Ruptly in Gaza on Friday shows local residents navigating past a number of destroyed and damaged buildings. One high-rise is shown completely imploded; all that remains are several fragments of the stairwell, hanging off the neighboring building. Two other multistory buildings can be …
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The interview began with Qureshi talking about a possible ceasefire between the Palestinian militant group Hamas and Israel. “Israel is losing out. They’re losing the media war despite their connections,” the minister said. Journalist Brianna Golodryga quickly asked, “What are their connections?” Qureshi chuckled and replied, “Deep pockets.” “What does …
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As fighting between Israel and Hamas-controlled Gaza lulled after 11 days of rocket strikes and IDF bombardment, there was no sign of calm in New York, where pro-Palestine demonstrations faced off with supporters of the Jewish state in Manhattan. Footage shared on social media shows what appears to be a …
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Reiterating Washington’s support for Israel’s “right to defend itself against indiscriminate rocket attacks” in a brief national address on Thursday evening, Biden said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “also shared with me his appreciation for the Iron Dome system, which our nations developed together and which has saved the lives of countless Israeli …
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National Security Adviser Meir Ben Shabbat was authorized to start talks with Egypt on the ceasefire initiative, to work out the details and the starting date, Israeli media reported on Thursday evening local time. The truce was proposed by Egypt and will be “mutual and unconditional,” the Israeli cabinet said …
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The military flare-up between Israel and Hamas, which rules Gaza, as well as the simultaneous communal clashes inside Israel between its Jewish and Arab citizens, have brought to the fore a fundamental question – what is the purpose or goal of the deadly fighting? On paper, the Israeli answer is …
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In a tweet in the early hours of Thursday morning, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) posted a video accompanied by the comment, “The people of Gaza are endangered every time it happens.” This is not the first time the IDF has attempted to show the people of Gaza are endangered …
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Speaking to RT’s Kevin Owen on Wednesday, Olmert neither agreed with nor rejected the widely-rumored idea that the new Israeli-Palestinian escalation has been deliberately orchestrated by Netanyahu to stay in power. But he said such a plan, even if it existed, was unlikely to work, given Netanyahu’s repeated political failures …
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The Biden administration is under increasing pressure to push for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, despite the fact it has refused to condemn Tel Aviv in any circumstances. However, the president’s priorities are clearly elsewhere. He is concentrating on America’s recovery from Covid-19, implementing his vision for the US economy, …
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