Politics of Israel & Political crime

CNN.com

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Egyptian delegation arrives in Israel to revive deadlocked ceasefire and hostage talks

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As Gaza cease-fire talks resume, the coming fight for Rafah looms large: Washington has said it cannot support a major military operation in Rafah ...

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Quick Glance: Israeli Forces Ready to Conquer Rafah in Gaza, Awaiting Government Approval

The Israel Defense Forces have completed all necessary preparations to capture the southernmost city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip and can initiate an operation once they receive government authorization, as stated by a senior Israeli defense official.

This official informed Reuters that Israel is planning to take control of Rafah, considered the final Hamas stronghold in Gaza, evacuate Palestinian civilians from the area, and launch an assault against Hamas fighters.

According to a spokesperson for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, Israel is progressing with a ground operation without specifying a timeline for the action.

Various Israeli reports indicated that top Israeli security officials traveled to Egypt on Wednesday to coordinate the planned offensive in Rafah.

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US on track to deliver aid to Gaza from sea by early May, officials say: The U.S. is on track to start delivering critical humanitarian aid into Gaza through a ...

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Pictures of the Day | April 25, 2024: Our top photos of the day.

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Speaker Johnson alleges Hamas support for anti-Israel campus protests, threatens intervention

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U.S. and 17 other countries demand that Hamas release hostages held in Gaza: In a joint statement, the U.S. and 17 other nations urged Hamas to release hostages ...

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Quick Glance: Biden and 17 World Leaders Urge Hamas to Release Hostages

President Biden and 17 world leaders issued a joint statement urging Hamas to accept a hostage deal to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza.

The statement stresses the immediate release of hostages and a sustained ceasefire in Gaza to facilitate humanitarian aid and end hostilities.

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is accused of hindering progress by rejecting the deal and holding onto hostages instead of pursuing a ceasefire.

The Biden administration and mediators from Qatar and Egypt have received signals from Hamas indicating readiness to engage in negotiations, but the sincerity of these intentions remains uncertain.

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🔴 Yemen's Houthi group says they targeted a British oil tanker, the Andromeda Star, in the Red Sea with 'a number of naval missiles' and achieved a direct hit ... Show more

Israel’s war on Gaza live: Hamas tells world ceasefire a must for any deal | Israel War on Gaza News | Al Jazeera

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UN calls for investigation into mass graves uncovered at two Gaza hospitals: The United Nations is calling for “a clear, transparent and credible investigation” ...

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Quick Glance: UN Calls for Investigation into Mass Graves at Two Gaza Hospitals

The United Nations called for a thorough and transparent investigation into the mass graves at two major hospitals in Gaza that were searched by Israeli troops.

It was emphasized that investigators must have access to the sites, and a greater number of journalists should be able to work safely in Gaza to report on the facts.

Some of the bodies belonged to individuals killed during the hospital siege, while others were victims when Israeli forces raided the hospital.

The discovery of the graves highlights the urgency of a ceasefire, the end of the conflict, improved access for humanitarian aid, the protection of hospitals, and the release of Israeli hostages.

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Some Republican senators have demanded that President Biden crack down on Columbia students protesting the Israel-Hamas war ... Show more

The Republicans Who Want American Carnage - The Atlantic

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Amid Passover, both sides eye resumption of wider war in Gaza : Israel called up two reserve brigades for Gaza and analysts see the increased military activity ...

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Students across top universities in the United States are protesting over the growing human toll of Israel's war with Hamas ... Show more

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The Chinese government will host Palestinian unity talks between Hamas and Fatah amid the Gaza War, both groups and a Beijing diplomat said on Friday ... Show more

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White House shuts down GOP calls to bring in National Guard for college protests: The White House punted on Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) demand for President ...

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EU Parliament strongly condemns Iran over attacks on Israel, calls for sanctions: Resolution adopted in vote of 357-20 demands Revolutionary Guards ...

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As pro-Palestinian protesters occupy campuses, some universities call in police while others wait it out

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Quick Glance: USC Main Commencement Canceled Amid Gaza War Protests

Protests against the Israel-Hamas war prompt the cancellation of USC's main graduation ceremony and numerous arrests at campuses nationwide.

Universities are grappling with protests that could disrupt upcoming commencement ceremonies and are considering changes to regulations regarding encampments and exams.

Some students demand schools sever ties with Israel, leading to accusations of antisemitism and concerns about safety on campus.

The wave of protests, inspired by events at Columbia University, has led to civil rights investigations into universities facing protests and complaints of discrimination amidst the Israel-Hamas conflict.

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📣🇵🇸 Pro-#Palestinian protests spread to more college campuses in the #US 🇺🇸 on Thursday as authorities appeared to be running out of patience and police began to ... Show more

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Mass graves in the Gaza Strip what we know: Palestinians report that hundreds of dead have been discovered in mass graves in the Gaza Strip. Who are the dead ...

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"If there’s no hostage deal, leave the government.” A large number of anti-government demonstrators, including family members of hostages held by Hamas ... Show more

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DC students, faculty launch combined pro-Palestine protest at GWU: Students and faculty from colleges and universities around the D.C. area launched a combined ...

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Israel has procured tens of thousands of tents for Palestinian civilians it intends to evacuate from Rafah in the coming weeks ahead of a promised assault on ... Show more

Israel gears up for Rafah civilian evacuation ahead of promised assault | Reuters

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‘Stay strong,’ parents tell Hersh Goldberg-Polin after Hamas airs propaganda clip

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Middle East conflict live updates: Israeli war cabinet resumes hostage deal discussions, official says

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Johnson defends Israel when asked about children’s deaths: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday doubled down on his support for Israel ...

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Israeli government spokesperson David Mencer said that Israel is moving ahead with its "operation to target Hamas" in the southern Gaza city of Rafah ... Show more

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Hamas and Iran celebrate anti-Gaza war protests taking US colleges by storm: Palestinian militant group Hamas and Iran's supreme leader are throwing their ...

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Live updates: Israel-Hamas war, US funding for Israel, crisis in Gaza: The US Senate has passed a funding package that will provide $26.4 billion to aid Israel ...

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Some Palestinians forced to flee homes as Israel shells northern Gaza: Some Palestinian civilians were fleeing their homes in northern Gaza on Wednesday (Apr 24) ...

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Demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war have cropped up on college campuses across the country. Many are saying they are reminiscent of protests from the ... Show more

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Israel-Gaza live updates: New video claims to show American hostage in Gaza: Six months after Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on Oct. 7, the Israeli military ...

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#Iran -backed Houthi rebels said they launched fresh attacks on #Israel and U.S. ships in Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean with a missile and drones.

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USC students protesting against the Israel-Hamas war are the latest to be arrested on campus.

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What are the obligations of Israel and Hamas to protect civilians?: International Humanitarian Law creates obligations—but contains numerous caveats

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🔴WATCH: IDF Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari responds to Hamas' video featuring Hersh Goldberg-Poiln: 'This is an urgent call for action ... Show more

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The goal of the campus Jew-haters: To render Israel indefensible, in both senses of the word

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Protesters wrangle with police officers at a rally calling for the immediate release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza since the deadly October 7 attack on ... Show more

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Israel’s war on Gaza live: Israel blasts Gaza as student protests grow: Student protests calling on Israel to end war on Gaza spread internationally as ground ...

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Middle East updates: Germany resumes UNRWA cooperation: Germany will reestablish cooperation with the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza ...

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Biden signs bill that includes funding for Israel, aid for Gaza: Biden has signed a $95 billion foreign aid bill, which includes $26 billion for Israel and ...

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Quick Glance: Biden signs Comprehensive Military Aid Package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan

President Biden announces the signing of a substantial $95 billion military assistance package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, with a significant portion of the funds directed towards Ukraine.

Despite initial resistance from Republicans in Congress, Biden has signed the aid package, highlighting the reinforcement of allies and ensuring prompt deliveries to Ukraine.

The assistance for Ukraine includes weapons and military equipment valued at around $1 billion, encompassing artillery shells and air defense missiles.

Military analysts do not foresee significant changes on the frontlines in eastern Ukraine, while the US support aims to aid Ukraine in operations in southern Ukraine, particularly focusing on Crimea and the Black Sea.

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The man says he was seriously injured on October 7 - the day Hamas attacked Israel.

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U.S. reviewing sanctions for IDF unit Netzah Yehuda, over West Bank human rights violations

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Gaza could surpass famine thresholds in six weeks - WFP: Gaza could surpass famine thresholds of food insecurity, malnutrition and mortality in six weeks ...

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Meanwhile, EU has called for investigation into mass graves uncovered in Gaza

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The Jerusalem Post

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IDF strikes 40 Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon: The Avivim moshav is located less than one kilometer from the border with Lebanon, and has sustained ...

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The Wall Street Journal

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Hamas’s Hostage-Video Release Aims to Head Off Rafah Assault: Hamas is racing to prevent an imminent Israeli military operation in Rafah, ramping up an ...

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Hamas video of Gaza captive Hersh Goldberg-Polin triggers Israel protests: The 23-year-old Israeli American criticises Israeli PM Netanyahu in the undated ...

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Middle East politics: Annalena Baerbock deserves recognition: Israel's government is trying to use a leak to discredit the German Foreign Minister as naive ...

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Increasingly confrontational pro-Palestinian rallies by students protesting the death toll from the Israel-Hamas conflict erupted across US college campuses ... Show more

Tensions rise as US pro-Palestinian student protests spread | National | insidenova.com

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Police said to use ‘skunk,’ water cannons to disperse Jerusalem rally for hostages

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The Wall Street Journal

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Israel Calls Up Reserve Brigades Ahead of Expected Rafah Offensive: Egypt helps put up tent camps in the Gaza Strip to handle flow of civilian refugees.

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Humanitarian operations and shelters came under Israeli fire in Gaza even after aid groups coordinated with the IDF, according to a review of visual evidence ... Show more

U.S. and 17 Other Nations Call on Hamas to Release Hostages - The New York Times

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War cabinet discusses Rafah op, amid reported new initiative on hostage talks: Hostage families stage demonstration outside military headquarters; IDF ...

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Orders for new evacuations as strikes in Gaza intensify: Israeli strikes intensified across Gaza yesterday in some of the heaviest shelling in weeks ...

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An Israeli soldier reveals an incident during the war in Gaza where the IDF appear to kill someone 'holding something white or having a white t-shirt' ... Show more

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Today's cover: Patriots owner Robert Kraft calls tenured Columbia professors one of the ‘biggest problems’ as anti-Israel protests roil campus Robert Kraft calls tenured Columbia professors one of the 'biggest problems' amid protests

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Ben Gvir’s car flips over after running red light, minister lightly injured: Reports claim national security minister regularly orders his driver to commit ...

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Review of UNWRA finds Israel did not express concern about staff: An independent review of the neutrality of the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees has ...

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Quick Glance: UNRWA Report Highlights Lack of Evidence for Israel's Employee Militancy Claims

An independent review commissioned by the United Nations found that Israel has not provided evidence to support its accusation that a 'significant' number of employees of the U.N. relief agency for Palestinian refugees in the Gaza Strip are members of terrorist organizations.

The review, led by former French foreign minister Catherine Colonna, revealed that UNRWA 'plays an indispensable and irreplaceable role in the region,' despite issues such as employees expressing political views and offices being used for 'political or military purposes'.

The review listed recommendations to enhance UNRWA operations, including improved training, more rigorous employee screening, and a thorough review of all textbooks and supplements.

Concerns were raised regarding the screening of UNRWA employees and the content of textbooks, while Israel has yet to provide evidence to support the claim that a significant number of UNRWA employees are members of terrorist organizations.

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Hamas studying new Israeli truce proposal as mediators seek to revive talks: JERUSALEM: Hamas said it was studying on Saturday (Apr 27) the latest Israeli ...

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Hamas Studying Latest Israeli Ceasefire Counterproposal: AFP: Hamas said it’s looking over the latest counterproposal by Israel on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip ...

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It could take over 14 years to clear debris in war-ravaged Gaza : A senior official with the UN Mine Action Service said on Friday (Apr 26) that there are some ...

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Anti-Semitic graffiti: Memorial Foundation complains about hate messages in guest books

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Hamas says studying latest Israeli truce counterproposal: .The Palestinian group Hamas said early Saturday it had received and was studying the latest Israeli ...

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Orlando Sentinel

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UCF students rally for Palestinians, the latest in nationwide campus divestment protests

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Palestine Chronicle

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Aggression and Counterattack – How Important is Iran in the Palestinian Quest for Liberation?

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Ship attacked by Houthi missiles off Yemen coast: A ship was damaged when it was targeted twice with multiple missiles off Yemen’s coast on Friday ...

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Hamas says it received Israel’s response to its ceasefire proposal: Hamas has vowed not to relent to international pressure but in a statement it issued on ...

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WION

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#InsideSouthAsia | The Hamas massacre and hostage-taking horror in Israel on the 7th of October last year has its tremors in Nepal. The kin of one of the Nepali youth ... Show more

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The News International

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15 killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza as student protests against genocide grow Read more about Israel-Hamas war: Live updates: Israel-Hamas war #TheNews

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'Unbelievably challenging': Gaza war sparks polarization among U.S. Reform Jews: Congregants blaming rabbis for endangering them, summer camps preparing for a ...

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British warship engages and destroys ballistic missile: This marks the first successful deployment of the Royal Navy's Sea Viper missile system against a ...

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Live blog: Hamas says studying latest Israeli truce counter-proposal: Israel's war on besieged Gaza, now in its 204th day, has killed at least 34 ...

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Egypt sends delegation to Israel, its latest effort to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas

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Israelis mark Passover amid conflict, loss and trauma: This week, Jews around the world are observing Passover, the festival of liberation that marks the ...

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#WATCH | #Israel 's big move to come to terms with #Hamas amid stalled truce negotiations.

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Israeli military says it struck militant in Lebanon’s Beqaa area: A Lebanese security source said Friday that a member of a Lebanese militant group close to ...

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Blinken says US campus protests part of 'democracy' - Middle East and Africa - The Jakarta Post

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Why Did USC Cancel Graduation? : USC canceled its main graduation ceremony amid protests led by students calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war ...

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United Nations’ investigators probe 14 Gaza aid staffers Israel had tied to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack

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usnews.com

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Pro-Palestinian Student Protests Sweep the Nation: Inspired by Columbia University students, anti-war demonstrations are growing at colleges and universities ...

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