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3 newborn lion cubs a rare joyous sight in war-scarred Gaza: Three day-old lion cubs were on display in a cardboard box at a Gaza City zoo ...
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3 newborn lion cubs a rare joyous sight in war-scarred Gaza: Three day-old lion cubs were on display in a cardboard box at a Gaza City zoo ...
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3 newborn lion cubs a rare joyous sight in war-scarred Gaza
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Netanyahu likens US campus encampments by ‘antisemitic mobs’ to 1930s Nazi Germany
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Quick Glance: At Columbia, Speaker Johnson Urges President's Resignation Over Chaos
  • Speaker Mike Johnson, during a visit to Columbia University, called for President Minouche Shafik's resignation if she fails to address the anti-Israel protests effectively.

  • Johnson emphasized the need for Jewish students to feel safe on campus and highlighted the influence of radical ideologies targeting them.

  • He criticized Shafik's leadership as weak and inadequate, advocating for restoring order on campus and plans to involve President Biden in the matter.

  • Protests at various US universities, including Columbia, have led to arrests, prompting Johnson to stress the importance of universities maintaining control over demonstrations to prevent violence and potential consequences on federal funding.
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Biden signs $95 billion military aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan: Ukraine will get most of the assistance as it struggles to combat Russia's ...
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Biden signs $95 billion military aid package for Ukraine, Israel and ...
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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Netanyahu: ‘Antisemitic mobs have taken over leading US universities… It has to be stopped’
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Netanyahu: ‘Antisemitic mobs have taken over leading US universities… It ...
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Gallant: 50% of Hezbollah commanders in south Lebanon killed, other half hiding: The IDF said that it had killed six Hezbollah brigade-level commanders and over ...
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Gallant: 50% of Hezbollah commanders in south Lebanon killed ...
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Shot by Israeli troops while getting aid, a boy in Gaza fights for his life: UNICEF says one child is injured or killed in Gaza every 10 minutes ...
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Shot by Israeli troops while getting aid, a boy in Gaza fights for his ...
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Israel’s war on Gaza live: Israel says ‘moving ahead’ with Rafah operation: US President Joe Biden signs into law a $95bn war aid measure that includes $26bn for ...
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Israel’s war on Gaza live: Israel says ‘moving ahead’ with Rafah operation
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IDF ready to conquer Gaza’s Rafah, awaiting government okay, says senior official
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IDF ready to conquer Gaza’s Rafah, awaiting government okay ...
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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Germany signals it will resume funding UNRWA: Germany will follow in the footsteps of Australia, Canada, Sweden, and Japan.
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Germany signals it will resume funding UNRWA
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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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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Mass graves in the Gaza Strip what we know
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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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Some Palestinians forced to flee homes as Israel shells northern Gaza
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The U.S. must recognize Palestine: On the Face of It, These Are Important Measures That Reflect a Change in the U.S.' Approach to Symbols of the Occupation ...
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The U.S. must recognize Palestine
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US Presses Israel on Claims of Mass Graves at Gaza Hospitals: The US is pushing Israel for information about reports that mass graves were uncovered at two ...
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US Presses Israel on Claims of Mass Graves at Gaza Hospitals
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The Growing Pro-Palestinian Protest Movement, Visualized: The intensity of protests on college campuses and other locations could mean they would continue ...
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The Growing Pro-Palestinian Protest Movement, Visualized
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Student protesters launch ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment’ at Brown University: The protesters are calling on the University divest from companies that support ...
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Student protesters launch ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment’ at Brown University
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Iran, Pakistan urge UN Security Council to take action against Israel: Iran and Pakistan called on the United Nations Security Council in a joint statement ...
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Iran, Pakistan urge UN Security Council to take action against Israel
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Hamas chief Sinwar exited tunnels, met with terrorists aboveground - report: The Hostage and Missing Families Forum said they'd found that the reports about ...
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Hamas chief Sinwar exited tunnels, met with terrorists aboveground - ...
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Gaza could surpass famine thresholds in six weeks: WFP: The Gaza Strip could surpass famine thresholds of food insecurity, malnutrition and mortality in six ...
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Gaza could surpass famine thresholds in six weeks: WFP
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Gaza protests grow at US colleges, thousands demonstrate in Brooklyn: Protests against Israel filled streets in Brooklyn and escalated at universities across the ...
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Gaza protests grow at US colleges, thousands demonstrate in Brooklyn
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Ongoing Genocide: Civilian Casualties Mount in Gaza Strip: Scores of Palestinian civilians were killed on Wednesday, while others were injured during Israel’s ...
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Ongoing Genocide: Civilian Casualties Mount in Gaza Strip
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‘Using US-Made Munitions’ – Amnesty Says Israel Makes a Mockery of Intl. Law : Amnesty International says Israeli forces are committing war crimes against the ...
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‘Using US-Made Munitions’ – Amnesty Says Israel Makes a Mockery of Intl ...
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Israel says US military aid sends 'strong message' to enemies: UN human rights chief Volker Turk called for an "independent" probe into the ...
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Israel says US military aid sends 'strong message' to enemies
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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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Middle East updates: Germany resumes UNRWA cooperation
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‘Fire and forget’ in Gaza: Those who survive Israel’s genocidal bombardment may not survive the sight of death and destruction it leaves behind.
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‘Fire and forget’ in Gaza
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Columbia extends deadline for negotiations to clear campus encampment: The university said it made “important progress” with students protesting the Israel-Gaza ...
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Columbia extends deadline for negotiations to clear campus encampment
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Raisi says Israel risks its existence by attacking Iran: Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi warned on Tuesday that if Israel were to attack Iran ...
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Raisi says Israel risks its existence by attacking Iran
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Fears grow for Rafah as Israel-Hamas war rages on 200th day: GAZA STRIP: The Israel-Hamas war entered its 200th day on Tuesday (Apr 23) as aid groups warned that ...
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Fears grow for Rafah as Israel-Hamas war rages on 200th day
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GAZA LIVE BLOG: Student Rebellion over Gaza in US | Germany to Resume UNRWA Funding | Israel: Ready to Invade Rafah – Day 201
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GAZA LIVE BLOG: Student Rebellion over Gaza in US | Germany to Resume ...
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IDF preparing to start Rafah operation 'very soon' after mass evacuation of the city - report
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IDF preparing to start Rafah operation 'very soon' after mass ...
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‘Nothing Left of Zionist Regime’ – Raisi Warns Israel against Future Attacks: Raisi issued a warning on Tuesday, stating that any future Israeli attacks on ...
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‘Nothing Left of Zionist Regime’ – Raisi Warns Israel against Future ...
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‘Domicide’ – How and Why Israel Destroyed the Al-Sahli Towers in Gaza’s Nuseirat Refugee Camp
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‘Domicide’ – How and Why Israel Destroyed the Al-Sahli Towers in Gaza’s ...
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Miss Israel attacked at pro-Palestinian protest in New York : The 25-year-old was allegedly slammed in the face by a protestor's placard.
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Miss Israel attacked at pro-Palestinian protest in New York
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Biden’s planned commencement speech sparks concern at Morehouse College: A commencement speech that President Joe Biden is expected to deliver at Morehouse ...
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Biden’s planned commencement speech sparks concern at Morehouse College
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Democrats in Congress Rally to Save Democracy While MAGA Bickers: Democrats are modeling the kind of leadership required by pluralism and democracy — and to win ...
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Democrats in Congress Rally to Save Democracy While MAGA Bickers
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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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Israel Calls Up Reserve Brigades Ahead of Expected Rafah Offensive
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Biden meets 4-year-old Abigail Edan, an American who was held hostage by Hamas: White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said the White House meeting ...
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Biden meets 4-year-old Abigail Edan, an American who was held hostage by ...
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Israel Yet to Offer Proof UN Staff in Gaza Have Ties to Hamas: (Bloomberg) -- Israel has yet to provide evidence that workers for the United Nations relief ...
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Israel Yet to Offer Proof UN Staff in Gaza Have Ties to Hamas
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Middle East conflict live updates: Biden to sign bill that includes funding for Israel, aid for Gaza
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Middle East conflict live updates: Biden to sign bill that includes ...
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Gaza girl, 5, is learning to live with one leg and untold loss: Israel-Hamas war: In Qatar's capital, a compound housing Palestinian medical evacuees from Gaza ...
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Gaza girl, 5, is learning to live with one leg and untold loss
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Hamas's armed wing calls for escalation across all fronts: Abu Ubaida called for an escalation in the West Bank and Jordan calling it "one of the most ...
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Hamas's armed wing calls for escalation across all fronts
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Satellite images show Israeli forces gathered for Gaza escalation: Analysis of images by Al Jazeera’s Sanad unit shows hundreds of military vehicles deployed at ...
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Satellite images show Israeli forces gathered for Gaza escalation
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Israel intensifies strikes across Gaza amid new evacuation orders in North : The Israeli army intensified its strikes across Gaza on Tuesday (April 23) as it ...
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Israel intensifies strikes across Gaza amid new evacuation orders in North ...
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Israel Wants Hamas Out of Gaza but Even Rooting It From the North Hasn’t Worked: Eradicating the militant group from the enclave has proved an elusive goal for ...
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IAF targets Hamas rocket launchers located in humanitarian zone in Gaza: As part of the operation, IAF fighter jets struck over 50 military targets.
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IAF targets Hamas rocket launchers located in humanitarian zone in Gaza
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Satellite images show construction of Khan Younis tent compound ahead of Rafah op
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Satellite images show construction of Khan Younis tent compound ahead of ...
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Some Palestinians forced to flee homes as Israel pounds northern Gaza: Much of the shelling was focused for a second day on Beit Lahiya on the northern edge of ...
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Some Palestinians forced to flee homes as Israel pounds northern Gaza
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Cornel West: Both parties ‘beyond redemption’: Independent presidential candidate Cornel West said both major American political parties are beyond saving in an ...
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Cornel West: Both parties ‘beyond redemption’
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Israel's military spending surges more than 100 percent amid war on Gaza: Military spending in the Middle East rose almost 10 percent to $200bn in 2023 ...
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Israel's military spending surges more than 100 percent amid war on Gaza
Quick Glance: Global Military Spending Hits Historic High in 2023
  • Global military spending hit a record high of $2.443 billion in 2023 after a 7% increase, as per a report.

  • Military expenditure rose consistently over nine years in all regions due to worsening peace and security globally.

  • Countries like Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Germany, and the UK saw significant spikes in their military spending.

  • Israel notably increased its military spending significantly due to the conflict in the Middle East, particularly a major offensive in Gaza in 2023.