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Coalition of European countries consider recognizing Palestinian State on May 21
Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and Malta are discussing a simultaneous announcement ahead of the EU elections in order to remove the decision from the electoral debate
Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and Malta are discussing a simultaneous announcement ahead of the EU elections in order to remove the decision from the electoral debate
By shutting down the network’s local offices, Israel joins the authoritarian governments that have banned this news outlet
The Israeli army is holding the positions it gained Tuesday in southeastern Gaza but without launching a large-scale operation. In parallel, a delegation is negotiating in Cairo to secure the release of hostages
The Israeli army has ordered the inhabitants of the city to move to supposed ‘safe zones,’ but these areas have been previously attacked and lack basic infrastructure
The two main entry points for humanitarian aid into Gaza are now closed while the population no has no way to escape from the war
Egyptian and Hamas officials have said the cease-fire would take place in a series of stages, during which Hamas would release hostages it is holding in exchange for Israeli troop pullbacks from Gaza
The government of Benjamin Netanyahu said it had been left with ‘no other choice’ after the latest breakdown of ceasefire negotiations with Hamas
Police have continued to make arrests and clear encampments throughout the weekend. Student rallies are now at the heart of the presidential campaign
Pressure from American students is putting Biden before the dilemma of either supporting Israel or appeasing part of his voters
The achievement of a deal may be the only way for the president to avoid a growing schism with younger voters and the progressive Democratic wing
According to government sources the decision is imminent, although no specific date has been set yet
Some 200 humanitarian workers, almost all Palestinians, have died in Gaza due to attacks by the Israeli army, amid the resigned and complicit silence of the Western powers
The big question now is whether Israel will invade Rafah, despite international calls for restraint. ‘This is a war against civilians, not against Hamas,’ says one Gazan who escaped the southern city fearing an Israeli ground invasion
The restrained Israeli response allows both countries to save face and claim achievements in deterring the enemy, in a sort of return to the covert war they had been waging until the bombing of Damascus that triggered the escalation
Nir Oz, one of the communities hardest hit by Hamas, symbolically celebrates Jewish Passover in honor of the captives and demands the Netanyahu government secure their release
U.S. and Israeli representatives discuss plans for that city, the only one ground troops have not entered, as military retaliation against Iran remains up in the air
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control targeted 16 people and two entities in Iran that produce engines that power the drones used in the April 13 attack on Israeli territory
The Israeli armed forces have called up thousands of reservists and are preparing ‘operational activities’ in the last refuge in Gaza. Netanyahu can now frame the ground offensive as punishment for Tehran’s actions
Anti-aircraft batteries and jets from the U.S., the U.K. and Jordan shot down 170 drones and 30 cruise missiles. Only a few of the over 120 ballistic missiles fired in the attack reached Israeli territory
The nation’s dependence on the United States and its distrust of Tehran outweighed the protests, sparked by the invasion of Gaza, over its peace agreement with the Jewish state
The town where a projectile hit at the weekend, seriously injuring a seven-year-old, is under permanent threat of demolition by the authorities, which consider it illegal
U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby: ‘We are not involved in their decision-making process about a potential response’
The world is facing an ongoing war in Ukraine, the danger of an escalating conflict between Israel and Iran and serious tensions in East Asia
The attack on Israel came after successive assassinations of senior Revolutionary Guard officers. Tehran intends to restore the deterrence that these undermined, according to experts
U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, a first-term lawmaker who has aligned herself with the “squad,” is facing a primary challenge from Bhavini Patel and the war has become a flashpoint in the race
Analysts say Iran sent a message that it would be willing to escalate and change its rules of engagement in its shadow war with Israel
Iran’s retaliation against Israel was the last red line left to cross to prevent an open war from breaking out in the region