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Mediator Qatar said on Saturday that a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war is set to begin at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, after Israel’s Cabinet voted to approve a truth-and-hostage release deal. After a meeting that lasted more than six hours on Saturday morning, the Israeli government ratified the agreement, which could bring a permanent end…
A former CIA analyst pleaded guilty in federal court in Virginia on Friday to charges that he leaked classified information about Israeli plans to attack Iran. Asif William Rahman, 34, of Vienna, Virginia, was arrested in Cambodia last year and later flown to Guam. He faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison on…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Cabinet was expected to vote Thursday on a ceasefire deal with Hamas, while Palestinian physicians said Israeli forces carried out several deadly airstrikes in the Gaza Strip. If the multi-phase ceasefire gets final approval, it will come into effect on Sunday after more than 15 months of war. UN agencies…
Mediators were due to meet in Qatar on Tuesday to try to finalize a proposed ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The talks come after 15 months of fighting and people familiar with the talks said this week was a breakthrough in the effort to end the war in Gaza. US President Joe Biden said on…
Palestinian health officials said at least 17 people were killed in Israeli air strikes in the southern Gaza Strip late Tuesday. The attacks affected the Khan Yunis area, including areas where people displaced by more than a year of war were living in tents. The Israeli military said in a statement that it carried out…
Jerusalem Israel has helped a former soldier leave Brazil after a group that accuses Israelis of war crimes in the Gaza Strip launched legal action against him based on the soldier’s social media posts. Israel’s Foreign Ministry said on Sunday it had helped the former soldier safely leave Brazil on a commercial flight after what…
Palestinian officials said on Wednesday that at least 15 people were killed in Israeli air strikes in northern and central Gaza. One of the attacks hit a house in the Jabaliya area of northern Gaza, while the other hit the Burij refugee camp in the center of the Gaza Strip. Israel’s military did not immediately…
The US military said its forces carried out several precision strikes in Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen amid rising tensions in the region. A statement from US Central Command on Tuesday said the strikes hit Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, as well as other Houthi-controlled coastal locations. The strikes were carried out by US Navy ships on Monday…
Geneva – Repeated Israeli attacks on Gaza’s hospitals and nearby operations have brought Gaza’s health care system to its knees, according to a report released Monday by the UN human rights office. The 19-page report found that “Israel’s pattern of deadly attacks” on and near hospitals has “destroyed most of Gaza’s hospitals”, leading to sustained…
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday that the health system in the Gaza Strip is “under grave threat” and called for an end to Israeli attacks on hospitals. “People in Gaza need access to health care. Humanitarians need access to provide health assistance. Ceasefire!” Tedros said in a statement. Tedros also…
