Netanyahu says obligated to return hostages as Israel marks October 7 anniversary

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Monday (October 7, 2024) to bring back all hostages still held by Palestinian militants in Gaza, as the country marked the first anniversary of the October 7 attack by Hamas. “On this day, in this place, and in many […]

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Joe Biden, Kamala Harris urge Mideast peace on Oct. 7 anniversary

U.S. President Joe Biden and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris are seen during an event in Washington. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. President Joe Biden and presidential candidate Kamala Harris condemned Hamas’s attack on Israel a year ago on Monday (October 7, 2024) while pushing for peace in the Middle East […]

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Turkiye President Erdogan says on Gaza war anniversary that Israel will pay price for ‘genocide’

File photo of Turkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan | Photo Credit: Reuters Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday (October 7, 2024) vowed that Israel would pay a price for the “genocide” in Gaza as he marked the first anniversary of the war in response to the October 7 attack by Hamas. “It should not […]

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Middle East crisis LIVE updates: As Hamas celebrates October 7 anniversary, Israel on alert

A huge fireball lit up the night sky and plumes of smoke rose over south Beirut early Sunday (October 6, 2024) as Israel unleashed intense air strikes targeting Hezbollah, nearly a year since the Gaza war erupted. Israeli forces were on high alert ahead of Monday’s anniversary of Hamas’s October 7 attack, which sparked the […]

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North Korea and China mark their 75th anniversary of ties as outsiders question their ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. File. | Photo Credit: AP The leaders of North Korea and China marked the 75th anniversary of their diplomatic relations on Sunday (October 6, 2024) by exchanging messages that expressed hopes for stronger ties, as outsiders raised questions about their relationship. The message exchange […]

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Thousands join pro-Palestinian rallies around the globe as October 7 anniversary nears

Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse violent demonstrators in Rome as tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets in major European cities and around the globe on Saturday (October 5, 2024) to call for a cease-fire as the first anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel approached. Israel war […]

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Intense Israeli bombing rocks Beirut ahead of war anniversary

A huge fireball lit up the night sky and plumes of smoke rose over south Beirut early Sunday (October 6, 2024) as Israel unleashed intense air strikes targeting Hezbollah, nearly a year since the Gaza war erupted. Israeli forces were on high alert ahead of Monday’s anniversary of Hamas’s October 7 attack, which sparked the […]

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