Qatar halts its mediation efforts on Gaza, says the Hamas office ‘no longer serves its purpose’

Qatar halts its mediation efforts on Gaza, says the Hamas office ‘no longer serves its purpose’

Qatar has suspended its key mediation efforts between Hamas and Israel, it said on November 9, after growing frustration with the lack of progress on a cease-fire deal for Gaza. It wasn’t immediately clear whether the remaining Hamas leadership hosted by Qatar must leave, or where it would go. Hamas has good relations with Iran […]

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U.S. asked Qatar to expel Hamas after the group rejected hostage deal: Sources

U.S. asked Qatar to expel Hamas after the group rejected hostage deal: Sources

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of Protocol Ibrahim Fakhroo shake hands. File | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. has told Qatar that the presence of Hamas in Doha is no longer acceptable in the weeks since the Palestinian militant group rejected the latest proposal to achieve a […]

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U.S. asked Qatar to expel Hamas after the group rejected hostage deal: Sources

Deeply concerned by evolving escalation in West Asia: India

A general view of Tehran on October 26, 2024. Israel announced the launch of “precise strikes” on military targets in Iran on October 26, 2024, in retaliation for attacks against it, as Iranian state media reported several explosions around the capital. | Photo Credit: AFP India on Saturday (October 26, 2024) said it was deeply […]

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U.S. asked Qatar to expel Hamas after the group rejected hostage deal: Sources

Israel-Hamas war: Freedom of expression threatened more seriously in Gaza than in any recent conflict, says UN expert

Palestinians perform Friday prayers at the ruins of a mosque destroyed in the Israeli military offensive, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Freedom of expression has been threatened more seriously in Gaza than in […]

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U.S. asked Qatar to expel Hamas after the group rejected hostage deal: Sources

Israel strikes hits south Beirut after military evacuation order

Displaced children draw at a school-turned shelter in Beirut, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, on October 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Strikes hit south Beirut on Wednesday (October 16, 2024), an AFP journalist saw, less than an hour after the Israeli military ordered residents to leave part of the Lebanese […]

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Netanyahu vows ‘no ceasefire’ in Lebanon after Hezbollah threats

Netanyahu vows ‘no ceasefire’ in Lebanon after Hezbollah threats

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected on Tuesday (October 15, 2024) the idea of a ceasefire in Lebanon that would leave Hezbollah close to his country’s northern border, as the militant group threatened to widen its attacks. Mr. Netanyahu’s comments came as the United States ramped up pressure over Israel’s conduct of the wars in […]

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U.S. asked Qatar to expel Hamas after the group rejected hostage deal: Sources

Palestinian officials say death toll from Israeli strike on Gaza shelter has climbed to 21

Palestinians carry casualties at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, in the aftermath of an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced people, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, October 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Palestinian medical officials say the death toll from an Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in the Gaza Strip […]

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In Pictures: Israel-Hamas war — an year on

After Palestinian militant group Hamas carried out the deadliest attack in Israeli history on October 7, 2023, Israel responded with a devastating military campaign in the Gaza Strip. The surprise cross-border attack one year ago — which caught Israelis unprepared on a major Jewish holiday — shook their faith in their leaders and their military, […]

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