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Israel plans to maintain security control over Gaza

Israel plans to maintain security control over Gaza

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israel will continue to rule over Gaza militarily. “Once we defeat Hamas’s military power and ruling power in Gaza, Israel will control security in Gaza with full …

Turkish FM holds talks with U.S. Secretary of State

Turkish FM holds talks with U.S. Secretary of State

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan have discussed the situation in Syria in a phone call, the U.S. State Department's press service reported. Blinken and Fidan discussed "the rapidly …

Hamas says group ready for ceasefire in Gaza

Hamas says group ready for ceasefire in Gaza

The Palestinian movement Hamas is ready to agree to a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip following the declaration of a truce between Israel and Lebanon, a representative …

Israel hits Hamas targets in Gaza

Israel hits Hamas targets in Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces have launched new attacks on targets and launchers of the radical Palestinian movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the army press service reported. Earlier, it was reported that the Israeli Air Force struck …

War hits Israel tourism industry hard

War hits Israel tourism industry hard

Nearly a year after the outbreak of the war, Israel has suffered a net loss of $5 billion from international tourism and a loss of $204 million from domestic tourism, the Israeli Tourism Ministry announced. According to the …

Hostage deaths in Gaza spark protests in Israel

Hostage deaths in Gaza spark protests in Israel

Israel’s largest trade union called a general strike for Monday to pressure the government for a cease-fire in Gaza after Israel said it had recovered the bodies of six hostages. The Histadrut represents some 800,000 workers in …

Hezbollah decides to give Gaza dialogue a chance

Hezbollah decides to give Gaza dialogue a chance

Hezbollah’s strike on Israel in retaliation for to the killing of the movement’s armed wing Fuad Skukr has been postponed due to several reasons, with the Gaza ceasefire talks being one of them, …

U.S. President presses Israeli PM on Gaza ceasefire deal

U.S. President presses Israeli PM on Gaza ceasefire deal

U.S. President Joe Biden, in a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stressed the urgent need to conclude a Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages deal and pointed to upcoming Cairo talks as crucial, the White House said. …