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Israel has biblical right to Middle East – US envoy to Tucker Carlson

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“It would be fine if they took it all,” Mike Huckabee said. Israel has the right to almost the entire Middle East because the Bible...

Trump wants Russia and China on ‘Board of Peace’

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Moscow has said it is open to the idea, while Beijing has declined to join, citing commitment to the UN-centered international system. US President Donald...

Israel moves to reclassify large areas of West Bank as State Land

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Israel’s security cabinet has approved plans to designate significant parts of the West Bank as “state property,” marking the first move of this scale...

UK Palestine Action ban unlawful – court

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The UK government’s move to outlaw the group triggered a wave of bizarre arrests and was “disproportionate,” the British High Court has found. The UK...

Australia seeking criminal charges over aid workers slain by IDF in Gaza

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A 2024 Israeli drone attack on the Palestinian enclave left several foreigners dead. Canberra is demanding criminal charges over an Israeli drone attack on Gaza...

Sydney protest over Israeli president’s visit turns violent

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Violent clashes occurred during a protest in Sydney’s CBD against Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit, with police arresting 27 people, including 10 for assaulting...

Luxon declines invitation to join Trump’s Gaza ‘Board of Peace’

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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has confirmed New Zealand will not join U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed Board of Peace, saying the government has decided...

Hamas claims it is ready to cede Gaza governance

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The militant group is supposed to relinquish control of the enclave and disarm under US President Donald Trump’s peace plan. Hamas has said that it...

France rejects US-backed Gaza governance body over ‘UN concerns’

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France has declined an invitation to join a proposed US-led body intended to oversee Gaza’s post-war administration and reconstruction, saying the plan conflicts with...

Putin invited to join Trump-proposed Gaza Peace body

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has been invited to take part in a new international peace body proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump to oversee...

Luxon invited to join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza

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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has been invited to take part in a new US-led initiative on Gaza, with President Donald Trump proposing the creation...

Starmer weighs role on Trump’s proposed Gaza peace board

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UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is considering whether to join a proposed US-led “Board of Peace for Gaza”, part of U.S. President Donald...

Israel moves to bar dozens of aid groups from Gaza operations

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Israel is set to ban 37 international aid organisations from operating in Gaza as early as next week unless they hand over detailed information...

Christmas returns to Gaza’s Christian community after two-year hiatus

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Gaza’s small Christian community has marked Christmas for the first time in two years, holding a low-key service under a fragile ceasefire that has...

Pope urges direct Ukraine–Russia talks in Christmas peace appeal

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In his first Christmas address to crowds in St Peter’s Square, Pope Leo called on Ukraine and Russia to find the courage to hold...

Hamas denies responsibility for Rafah explosion

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Hamas has denied responsibility for an explosion that damaged an Israeli armoured vehicle in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, saying the blast occurred...

Eight countries and territories added to U.S. travel ban list

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U.S. President Donald Trump has moved to widen America’s travel ban, announcing new entry restrictions on citizens from eight additional jurisdictions. The measures are due...

Netanyahu links Bondi attack to Australia’s Palestine stance

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has blamed Australian government policy for contributing to the deadly attack on a Jewish gathering in Sydney, arguing that...

Tony Blair dumped from Trump’s Gaza ‘Peace Board’ after uproar

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Former British PM Tony Blair has been removed from consideration for Donald Trump’s proposed Gaza “board of peace” following strong opposition from multiple Arab...

Netanyahu rejects two-state plan

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that Israel will not support the creation of a Palestinian state, arguing that such an entity would...

Pope urges global recognition of Palestinian state as only path to lasting peace

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Pope Leo XIV has issued his strongest appeal yet for international recognition of a Palestinian state, saying a two-state solution remains the only viable...

UN backs Trump’s Gaza ‘International Stabilisation Force’ plan

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The UN Security Council has approved a US-drafted resolution endorsing U.S. President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan and authorising a new multinational “international stabilisation...

Israeli military lawyers questioned legality of Gaza strikes

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Israeli military lawyers reportedly raised doubts about the legality of the country’s operations in Gaza during the first year of the war, according to...

World Health Organization aiming to ‘mass vaccinate’ Gaza children

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The World Health Organization (WHO) will begin a 10-day vaccination campaign in the Gaza Strip on Sunday to immunize 44,000 children who were missed...

Top IDF lawyer resigns after leaking video of detainee abuse

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Israel’s top military lawyer, Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, has resigned after admitting she authorized the release of surveillance footage showing Israeli soldiers allegedly sexually...

Netanyahu orders immediate military strikes on Gaza

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the military to launch “powerful” strikes on Gaza, his office announced early Wednesday. The directive followed claims that...

Bannon calls for ‘Three State solution’ in Gaza peace plan

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Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon has proposed creating a “Christian state” in Jerusalem as part of what he calls a “three-state solution” to end...

Kushner says Hamas ‘showing good faith’ in Gaza ceasefire deal

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Hamas appears to be acting in good faith and working to uphold its ceasefire agreement with Israel, according to senior US negotiator Jared Kushner. Speaking...

Israel launches new strikes on Rafah citing ceasefire violations

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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have launched large-scale airstrikes in Rafah, southern Gaza, following what they claim were ceasefire breaches by Hamas. According to the...

U.S. warns of imminent Gaza ceasefire breach by Hamas

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The United States has alerted guarantor nations of the Gaza peace agreement to what it described as credible intelligence suggesting an imminent ceasefire violation...

BBC found ‘materially misleading’ over Gaza documentary

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British broadcasting regulator Ofcom has ruled that U.K. state broadcaster BBC breached its journalistic code after failing to disclose a major conflict of interest...

Israel accuses Hamas of returning wrong body

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One of the corpses delivered by the militant group is believed to be of a Palestinian, the Israeli military has said. One of the bodies...

Biden and Blinken try to claim credit for Gaza peace deal

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Former U.S. President Joe Biden and his ex–Secretary of State Antony Blinken have both asserted that the groundwork for Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire deal...

Hapless Starmer sidelined at peace summit press conference

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A moment of apparent awkwardness between US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has sparked widespread reaction online, after footage from...

Trump hails “New Dawn” as ceasefire frees hostages and prisoners

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U.S. President Donald Trump received a hero’s welcome in Jerusalem as he told cheering Israeli lawmakers that “the long and painful nightmare is finally...

All 20 living Israeli hostages freed as prisoner releases begin

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A series of significant developments unfolded today in Israel and Gaza, with both sides carrying out major prisoner and hostage releases as part of...

Israeli who witnessed girlfriend’s murder in October 7 attack takes his own life

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The number of suicides among people tied to the Nova music festival carnage continues to grow. An Israeli man who survived the October 7 Hamas...

Gaza war ‘over’ – Trump

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The US President has talked to journalists before heading to Israel for hostage releases. US President Donald Trump declared to reporters on Sunday that the...

Hamas to skip signing of Trump peace deal

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The banishing of militants from Gaza under the US president’s plan is “absurd,” a spokesman for the group has told reporters. Hamas representatives will not...

Big Tel Aviv crowd boos Netanyahu (Video)

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A large rally in Tel Aviv marking the anticipated release of Israeli hostages turned politically charged overnight as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s name was...
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