Israel needs to release the 620 Palestinian prisoners from captivity before negotiations begin about Phase 2 of the ceasefire, Hamas officials said Monday.
Tag: The Israel War
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NETANYAHU SAYS ISRAEL WILL NOT ALLOW SYRIAN FORCES SOUTH OF DAMASCUS, VOWS TO KEEP IDF TROOPS INSIDE COUNTRY’S SOUTH
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Sunday that he will “not allow” any Syrian force—whether it be the new army or Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)—to enter the region “south of Damascus,” while reaffirming his position that the IDF will not be pulled from the southern region of the fractured country any time soon.
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ISRAEL VIOLATES LEBANON CEASEFIRE DEAL, REFUSES TO WITHDRAW ITS IDF
The deadline for Israel to fully withdraw from southern Lebanon under the terms of its ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah expired last week when the IDF announced troops would remain in five “strategic” positions—putting new tension on the fragile truce.
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ISRAEL CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY RAIDS ACROSS THE WEST BANK, DISPLACES AT LEAST 40,000 PALESTINIANS FROM CAMPS
It is essentially no news in the mainstream Western media that the Israeli military continues to carry out raids across the West Bank, displacing at least 40,000 Palestinians during their expulsion operations last week.
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LAND-STEAL: ISRAEL SAYS IT WILL KEEP TROOPS IN 5 LOCATIONS IN SOUTHERN LEBANON
Israel is in violation of another ceasefire agreement—this time with Hezbollah—and announced Monday that it will keep troops stationed at five locations throughout southern Lebanon past the agreed-upon withdrawal date of 18 February.
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ANTI-SEMITE RABBIS? HUNDREDS OF RABBIS SIGN AD CONDEMNING GAZA’S ETHNIC CLEANSING
Hundreds of rabbis put their names on a full-page advertisement in The New York Times last week that was titled, “Jewish People Say NO to Ethnic Cleansing.”
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GERMAN COLLEGE CANCELS LECTURE BY UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR WHO HAS BEEN CRITICAL OF ISRAEL’S GENOCIDE IN GAZA
The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich caused a stir last week when it cancelled a speech that was to be delivered by Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur for human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, claiming that there was a risk that clashing opinions could lead to a security issue.
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NETANYAHU VOWS TO ‘FINISH THE JOB’ ON IRAN DURING MEETING WITH RUBIO
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Washington and Tel Aviv will stand shoulder-to-shoulder to confront Iran and said—with the help of Donald Trump—“we can and will finish the job.”
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U.S. INTELLIGENCE SAYS ISRAEL SEES TRUMP MORE LIKELY TO BACK STRIKES AGAINST IRAN
The Israelis see U.S. President Donald Trump as a more willing participant than his predecessor if they decide to carry out strikes on Iran’s nuclear centers and there is a likelihood that Tel Aviv will push the new president to support these attacks.
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IRAN ACCUSES ZIONIST TRUMP OF MAKING ‘IRRESPONSIBLE REMARKS’ ABOUT PROSPECT OF WAR
A top Iranian diplomat penned a letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres last week condemning U.S. President Donald Trump’s bellicose language about using force against Tehran over its nuclear program that Iran insists is for non-military use.