Israel Hamas War

Russia can play crucial role in settling conflict with Israel: Hamas
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“The Hamas movement has a high level of trust in Russia and its President Vladimir Putin, so we will welcome Russian mediation in resolving the conflict,” Baraka told Russian state news agency TASS.
1967, 1979: Two years that spurred rise of Islamist militancy in the Middle East
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The answer lies in the events in the Middle East and its periphery in two watershed years - 1967 and 1979 - with both equally contributing to the insurrection and terrorism that would hit afflict the region and the wider world well into the 21st century and beyond.
Egypt seeks to play peacemaker as humanitarian crisis unfolds in Gaza
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Cairo has urged both sides to de-escalate, with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi voicing the need for a fair two-state solution and prioritising domestic security by keeping the Sinai-Gaza border closed, The New Arab reported.
By scuppering Saudi-Israeli accord for now, Hamas does Iran a favour
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What has begun, almost inexorably, is the next war-- one that will be bloody, costly, and agonizingly unpredictable in its course and outcome, writes Suzanne Maloney, Vice President of the Brookings Institution and Director of its Foreign Policy program, in Foreign Affairs.
Hamas attacks give rise to fears of copycat actions in an unstable region
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The 26/11 attack by just ten attackers coming by dinghies and boats kept Mumbai locked down for four days in 2008 and killed about 170 people – including six Jews in a targeted attack on their religious centre – could be the template for a lo-tech mayhem like the 7/10 (or 10/7) onslaught by the Hamas on Israel.
Israel will not rest until Hamas is destroyed: Tammy Ben-Haim
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Ben-Haim is a diplomat with 18 years of experience in Government of Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Israeli airstrikes hit northern Gaza as Palestinians try to leave
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Foreign citizens may also be allowed to leave the enclave under a deal agreed by Egypt, Israel and the United States, senior Egyptian and US officials said.
Hamas preventing Palestinians from evacuating northern Gaza: Israel
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The IDF has warned Gaza residents in the northern part of the Strip to evacuate amid preparations for an expected ground incursion or a stepped-up offensive. The area is home to about 1 million people.
Foreigners stranded at Gaza-Egypt border amid escalating conflict
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There have been massive Israeli airstrikes against Hamas targets in Gaza, in retaliation for Hamas-led attacks on Israel since October 7, Xinhua news agency reported.
Hamas chief defiant in face of imminent Israel attack on Gaza
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"Our enemy is doing this with the US administration and some European countries," he said, Al Jazeera reported.
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