Palestine

After pro-Israel swing post Oct 7, Gaza's humanitarian crisis alters US mood
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Americans have been historically more sympathetic to Israel than to Palestine but the gap has been narrowing. In a 2013 Gallup poll, Americans sympathized with Israel over Palestine 64 per cent to 12 per cent and a poll by the same agency conducted earlier this year showed that the gap had narrowed to 54 per cent to 31 per cent.
From Arafat to Hamas: Plumbing the plurality of Palestinian politics
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The reasons for this state of affairs are multi-fold -- ranging with the PLO -- and now as the Palestinian Authority's lack of success in its mission since the process for a negotiated solution began, Israeli intransigence, provocations, and backsliding, changing regional dynamics, work for the people, and so on.  
Palestinian death toll from Israeli strikes on Gaza rises to 7,326: Ministry
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So far, 18,967 Palestinians have been injured since the fighting broke out, the Ministry said on Friday in a statement as quoted by Xinhua news agency report. Israel has launched massive airstrikes and limited ground operations against Gaza in retaliation for a surprise attack by Gaza-ruling Hamas militants on Israeli military targets and towns on October 7, which has killed at least 1,400 people in Israel.
Israel deploys 'Iron Sting' to destroy Hamas rocket launchers
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The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have already staged 'limited' raids to fight Palestinian gunmen and say they are targeting sites where Hamas are assembling as they prepare to resist a wider Israeli invasion, Daily Mail reported.
Israeli troops can face grueling warfare with Hamas springing traps: Military experts
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Despite its killing of Israeli civilians and its considerable stockpiles of rockets, Hamas remains a political group with a heavily armed militia, Daily Mail reported.
The Palestinian cause is now front and centre in the Arab world
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And while those demonstrations may seem jarring given the widespread deaths in Israel this week, the fact that some have cheered on violence against civilians may obscure the broader political dynamics at play -- both within the Middle East and within the Arab countries themselves, Vox reported.
Israel steps up preparations for Gaza ground offensive
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IDS said that the troops are conducting training in accordance with the approved operational plans.
US Attorney General warns of rising threats related to Israel-Hamas conflict
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In an address, Garland said that last week he directed all 94 of US attorneys offices and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to be in close touch with federal, state, and local law enforcement partners in their districts,reports Xinhua news agency.
Protests erupt across Middle East over Gaza hospital attack
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Hundreds demonstrated outside the British and French embassies in Tehran, while several thousand gathered in Palestine Square in the centre of the city.
'The Mastermind', 'Shadow Man' & other prominent leaders of Hamas
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Many of the highest-ranking men belonging to the militant Palestinian group controlling Gaza keep a low public profile, while others have spent much of their lives evading assassination attempts by Israel, the BBC reported.
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