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Hamas and Fatah: To Rule Together in Gaza

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Hamas and Fatah: To Rule Together in Gaza

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The Palestinian arch-enemies Hamas and Fatah are reported to have agreed on a cooperation to govern the Gaza Strip after the war. From the extreme faction in Israel's government, it is said that the Israeli military will stay for a longer period

Hope for a ceasefire in Gaza – but small prospects

Hope for a ceasefire in Gaza – but small prospects

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The ceasefire in Lebanon raises renewed hope for laid-down arms also in Gaza. With growing alarm about starvation and winter approaching, it's urgent

Israeli Minister: Halve Gaza's Population

Israeli Minister: Halve Gaza's Population

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The ultra-nationalist Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says that Israel should occupy the Gaza Strip and halve its Palestinian population by encouraging "voluntary emigration".

Sources: Not Certain Trump Will Support Annexation

Sources: Not Certain Trump Will Support Annexation

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Do not assume that Donald Trump will support an Israeli annexation of the West Bank during his second term. The warning to Israeli ministers comes from employees in Trump's previous government, according to sources

Higher War Budget Presented by Israel's Government

Higher War Budget Presented by Israel's Government

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USA "appalled" over Israeli starvation ploy

USA "appalled" over Israeli starvation ploy

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The USA is reacting strongly to the reasoning from Israel's Finance Minister that it would be "defensible and morally justifiable" to let the entire Gaza Strip's two million inhabitants starve. Even the EU, France, and the UK are condemning the statement

Israel approves new housing construction on the West Bank

Israel approves new housing construction on the West Bank

Israel seizes Palestinian tax revenue: "Extremely serious"

Israel seizes Palestinian tax revenue: "Extremely serious"

Millions of dollars in Palestinian tax revenues are to be distributed to Israeli "victims of terrorism", announces Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. The decision receives sharp criticism from Foreign Minister Tobias Billström (The Moderate Party) who calls it extremely serious

Netanyahu's dilemma: Hot on the verge of quitting over the peace plan

Netanyahu's dilemma: Hot on the verge of quitting over the peace plan

With an Israeli proposal for a ceasefire on the table, the world is on tenterhooks. But Benjamin Netanyahu seems to be stuck in a tricky ratchet