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            <title><![CDATA[Israel takes control of Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced on Tuesday that Israel is taking control of a holy site in Hebron from the Palestinians.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:08:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich threatens to occupy Gaza if Hamas does not disarm]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Israel's finance minister, far-right politician Bezalel Smotrich, is threatening to completely occupy the Gaza Strip if Hamas, designated a terrorist group, does not lay down its arms.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:19:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Smotrich Criticized for Camel Riding Remark Amid Saudi-Israel Tensions]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[If Saudi Arabia demands a Palestinian state, no normalization process is needed, claimed Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. No thanks. Continue riding your camels, he said and was met with strong criticism. Hours later, he apologized for the words.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 12:05:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Slow Start to Gaza Peace Talks in Egypt as Delegations Arrive]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Hamas is on site, and delegations from Israel and the USA are on their way. The hopes are great as the peace talks about Gaza are now to begin. But according to media in the region, only Hamas and the mediators are participating in the first meetings.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 07:00:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Netanyahu Declares No Palestinian State in West Bank Speech]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Palestinians should not get their own state. This is the message from Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a speech to settlers on the occupied West Bank.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 17:43:17 GMT</pubDate>
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