Netanyahu reiterates support for Trump’s Gaza plan

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Palestinians should be given the choice to leave Gaza. Speaking to Jewish American organizations gathered in Jerusalem, Netanyahu again praised U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to resettle Palestinians from Gaza. “Give them a choice. Not forcible eviction. Not ethnic cleansing,” he said. Trump’s call for Palestinians […]

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Five Iraqi banks to be banned from US dollar transactions

Iraq’s central bank will ban five more local banks from engaging in U.S. dollar transactions, a move that comes after meetings with U.S. Treasury officials in efforts to combat money laundering, dollar smuggling and other violations, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Sunday. The move comes after meetings in Dubai […]

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Netanyahu’s government under pressure from opposition to return hostages ‘quickly’

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid has called on the Netanyahu government to “bring back as soon as possible” the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. He made the call on the social media site X on Saturday (February 15). In the X post, Yair Lapid wrote, “Yair, Sagui and Sasha are on their way home. […]

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Three Israeli hostages freed in Gaza, Israel releases 369 Palestinians in exchange

Hamas released Israeli hostages Iair Horn, Sagui Dekel Chen and Sasha (Alexander) Troufanov in Gaza on Saturday and Israel freed some 369 Palestinian prisoners and detainees in exchange, after mediators helped avert a collapse of the fragile ceasefire. The three Israelis were led onto a stage with Palestinian Hamas militants armed with automatic rifles standing on each […]

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Macron rejects Trump’s proposal, calls for ‘respect’ for Palestinians

French President Emmanuel Macron has rejected US President Donald Trump’s plan for “ethnic cleansing” in Gaza, calling for “respect” for the Palestinians and their Arab neighbors. He made the call in an interview with US media outlet CNN. French President Emmanuel Macron said, “You can’t tell two million people, ‘Okay, now guess what? You’re going […]

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Houthis warn of attacks on Israel if war breaks out in Gaza

Yemen’s Houthi rebels are fully prepared to strike if Israel resumes fighting in Gaza and does not abide by the terms of the ceasefire, Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi warned in a televised address on Tuesday (February 11). He said, “Our hands are on the trigger of our weapons, and we are ready to retaliate […]

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