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'A moment of hope': Hostage activist calls for dialogue over Sukkot amid Gaza truce talks

Palestine News @palestinenews.smitsky.nl · 1h

'A moment of hope': Hostage activist calls for dialogue over Sukkot amid Gaza truce talks
#palestine #haaretz

Eyal Gur, a Leader of a Jerusalem-based Democratic Protest Movement, Expressed Dismay at the Polarization That Characterizes Israeli Society Over the Issue of a Cease-fire and Hostage Deal, and Urged Israelis to Come Together During the Jewish Festival of Sukkot – Even to Argue

Arab Mediators Believe Hamas Could Be Open to Partially Disarming

Palestine News @palestinenews.smitsky.nl · 1h

Arab Mediators Believe Hamas Could Be Open to Partially Disarming
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Israel Intercepts Another Activist Flotilla That Aimed to Break Gaza Blockade

Palestine News @palestinenews.smitsky.nl · 2h

Israel Intercepts Another Activist Flotilla That Aimed to Break Gaza Blockade
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Palestine News @palestinenews.smitsky.nl · 2h

Why Tony Blair just can’t kick the habit of imperial interference in the Middle East | Oliver Eagleton
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Why Tony Blair just can’t kick the habit of imperial interference in the Middle East | Oliver Eagleton

The Blair-Trump fantasy for postwar Gaza shows the former PM still thinks that free enterprise can solve all the world’s ills, says associate editor at the New Left Review Oliver Eagleton

Meloni, top Italian officials referred to ICC for assisting Israeli genocide in Gaza

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Palestine News @palestinenews.smitsky.nl · 2h

Meloni, top Italian officials referred to ICC for assisting Israeli genocide in Gaza
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Italy remains one of only three countries to supply major arms to Israel, including parts for the F-35 jet

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Palestine News @palestinenews.smitsky.nl · 3h

Influence Campaign in the United States Sparks Concerns Over Paid Online Propaganda
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Influence Campaign in the United States Sparks Concerns Over Paid Online Propaganda

Recent revelations have exposed a sophisticated campaign in the United States designed to influence public opinion through paid social media posts and targeted content. Reports indicate a network of i

Israeli army intercepts latest wave of Gaza-bound aid boats

Palestine News @palestinenews.smitsky.nl · 5h

Israeli army intercepts latest wave of Gaza-bound aid boats
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The new flotilla of nine vessels was carrying over $100,000 in medicine, food supplies, and essential equipment

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Concerns Rise Over New Medical Facility in Rafah Amid Military Control

Palestine News @palestinenews.smitsky.nl · 5h

Concerns Rise Over New Medical Facility in Rafah Amid Military Control
#palestine #safa

Amid ongoing hostilities and a severe humanitarian crisis, plans to establish a large medical facility in Rafah have sparked alarm. The project, located in an area under complete military oversight, r

Hamas: Submitted list of prisoners we demand Israel release; top negotiators land in Egypt

Palestine News @palestinenews.smitsky.nl · 5h

Hamas: Submitted list of prisoners we demand Israel release; top negotiators land in Egypt
#palestine #haaretz

Israel's Ron Dermer, U.S. Envoy Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner and Qatar's PM Have Arrived in Sharm el-Sheikh for Gaza Talks. Hamas Is Reportedly Demanding the Release of the Bodies of Its Former Leader Yahya Sinwar and His Brother Muhammad as Part of the Negotiations

Palestinian Unity Strengthens Position in Gaza Ceasefire Talks

Palestine News @palestinenews.smitsky.nl · 5h

Palestinian Unity Strengthens Position in Gaza Ceasefire Talks
#palestine #safa

A growing consensus among Palestinian factions is shaping the current round of ceasefire negotiations, underscoring a collective approach to ending hostilities. Delegations meeting in a regional diplo

Two Years of Silence: Gaza’s Missing Remain a Humanitarian Crisis

Palestine News @palestinenews.smitsky.nl · 5h

Two Years of Silence: Gaza’s Missing Remain a Humanitarian Crisis
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Two years after the onset of a devastating military operation, thousands of families in Gaza remain in anguish, searching for loved ones who have vanished without explanation. The scale of disappearan

We fear what Israel will do to us if they seize our ship. But we are not turning back | Naoise Dolan

Palestine News @palestinenews.smitsky.nl · 6h

We fear what Israel will do to us if they seize our ship. But we are not turning back | Naoise Dolan
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Our captured flotilla colleagues have been subjected to violence and degrading conditions in an Israeli prison. This has only made us more determined, says Irish writer Naoise Dolan

Fresh evidence that EU's Tel Aviv envoy was courted by genocide lobby

Palestine News @palestinenews.smitsky.nl · 6h

Fresh evidence that EU's Tel Aviv envoy was courted by genocide lobby
#palestine #ei

Michael Mann panders to pro-Israel zealots.

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Palestine News @palestinenews.smitsky.nl · 7h

How Hamas is leveraging the remaining Israeli hostages to shape postwar Gaza
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How Hamas is leveraging the remaining Israeli hostages to shape postwar Gaza

The Gaza Cease-fire in Egypt Talks Raise Two Straightforward Questions for Hamas: How Much Can It Trust Trump and Netanyahu – and Who Can Guarantee That Their Promises Will Be Upheld?

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

Palestine News @palestinenews.smitsky.nl · 7h

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead
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Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive

Gaza aid flotilla says IDF intercepted its boats; Israel vows activists' swift deportation

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Palestine News @palestinenews.smitsky.nl · 8h

Gaza aid flotilla says IDF intercepted its boats; Israel vows activists' swift deportation
#palestine #haaretz

Several Gaza-bound Vessels Carrying Humanitarian Aid Were Seized by Israeli Forces, With 150 International Activists Detained. 'This Seizure Blatantly Violates International Law, Our Volunteers Cannot Be Criminalized for Delivering Aid,' an Organizer of the 'Freedom Flotilla' Said

U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee: Israel won't govern Gaza, open to others disarming Hamas

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Palestine News @palestinenews.smitsky.nl · 9h

U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee: Israel won't govern Gaza, open to others disarming Hamas
#palestine #haaretz

In an Interview With Haaretz, Trump's Envoy to Israel Maintains That the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's Aid Distribution Method Is the Most Efficient: 'Nobody Denies There's Shooting and Killing All Over Gaza. But Whether GHF or Its Mechanism Had Anything to Do With It Is What I Dispute'

Israel intercepts another Gaza aid flotilla amid criticism over treatment of activists

Palestine News @palestinenews.smitsky.nl · 10h

Israel intercepts another Gaza aid flotilla amid criticism over treatment of activists
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Israeli foreign ministry confirms interception and says those on board will be deported

Gaza Freedom Flotilla says one boat still en route, eight vessels intercepted by IDF

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Palestine News @palestinenews.smitsky.nl · 11h

Gaza Freedom Flotilla says one boat still en route, eight vessels intercepted by IDF
#palestine #haaretz

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Israel, U.S., Turkey and Qatar send high-level officials to gear up day 3 of Gaza talks

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Palestine News @palestinenews.smitsky.nl · 11h

Israel, U.S., Turkey and Qatar send high-level officials to gear up day 3 of Gaza talks
#palestine #haaretz

Despite Initial Reports of 'Cautious Progress' in the Talks, Which Discussed Main Issues Including IDF Withdrawal From Gaza and the Release of Palestinian Prisoners, a Foreign Diplomat Says It Is Still Too Early to Determine Whether Pressure Exerted on Both Sides Will Be Enough to Bridge the Gaps

As talks bring up holes in Trump's plan, both parties wait for Witkoff to settle disputes

Palestine News @palestinenews.smitsky.nl · 12h

As talks bring up holes in Trump's plan, both parties wait for Witkoff to settle disputes
#palestine #haaretz

Despite Disputes on the IDF's Withdrawal From the Gaza Strip and the Identity of the Palestinian Prisoners to Be Released, Jerusalem, Washington and Doha Are Saying That the Cease-fire Talks Are Moving in a Positive Direction, and Only Something Exceptional Could Derail Them

US delegation led by Steve Witkoff due to arrive in Egypt for Gaza talks

Palestine News @palestinenews.smitsky.nl · 17h

US delegation led by Steve Witkoff due to arrive in Egypt for Gaza talks
#palestine #theguardian

White House says is it important ‘that we get this done quickly’ as indirect talks restart in Sharm el-Sheikh