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US President Joe Biden hails ceasefire; says both Palestinians and Israelis deserve to live safely, with security

10:49 am May 21, 2021

Washington: Palestinians and Israelis equally deserve to live safely, security and to enjoy equal measures of freedom, prosperity and democracy, US President Joe Biden has said as Israel and Hamas have agreed to an unconditional ceasefire following a 11 day war that caused widespread destruction in the Gaza Strip. “I believe the Palestinians and Israelis equally deserve to live safely and security and to enjoy equal measures of freedom, […]

Mediating in Gaza conflict, Egypt seeks broader influence

10:57 pm May 20, 2021

Cairo: Egypt is trying to prove itself to the world once again as an indispensable mediator as it rushes to broker a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war, the fourth in just over a decade. It’s the latest instance in which Egypt has served as a mediator between Israel and Gaza’s ruling militant Hamas group. Egypt borders both Israel and the Gaza Strip, and has been a key […]

Israel’s Netanyahu ‘determined’ to continue Gaza operation

9:37 pm May 19, 2021

GAZA CITY: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he is “determined to continue this operation until its aim is met,” despite U.S. President Joe Biden’s call for a de-escalation of hostilities in Gaza. In a statement from the his office Wednesday, Netanyahu said that he “greatly appreciates the support of the American president,” but […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Egypt returns bodies of 2 Gaza fishermen shot by its navy

11:59 pm September 26, 2020

Gaza City: The bodies of two Palestinian fishermen whom Egyptian naval forces killed in Mediterranean waters were returned Saturday to the Gaza Strip, the territory’s Interior Ministry said. Hamas, the Palestinian militant group ruling Gaza, has called on Egypt to investigate the incident, condemning it as violence targeting “those hunting for a living for their children.” The shooting occurred Friday as three fishermen […]

Israel bombs Gaza militants in response to fire balloons

1:59 pm August 25, 2020

Jerusalem: Israel’s military said it bombed militant positions in the Gaza Strip early on Tuesday in response to incendiary balloons launched into southern Israel farmlands a day earlier. It was the second night in a row that Israel bombed the coastal territory. Tensions between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza have intensified in recent weeks. Tuesday’s strikes came as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was visiting […]

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