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Post-Oct. 7 divergent paths: Israel’s military maximalism and Saudi Arabia’s strategic de-escalation
Middle East Institute
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August 7, 2025
The Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, shattered Israel’s long-standing security paradigm, replacing limited deterrence with an ambitious campaign aimed at dismantling Hamas, confronting Hizballah and other Iranian proxies, and directly targeting...
Pakistan’s shifting positions on the plight of Palestinians and relations with Israel
Middle East Institute
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September 4, 2024
It is ironic that Pakistan and Israel are both countries created in the name of religion, at around the same time (in 1947 and 1948, respectively), and yet they have no formal relations. All Pakistani passports include the inscription that the...
UN Warns: Deaths Surge in Gaza Despite Israeli Temporary Pause
MENAFN
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July 31, 2025
(MENAFN) Casualties among Palestinians seeking aid and some humanitarian workers in Gaza keep climbing even as Israel enforces a temporary military pause, according to UN humanitarian officials on Wednesday. The UN Office for the Coordination of...
Rights group pressures UN to impose sanctions, weapons embargo on Israel
MENAFN
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July 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged UN member states to implement concrete actions—including targeted sanctions and an arms embargo—against Israel for its alleged serious violations of Palestinian rights. The call comes ahead of a...
The Gulf states in a fluid post-war Middle East
Middle East Institute
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August 7, 2025
The monarchical Arab Gulf states emerged on the other side of last June’s Israeli and US attacks on Iran largely unscathed, with the important exception of a limited, retaliatory Iranian missile strike on the American airbase in Qatar. However, in...
Journalists’ association reports Gaza journalists starving to death
MENAFN
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July 23, 2025
(MENAFN) The last remaining Palestinian freelancers working for Agence France-Presse (AFP) in Gaza are reportedly facing extreme starvation, unable to continue reporting or even survive under the dire conditions, according to the agency’s internal...
HRW Urges Sanctions on Israel
MENAFN
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July 23, 2025
(MENAFN) Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged United Nations member nations to take decisive action, such as implementing targeted sanctions and initiating an arms embargo, in order to hold Israel responsible for what it describes as severe...
Gaza Aid Vessel Departs Italy to Break Israeli Blockade
MENAFN
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July 20, 2025
(MENAFN) A vessel carrying humanitarian aid for Gaza set off Sunday morning from Gallipoli, a port in southern Italy, with the goal of breaking Israel’s enduring blockade on the Palestinian territory. “This mission is for the children of Gaza,”...
Van Hollen Condemns Israeli Push for U.S. Support in Relocation Plans
MENAFN
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July 19, 2025
(MENAFN) U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen strongly criticized Israel on Friday for allegedly attempting to secure American backing in orchestrating agreements with third-party nations to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. "A truly outrageous...
Trump Expresses Hope for Gaza Ceasefire
MENAFN
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July 14, 2025
(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump expressed optimism on Sunday that a ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Palestinian faction Hamas in Gaza will be finalized soon. “We are talking about Gaza, and hopefully we're going to get that...
UK Premier Urges Emergency Meeting Over Gaza
MENAFN
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July 28, 2025
(MENAFN) British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to hold an emergency Cabinet meeting later this week to address the worsening situation in Gaza, according to local media reports on Sunday. This meeting, scheduled despite Parliament’s ongoing...
Netanyahu’s West Bank Annexation Plans Threaten Israel’s Future: Fidan
MENAFN
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July 28, 2025
(MENAFN) Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan expressed on Friday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is unlikely to hesitate if conditions align with his plan to annex the occupied West Bank. Fidan cautioned that such a step would be...
European Diplomats Visit West Bank
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN) A group of European diplomats traveled to the Palestinian town of Kafr Malik in the occupied West Bank on Monday to examine the consequences of a fatal assault carried out by unauthorized Israeli settlers. Last Wednesday, three...
500 days after evacuation from Gaza, children 'dream of peace and returning home'
EIN Presswire
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July 24, 2025
500 days after children were evacuated from Rafah, SOS Children’s Villages warns of escalating trauma, rising hunger, and mass displacement in Gaza. VIENNA, AUSTRIA, July 24, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Today marks 500 days since SOS Children’s...
Titans Space Recruits R&D and E&D Astronaut Candidates to Accelerate its Cis-Lunar Space Infrastructure Developments
EIN Presswire
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June 25, 2025
This expanding workforce is a testament to TSI’s commitment to achieving its monumental objectives and ensuring humanity's sustainable expansion beyond Earth. ORLANDO, FL, UNITED STATES, June 25, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Titans Space...
Legal Experts: Israeli Shooting of Aid Seekers Tantamount to Genocide
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN) Israeli forces’ intentional shooting and killing of unarmed Palestinian civilians waiting for humanitarian aid at Gaza’s food distribution points is tantamount to genocide, according to legal experts who spoke to media. The statement...
2nd Annual Alton Midwest Nationals Returns July 18-20, 2025 — F1 Powerboats and Riverfront Thrills Return to Alton, IL
EIN Presswire
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July 1, 2025
ALTON, IL, UNITED STATES, July 1, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Get ready for the return of Formula 1 Powerboat Championship Series racing presented by Simmons Hanly and Conroy national law firm, when this highly anticipated event returns to the...
Israel Urges Ukraine to Label Iran's IRGC as Terrorists
MENAFN
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July 24, 2025
(MENAFN) Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday to officially recognize Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a “terrorist organization.” Sa’ar held discussions with...
Rome Dims Trevi Fountain Lights in Plea for Gaza Ceasefire
MENAFN
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July 20, 2025
(MENAFN) On Friday night, Rome switched off the lights of its iconic Trevi Fountain for one hour in a symbolic and urgent appeal for a ceasefire in Gaza. The action came in response to a city council resolution passed last month, titled: “Rome...
President Cyril Ramaphosa: The Presidency Dept Budget Vote 2025/26
South African Government
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July 16, 2025
Speaker of the National Assembly, Ministers and Deputy Ministers, Honourable Members, Fellow South Africans, In two days from now, on Friday 18 July, South Africans will join people across the world in celebrating Nelson Mandela Day. Madiba helped...