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November 3, 2023 4:36 PM

U.S. top diplomat lands in Israel to press for pauses in Gaza war

The United States' top diplomat Antony Blinken landed in Tel Aviv on Friday (November 3) to push for humanitarian pauses in the Gaza war as Israel said it had surrounded the Palestinian enclave's biggest city and the focus of its drive to annihilate ...

November 3, 2023 3:20 PM

U.S. seeks pauses in Gaza war as Israeli troops encircle city

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv on Friday to push for humanitarian pauses in the Gaza war after Israel said its troops had surrounded the Palestinian enclave's biggest city, the focus of its drive to wipe out Hamas. Isra...

November 3, 2023 3:27 PM

Irish PM says Israel actions in Gaza resemble ‘something approaching revenge’

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on Friday described Israel's actions in Gaza as "something approaching revenge", in some of the strongest criticism of Israel by a leader of a European Union member state. Gaza health authorities say at least 9,061 ...

November 3, 2023 12:46 PM

UAE warns against risk of regional spillover from Gaza war

Gulf Arab power the United Arab Emirates warned on Friday that there was a real risk of a regional spillover from the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, adding that it was working "relentlessly" to secure a humanitarian ceasefire. The UAE was the most promin...

November 2, 2023 5:07 PM

Russia says Israeli call for citizens to leave North Caucasus is ‘anti-Russian’

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday (November 2) that Israel's recommendation that its citizens leave Russia's North Caucasus region after a violent anti-Israeli protest in Dagestan on Sunday was "anti-Russian". In ...

November 2, 2023 5:07 PM

Hamas fighters seek to block Israeli army’s advance on Gaza City

Israeli tanks and troops pressed towards Gaza City on Thursday but met fierce resistance from Hamas militants using mortars and hit-and-run attacks from tunnels as the Palestinian death toll from nearly four weeks of bombardments mounted. The war is...

November 2, 2023 3:25 PM

Ambulances prepare to cross into Gaza, as Rafah opens for second day

Ambulances lined up near Egypt's Rafah crossing on Thursday (November 2), waiting to cross into Gaza where they will evacuate injured civilians. At least 320 foreign citizens on an initial list of 500, as well as dozens of severely injured Gazans, c...

November 2, 2023 2:57 PM

Japan is ready to provide aid to Palestinians: Foreign Minister Kamikawa

Japan's foreign minister said on Thursday (November 2) she would meet Palestinian counterparts during a visit to Israel and Jordan, and would communicate Japan's readiness to provide aid to the Palestinians. The minister, Yoko Kamikawa, is also set ...

November 2, 2023 11:19 AM

Latin America ramps up condemnations of Israel’s attack on Gaza

Some of Latin America's largest countries came out on November 1 to condemn Israel's attacks on a densely populated refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, widening the diplomatic rift between the region and the Middle Eastern country. Argentina, home to La...

November 1, 2023 4:33 PM

First evacuees leave Gaza as Israeli offensive intensifies

A first group of injured evacuees from Gaza crossed into Egypt on Wednesday under a Qatari-mediated deal, Egyptian media and a source at the border said, as Israeli forces pressed their battle against Hamas militants in the Palestinian enclave. The ...