Merlyn Thomas, Matt Murphy, Benedict Garman & Shayan SardarizadehBBC Verify Getty Images US President Donald Trump has threatened to disarm Hamas “violently” amid moves by the group to reassert control over the Gaza Strip, targeting what it called “collaborators”. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Trump said if Hamas failed to disarm within “a reasonable period of time” then “we will …
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US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Hamas has told his top aides that it will disarm, and that the terror group could be dealt with “violently” if it refuses to do so. He also pressed the Palestinian terror group to follow through with its release of all the dead hostages still being held in the Strip. “I spoke to …
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Separately, Israeli troops shot several people on Tuesday who they accused of violating the ceasefire agreement by crossing the ‘yellow line’ behind which Israeli troops are stationed. Local authorities said six were killed. There is also tension over the return of the bodies of people that Hamas took hostage on Oct. 7, 2023 who subsequently died, with Israel accusing the …
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Donald Trump has said that Hamas will be forced to disarm after questions swirled around the group’s status following the signing of a peace deal meant to bring an end to the war in Gaza. Speaking with reporters on Tuesday, Trump said: “If they don’t disarm, we will disarm them and it will happen quickly and perhaps violently. “But they …
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Eurovision Song Contest organizers will no longer meet online in November to vote on Israel’s participation in the competition, following Middle East “developments,” the European Broadcasting Union said Monday in an apparent reference to the Gaza ceasefire. Austria had appealed to countries not to boycott next year’s contest — due to be held in Vienna — over Israel’s participation and …
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7m ago First released Palestinian prisoners arrive in the West Bank The first Palestinian prisoners released as part of the ceasefire and hostage release agreement between Hamas and Israel arrived Monday in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Live video showed prisoners disembarking from buses and being greeted by large cheering crowds of people in Ramallah, the de-facto capital of the …
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For more than 700 days, Hadil Abu Zaid trekked across the rubble-laden streets of Gaza, carrying what remained of his house after he was displaced nine times. “I have no energy left for joy or for any emotions,” said Zaid, a relief worker for the UK-based charity Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP), after Israel and Hamas agreed to terms for …
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The homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, on Wednesday compared antifa to MS-13, Hamas, Hezbollah and the Islamic State, calling the loosely affiliated network of antifascist street activists “just as dangerous” as designated terrorist organizations during a White House roundtable discussion. “They are just as sophisticated as MS-13, as TDA [Tren de Aragua], as Isis, as Hezbollah, as Hamas, as all …
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HBO Max will air the first scripted portrayal of the devastating Oct. 7 attack on Israel. The company has acquired the exclusive U.S. rights to One Day in October. The limited series depicts Hamas‘ 2023 surprise attack which killed 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals and kidnapped 251 others. One Day in October was filmed on location in Israel and is based …
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