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Colombia says to break diplomatic relations with Israel amid Gaza war

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Colombian President Gustavo Petro has stated he will break diplomatic relations with Israel over its actions in the Gaza Strip which has so far killed over 34,500.
Middle East

PA says US support behind Israel’s disregard for warnings against Rafah invasion

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The Palestinian Authority  (PA) has blamed the US bias for Israel’s disregard for growing opposition to launching a military offensive in Rafah in southern Gaza Strip.
Middle East

Blinken ceasefire comments meant to acquit Israel: Hamas official

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Senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri stated that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's comments on the Gaza ceasefire talks are an attempt to put pressure on the Palestinian group and acquit Israel.
Foreign Policy

Iran Leader: Gaza first issue of world

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The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Gaza has now turned into the first and foremost issue of the world, and not just the Muslim world.
Americas

Several arrested at Columbia University as NYPD clear Gaza protest

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Hundreds of New York City police officers entered the campus of Columbia University, taking multiple people into custody, in the latest escalation in the Gaza demonstrations that have swept college campuses, mostly in the United States.
Europe

Creation of Palestinian state ‘has got harder’ due to Israeli settlements in West Bank: UK

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British Foreign Secretary David Cameron has addressed key issues concerning the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, emphasizing the impact of Israel's settlements on the viability of a Palestinian state.
Americas

US considers accepting Gaza refugees: Report

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The administration of US President Joe Biden is considering bringing some Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to the US as refugees, CBS News has reported. The US remains Israel's staunch supporter in its "genocidal campaign" against Gaza.
Middle East

UN chief calls for independent investigation into Gaza mass graves

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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stated he is “deeply alarmed” by reports of mass graves in several locations in the Gaza Strip, calling for independent probe into the matter.
Middle East

WHO chief: Rafah invasion would be ‘humanitarian catastrophe’

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The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has taken to X to plead with Israel not to proceed with its planned invasion of Gaza’s southern city of Rafah.
Middle East

Israel will invade Gaza’s Rafah ‘with or without deal’ with Hamas: Netanyahu

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on  Tuesday the army will invade Rafah in southern Gaza Strip despite reports of a possible cease-fire deal with the Palestinian group Hamas.
Middle East

Over 10,000 people missing under rubble across Gaza

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The Palestinian Civil Defense service on Tuesday reported more than 10,000 people are still missing under the rubble across the Gaza Strip almost seven months into the Israeli military onslaught against the besieged enclave.
Middle East

Rival Palestinian groups Fatah, Hamas meet in China

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Officials from Rival Palestinian groups Fatah and Hamas have held a meeting in China for talks on potential reconciliation.
Americas

US advocacy groups support Palestine solidarity campus protests amid Gaza war

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Dozens of faith, civil rights and progressive groups in the United States have expressed solidarity with university students protesting against US support for Israel amid the war on the Gaza Strip which has so far killed over 34,500.
Americas

US lawmakers threaten ICC with retaliation over arrest warrants for Israeli officials

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American lawmakers are in the process of drafting a bill aimed at responding to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in case it decides to issue arrest warrants against high-ranking Israeli officials accused of committing war crimes in the Gaza Strip.
Middle East

Gaza death toll surges past 34,500

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The Palestinian death toll from Israel's military onslaught against the besieged Gaza Strip has jumped to 34,535 since Oct. 7, the Health Ministry in the enclave announced on Tuesday.
Americas

Dozens of US lawyers ask Biden to stop military aid to Israel due to actions in Gaza

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More than 90 lawyers, including at least 20 from the presidential administration, called on US President Joe Biden to stop military aid to Israel because of its actions in the Gaza Strip, which they say contradict US and international humanitarian law, Politico has reported.
Middle East

Israelis rally in Tel Aviv demanding return of Hamas-held captives, clashes reported

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Thousands of Israelis, including families of hostages being held in the Gaza Strip, rallied in Tel Aviv to demand that the government reach a prisoner swap deal with the Hamas group. The Israeli police have arrested at least 5 protesters during the rally.
Americas

Columbia university says it has begun suspending students who refuse to leave pro-Gaza encampment

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Columbia University in the US has started suspending the students who refuse to leave the pro-Palestinian encampment on campus, hours after the deadline to leave the encampment passed.
Middle East

Yemen’s Houthi says struck several vessels, including US warships, in Red Sea

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Yemen’s Houthi fighters say they have hit two US warships among others in the Red Sea in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, who are enduring a genocidal war by Israel.
Americas

US finds 5 Israeli military units violated human rights in West Bank

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Washington has found five Israeli units guilty of gross human rights violations, the State Department announced on Monday.
Americas

Vast majority of Americans support Israel’s Rafah offensive: Poll

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A vast majority of Americans back Israel's planned military operation against Rafah, the densely-populated city in besieged Gaza Strip, according to a new survey. At least 34,500 people, mainly children and women, have been killed in the blockaded territory since October 2023.
Europe

European countries expected to recognize Palestinian statehood by end of May: Top diplomat

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Several European member states are expected to recognize Palestinian statehood by the end of May, the EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell stated on Monday at the sidelines of a World Economic Forum special meeting in Riyadh.
Middle East

Israel scrambling to prevent ICC arrest warrants for Gaza war crimes

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Tel Aviv has launched a major campaign to prevent the International Criminal Court (ICC) from issuing arrest warrants for top Israeli officials over war crimes in the Gaza Strip.
Foreign Policy

US doesn’t want Gaza ceasefire: Iran

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said that if the US had the will to secure a truce in the Gaza Strip, it could have stopped the shipment of weapons and ammunition to Israel and cut off its financial and political support for the regime.
Americas

US police arrest at least 900 during pro-Gaza rallies

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At least 900 protesters have been detained since the launch of pro-Palestinian demonstrations on university campuses across the US, where students are raging against the Israeli regime’s US-backed genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.
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