US, Israel skip world summit on two-state solution as support grows for Palestinian state

US, Israel skip world summit on two-state solution as support grows for Palestinian state

Israel and the United States will boycott the summit, Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon, said, describing the event as a “circus.” Britain, Canada, Australia and Portugal all recognised a Palestinian state on Sunday. France and five other states are expected to also formally do so this week.

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Pattern reflects policy and acceptance by state: Israel has killed nearly 3,000 Gaza aid seekers

Pattern reflects policy and acceptance by state: Israel has killed nearly 3,000 Gaza aid seekers

Looking at the incidents over time, clearly discernible patterns emerge showing how Israel has used attacks on people seeking aid as a tool for different purposes at different points in the war: deadly crowd control, forced displacement, and the destruction of the collective ability of Palestinians in Gaza to survive

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Pressure piles on Israel for a two-state solution as Australia recognises Palestine

Pressure piles on Israel for a two-state solution as Australia recognises Palestine

The Palestinian Authority’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs Varsen Aghabekian said in an Australian Broadcasting Corporation interview it was a long-awaited decision that “gives Palestinians a sense of hope for the future”, although a ceasefire remains the priority.

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Israeli parliament approves apartheid as US Republicans and Democrats close ranks against PM Netanyahu

Israeli parliament approves apartheid as US Republicans and Democrats close ranks against PM Netanyahu

Despite its most powerful ally and arms dealer’s stated preference for a two-state solution, Israel’s Parliament voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday in favour of a symbolic measure to annex the occupied West Bank,

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UN report says violence against children in conflict hit ‘unprecedented levels’ in 2024, with Gaza worst

UN report says violence against children in conflict hit ‘unprecedented levels’ in 2024, with Gaza worst

Guterres said the United Nations verified 41,370 grave violations against children – 36,221 committed in 2024 and 5,149 committed earlier but verified last year. The violations include killing, maiming, recruiting and abducting children, sexual violence against them, attacking schools and hospitals and denying youngsters access to humanitarian aid.

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Top Iranian army chiefs killed as Israel blasts nuclear and military targets, Trump warns Tehran of imminent devastating strikes  

Top Iranian army chiefs killed as Israel blasts nuclear and military targets, Trump warns Tehran of imminent devastating strikes  

An Israeli security source said Mossad commandos had been operating deep inside the Islamic Republic before the attack and the Israeli spy agency and military had mounted a series of covert operations against Iran’s strategic missile array.

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Israel army takes journalists on tour of tunnel under Gaza hospital deemed command centre of Hamas, body of Sinwar’s brother found

Israel army takes journalists on tour of tunnel under Gaza hospital deemed command centre of Hamas, body of Sinwar’s brother found

Mohammed Sinwar was the younger brother of Yahya Sinwar, the Palestinian militant group’s deceased leader and mastermind of the October 2023 attack on Israel that killed 1,200 people according to Israeli tallies and which triggered the Israeli invasion of Gaza.

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Iran-backed militia Hezbollah launches missile barrage at Israel to avenge top commander, no death reports

Iran-backed militia Hezbollah launches missile barrage at Israel to avenge top commander, no death reports

Expectations of an escalation between the two sides had risen since a missile strike in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights last month killed 12 youngsters and the Israeli military assassinated Shukr in Beirut in response.

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After US top diplomat fails to secure Middle East Biden ceaseefire Biden calls Netanyahu over urgency for peace deal

After US top diplomat fails to secure Middle East Biden ceaseefire Biden calls Netanyahu over urgency for peace deal

The United States has ordered a guided missile submarine be deployed to the Middle East and ordered the Abraham Lincoln strike group to accelerate its deployment to the region to be on hand to bolster Israel’s defence.

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Hamas, Islamic Jihad claim responsibility for bomb blast in Tel Aviv as Blinken arrives

Hamas, Islamic Jihad claim responsibility for bomb blast in Tel Aviv as Blinken arrives

Sunday’s explosion in Tel Aviv came about an hour after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv to push for a ceasefire in Gaza to end the 10-month-old war between Israel and Hamas.

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