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On Tuesday, several senior Islamic Jihad and Hamas leaders appeared in public for the first time since the conflict began, shortly after a long-term truce deal took hold in Gaza. Mohammed al-Hindi, a senior Islamic Jihad official, and Mahmoud al-Zahar, a senior member of Hamas’ political bureau, were among the leaders making a public appearance – the two gave a …

The United States has blamed Hamas for the failure of the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel on Friday, and accused it of launching a “barbaric” attack to apprehend an Israeli soldier. “This is an outrageous action and we look to the rest of the world to join us in condemning it”, Tony Blinken, House Deputy National Security Adviser, said in …

On Thursday, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s Prime Minister, launched a strong verbal attack on Israel, and accused it of showing “Hitler-like fascism” against Palestinians in its offensive in Gaza. The Turkish premier, speaking at a rally in Turkey during his Presidential campaign, said that he we willing to part with an award given to him by the American Jewish Congress …

On Wednesday, at least 17 people in a packed Gaza market were killed by Israeli warplanes in a deadly raid which ended a four-hour humanitarian ceasefire, as UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon  labeled an Israel strike on a school in Gaza that killed 16 as “unjustifiable”. A crowded market in the neighborhood of Shejaiya was fired upon by Israeli warplanes. …

(Gaza) – Israeli air attacks in Gaza investigated by Human Rights Watch have been targeting apparent civilian structures and killing civilians in violation of the laws of war. Israel should end unlawful attacks that do not target military objectives and may be intended as collective punishment or broadly to destroy civilian property. Deliberate or reckless attacks violating the laws of …

On Thursday, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched his most harsh attack on Israel yet regarding the Israeli air campaign in Gaza, and accusing Israel of looking for a “systematic genocide” of Palestinians. Erdogan, a pious Mulsim who considers himself as a champion of the Palestinian cause, said that the last few days managed to intensify his rhetoric against …

On Thursday, Hamas denied that it had reached a ceasefire agreement with Israel, rejecting the claim of an Israeli official that they had reached a deal to stop the crossfire on Friday. “The news about a ceasefire is incorrect. There are continuing efforts but no agreement until now”, Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said. Earlier, an Israeli official, on the …

Iraqi security forces, supported by aircraft, repelled militant attack on the northern Shi’ite Turkmen town of Amirli, killing 15 extremists, local officials said on Thursday. The attack of Islamic State (IS) militants and allied Sunni extremists on Amirli took place on Wedesday,Talib al-Bayati, an official from Suleiman Bek, said. “Iraqi forces, with the help of military aircraft, repelled an attack …

The Libyan government on Tuesday said that it was considering asking for international help to restore security in the country, as fighting between rival militia near Tripoli airport has pushed the country towards a civil war. Liberal and hard-line militiamen have been locked in a lethal power struggle, and the country’s main airport, which was closed for security reasons on …

On Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to ramp up the Israeli campaign against Hamas which has cost 43 Palestinian lives so far. Wednesday, the second day of “Operation Protective Edge”, saw the deaths of 21 Palestinians, including 15 women and children, caused by Israeli strikes, setting the overall death toll for the past two days at 43, emergency …