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Hamas is seeking eight Gaza hostages at Russia's request - RIA
  + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
Senior Hamas officials Bassem Naim and Moussa Abu Marzouk, and Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov meet for talks on the release of foreign hostages, at a location given as Moscow, Russia in this handout image released on October 26, 2023. Hamas Handout/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsOct 28 (Reuters) - Hamas is looking for eight people identified by Russia as possibly being among the hostages in Gaza and is ready to free them, Hamas Politburo member Abu Marzouk told Russian state news agency RIA on Saturday. RIA cited Marzouk, who has been visiting Moscow, as saying that the Russian foreign ministry had handed over a list of eight names, all of whom had dual citizenship. "We are very attentive to this list and we will handle it carefully because we look at Russia as our closest friend," Marzouk was cited as saying. Russia on Friday defended its decision to invite a Hamas delegation to Moscow against strong Israeli criticism, saying it was necessary to maintain contacts with all sides in the conflict.
Persons: Bassem Naim, Moussa Abu Marzouk, Mikhail Bogdanov, Abu Marzouk, Marzouk, Andrew Osborn, Giles Elgood Organizations: Hamas, REUTERS Acquire, Thomson Locations: Moscow, Russia, Handout, Gaza, Russian
JERUSALEM (AP) — Without warning on Saturday, Gaza's militant Hamas rulers attacked Israel by air, land and sea. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right allies were scrambling to respond to the rapidly changing events. Here are some key takeaways from the multi-pronged attack that has suddenly plunged Israel into war. In a dramatic escalation unseen in decades, Hamas also sent paragliders flying into Israel, the Israeli military said. Some political analysts have linked Hamas' attack to ongoing U.S.-brokered talks on normalization of ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
Persons: strode, Benjamin Netanyahu, ISRAEL, , Golda Meir, Netanyahu's, Netanyahu, Itamar Ben, Gvir, lambast Netanyahu, Gilad Shalit, Shalit, Ben, ” Bassem Naim Organizations: JERUSALEM, Israeli, Labor Party, National, National Security, United Nations, Hamas, West Bank, AP, Palestinian Authority Locations: Israel, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Gaza, Lebanon, Aqsa, Ben, Qatar, Egypt, U.S, Saudi Arabia, ISRAEL
He suggested the more immediate reason for the unrest was less long-time grievances related to the Palestinian national cause and more Gaza's economic misery. "The protests are about money," said the Israeli official, speaking on condition of anonymity due to the topic's sensitivity. FRAGILE CEASEFIREA recent International Monetary Fund report said that for any stable long-term economic recovery in Gaza, "lifting of the blockade and easing of the Israeli-imposed restrictions are essential". With an official unemployment rate in Gaza of over 46%, Hamas itself has faced rumbling discontent over its economic management although for its part, the movement blames the Israeli blockade for the enclave's economic woes. Last month, Israel imposed a brief blockade on exports from Gaza after inspectors said they uncovered an attempt to smuggle explosives into the West Bank.
Persons: Gaza's, Al, Bassem Naim, Bilal Al, Najar, Bashir Al, Nidal al, James Mackenzie, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: Hamas, West Bank, Monetary Fund, Unipal Company, Thomson Locations: Israel, GAZA, Gaza, Al Aqsa, Egypt, Jerusalem, Lod, Gaza's
Israel's 'Flag March' in Jerusalem rattles Palestinians
  + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Rami Amichay | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +5 min
[1/13] Israelis sing and dance with flags by Damascus gate to Jerusalem's Old city as they mark Jerusalem Day, in Jerusalem May 18, 2023. The parade is the main celebration on Jerusalem Day, when Israel marks its capture of Jerusalem in the 1967 Middle East war. Many Palestinian shopkeers shuttered their businesses in the Old City, where march organisers hung Israeli flags along the narrow alleyways. Earlier on Thursday, hundreds of Jewish pilgrims, including members of parliament, toured the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City. Hamas has cast itself as a defender of Jerusalem's Palestinians and Muslim holy sites in recent years.
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