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☆ Explosion Reported Near Ship off Yemen Coast, UKMTO Says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( March | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

CAIRO (Reuters) - The captain of a merchant ship east of Yemen's Aden has reported an explosion near the ship, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said early on Sunday. "No damage to the vessel has been reported and the crew are reported safe. The vessel is proceeding to its next port of call," UKMTO said in an advisory note. The ship was 85 nautical miles (157 km, 98 miles) east of Aden, in an area where Houthi militant groups often target ships they say are linked to Israel or the United States. War in Israel and Gaza View All 222 ImagesThe United States and Britain have launched strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen and redesignated the militia as a terrorist group.

Persons: UKMTO, Yemen's, Hatem Maher, Tom Hogue, Edmund Klamann Organizations: United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, U.S Locations: CAIRO, Yemen's Aden, Aden, Israel, United States, Africa, Gaza, Britain, Yemen, Yemeni

☆ US Military Says It Destroyed Houthi Drone Over Red Sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( March | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

(Reuters) -The U.S. military said it destroyed a drone fired by the Yemeni Houthis on Saturday, with another presumed to have crashed into the Red Sea. CETNCOM also said it destroyed five unmanned surface vessels and one UAV in self-defence, in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. "It was determined these weapons presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and U.S. Navy ships in the region," the statement read. Months of Houthi attacks in the Red Sea have disrupted global shipping, forcing firms to re-route to longer and more expensive journeys around Southern Africa, and stoked fears that the Israel-Hamas war could spread to destabilise the wider Middle East. The U.S. and Britain have carried out strikes against Houthi targets in response to the attacks on shipping.

Persons: CETNCOM, Hatem Maher, David Gregorio Organizations: Reuters, U.S, US Central Command, U.S . Navy Locations: Houthi, Yemen, U.S, Southern Africa, Israel, The U.S, Britain

☆ Qatar PM Says Gaza Ceasefire Negotiations 'Not Very Promising' in Recent Days
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

MUNICH (Reuters) - Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said on Saturday the pattern of negotiations for a framework ceasefire deal for the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza was "not very promising" in recent days. "The pattern in the last few days are not really very promising but, as I always repeat, we will always remain optimistic and will always remain pushing," Sheikh Mohammed said at the Munich Security Conference. War in Israel and Gaza View All 209 Images"I believe in this agreement we are talking at a bigger scale and we still see some difficulties on the humanitarian part of these negotiations," he said. He added that he thought that if negotiations on the humanitarian element of any deal progressed then the obstacle over the numbers of those released would be ultimately tackled. Photos You Should See View All 33 ImagesTalks involving officials from Qatar, Egypt, Israel and the United States have so far not yielded a deal for a pause in the fighting.

Persons: Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Sheikh Mohammed, Maha El Dahan, Hatem Maher, Frances Kerry Organizations: Qatar's, Munich Security, Hamas Locations: MUNICH, Israel, Gaza, Qatar, Egypt, United States

☆ Egypt Denies Allegations of Participating in Any Process Involving Displacement of Gazans Into Sinai
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

CAIRO (Reuters) -Egypt categorically denied allegations of participating in any process involving the displacement of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip into the Sinai Peninsula, the country's State Information Service (SIS) said on Friday. He said such scenario would entail "a definite liquidation of the Palestinian cause and a direct threat to Egyptian sovereignty and national security." Describing any sort of displacement as a "crime advocated by some Israeli parties", Rashwan said Egypt will take all necessary measures to stop it. Earlier this week, Egypt hosted talks involving the U.S., Israel and Qatar on a possible Gaza truce. An Egyptian source said the country was optimistic that talks to clinch a ceasefire can avoid the prospect of displacement.

Persons: Rahswan, Rashwan, Ahmed Tolba, Adam Makary, Hatem Maher, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Information Service, Reuters, Wall Street, SIS, Sinai Foundation, Human Rights, U.S Locations: CAIRO, Egypt, Gaza, country's, Rafah, Israel, Qatar

☆ IMF, Egypt Agree on 'Main Policy Elements' of Economic Reform Programme
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

CAIRO (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday it had agreed with Egypt on the key policy components of an economic reform programme, in a further sign that a final deal to augment the country's $3 billion loan is nearing completion. Ivanna Vladkova Hollar, the IMF mission chief for Egypt, said both sides had made "excellent progress" on the discussions of a comprehensive policy package that could kickstart long-delayed reviews of the country's economic reform programme. "To this end, the IMF team and the Egyptian authorities have agreed on the main policy elements of the program. The authorities expressed a strong commitment to act promptly on all critical aspects of Egypt's economic reform program," Hollar said in a statement. The Egyptian pound, fixed at 30.85 to the dollar since then, has been trading on the black market as low as 71 pounds.

Persons: Ivanna Vladkova Hollar, Hollar, Kristalina Georgieva, Hatem Maher, Jacqueline Wong, Leslie Adler Organizations: Monetary Fund, IMF Locations: CAIRO, Egypt, Israel, Gaza, Cairo

☆ UKMTO Says Merchant Vessel Approached by 'Three Small Craft' West of Yemen's Al-Mukha
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

(Reuters) -The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) organisation said on Monday a merchant vessel was suspiciously approached by three small craft, 44 nautical miles west of Yemen's Al-Mukha. "Master reports merchant vessel was approached on its starboard bow by 3 small craft, the 3 small craft regrouped astern with a closest point of approach of 1NM," UKMTO said in an advisory note. The merchant vessel's security team fired warning shots to deter the small craft, and the vessel then proceeded safely to the next port of call, the organisation added. The Iran-aligned Houthi militants have launched waves of exploding drones and missiles at vessels since Nov. 19 in response to Israel's military operations in Gaza. U.S. and British warplanes, ships and submarines have responded to the Houthi attacks with dozens of retaliatory strikes across Yemen against Houthi forces.

Persons: UKMTO, Hatem Maher, Christina Fincher Organizations: Reuters, United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, British, Houthi Locations: Yemen's, Iran, Gaza . U.S, Yemen

☆ Reaction to Drone Strike on US Troops in Jordan
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three U.S. service members were killed and as many as 34 wounded, United States officials said on Sunday, after a drone attack in Jordan that they linked to Iranian-backed militants. REPUBLICAN FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP"The drone attack on a U.S. Military Installation in Jordan, killing 3 American service members, and wounding many more, marks a horrible day for America ... This brazen attack on the United States is yet another horrific and tragic consequence of Joe Biden's weakness and surrender." MITCH MCCONNELL, US SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER"Last night, the cost of failure to deter America's adversaries was again measured in American lives. CHUCK SCHUMER, US SENATE DEMOCRATIC LEADER"We mourn the deaths of the three service members killed by a drone attack in Jordan from an Iran-backed militant group.

Persons: JOE BIDEN, DONALD TRUMP, Joe Biden's, LLOYD AUSTIN, MICHAEL MCCAUL, MITCH MCCONNELL, CHUCK SCHUMER, HAKEEM JEFFRIES, Jordan, ISRAEL KATZ, ROGER WICKER, Biden, JACKY ROSEN, Susan Heavey, Kanishka Singh, Emily Rose, Hatem Maher, Heather Timmons, Matthew Lewis, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: WASHINGTON, United, DEMOCRATIC, REPUBLICAN, U.S, America, HOUSE, DEMOCRAT ON Locations: United States, Jordan, Iranian, Israel, Gaza, Iran, U.S, REPUBLICAN, Egypt, Hashemite Kingdom

☆ Hamas Airs Video Purporting to Show Two Israeli Hostages Killed in Captivity
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

Aragamani said in the video that they were killed by Israeli strikes, while she was injured. Argamani became a prominent face among the more than 200 hostages taken during Hamas' Oct. 7 massacre across southern Israel that sparked the war in Gaza. Sharabi, 53, was taken hostage from Kibbutz Beeri, one of the hardest hit communities in the Hamas assault, along with his brother. A day earlier Hamas aired a video showing the three hostages and promising to disclose their fate. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Monday that Hamas carries out "psychological abuse" with its handling of the hostages.

Persons: Noa Argamani, Itai Svirsky, Yossi Sharabi, Aragamani, Daniel Hagari, Itai, Hagari, Argamani, Svirsky, Yoav Gallant, Benjamin Netanyahu, Gallant, Hatem Maher, Muhammad Al Gebaly, Ari Rabinovitch, Andrew Heavens, Philippa Fletcher Organizations: Hamas, Beeri, Israeli Locations: CAIRO, JERUSALEM, Israel, Gaza, Beeri

☆ Al Qassam Brigades Says Four Military Commanders Killed in Fighting
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

CAIRO (Reuters) - The armed wing of the Palestinian militant group Hamas announced on Sunday the killing of four of its military commanders in the Gaza Strip, including the commander of the North Gaza brigade Ahmad Al Ghandour. "Al Ghandour (Abu Anas) is the member of the military council and the commander of the North Brigade," Al Qassam Brigades said in a statement published on their Telegram channel. (Reporting by Omar Abdel-Razek and Hatem Maher; Editing by Jan Harvey)

Persons: Ahmad Al Ghandour, Al Ghandour, Abu Anas, Al, Omar Abdel, Razek, Hatem Maher, Jan Harvey Organizations: Hamas, North Brigade, Brigades Locations: CAIRO, Gaza

☆ Al Qassam Brigades says four military commanders killed in fighting
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

CAIRO, Nov 26 (Reuters) - The armed wing of the Palestinian militant group Hamas announced on Sunday the killing of four of its military commanders in the Gaza Strip, including the commander of the North Gaza brigade Ahmad Al Ghandour. "Al Ghandour (Abu Anas) is the member of the military council and the commander of the North Brigade," Al Qassam Brigades said in a statement published on their Telegram channel. Reporting by Omar Abdel-Razek and Hatem Maher; Editing by Jan HarveyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Ahmad Al Ghandour, Al Ghandour, Abu Anas, Al, Omar Abdel, Razek, Hatem Maher, Jan Harvey Organizations: Hamas, North Brigade, Brigades, Thomson Locations: CAIRO, Gaza

☆ Gulf Air exposed to data breach, 'vital operations not affected'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

A Gulf Air plane lands in a first direct flight between Bahrain and Israel, at Ben Gurion International Airport at Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel September 30, 2021. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCAIRO, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Gulf Air said its data was breached on Friday but its operations and vital systems were not affected, Bahrain's news agency BNA reported on Saturday. The agency quoted the company as saying that "as a result of this illegal breach some information from the company's email system and customers' database could be compromised" and it added emergency plans were deployed to contain the breach. Reporting by Omar Abdel-Razek and Hatem Maher; Editing by Alexandra HudsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Ronen, Omar Abdel, Razek, Hatem Maher, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: Ben Gurion International, REUTERS, Rights, Gulf Air, BNA, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson Locations: Bahrain, Israel, Lod, Tel Aviv, Rights CAIRO

☆ Hamas Armed Wing: More Than 60 Hostages Are Missing Due to Israeli Airstrikes
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

CAIRO (Reuters) - The armed wing of Palestinian militant faction Hamas said on Saturday that more than 60 hostages were missing because of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza. Abu Ubaida, the spokesperson for the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, also said on Hamas' telegram account that 23 bodies of Israeli hostages were trapped under the rubble. "It seems that we will never be able to reach them due to the continued brutal aggression of the occupation against Gaza," he said. Reuters could not immediately verify the statement. (Reporting by Ahmed Tolba, writing by Hatem Maher; Editing by Emelia Sithole)

Persons: Abu Ubaida, Deen al, Ahmed Tolba, Hatem Maher, Emelia Sithole Organizations: Hamas, Brigades, Gaza, Reuters Locations: CAIRO, Gaza

☆ Hezbollah says it downs Israeli drone; Israel disputes account
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 2 (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah said on Thursday it destroyed an Israeli drone over south Lebanon with a surface-to-air missile, an account disputed by Israel's military which confirmed the missile launch but said its aircraft suffered "no damage". It was the second time this week that Hezbollah claimed to down an Israeli drone with a surface-to-air missile, with cross-border clashes escalating as Israel wages a ground incursion against Gaza's Hamas rulers. Hezbollah said in a statement its fighters shot down the drone just after midnight over two villages on the Lebanese side of the frontier. The Israeli military said that a surface-to-air missile was launched from Lebanon toward one of its drones. "There was no damage to the (drone)," the statement said.

Persons: Hatem Maher, Rami Ayyub, Sandra Maler, Michael Perry Organizations: Reuters, Thomson Locations: Lebanon, Israel

☆ Impeding relief aid to Gaza may be a crime under ICC jurisdiction, prosecutor says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Stringer Acquire Licensing RightsCAIRO Oct 29 (Reuters) - Impeding relief supplies to Gaza's population may constitute a crime under the International Criminal Court's (ICC) jurisdiction, the court's top prosecutor told a news conference in Egypt on Sunday. United Nations officials have said the aid supplies are limited and do not correspond to the huge need on the ground. Khan said he was not able to get into Gaza but hopes to visit the Gaza strip and Israel while he is in the region. Israel, which is not a member of the ICC, has previously rejected the court's jurisdiction and does not formally engage with its investigations. Khan has previously said that the ICC has jurisdiction over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity during both the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel and in the territory of Gaza.

Persons: Stringer, Karim Khan, Israel, Khan, Stephanie van den Berg, Bart Meijer, Hatem Maher, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Hamas, REUTERS, Sunday, United Nations, ICC, Thomson Locations: Rafah, Gaza, Israel, Palestinian, Egypt, CAIRO, The Hague, Cairo

☆ Qatar-led negotiations between Israel and Hamas continue, source says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

An explosion is seen on the Israel-Gaza border, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, as seen from the Israeli side, October 27, 2023. REUTERS TV via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsDOHA/JERUSALEM, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Qatar-mediated negotiations between Israel and Hamas aimed at de-escalating fighting in Gaza continued on Saturday, a source briefed on the negotiations said, even as Israel intensified its assault on the enclave. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that efforts to secure the hostages' release will continue even during the Gaza ground offensive. Earlier, the armed wing of Hamas said it had been close to reaching an agreement with Israel over the hostages, but Israel had "stalled" on that possibility. Qatari envoys have previously helped mediate truces between the Islamist group and Israel.

Persons: Israel, Gaza's, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Abu Ubaida, Deen al, Andrew Mills, Emily Rose, Hatem Maher, Enas, David Evans, Andrew Cawthorne, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Hamas, REUTERS, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Brigades, Thomson Locations: Israel, Gaza, Palestinian, Rights DOHA, JERUSALEM, Qatar, Doha, Jerusalem, Cairo

☆ Hamas Armed Wing Says Israel 'Stalled' on Possible Deal Over Hostages
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Oct. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

(Reuters) - Hamas was about to reach an agreement with Israel over the hostages held by the Palestinian militant faction but Israel had "stalled" on that possibility, a spokesman for the group's armed wing said on Saturday. Abu Ubaida, the spokesman for the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, also said in a video speech the group would only release all the hostages it has if Israel freed all Palestinian prisoners. Hamas can also hold talks over a "partial" agreement over the captives, he added. (Reporting by Hatem Maher and Enas Alashray; editing by David Evans)

Persons: Israel, Abu Ubaida, Deen al, Hatem Maher, Enas, David Evans Organizations: Reuters, Brigades Locations: Israel

☆ Egypt says 'Israeli obstacles' impeding aid delivery to Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Palestinians, who fled their houses amid Israeli strikes, take shelter at a tent camp at a United Nations-run centre, after Israel's call for more than 1 million civilians in northern Gaza to move south, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 26, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 28 (Reuters) - Egypt's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday "Israeli obstacles" including truck inspection procedures were impeding the prompt delivery of aid to the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Palestinian enclave. The Rafah crossing, which is controlled by Egypt and does not border Israel, has become the main point of aid delivery since Israel imposed a siege on Gaza in retaliation for an attack by Hamas militants from the coastal strip on Oct. 7. Israel has vowed to wipe out the Hamas group that rules Gaza, which it says killed 1,400 people and took hundreds hostage in an Oct. 7 assault on southern Israel. Reuters GraphicsReporting by Enas Alashray and Hatem Maher; Editing by David Evans and Helen PopperOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Khan Younis, Abu Mustafa, Antonio Guterres, Israel, Gaza's, Enas Alashray, Hatem Maher, David Evans, Helen Popper Our Organizations: United Nations, REUTERS, U.N, Hamas, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Egypt, Rafah, Israel

☆ Hamas armed wing says Israel 'stalled' on possible deal over hostages
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Abu Ubaida, the spokesman of the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, gestures as he speaks during an anti-Israel military show in the southern Gaza Strip November 11, 2019. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 28 (Reuters) - Hamas was about to reach an agreement with Israel over the hostages held by the Palestinian militant faction but Israel had "stalled" on that possibility, a spokesman for the group's armed wing said on Saturday. Abu Ubaida, the spokesman for the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, also said in a video speech the group would only release all the hostages it has if Israel freed all Palestinian prisoners. Hamas can also hold talks over a "partial" agreement over the captives, he added. Reporting by Hatem Maher and Enas Alashray; editing by David EvansOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Abu Ubaida, Deen al, Abu Mustafa, Israel, Hatem Maher, Enas, David Evans Organizations: REUTERS, Brigades, Thomson Locations: Israel, Gaza

☆ Missile strikes Egyptian Red Sea town on Israel border
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The missile hit a medical facility in Taba, injuring at least six people, Al Qahera TV reported. Taba straddles Egypt's border with Israel's Red Sea port of Eilat. Hamas said on Wednesday it had targeted Eilat with a missile, which the Israeli military said hit an outlying area. Al Qahera reported the missile strike on Friday hit a Taba ambulance facility and a residential building for the administration of the Taba Hospital. It is about a three-hour drive from Egypt's Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh.

Persons: Egypt's Al, Al Qahera, Taba, Israel, Yemen's, Emily Rose, Nafisa Eltahir, Ahmed Tolba, Hatem Maher, Yusri Mohamed, Rami Ayyub, Cynthia Osterman, Michael Perry Organizations: Egypt's Al Qahera News, Reuters, Hamas, Taba, Navy, Thomson Locations: CAIRO, JERUSALEM, Israel, Gaza, Taba, Egypt's, Eilat, Egypt, Egypt's Sinai, Red, Sharm el, The U.S, Iran, Jerusalem, Cairo, Ismailia

Egypt's military spokesman Colonel Gharib Abdel-Hafez said two drones were fired from the southern Red Sea aiming north. Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari said that combat helicopters had been scrambled when "an aerial threat was spotted in the Red Sea region". EGYPT EXPOSED"The air force and air defence force are intensifying efforts to secure Egyptian airspace on all strategic directions," the Egyptian military said. The U.S. said last week a Navy warship in the Red Sea intercepted projectiles launched by the Houthi, potentially toward Israel. Bordering both Gaza and Israel, Egypt is exposed to the conflict that blew up after Hamas' Oct. 7 assault on Israel and the subsequent bombardment of the Gaza Strip.

Persons: Ahmed Ona, Yemen's, Israel, Houthi, Gharib Abdel, Hafez, Daniel Hagari, Emily Rose, Dan Williams, Ahmed Mohamed Hassan, Nafisa Eltahir, Ahmed Tolba, Hatem Maher, Mai Shams El, Yusri Mohamed, Nayera Abdallah, Nadine Awadalla, Ahmed Elimam, Rami Ayyub, Nafisa, Michael Perry, Andrew Cawthorne, Jonathan Oatis, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: Reuters, REUTERS Acquire, Navy, Red, Thomson Locations: Red, Nuweiba, Egypt, Israel, Gaza, CAIRO, JERUSALEM, Yemen's Iran, Iran, Yemen, Taba, EGYPT, United States, Cairo, Eilat, Jerusalem, Ismailia, Dubai

☆ Hamas says Israel declined to receive two hostages it intended to release
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Oct 21 (Reuters) - A spokesman for the armed wing of Hamas said on Saturday the group intended to release two more hostages for "humanitarian reasons", but that Israel had declined to receive them. Abu Ubaida, the spokesman for the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, said in a brief statement said that it informed Qatar on Friday of Hamas' intention to release the two people. Reporting by Hatem Maher; Editing by Alison WilliamsOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Israel, Abu Ubaida, Deen al, Hatem Maher, Alison Williams Organizations: Thomson Locations: Qatar

☆ Three Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank - WAFA news agency
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Palestinians use slings to hurl stones during clashes with Israeli forces near Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank October 18, 2023. REUTERS/Ammar Awad Acquire Licensing RightsOct 19 (Reuters) - Three Palestinians, including two teenagers, were killed by Israeli forces in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank early on Thursday, Palestinian official news agency WAFA said. Israeli forces stormed the village of Budrus, west of Ramallah, shooting dead a young man, Gebriel Awad, and wounding another, WAFA said. Dozens of Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank in the latest flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian violence. Israeli forces have carried out their fiercest bombardment of Gaza in response, killing more than 3,000 Palestinians and imposing a total siege on the blockaded enclave that Hamas controls, fuelling anger among Palestinians in the West Bank.

Persons: Ammar Awad, WAFA, Gebriel Awad, Fatah, Mahmoud Abbas, Hatem Maher, Ahmed Tolba, Muralikumar Organizations: West Bank, REUTERS, Palestinian, The West Bank, Palestinian Authority, Al, Thomson Locations: Ramallah, Budrus, Bethlehem, Tulkarm, Israel, Gaza, Jerusalem, Aqsa, Jerusalem's

Iran, which backs Hamas, refers to regional countries and forces opposed to Israel and the United States as a "resistance front." Diplomatic efforts have concentrated on getting aid into Gaza through the Rafah crossing with Egypt, the sole route out that is not controlled by Israel. While tens of thousands have fled south, the United Nations says there is no way to move so many people without causing a humanitarian catastrophe. According to the United Nations, a million Gazans have already been driven from their homes. The Kremlin readout of the call did not include any mention of the ceasefire Russia was trying to achieve by putting forward a resolution in the United Nations Security Council.

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Blinken said after lengthy talks with Netanyahu that Biden will reaffirm solidarity with Israel, which has widely been expected to launch a ground assault in Gaza. Earlier, Iran's foreign minister said Israel would not be allowed to act in Gaza without consequences, warning of "preemptive action" in the coming hours. ... All options are open and we cannot be indifferent to the war crimes committed against the people of Gaza." Iran refers to regional countries and forces opposed to Israel and the United States as a "resistance front." Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday that while Tehran supported the Palestinian cause, the resistance front against Israel made its own independent decisions.

Persons: Khan Younis, Mohammed Salem, Biden, Joe Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Antony Blinken, Blinken, Netanyahu, , Israel, Hossein Amirabdollahian, Amirabdollahian, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Ebrahim Raisi, Nidal al, Bassam Massoud, Nuha Sharaf, Ari Rabinovitch, Dan Williams, Henriette Chacar, Dedi, Maayan Lubell, Emily Rose, James Mackenzie, John Davison, Parisa, Humeyra Pamuk, Hatem Maher, Ahmed Tolba, Omar Abdel, Trevor Hunnicutt, Nandita Bose, Rami Ayyub, Katharine Jackson, Michelle Nichols, David Brunnstrom, Howard Goller, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: REUTERS, Hamas U.S, Israel, Wednesday, Israeli, Iranian, Zionist, United Nations, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, GAZA, JERUSALEM, WASHINGTON, Tel Aviv, U.S, Iran, United States, Lebanon, Tehran, Jerusalem, Dubai, Razek, Cairo, Washington

☆ Hamas seeks Palestinian prisoners' release, says will free non-Israeli captives
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal gestures as he announces a new policy document in Doha, Qatar, May 1, 2017. Gunmen from Hamas took scores of hostages after rampaging through southern Israeli communities and military bases, killing over 1,300 people. In 2011, Israel swapped hundreds of Palestinian prisoners to win the release of one Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, who was held for five years. Israel, which has bombarded Gaza with strikes that have killed hundreds of Palestinians, has said it would act to free the hostages while eliminating Hamas. Another senior Hamas official, Moussa Abu Marzouk, said on Monday that "foreign prisoners cannot be released due to the continued Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip."

Persons: Khaled Meshaal, Naseem Zeitoon, AlAraby, Gilad Shalit, Abu Obeida, Moussa Abu Marzouk, Rami Ayyub, Moaz Abd, Alaziz, Hatem Maher, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: REUTERS, Hamas, Thomson Locations: Doha, Qatar, Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Thailand, Germany

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