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☆ Protests across Mideast as US’ Arab allies warn against pushing Palestinians out
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Protests erupted around the Arab world on Friday as the Gaza war raged and an Israeli ground operation with the potential to displace millions of Palestinians loomed. In a sign of the growing anger over the Israeli operation in Gaza, Egypt sanctioned its first major nationwide protest in a decade. Amman and Cairo have sounded alarms over what they perceive as a plan to transfer Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank to Egypt and Jordan. The West Bank, however, remains occupied and the previous right-wing government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it would advance plans to extend its jurisdiction to the West Bank. The Palestinians want to establish an independent state in the West Bank and Gaza.

Persons: Annie Sakkab, Antony Blinken, Azhar, Omar Zoheiry, Amal, Young, Joe Biden, ”, Israel, Abdel Fattah el, Ayman Mohsab, Sisi, ” Sisi, Ayman Safadi, Al Jazeera, ” Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Benny Gantz, Jordan, Olaf Scholz Organizations: CNN, West Bank, Palestinian Ministry of Health, Bloomberg, Getty, Louk, AP, United, Reuters, Israel, Arab Affairs Committee, Al, Israeli, National Unity Party, Palestinian Authority, Cairo Peace, United Arab, United Nations Locations: Gaza, Israeli, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, Israel, Amman , Jordan, Rafah, Cairo’s, Cairo, Bab el, Tahrir, al, Old Cairo, Beirut, Lebanese, Iran, Iraq’s, Baghdad, United States, Amman, ‘, Jordanian, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Italy, Greece

☆ Israeli anger at Netanyahu erupts at hospital bedsides
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

One Israeli cabinet minister was barred from a hospital visitors' entrance. Whatever ensues, a day of judgment looms for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after a record-long career of political comebacks. Amotz Asa-El, research fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, predicted a similar fate for Netanyahu and his long-dominant, conservative Likud party. All that matters is what 'middle Israelis' think - which is that this is a fiasco and that the prime minister is responsible," Asa-El told Reuters. An opinion poll in Maariv newspaper found that 21% of Israelis want Netanyahu to remain prime minister after the war.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Golda Meir, Amotz Asa, Shalom Hartman, Netanyahu, Asa, El, Benny Gantz Organizations: Labour, Shalom, Shalom Hartman Institute, Likud, Reuters, National Unity Locations: Meir's, Jerusalem, Maariv

☆ Whatever unfolds in Gaza war, judgment day looms for Netanyahu
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Dan Williams | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the media during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. Maya Alleruzzo/Pool via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsJERUSALEM, Oct 17 (Reuters) - One Israeli cabinet minister was barred from a hospital visitors' entrance. But there is little love shown for a government being widely accused of dropping the country's guard and engulfing it in a Gaza war that is rattling the region. Whatever ensues, a day of judgment looms for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after a record-long career of political comebacks. An opinion poll in Maariv newspaper found that 21% of Israelis want Netanyahu to remain prime minister after the war.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Olaf Scholz, Maya Alleruzzo, Golda Meir, Amotz Asa, Shalom Hartman, Netanyahu, Asa, El, Benny Gantz, Gantz, Israel, Amit Segal, It's, Dan Williams, Howard Goller Organizations: REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Labour, Shalom, Shalom Hartman Institute, Likud, Reuters, National Unity, Thomson Locations: Tel Aviv, Israel, Meir's, Jerusalem, Maariv, ISRAEL, Gaza, Saudi Arabia, Iran

☆ Israel-Hamas war: Diplomatic aid efforts ramp up for 'strangled' Gaza as regional conflict fears grow
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Helen Regan Kareem El Damanhoury Eyad Kourdi Abeer Salman Abbaggini | Helen Regan | Kareem El Damanhoury | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“We all know water is life – Gaza is running out of water, and Gaza is running out of life. People walk amid the destruction of houses and streets in Khan Younis, located in the southern Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, Hamas is believed to be holding some 150 Israeli and foreign nationals hostage in the warren of tunnels underneath Gaza. It is also unclear if water is now flowing into southern Gaza. Israeli soldiers gather on and around a tank near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel on October 15.

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☆ Netanyahu Convenes Emergency Israeli Cabinet, Vows to 'Demolish Hamas'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Oct. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened Israel's expanded emergency cabinet for the first time on Sunday, saying the national unity on display sent a message at home and abroad as the country gears up to "demolish Hamas" in Gaza. Welcoming former opposition lawmaker Benny Gantz, who joined the government along with several members of his party last week, Netanyahu said all ministers were "working around the clock, with a united front". "Hamas thought we would be demolished. It is we who will demolish Hamas," Netanyahu said, adding that the show of unity "sends a clear message to the nation, the enemy and the world". (Writing by Dan Williams; Editing by Giles Elgood)

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's, Benny Gantz, Netanyahu, Dan Williams, Giles Elgood Locations: JERUSALEM, Gaza, Tel Aviv

☆ Israel’s Netanyahu Meets With Expanded Cabinet for First Time
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Netanyahu, who has come under intense criticism in Israel following the surprise attack by Hamas that left at least 1,400 people dead, last week brought in former political foes to form a national unity government. “I've seen our amazing soldiers who are now on the front line [and] they know that the entire nation is behind them,” Netanyahu said, according to a government post on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Persons: Netanyahu, “ I've, ” Netanyahu Organizations: Twitter Locations: Israel

☆ Netanyahu convenes emergency Israeli cabinet, vows to 'demolish Hamas'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, September 27, 2023. ABIR SULTAN/Pool via REUTERS//File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsJERUSALEM, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened Israel's expanded emergency cabinet for the first time on Sunday, saying the national unity on display sent a message at home and abroad as the country gears up to "demolish Hamas" in Gaza. Welcoming former opposition lawmaker Benny Gantz, who joined the government along with several members of his party last week, Netanyahu said all ministers were "working around the clock, with a united front". It is we who will demolish Hamas," Netanyahu said, adding that the show of unity "sends a clear message to the nation, the enemy and the world". Writing by Dan Williams; Editing by Giles ElgoodOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, ABIR, Israel's, Benny Gantz, Netanyahu, Dan Williams, Giles Elgood Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Thomson Locations: Jerusalem, Gaza, Tel Aviv

☆ Australian Voice referendum: Australians vote No in referendum that promised change but couldn't deliver
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“It is as Australians together that we must take our country beyond this debate without forgetting why we had it in the first place. “This is a referendum we should never had had because it was built on a lie that Aboriginal people do not have a voice,” he told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Yes campaigner Marilyn Trad told CNN that volunteers making calls to prospective voters had to break the news to some – this week – that there was indeed a referendum. The result means no constitutional change, but the referendum will have lasting consequences for the entire nation, according to experts. “So that power, to change, to modernize, to update the constitution has been put in the hands of the Australian people.

Persons: Anthony Albanese, ”, Warren Mundine, –, Martin Ollman, MC Hammer, John Farnham, “, Marilyn Trad, Kevin Argus, Argus, Mick Tsikas, Australia’s, Pat Dodson, ” “ We’ve, ” Maree Teesson, Teesson, Paula Gerber Organizations: Australia CNN —, Nations, Australian Electoral Commission, CNN, Sky News, SBS, Torres Straight Islanders, Torres Strait, ”, First Nations, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Constitutional, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, RMIT, House, National Press Club, Aboriginal, Matilda Center for Research, Mental Health, University of Sydney, Law, Monash University Locations: Brisbane, Australia, Canberra, Old

The mass evacuation order applies to all of Gaza City, home to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians. “We will destroy Hamas,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Friday night. In the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry reported 16 Palestinians were killed Friday, bringing the total of Palestinians killed there to 51. ISRAEL URGES MASS EVACUATION OF GAZA CIVILIANSThe U.N. said the Israeli military's call for civilians to move south affects 1.1 million people. An Israeli military spokesperson, Jonathan Conricus, said the evacuation was aimed at keeping civilians safe and preventing Hamas from using them as human shields.

Persons: Israel, Howeida, Beit Hanoun, “, —, Benjamin Netanyahu, ”, Jonathan Conricus, ” Conricus, Josep Borrell, Fayza Hamoudi, Hamoudi, Tarek Mraish, Ashraf al, Qidra, Al Awda, Juliette Touma, Philippe Lazzarini, ___ Krauss, Isabel DeBre, Samya, Samy Magdy, Kareem Chehayeb Organizations: Gaza Health Ministry, West Bank, Palestinian Health Ministry, Hamas, Health Ministry, Al, Associated Press Locations: DEIR, Gaza, Israel, Gaza City, Deir al, Beit, Egypt, ISRAEL, Israeli, U.S, China, GAZA, Deir el, Jerusalem, Samya Kullab, Baghdad, Cairo, Beirut

☆ China proposes blacklist of training data for generative AI models
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Acquire Licensing RightsBEIJING, Oct 12 (Reuters) - China has published proposed security requirements for firms offering services powered by generative artificial intelligence, including a blacklist of sources that cannot be used to train AI models. Generative AI, popularised by the success of OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot, learns how to take actions from past data, and creates new content like text or images based on that training. The committee proposes conducting a security assessment of each body of content used to train public-facing generative AI models, with those containing "more than 5% of illegal and harmful information" to be blacklisted. The draft rules also state that information censored on the Chinese internet should not be used to train models. The draft security requirements published on Wednesday require organisations training these AI models to seek the consent of individuals whose personal information, including biometric data, is used for training purposes.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, OpenAI's, Eduardo Baptista, Jane Merriman, Jan Harvey Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, National Information Security, Cyberspace Administration of China, CAC, Ministry of Industry, Information Technology, Baidu, HK, U.S, Thomson Locations: Rights BEIJING, China

[1/2] Israeli tanks from an artillery unit are seen near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, October 12, 2023. Israeli air strikes in response have killed more than 1,400 people in Gaza so far. In Gaza, a strip of land with 2.3 million people, the risk of a mounting civilian death toll could also complicate Israel's military plans. But Gaza residents have already spotted what they believe to be invasion preparations in the intense Israeli bombardment of the enclave since the initial assault by Hamas. Reuters GraphicsLEARNING LESSONSMore recently than its Gaza incursions, Israeli troops were confronted with the growing capability of militants in a West Bank clash in June.

Persons: Ronen, Israel, Abu Abdallah, Hamas spokespeople, Saleh Al, Arouri, Al Jazeera, Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, Shalom Ben Hanan, Jonathan Saul, Jerusalem, Nidal, Edmund Blair, Angus MacSwan Organizations: REUTERS, Hamas, Reuters, Shin, Foreign, West Bank, Palestinian Authority, Bank, Apache, Jenin Brigade, International Institute for, Israel's Reichman University, Thomson Locations: Israel's, Gaza, Israel, GAZA, JERUSALEM, Israeli, Russian, Iran, Jenin

☆ Israel Gaza war: Growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Israel forms war cabinet and prepares hospitals as troops mass
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Nada Bashir Kareem El Damanhoury Ali Younes Mohammed Tawfeeq Rhea Mogul | Nada Bashir | Kareem El Damanhoury | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Gaza’s only power station stopped working on Wednesday after running out of fuel, the head of the Gaza power authority Galal Ismail told CNN. So death was a blessing,” he told CNN, his voice broken, tears streaming down his tired, ashen face. Izzat al-Risheq, a senior Hamas official, told CNN on Wednesday that it’s too early to exchange Israeli hostages. “We are extremely worried that what is happening now is totally unprecedented,” Najla Shawa, an Oxfam worker in Gaza, told CNN. “I was sleeping, and then suddenly everything started falling on us,” one little girl waiting in a hospital with blood all over her face, told CNN.

Persons: Jerusalem CNN —, Israel, ’, Israel’s, Yahya Hassouna, Galal Ismail, Karama, “, we’re, Jonathan Conricus, Khan, Ibraheem Abu Mustafa, Benjamin Netanyahu, Benny Gantz, Gantz, Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, ” Gantz, Abir, Mahmoud Abbas, Antony Blinken, Abbas, King Abdullah II of Jordan, Mohammed Bin Salman, Ebrahim Raisi, Tom Hand, Emily, wasn’t, ”, Izzat, it’s, Risheq, Baz Ratner, Fabrizio Carboni, ” Carboni, Najla Organizations: Jerusalem CNN, Palestinian, Getty, Palestinian Health Ministry, United Nations Office, of Humanitarian Affairs, CNN, Israel Defence Force, Reuters, National Unity Party, Alternate, Defence, Chagall State, Palestinian Authority, Palestine Liberation Organization, PLO, West Bank, Oslo Accords, Israel, Saudi Arabia’s Crown, Saudi Press Agency, Hamas, International IDF, Kibbutz, International Committee, Cross, ICRC, UN, Oxfam Locations: Gaza, Jerusalem, Israel, Gaza City, AFP, Al, Khan Younis, Chagall, Abir Sultan, Amman, Oslo, Doha, Qatar, Egypt, Kibbutz Be'eri, “

☆ Israeli Troops Massed on Border, Poised to Storm Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Lauren Camera | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +7 min

Israeli forces prepared to storm into Gaza on Thursday, staging tanks and troops along the border ahead of what’s expected to be a brutal and bloody boots-on-the-ground operation that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been promising for days. The death toll in Gaza stands at roughly 1,400 people, including many Palestinians who are not aligned with Hamas. The Israeli defense minister pledged to wipe Hamas "off the face of the earth." Israeli forces can also expect rockets, anti-armor attacks and even the use of human shields when they enter Gaza. The Israeli government would need to decide whether to potentially leave a weakened Hamas behind in Gaza or to overthrow its de facto administration.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, ” Netanyahu, Israel –, It’s, Netanyahu, Benny Gantz, ”, Bill Roggio, Joe Biden, Bibi, ” Biden, “, State Anthony Blinken, Blinken, ” Blinken, Biden, Lloyd Austin, Austin, Israel Organizations: Unity, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, ”, State, State Department, Israel, Center for Strategic, International Studies Locations: Gaza, Israel, “, Detroit, Tel Aviv, Blinken, Iran, Lebanon, American, “ Israel

DAJABON, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican Republic partially reopened its border with Haiti on Wednesday to limited commercial activity nearly a month after shuttering the frontier in a continuing spat over construction of a canal targeting water from a shared river. The Dominican border reopening was delayed after a pre-dawn fire at the main marketplace in Dajabon destroyed dozens of stalls. She called Abinader’s decision to close all land, sea and air borders last month “savage,” noting that businesses like hers are good for the Dominican Republic. She said that even if the Dominican Republic opens its borders, she hopes the Haitian side will remain closed. Haiti and the Dominican Republic have long had a contentious relationship despite strong economic ties.

Persons: DAJABON, Luis Abinader, wasn't, “ There’s, ”, Santo Rodríguez, Rodríguez, hadn’t, Abinader, Haiti’s, Diego Da Rin, Da Rin, Ariel Henry, ” Da Rin, “, Marie, Enge Belizaire, Belizaire, Orgline Pierre, “ Abinader, ” Pierre, ___ Dánica Coto, Evens Sanon Organizations: Authorities, International Crisis, Haitian, Dominican Republic’s Export, Investment Center, Dominican Republic’s, Bank, Port Locations: Dominican Republic, Haiti, Dominican, Dajabon, Haitian, Hispaniola, Spanish, Panama, Kenya, San Juan , Puerto Rico, Prince

CNN —The United Nations says it is “deeply concerned” by reports that civilians, including women and children, were killed and injured in a bombing at a camp for internally displaced people in Myanmar. The bombing on Monday took place near the town of Laiza, in northern Kachin state. Laiza is home to the headquarters of the Kachin Independence Army, which has been locked in a conflict with Myanmar’s military for decades. The British embassy in Myanmar also said it was “appalled by” the reports of innocent civilians being killed. Calling the attack “unacceptable”, he added, “We reiterate that the Myanmar military must stop its brutal campaign against the Myanmar people.”Myanmar’s military seized power in February 2021 after detaining civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and numerous top government figures, dashing hopes for a more democratic future for the country.

Persons: Min Aung Hlaing, Zaw Min Tun, “, ”, Ken O’Flaherty, Aung San, Kyi, Suu Kyi Organizations: CNN, United Nations, National Unity Government, Kachin Independence Army, Unity, UN, British Locations: Myanmar, China, Laiza, Kachin

Biden said he and his national security team were working “round the clock" on the crisis, including plotting how to get the Americans home safely. If I told you I wouldn't be able to get them home," Biden said at the start of a White House roundtable with Jewish community leaders. The move is meant to starve resources for Hamas, but aid groups have warned of a humanitarian crisis for the Palestinian people who are also suffering because of the attack. Secretary of State Antony Blinken left Wednesday for Israel, where America's top diplomat is set to meet with Netanyahu and Israeli President Isaac Herzog. Biden is an old foreign policy hand, having chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during his career as a U.S. senator from Delaware.

Persons: Joe Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Biden, beheadings, Netanyahu, Bibi, Antony Blinken, Isaac Herzog, –, Blinken, Benny Gantz Organizations: Israeli, Hamas, ISIS, Israel, National Unity, Foreign Locations: Gaza, Israel, United States, U.S, Delaware, Dachau, Germany

Biden despatched his top diplomat, Antony Blinken, to the Middle East to show Washington's enduring support for Israel, seek to secure the release of captives, including Americans, and prevent a wider war from erupting. HAMAS 'WILL CEASE TO EXIST,' ISRAELI DEFENSE CHIEF SAYSHamas-affiliated media said on Wednesday seven people were killed by Israeli air strikes on homes in Khan Younis in southern Gaza. Israel withdrew Jewish settlers and Israeli troops from Gaza in 2005 after 38 years of occupation. Washington said it was talking with Israel and Egypt about safe passage for civilians from Gaza, with food in short supply. Former Defense Minister Benny Gantz, a centrist opposition leader, spoke live on Israeli television alongside Netanyahu and Defense Minister Gallant after forming a war cabinet focused entirely on the conflict.

Persons: Biden, Joe Biden, Antony Blinken, Blinken, Jordan, Mahmoud Abbas, Khan Younis, Abu Mustafa, Yoav Gallant, Benjamin Netanyahu, Washington, Benny Gantz, Netanyahu, Gallant, Gantz, Jeff Mason, Humeyra Pamuk, Jarrett Renshaw, Rami Ayyub, Simon Lewis, Maayan Lubell, Emily Rose, Nidal, Howard Goller Organizations: Wednesday, Iran, Hezbollah, West Bank, Palestinian, Health Ministry, Jewish, REUTERS, ISIS, Israeli, Islamic, Hamas, ISRAEL, Former, Defense, Unity Party, Thomson Locations: Iran, Israel, WASHINGTON, JERUSALEM, GAZA, Gaza, Palestinian, rampaged, Washington, Gaza , U.S, Khan, U.N, Israeli, Egypt, Jerusalem

☆ Netanyahu Agrees to Form National Unity Government
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to form a national unity government with members of the opposition, including former generals, to lead the country via a wartime cabinet. It brings together representatives of rival parliamentary groups in a broad coalition, usually at a time of national emergency. Netanyahu had initially wanted those with military expertise in the opposition to join his existing coalition.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu

☆ Israel’s war with Hamas will cause deep and wide political shockwaves
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Cataclysmic events like the Hamas onslaught on Israel trigger profound political shocks and strategic transformations that no one could predict at the time. They unleashed extraordinary political forces inside nations like the United States and Britain, creating conditions that are still influencing society and elections. The Jewish state is no stranger to rocket attacks from Gaza or Lebanon or bus and suicide bombings. Republicans, led by ex-President Donald Trump, pounced on the Hamas attacks, seeking to saddle Biden with the blame over his attempts to defuse a US confrontation with Iran. So the war in Israel and Gaza will resonate far more widely than a cursed corner of the Middle East.

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☆ Women, children among 29 killed as artillery hits Myanmar refugee camp - media, sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Kachin media outlets said 30 people were killed and blamed the artillery strike on the military. Kachin media shared a series of graphic images on Facebook of destruction, which could not immediately be verified by Reuters. Others showed men in military attire sifting through wreckage and a man carrying the body of a small child. The incident was the deadliest since an air strike in Myanmar's volatile Sagaing region in April that killed scores of people including civilians. It sits close to the Chinese border and is home to many civilians living in displacement camps in and around the town.

Persons: Kyaw Zaw, Martin Petty, Michael Perry Organizations: Kachin Independence Army, Reuters, Nations, National Unity Government, Kachin, Network Civil, Reuters Staff, Thomson Locations: China, Myanmar, Myanmar's, Kachin State, Kachin, Sagaing, Khon

☆ Israel’s history suggests the clock is ticking for Netanyahu after Hamas attack failures
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Elliott Gotkine | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“Israeli history has taught us that each and every surprise and crisis led to the collapse of the government. This would have been a tall order in Netanyahu’s prime. But this invasion by Hamas, he says, would have been planned 12 to 18 months ago – when Netanyahu was in opposition. The miscalculation, he said, was that Hamas was after economic concessions, and a softening of Israel’s blockade on Gaza. Such has been the shock and anger over Hamas’ spectacular assault that Israeli voters may ben open to more extreme ideas.

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☆ Israel-Hamas war: Latest news, market response and business impact
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Israeli TV channels said the death toll from the Hamas attack had climbed to 900. Gaza's Health Ministry said at least 687 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air strikes on the blockaded enclave since Saturday. * The spokesman of Hamas' armed wing said the group will not negotiate over Israeli captives "under fire". AMERICANS, BRITONS DEAD OR MISSING* The United States said nine Americans were killed in Israel and other U.S. citizens were missing. INSIGHT, ANALYSIS* Hamas carried out a careful campaign of deception to pull of its stunning attack, accounts from Hamas and Israeli sources show.

Persons: Abu Ubaida, Lloyd Austin, Benjamin Netanyahu's, James, Joe Biden, Netanyahu, Howard Goller Organizations: Gaza's Health, Israel, Defense, Party, Reuters, European Commission, BBC, U.S, Tech, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israeli, ISRAEL, GAZA, Israel, States, Lebanon, Palestinian, Tel Aviv, U.S

☆ Myanmar Shadow Govt Accuses Military of 'War Crimes' Over Refugee Camp Attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

(Reuters) - Myanmar's shadow National Unity Government (NUG) on Tuesday said the ruling military was responsible for an attack on a refugee camp that it said killed at least 28 people. "This act of military council is war crime and crime against humanity," NUG spokesperson Kyaw Zaw said. "The international community needs to take action," Kyaw Zaw said, adding an attack so close to China showed the junta did not respect its neighbour.

Persons: Kyaw Zaw Organizations: Reuters, National Unity Government Locations: China

Netanyahu’s vow to unleash the full force of the Israeli military on Hamas has raised fears for the safety of Israeli civilians spread in undisclosed locations across the densely populated Gaza Strip. “It will make things much more complicated.”Political Cartoons View All 1202 ImagesLocating Israeli hostages in Gaza — something Israeli intelligence agencies failed to do in the case of Shalit — poses further challenges. “So the army would have to bomb everything.”Hamas already has said it seeks the release of all Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails — some 4,500 detainees, according to Israeli rights group B’Tselem — in exchange for the Israeli captives. There is “absolutely no chance” that the current government would agree to the release of Palestinian prisoners, said Gayil Talshir, a political scientist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. This included the Schalit deal in 2011, and Israel’s release of 1,150 jailed Palestinians in exchange for three Israeli prisoners in 1985.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu’s, Gilad Shalit, Israel, Netanyahu, ” Michael Milstein, Shalit, ”, Yaakov Amidror, “, Khalil Shikaki, —, Gayil Talshir, Yair Lapid, Netanyahu “, Bezalel Smotrich, ” “, Ehud Yaari, Tali Levy, Adva Adar Organizations: JERUSALEM, Gaza, Hamas, West Bank, Palestinian Authority, Palestinian Center, Policy, Survey Research, Palestinian, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Saturday Locations: Jihad, Gaza, Tel Aviv, Israel, ”, Ashdod

The issue has exposed deep divisions between his nationalist-religious supporters and more liberal and secular sections of Israeli society, posing major questions about the constitutional foundations of Israel and its future direction. Over 2,600 Israelis including Zwebner's brother were killed, the largest loss of life Israel has ever suffered in a single war. For many front-line soldiers, the war remains a traumatic event but the feeling many express five decades later is pride in having helped save their country. "I had a meeting with my friends this week which really made me emotional, but you feel very much like you saved the existence of Israel," Zwebner said. For Zwebner, who himself opposes the judicial overhaul, a lesson of the 1973 war was that people had to be prepared to think for themselves rather than blindly accepting what leaders of any kind said.

Persons: Uzy, Yonti, Amir Cohen, Uzy Zwebner, Golda Meir, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ehud Barak, Herzi Halevi, Israel, Jordan, Abraham, Zwebner, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Labour Party, ISRAEL, U.S, Abraham Accords, Thomson Locations: Sinai, Kippur, Tel Aviv, Israel, Yom Kippur, Golan, Soviet Union, Egypt

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