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Kamala Harris may just carry shift in Gaza warfare coverage

Kamala Harris's outspoken stance on the Gaza war hints at a possible shift from Joe Biden's Israel policy as she eyes the Democratic presidential nomination -- as Benjamin Netanyahu is likely to find out this week.The US vice...

‘The Beijing Declaration’, China agents Hamas-Fatah solidarity deal: What we all know

Palestinian factions, including rivals Hamas and Fatah, signed in Beijing on Tuesday an agreement to end a yearslong rift and form an interim national unity government for the Palestinian territories.The "Beijing Declaration on Ending Division and Strengthening Palestinian...

Hamas pronounces ‘nationwide solidarity’ maintain Palestinian opponents

Hamas announced Tuesday it had signed an agreement in Beijing with other Palestinian organisations including rivals Fatah to work together for "national unity", with China describing it as a deal to rule Gaza together once the war ends....

Israel heads to Olympics as Palestinian delegation requires exclusion

Israel's Olympic delegation flew to Paris on Monday as the Palestinian contingent called for banning the Israeli athletes over the war in Gaza.The Summer Games in the French capital open Friday against a backdrop of heightened security concerns...

Israel moves on Yemen port: what’s the harm?

Israeli strikes on Saturday hit a power plant and fuel storage facilities in Hodeida, the main port under the control of Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels.Here is what we know about the damage caused by the attack, which set...

Israeli settlers beat international volunteers in occupied West Financial institution

Israeli settlers on Sunday attacked a group of foreign volunteers helping Palestinian farmers in the occupied West Bank, injuring some who needed hospital treatment, the activists and Israeli army said. Eight mainly American volunteers were working with...

Hezbollah says fires rockets, drones at Israel

Lebanon's Hezbollah said it fired Katyusha rockets and drones at Israel on Sunday after strikes which the Israeli army said targeted Hezbollah weapons storage facilities.Hezbollah has traded near-daily cross-border fire with Israeli forces in support of Hamas since...

Israel’s Yemen strike will embolden Huthis: analysts

Israel's first attack on Yemen's Huthis, who have defied months of strikes by the United States and Britain, will likely only embolden the rebels, analysts say.Saturday's strike on the port city of Hodeida, which the rebels say killed...

Turkey-Syria rapprochement more likely to be slow: analysts

After a long estrangement, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad may be edging towards a meeting, but analysts say normalisation will likely be gradual due to thorny issues.Ankara initially sought to topple Damascus...

Israel moves Yemen rebels after fatal Tel Aviv assault

Israeli warplanes struck the Huthi-controlled Yemeni port of Hodeida Saturday, a day after a drone attack by the Iran-backed rebels killed a civilian in Tel Aviv, both sides said.The strikes, which triggered a raging fire and plumes of...