Day: May 4, 2024

Is a US guarantee of Israeli defeat sufficient for Hamas?

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Prime Minister Netanyahu’s handling of the American initiative that takes everything into account except Israel’s survival- at least as of Saturday night – is encouraging. Op-ed. Dr.Aaron Lerner   May 5, 2024, 12:13 AM (GMT+3) HamasDr. Aaron Lerner 1 minutes Hamas members get salaries in RafahAbed Rahim Khatib/ Flash90 In response to Arab reports that the […]

Hostage talks held in Cairo, as Israel and Hamas at odds on ending the war

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Netanyahu opted not to send a delegation without consulting with War cabinet ministers Benny Gantz and Gadi Eisenkot. By TOVAH LAZAROFF, REUTERS MAY 4, 2024 22:41 Updated: MAY 4, 2024 23:28  HAMAS CHIEF Ismail Haniyeh speaks to the press upon his arrival at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip in 2017.(photo credit: […]

Report: Hamas agreed to Egyptian ceasefire proposal

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Asharq Al-Awsat claims Israel removed opposition to releasing certain terrorists, US guaranteed full withdrawal from Gaza and an end to the war. Dalit Halevi   May 4, 2024, 10:37 PM (GMT+3) ceasefireprisoner swaphostagesSwords of Iron Hamas spokespersonScreenshot Al Jazeera has reported that a Qatari delegation left for Cairo to participate in indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas, […]

Chuck Schumer, Mike Johnson to Invite Netanyahu to Address Congress

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Hana Levi Julian27 Nisan 5784 – May 4, 2024 The office of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced Friday that Schumer will join House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) in offering an invitation for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address a joint session of Congress. On March 7 this year, Schumer called Netanyahu an “obstacle […]

Israel Takes Steps in ‘Sharp Response’ to Turkish Trade Ban

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Hana Levi Julian27 Nisan 5784 – May 4, 2024 Photo Credit: Yoav Dudkevitch/TPS Israel Katz, now Israel’s Foreign Minister, at the Knesset in Jerusalem on Dec. 25, 2023.     Israel has formed a “sharp response” to Turkey’s announcement of a trade ban against Israel, according to the Foreign Ministry. Earlier this week Turkish exports […]

Hamas to soon announce agreement to Egyptian mediation proposal – report

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Hamas leadership approved the implementation of the first phase of the hostage deal, according to a senior Hamas official. By YUVAL BARNEA MAY 4, 2024 11:02 Updated: MAY 4, 2024 11:50 Hamas will announce soon that it agreed to the Egyptian mediation proposal, according to Saturday Arab media reports. Palestinian newspaper Al-Quds reported that the […]