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Israel's Gaza City offensive may be weeks away, leaving time for ceasefire

By Maayan LubellJERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel's new offensive in Gaza City could take weeks to start, leaving the door open for a ceasefire, officials say, even as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it would get underway "fairly quickly" and end the war with Hamas' defeat.Two officials who were at a security cabinet meeting on Thursday to approve the plan told Reuters that the evacuation of civilians from affected areas may only be completed by the start of October, giving time for a deal to be pursued.
Source: Al Monitor
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Al Jazeera journalists hold vigil for staff slain in Gaza

Al Jazeera staff gathered at the news network's Doha headquarters on Monday for a televised memorial for five colleagues killed by Israel overnight in Gaza.Anas al-Sharif, a recognisable face on the channel, correspondent Mohammed Qreiqeh and camera operators Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa were killed in the Israeli attack on Sunday. Scores congregated in an Al Jazeera Arabic studio and newsroom in the Qatari capital to condemn the killings, promising to continue their reporting on the 22-month war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
Source: Al Monitor
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Zelenskiy calls Indian, Saudi leaders ahead of Trump-Putin talks

By Yuliia Dysa and Dan PeleschukKYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy spoke to the leaders of India and Saudi Arabia on Monday, in an effort to mobilise support for Kyiv beyond Europe ahead of a planned meeting this week between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.Zelenskiy won diplomatic backing from Europe and the NATO alliance on Sunday, amid fears that the U.S. and Russian leaders may try to dictate terms for ending the 3-1/2-year war.
Source: Al Monitor
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