French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that NATO leaders must make a clear, unequivocal commitment to the military organisation’s values and rules at a summit next month — a thinly veiled swipe at Turkey’s conduct within the alliance..
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What caused Italy's cable car accident to occur?
The gondola, on a cableway that takes visitors up a mountain from near the shore of Lake Maggiore, plunged to the ground on Sunday.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: What caused Italy's cable car accident to occur?
Biden condemns attacks on US Jewish community as antisemitism rises in US
Number of antisemitic incidents in US rose significantly following onset of Israel-Gaza conflict, incidents in UK up 441%
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Biden condemns attacks on US Jewish community as antisemitism rises in US
Netanyahu's defense: Yeshua tried to balance anti-Bibi trends, no bribery
Attempts to undermine the charges against the prime minister in his public corruption trial continue.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Netanyahu's defense: Yeshua tried to balance anti-Bibi trends, no bribery
Belarus official claims Hamas threatened to blow up force-landed flight
“We, the soldiers of Hamas...demand that the European Union renounces its support for Israel in this war. A bomb is planted on this flight. If you do not fulfill our demands, the bomb will explode."
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Belarus official claims Hamas threatened to blow up force-landed flight
Knesset advances prime minister term limits for but speaker stops bill
MKs are also meeting to discuss a bill that would form a commission of inquiry to investigate the disaster at Mt. Meron on Lag Ba'omer.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Knesset advances prime minister term limits for but speaker stops bill
The Round Up | 24 May 2021 – Doha News | Qatar
👉 Israel mass arrest amid condemnations while EU Parliamentarians applaud Qatar’s mediation efforts 🇮🇷 Iran extends deal with UN nuclear agency for one month 🪂 Qatari parachuting team reach new heights ⚽ Vaccinated fans to attend CAF Super Cup..
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Full Article: The Round Up | 24 May 2021 – Doha News | Qatar
After cease-fire, Israel prepares for next round of Gaza conflict
Seniors in the political and security echelons are convinced that the current cease-fire with Hamas does not mean quiet for a very long time.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: After cease-fire, Israel prepares for next round of Gaza conflict
Netanyahu: Israel’s response will be very powerful if Hamas breaks ceasefire
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Tuesday that Israel’s response would be “very powerful” if Hamas violated the truce that ended 11 days of conflict with the Gaza militants.“If Hamas breaks the calm and attacks Israel, our response will be very powerful,” the Israeli premier said, following a meeting with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, who was in Jerusalem as part of US efforts to consolidate the ceasefire.The truce, brokered by Egypt and coordinated with the United States, began on Friday after 11 days of the worst fighting between Palestinian militants and Israel in years. Now in its fifth day, it has been holding.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.US Secretary of State Anyony Blinken, in a joint press conference with Netanyahu, said losses on both sides were profound in the Israel-Gaza bloodshed, adding that US President Joe Biden made it clear that the US fully supports Israel’s right to defend itself against rocket attacks from Gaza.Blinken said he had come to the region to try to reduce tensions. He began his regional visit in Jerusalem, where he held talks with Netanyahu.“We know that to prevent a return to violence we have to use the space created to address a larger set of underlying issues and challenges,” Blinken said.“And that begins with tackling the grave humanitarian situation in Gaza and starting to rebuild.”The United States, he said, would work to rally international support around that effort and make its own “significant contributions”, to be announced later in the day.“We will work with our partners, closely with all to ensure that Hamas does not benefit from the reconstruction assistance,” Blinken said about the group.In tandem with Blinken’s mission, Israeli authorities said they were allowing fuel, medicine and food earmarked for Gaza’s private sector to enter the territory for the first time since the hostilities began on May 10.Blinken was also due to meet Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank later in the day and visit Cairo and Amman.But US officials have suggested it was too early for wider peace talks between Israel, in political flux after four inconclusive elections in two years, and the Palestinians, divided by enmity between Hamas and Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas.Netanyahu said Israel will always reserve the right to defend itself against Iran. The US is consulting with Israel about the Iran nuclear deal, according to Blinken.Read more:Blinken arrives in Tel Aviv for talks with Israeli, Palestinian officialsIsrael-Hamas ceasefire holds, UN to launch Gaza aid appealTwo-state solution for Palestine, Israel is the only way forward for region: Blinken
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Netanyahu: Israel’s response will be very powerful if Hamas breaks ceasefire
Netanyahu, Blinken discuss Israel’s security, Gaza reconstruction
Meeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated US commitment for Israel’s security, and said the United States is committed also to the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Netanyahu, Blinken discuss Israel’s security, Gaza reconstruction