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Israeli attempt to annex West Bank would be ‘red line’ for US, says Macron | Palestinian territories

Any attempt by Israel to annex parts of the West Bank would be a red line for the US – and would represent the end of Arab-Israeli diplomatic normalisation, Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday, claiming that he had been given that assurance by Donald Trump. Macron also revealed that he had presented the US leader […]

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IDF may attack camps of displaced people after Gaza City, says ex-general | Gaza

Israeli military forces are likely to mount new attacks into parts of Gaza now crowded with hundreds of thousands of displaced people once they have concluded their current offensive into Gaza City, a former Israeli national security advisor and general has said. Yaakov Amidror, who served as national security adviser to Benjamin Netanyahu from 2011 […]

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Netanyahu calls UK’s Palestine recognition ‘absurd prize for terrorism’ | Israel

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, called the UK’s recognition of Palestine on Sunday “an absurd prize for terrorism”. In remarks to ministers released by his office, he said Israel would have “to fight both in the UN and in all the other fronts against the slanderous propaganda aimed at us, and against the calls to […]

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Australia joins UK and Canada in formally recognising Palestinian state | Australian foreign policy

Australia has formally recognised Palestine as a sovereign and independent state, completing a landmark shift in foreign policy over the Israel-Gaza war. The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, announced formal recognition at the United Nations in New York, in a move timed to coincide with similar declarations by prime ministers Keir Starmer of the UK and […]