Gaza aid flotilla ‘very confident’ of breaching Israeli blockade

"We need to make sure that we are part  of the most important and decisive battle of our generation," activist Thiago Avila told The New Region.

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Iraq condemns Israel’s death penalty bill for Palestinians prisoners

Foreign ministers of Germany, France, the UK, and Italy have previously voiced “deep concern, and warned that the bill, if passed into law, will “significantly expand the possibilities to impose the death penalty in Israel.”

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Hamas says ‘total halt of aggression’ necessary for Gaza peace to proceed

"Any political process or any arrangement under discussion concerning the Gaza Strip and the future of our Palestinian people must start with the total halt of aggression, the lifting of the blockade, and the guarantee of our people's legitimate national rights, first and foremost their right to freedom and self-determination," said the Palestinian militant group.

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Gaza stabilization force takes shape at inaugural Board of Peace meeting

Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, and Albania have committed troops to the International Stabilization Force for Gaza, while Egypt and Jordan have pledged to train a new Palestinian police force.

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What’s going on with Trump’s amorphous Board of Peace?

Although the Board was officially introduced as part of Trump’s 20-point plan for Gaza, its founding statute suggests far broader ambitions that extend well beyond managing a single conflict.

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Israel announces ‘limited’ reopening of Gaza's key Rafah border crossing

Israeli seized control of the Rafah border crossing in May 2024 and prevented humanitarian access to the devastated Gaza Strip.

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Trump says it ‘looks like’ Hamas will disarm

US President Donald Trump praised the Palestinian militant group's role in repatriating the remains of deceases Israeli hostages under the provisions of a US-backed peace plan.

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UNRWA says Israeli army deployed across more than half of Gaza

"In these areas, access to humanitarian facilities and assets, including UNRWA’s, as well as to public infrastructure and agricultural land remains severely restricted or prohibited," said the UN agency.

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Arab, Muslim nations voice concern over deteriorating Gaza humanitarian situation

The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the UAE, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Qatar, and Egypt, expressed their "deepest concern regarding the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, which has been exacerbated by severe, harsh, and unstable weather conditions."

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