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The proposals do not meet the comprehensive needs of the Palestinian people in terms of security, stability, relief, and reconstruction,
said senior Hamas official Bassem Naem, speaking first to the Hamas-run Al Aqsa TV before confirming the group’s position to The Associated Press
We're working on a daily basis to make sure that Israel does what it must do to ensure that this assistance gets to people who need it inside of Gaza,
Blinken said
Minutes after the order to leave came, the streets were filled with people grabbing their things, locking their homes and closing their shops,
Zeaiter told RDFL’s partner organisation, ActionAid
People are panicking, running around in confusion, bumping into each other, unsure where to go or what to do,
said Roula Zeaiter, programme manager for RDFL (The Lebanese Women Democratic Gathering), describing how crowded neighbourhoods, many housing displaced families fleeing Israeli bombardment in Lebanon’s south and the surrounding areas, emptied quicklyEarlier today … the air force struck command and control centres and terrorist infrastructure that were used by the Hezbollah terrorist organisation in the areas of Baalbek deep in Lebanon, and Nabatieh in southern Lebanon,
the Israeli military said in a statement ThursdayThe morgue at Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir El Balah is full” of bodies, mostly women and children “following the massacres committed by the occupation” in Nuseirat
said Marwan Al Hams, director of Gaza’s field hospitals
The Israeli enemy’s renewed expansion... and its renewed targeting of the southern suburbs of Beirut with destructive raids are all indicators that confirm the Israeli enemy’s rejection of all efforts being made to secure a ceasefire,
he said
This is a brutal war and Israel does not have the right to do this...There must be a limit put for Israel because Israel does not abide by any of the laws or human morality."
One Lebanese man, Hassan Saad, speaking in a street in Beirut, told Reuters
The main point is our ability and determination to enforce security, thwart attacks against us, and act against the arming of our enemies, as necessary and despite any pressure and constraints. This is the main point,
he said
Israeli statements and diplomatic signals that Lebanon received confirm Israel's stubbornness in rejecting the proposed solutions and insisting on the approach of killing and destruction,
Mikati said in a statement
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The main objective of the 2025 budget is to maintain the security of the state and achieve victory on all fronts, while safeguarding the resilience of the Israeli economy,
far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich saidThailand continues to strongly urge all parties to return to the path of peace, in the name of the innocent civilians gravely impacted by this prolonged and deepening conflict,
Thai Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa posted on the social media platform X on FridaySearch and rescue operations are ongoing, as efforts continue to locate missing individuals trapped under the rubble,
WAFA reported, ... adding thatTerrorists planted explosives in the proximity of the UNRWA offices that were then detonated in an attempt to harm IDF soldiers. The explosives likely caused damage to the structure,
an IDF statement saidOverall we've had 55 attacks verified,
WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris told a press briefing in GenevaIsrael has wasted ... more than one real opportunity to secure a truce ... and return calm and displaced persons to both sides of the border,
he said in a statement carried by the official National News AgencySo we are continuing to lose health workers at the very time when they are needed most,
Harris saidWe are deeply concerned about the rising attacks on health workers,
she saidThailand reiterates its call on all conflicting parties to immediately cease any retaliatory actions to prevent the situation from prolonging and aggravating, and to restore regional peace and stability in the Middle East region,
he said
Hamas supports a permanent end to the war, not a temporary one,
Nunu said