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Israel barring recruits it vetted for Gaza police from leaving Strip for training

Israel barring recruits it vetted for Gaza police from leaving Strip for training

16,500 of 283,000 applicants approved to serve on new technocratic government’s police force still need to be let out for training in Egypt, Board...

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PA submits US entry applications, testing plan to ban Abbas from UN confab — officials

PA submits US entry applications, testing plan to ban Abbas from UN confab — officials

Palestinian official says Ramallah was told it could still submit papers for adjudication after Trump aide told ToI Washington plans to again bar PA...

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Kushner: Israel acting ‘a little irrational’ on Gaza due to upcoming election

Kushner: Israel acting ‘a little irrational’ on Gaza due to upcoming election

US envoy says Israel and US agree on ‘end state for Gaza’; father and daughter reportedly killed in strike in Gaza City, IDF spokesperson says it...

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US wanted Hamas to start disarming before Knesset election, but it’ll have to wait

US wanted Hamas to start disarming before Knesset election, but it’ll have to wait

Despite Kushner’s insistence to the contrary, Israeli buy-in is needed for Board of Peace to meaningfully advance the plan, and that’s not coming...

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US House advances bill to withhold federal funds from universities boycotting Israel

US House advances bill to withhold federal funds from universities boycotting Israel

33 Democrats join most GOP lawmakers in backing legislation, to which Democratic leadership objected over free speech concerns and because it didn’t...

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US issues harsher censure of ‘West Bank violence,’ without explicitly blaming Israel

US issues harsher censure of ‘West Bank violence,’ without explicitly blaming Israel

Washington urges legal action against perpetrators, but doesn’t use the word ‘settler’; 2 Palestinians reportedly shot dead after security...

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Trump: ‘Israel should not worry’ about latest Iran clashes, war will wind down soon

Trump: ‘Israel should not worry’ about latest Iran clashes, war will wind down soon

US president muses about changing name of Hormuz to ‘Trump Strait,’ says it’s under American control despite fresh flare-up; White House later...

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‘What a stupid question’: Trump rules out idea of nuking Iran amid renewed tensions

‘What a stupid question’: Trump rules out idea of nuking Iran amid renewed tensions

US president claims Tehran ‘totally defeated militarily’ as he reportedly weighs limited strikes near Hormuz; several incidents reported in...

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Feuding Fatah officials meet as internal rifts risk poor showing in November election

Feuding Fatah officials meet as internal rifts risk poor showing in November election

After reconciliation attempt between Abbas and Dahlan fails to bear fruit, dominant PA party works to heal more bridgeable divisions, such as one...

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Rahm Emmanuel gives $550K to program training Palestinian doctors at Israeli hospital

Rahm Emmanuel gives $550K to program training Palestinian doctors at Israeli hospital

Democratic politician dubs initiative ‘healthcare diplomacy,’ weeks after Tel Aviv speech warning Israel will become a pariah if it maintains...

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Trump vows response to Iranian strike on US troops in Jordan as tensions ratchet up

Trump vows response to Iranian strike on US troops in Jordan as tensions ratchet up

‘We’re going to hit them hard,’ US president says; Tehran source downplays flare-up, says it’s ‘limited and contained’; US vows to persist...

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Palestinian banking crisis averted, as Israeli bank delays plan to halt collaboration

Palestinian banking crisis averted, as Israeli bank delays plan to halt collaboration

A day before deadline, Discount Bank agrees to push off plan to stop correspondent banking services to Palestinian counterparts, which tethers West...

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US House Democratic leaders tap pro-Israel lawmaker for top Mideast policy post

Moskowitz’s appointment as subcommittee ranking member angers progressives, who say he’s out of step with rest of party on Israel; supporters...

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Trump seeks to sanction Tehran into submission rather than renew MOU, sources say

President says Washington not talking with Iran, hints new sanctions could hit Chinese banks that do business with it, as Iranian FM hosts Qatari...

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Board of Peace envoy knocks Israel’s ‘unacceptable’ Gaza policy as disarmament plan stalls

Briefing UN Security Council, Mladenov pans Israeli restrictions on shelter supplies, argues that continued IDF strikes haven’t, and won’t, lead...

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Trump says Iran in ‘humanitarian crisis of epic proportions’ that ‘must be stopped’

US president alleges Tehran stiffing swathes of its military, ‘killing protesters’ at record levels; Pakistan says Iran open to renewed diplomacy,...

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US stresses opposition to Israeli West Bank annexation but avoids condemning E1 plan

Trump administration says it wants to see ‘a stable West Bank’ as top EU official, FMs of several Arab and Muslim nations denounce Jerusalem over...

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Progress made in talks with Israeli banks to delay move that could collapse PA economy

Sources tell ToI that Discount and Hapoalim are likely to hold off on threat to stop providing critical correspondent services to Palestinian banks,...

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US plans to again bar Abbas from going to NYC for UN address next month — official

PA leader enlists Turkey’s Erdogan to appeal to ‘good friend’ Trump on his behalf; UN official to ToI: We hope US will honor host country...

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Declaring ‘economic D-Day,’ Trump says any country trading with Iran will be sanctioned

‘These maniacs are on the ropes, and these HISTORIC MEASURES will cripple them,’ claims president, as US military said helping get millions of...

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PM, Kushner clashed over continued Israeli strikes on Oct. 7 terrorists — officials

Officials tell ToI that Trump aide also took issue with Netanyahu’s refusal to let police recruits leave Gaza for training, as Board of Peace needs...

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Palestinian official worries US ‘replicating’ PM’s strategy of boosting Hamas at PA’s expense

Concern expressed to ToI after Kushner meets with Hamas chief and Netanyahu, while ignoring Ramallah; Trump aide says PA should focus on reforms,...

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Trump says ‘no talks’ with Iran; claims Hormuz ‘new US territory’

Truth Social post seems to contradict claims from White House a day earlier; Trump says Strait of Hormuz ‘open and operating,’ de-mined, suggests...

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Amid Israeli pushback, source reveals Board of Peace weighing new disarmament framework

Official involved in talks tells ToI that US-controlled panel may abandon phased approach to Hamas weapons handover — already approved by Hamas but...

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Trump cheers defense pact between Saudis, Turkey and Pakistan: ‘The Mideast is coming together’

US president says the agreement is ‘BIG, BOLD, IMPORTANT FIRST STEP’ toward having countries ‘finally being able to defend themselves in a more...

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Board of Peace blurs Yellow Line as it wages uphill battle to advance Gaza plan

US-controlled Gaza oversight panel avoids specifying whether Israel must withdraw to original ceasefire line, opting for ambiguity in bid to get both...

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US insists Israel-Lebanon talks moving in ‘positive direction’ despite setback last week

State Department says next round of talks to take place in September in Rome, will focus on roadmaps for future pilot zones for IDF withdrawal

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Trump insists Iran deal could be inked soon, after previous forecasts don’t pan out

Chief Iranian negotiator mocks US president for repeatedly walking back threats, while Trump denies reports that he’s mad at Hegseth for depleted...

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Despite deadly flare-up in violence, US claims progress made in Israel-Lebanon talks

Lebanese source says Israel refusing to move ahead with more pilot zones before ‘verifying’ success of implementation; US reportedly taking...

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Netanyahu says Israel ‘didn’t agree’ to Board of Peace’s plan to disarm Hamas

After extended silence, PM insists IDF won’t withdraw from ‘current lines’ until Hamas fully disarmed, in seeming opposition to US-backed plan...

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Rubio: Progress made in talks to reopen Hormuz, but there’s still some work to do

Iran and Oman say they’re moving toward deal to regulate traffic through the strait; crew of Indian ship rescued after being sunk in Red Sea, where...

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Board of Peace appears to shift terms for IDF pullback after meeting PM; Gaza airstrike reported

Days after Mladenov said withdrawal must move ‘in lockstep’ with Hamas laying down weapons, Board of Peace now says pullback beyond Yellow Line...

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Trump: ‘Unbelievably duplicitous’ Iran begged for talks, now denies they’re happening

US president says talks are Tehran’s ‘last chance to sign a good document’ before ‘decapitation,’ and it will ‘take a little while’ to...

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Trump says talks with Iran will start Monday on deal to reopen Hormuz

‘I’d love to do that. We’d save a lot of lives,’ US president says, adding Gulf leaders’ input weighed heavily in decision to hold off new strikes

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Board of Peace envoy laments recent Gaza strikes amid effort to implement Trump plan

Nickolay Mladenov says team ‘working around the clock to de-escalate,’ as Board official says Israel was briefed ‘extensively’ as Hamas...

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Trump says he and Israel have called off Iran attack after being assured deal is imminent

US leader claims pact will fully reopen Hormuz, ‘end’ Iran’s nuclear threat; Tehran had threatened response to planned attack, warning Israeli...

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Board of Peace says Hamas to start disarming in coming days; IDF hits Gaza arms depots

Official walks back claim that 14-day process has already began, amid Israeli opposition to the plan; strikes reportedly hit warehouses storing...

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Trump says Rubio working to bring ICC ‘to heel’ to ‘defend Bibi and others’

US secretary of state hits out at ‘very arrogant’ International Criminal Court, which he says has made itself ‘illegitimate’ by claiming...

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Trump slams ‘dishonorable’ and ‘dishonest’ Iran, hints additional strikes possible

Trump, also giving credit to Iran, calls it ‘tough’ and says most would’ve given up by now; Iran claims to hit 2 tankers in Hormuz, launches...

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Trump claims Israel ‘very happy’ about Hamas disarmament deal, as Netanyahu indicates otherwise

In further rejection of US-feted deal, Israeli official says pullback won’t happen until ‘real’ disarmament of Hamas; Eisenkot says PM...

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Trump will be ‘very disappointed’ if Israel obstructs his Gaza plan, US official warns

Comments come after Netanyahu’s office says Israel can’t accept disarmament proposal approved by Hamas, which official says triggered 14-day...

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‘An exchange of ideas’: Inside Netanyahu’s Oval Office meeting with Trump

Israeli official says PM refrained from advocating for striking Iran, as he had in previous meeting, but that he won’t wait for a green light if...

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Trump says US to ‘beat the f*cking sh*t’ out of Iran after attack on bases in Jordan

IDF denies Zamir apologized to US after defense minister said American warplanes took off from Israel for strikes in Iran; pro-Iran militia vows...

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Nearly half of Americans would have the US put Netanyahu in handcuffs, poll says

68% of Democrats, compared to 24% of Republicans, back PM’s arrest for war crimes during visit to US, while 47% of respondents believe he has...

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Wary of appearance that Israel driving war, Trump and Netanyahu opt to avoid optics altogether

President keeps press out of meeting amid fearing that widely covered sit-down, as he mulls renewing Iran offensive, would bolster belief that PM...

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Netanyahu says White House meeting with Trump was ‘one of the best we’ve ever had’

PM’s aide says Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain nuclear facility not discussed, claims president didn’t press Israel to advance reconstruction of Gaza,...

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New round of talks between Israel and Lebanon to begin August 4 in Rome

Washington says negotiations will focus on expanding pilot zones of IDF withdrawal, resolving outstanding border disputes, and working toward peace...

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Ahead of Netanyahu-Trump meeting, mediators believe US-Iran breakthrough near

Sources say Trump waiting to decide on matter until he’s met with Israeli PM; Iran and Oman have okayed proposal to clarify Hormuz disagreements,...

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Trump on Israel opposing F-35s to Turkey: ‘Nobody tells me what we should be selling’

US president has said he would sell fighter jets to Ankara, which has become a regional adversary of Israel

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US says Turkey yet to meet conditions for F-35s, after Trump signaled he’d back sale

State Department letter to US lawmaker reveals that issue of Ankara owning Russian S-400 air defense systems hasn’t been resolved, meaning that US...

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