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Oct 20 2023
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Tennessee man charged for alleged attempt to provide ISIS with material
A Tennessee man was convicted for an alleged attempt to provide ISIS with material Thursday. “On Oct. 19, following an eight-day trial, a jury convicted Benjamin Carpenter, 31, of Knoxville, Tennessee, aka Abu Hamza, of attempting to provide material support to ISIS, a foreign terrorist organization,” a Department of Justice press release read. “In 2020 and 2021, Carpenter contacted an
The HillOct 17 2023
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Palenstinian Abbas Cancels Meeting with Biden on War in Israel
Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has canceled his meeting with Joe Biden in Jordan, shortly after the hospital explosion in Gaza that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is currently investigating. Biden left for Israel on Tuesday aboard Air Force One, and after meeting with Israeli leaders is scheduled to fly to Jordan where King Abdullah II will host the U.S. president, as
Breitbart NewsOct 27 2023
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Hamas Reveals Its Demands for Release of Israeli Hostages in Gaza
Delegates of Hamas in Moscow have released a set of demands to be met for the release of Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip.
A Hamas delegation visiting Moscow told the Russian-state controlled news outlet Kommersant that the group will not release hostages until Israel agrees to a ceasefire. Abu Hamid, part of the delegation that traveled to the Russian capital, also said all hostages
NewsweekOct 15 2023
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Israel denies reports of plans to open Rafah border crossing
Palestinians gather outside the Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the hope of getting permission to leave Gaza on Monday. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters The Israeli prime minister’s office has denied there are any arrangements for the opening of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt. "At the moment there is neither a ceasefire nor humanitarian assistance in the Gaza Strip in return
CNN (Online News)Aug 31 2020
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Kushner tries to smooth over F-35 dispute in visits to Israel and UAE
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plan to discuss the pending sale of F-35 fighter jets by the U.S. to the UAE, Jared Kushner told reporters on board the first commercial flight from Israel to the UAE, which landed in Abu Dhabi this morning.
Why it matters: The White House has hailed the normalization deal it brokered between
AxiosOct 12 2023
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Islamic Jihad issues threat to Israel as Hamas war rages
The military spokesperson for the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad is warning Israel that fighting in the Middle East could soon expand to the West Bank, setting up a major escalation in the war between Israel and Hamas. Abu Hamza, the spokesperson for the Islamic Jihad's Al-Quds Brigades—the second largest militant group in the Gaza Strip after Hamas—said that the war is no longer confined to
NewsweekOct 09 2023
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Hamas armed wing threatens to kill captives if Israel continues its pre-warning attacks
GAZA, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Hamas' armed wing said on Monday it will begin executing an Israeli civilian captive in return for any new Israeli bombing of civilian houses without pre-warning.
Hamas armed wing spokesman Abu Obaida said they have been acting in accordance with Islamic instructions by keeping the Israeli captives safe and sound, blaming the intended move on Israel's stepped-up
ReutersOct 19 2023
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US Military Bases Reportedly Come Under Attack from Iran-Linked Militants
Two military bases housing U.S. troops in Syria were attacked on Thursday, a day after attacks on bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq. A drone attacked the Al-Tanf base near Syria’s southern border with Iraq and Jordan, according to Reuters. Additionally, a missile attack targeted a Conoco base in the eastern Deir al-Zor region, the report said. Omar Abu Layla, a Europe-based activist, said
Western JournalOct 09 2023
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Gaza Horrified by Hamas’ ‘ISIS-Style’ Threat to Kill Hostages on Camera
The author of this story is anonymous for their safety. GAZA CITY—Gaza residents suffering wave after wave of Israeli bombing on Monday reacted with horror, as Hamas threatened to start executing Israeli hostages on camera each time a civilian is killed in an airstrike without warning. Abu Ubaida, a spokesman for the armed wing of Hamas, made the blood-chilling threat after a day of heavy
Daily BeastNov 01 2023
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'I simply don’t want to die at 24' - Gaza woman trapped at Rafah crossing
This was their third time trying to cross. But there were reasons to hope. All the news reports said the border would definitely open.
The family had been called by the Jordanian embassy and told to go to the Rafah crossing.
Tala Abu Nahleh's mother is a Jordanian citizen. Foreign passport holders were going to be allowed through. So were the wounded and the seriously sick.
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