The decision not to permit access to the money comes just a few weeks after the U.S. and Iranian governments announced a deal to set up humanitarian assistance as part of a prisoner swap aimed at easing hostilities in the region.
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EU asks X for information on hate speech and ‘illegal content’ related to Israel-Hamas war
The European Commission has made a formal, legally binding request for information from Elon Musk’s social media platform over its handling of hate speech, misinformation and violent terrorist content.
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Israel announces aim to end Hamas as civilian casualties in Gaza soar
Israeli leaders are foreshadowing a ground invasion that seeks to change the status quo forever – in marked contrast to past incursions that left Hamas in place.
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Commentary: Netanyahu should take his own advice to avoid wider war
The pressure on the Israeli prime minister to exact revenge will be immense. He must resist it.
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Donald Trump attacks President Biden on foreign policy as Israel-Hamas war rages
Former President Donald Trump criticized President Biden’s foreign policy as the world watches a war that has already claimed 2,300 lives unfold in Gaza.
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What to know on the 5th day of the latest Israel-Palestinian war
President Biden on Wednesday called the attack by Hamas the worst attack on Jews since the Holocaust as the number of U.S. citizens killed in the fighting ticked up to at least 22.
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What was Hamas thinking? For over 3 decades, it has had the same brutal idea of victory
From its establishment in the late 1980s, Hamas has been committed to armed struggle and the destruction of Israel. Did it miscalculate this time?
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As strikes devastate Gaza, Israel forms unity government to oversee war sparked by Hamas attack
The war, which has already claimed at least 2,200 lives, is expected to escalate.
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Commentary: The Hamas attack tore off Israel’s veneer of invincibility. Is there a sustainable path forward?
Bringing an end to the stranglehold of the occupation may be the best chance to break the cycle of violence.
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Misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war is flooding social media. Here are the facts.
A memo circulating online that purports to show President Biden announcing $8 billion in aid to Israel is a doctored version of an order Biden issued providing war assistance to Ukraine this summer.