Tag: international agreements
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Americans sour on both Israel and Palestinian Authority in poll
WASHINGTON — Americans across the political spectrum have less favorable opinions of both Israel and the Palestinian Authority after the onset of the Israeli-Hamas war last year, a Gallup survey found. Overall, 58% of Americans have a positive view of Israel, down 10 percentage points since last year and the lowest favorable rating in more…
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Biden rejects US troop deployment to Haiti as crisis spirals
The Biden administration will not send U.S. troops to Haiti to help its national police respond to a rapidly evolving security crisis, as a united front of gang leaders has led attacks on the country’s main seaport, airports and prisons, a White House official told McClatchy. Their decision comes after a frantic 72 hours of…
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Haiti has deployed its army; troops joined police to push back gang takeover of airport
A group of armed gangs attempted to take over Port-au-Prince’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport on Monday, launching an armed attack against the facility just days after a series of coordinated attacks across the capital led to the escape of hundreds of jailed prisoners, including several notorious gang leaders. The attack against the airport came amid…
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Gaza cease-fire talks bogged down as hunger, pressure grow
Israel delayed sending a high-level delegation to Cairo for talks on a cease-fire in the war against Hamas for a second day, putting a damper on hopes for an imminent deal. The U.S., Egypt and Qatar — the main mediators — are trying to persuade Israel to pause fighting in Gaza and release Palestinian prisoners…
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Strikes along Israel-Lebanon border kill 4 people as US envoy visits Beirut to press a cease-fire
State media in Lebanon says an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon has killed three paramedics from the militant group Hezbollah
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Rival of Netanyahu visits US, signaling wider cracks in Israel’s wartime leadership
An Israeli official says a top Cabinet minister’s trip to Washington has angered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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US says Israel has agreed to the framework for a Gaza cease-fire. Hamas must now decide
A senior U.S. official says Israel has essentially endorsed a framework of a proposed Gaza cease-fire and hostage release deal, and it is now up to Hamas to agree to it
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US says cease-fire on table for Hamas as aid drops begin
Israel has essentially agreed to a six-week cease-fire if Hamas agrees to release hostages categorized as vulnerable, United States officials said, after American and Jordanian planes completed an airdrop of food into Gaza. The path to a deal, as of Saturday, is straightforward and up to Hamas, the officials said, briefing reporters on condition of…
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Latest international effort to help Haiti greeted by doubts
A new international effort is under way to reverse Haiti’s rapid descent into lawlessness, but disagreements, tepid contributions and delays in deploying police forces have raised concerns that yet another mission to rescue the Caribbean nation is doomed to fail. A multinational security force established by the United Nations Security Council last October has yet…
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Saudis, UAE join condemnation of Israel after Gaza deaths
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates joined a growing wave of condemnation of Israel after dozens of Palestinians were killed and injured on Thursday in an outbreak of violence in Gaza. Israel’s army opened fire near a convoy of food trucks trying to take food to northern Gaza. But it denied shooting at people,…