• Israel strikes crowded Rafah as truce talks under way
    Major powers trying to find a way to end the destructive Israel-Hamas war have so far failed, but a US envoy was in Israel Thursday in the latest attempt to secure a truce deal. International concern has spiraled over Gaza's escalating civilian death toll and the desperate humanitarian crisis sparked by devastating Israeli bombardment of...

    Alarm has centered on Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of displaced civilians are living in makeshift camps where disease threatens.

    Israel's onslaught has killed at least 29,410 people, mostly women and children, according to the latest count by Gaza's health ministry.

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  • The European Union (EU) acknowledges and appreciates Qatar's reforms in protecting workers and improving the work environment, says EU spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano. He adds that the EU encourages Qatar to continue its path of labor reforms.
    The EU also lauds the exceptional execution of FIFA 2022 in Qatar. It helped refine Qatar's reputation and correct misconceptions. The EU is commitment to strengthening relations with Islamic and Gulf Cooperation Council countries, and seeks to combat Islamophobia in Europe, Stano points out.
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  • Israel parliament rejects unilateral recognition of Palestinian state
    On Wednesday, Israel's parliament backed Netanyahu's proposal of opposing any unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state, with 99 out of 120 lawmakers voting in favor of it. The proposal voted in Israeli parliament said that any settlement would be "solely through direct negotiations between the parties and without any pre-conditions".
  • New Palestinian leaders needed after Gaza war: opposition figure
    Talks are aiming to secure a ceasefire of about six weeks starting between now and Ramadan, which is expected to begin on March 10 or 11, to allow for exchanges of Palestinian captives held by Israel with hostages. During the pause, there can be an "intensification of efforts in regards to the other elements," Kidwa...

    Kidwa, nephew of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, said talks are seeking not just a pause in fighting but also addressing day-after scenarios

    Behind the scenes they are touching on wider post-war issues such as security, leadership reform, the creation of an independent Palestinian state, he said

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  • Israeli strike on MSF shelter in Gaza kills two
    According to MSF, the attack killed the daughter-in-law and wife of one of their colleagues, and wounded six people, including five women and children. The incident took place on Tuesday when an Israeli tank fired on a house sheltering the employees and their families in Al-Mawasi area on Gaza's coast.

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  • Ronaldo scores as Al Nassr ease into Champions League quarters
    Nassr, who won last week's first leg 1-0 thanks to a Ronaldo goal nine minutes from time, were the better side at Al Awwal Park and took the lead on 17 minutes through Portuguese winger Otavio. The former Porto star, who joined Nassr last summer, headed home from close range to score in his second...

    Ronaldo, 39 earlier this month, was booked in first-half stoppage time for a late challenge, with Nassr manager Luis Castro then given a yellow card for protesting the decision

    However, the Nassr skipper would have the final say, when four minutes from time, he latched onto yet another Marcelo Brozovic through ball

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  • Israeli air attack kills two in Damascus, says state media
    An Israeli strike on a residential area of Damascus killed at least two people, Syrian state media reported, the latest deaths from an escalating Israeli air campaign since the Gaza war erupted in October. Israel has launched hundreds of air strikes in Syria since civil war broke out in 2011.

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  • As truce talks resume in Cairo, people in Gaza suffer from hunger
    Heavy fighting rocked besieged Gaza as aid agencies warned of looming famine and new talks were held in Cairo towards an Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage release deal. The White House sent Middle East envoy Brett McGurk for renewed talks, a day after a UNSC resolution calling for a ceasefire was blocked by the US.

    Combat and chaos again stalled the sporadic aid deliveries for desperate civilians in Gaza.

    The UN World Food Program said it was forced to halt aid deliveries in north Gaza because of "complete chaos and violence".

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