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❗️Nations launch emergency coalition to boost Palestinian Authority funding
Norway's foreign ministry announced today that a group of countries assisting the Palestinian Authority (PA) had agreed on an emergency funding package to boost support. Saudi Arabia, Spain, Britain, Japan, and France were among those backing the initiative, called the Emergency Coalition for the Financial Sustainability of the Palestinian Authority.
The Norwegian government announced its own contribution of 40 million Norwegian crowns ($4.0 million). "This coalition was established in response to the urgent and unprecedented financial crisis confronting the Palestinian Authority," the ministry said, noting that the immediate goal is to stabilize the PA’s finances and safeguard its ability to govern, deliver basic services, and uphold security.
❗️Footage of Israeli bombing in the Shaara area of the Bekaa region in Lebanon this morning.
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❗️Footage showing the damage caused by Israeli settlers to the home of Palestinian resident Hassan al-Deek in the Khillat al-Furn area, west of Bireen in Hebron, occupied West Bank.
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❗️Trucks that read “Remember October 7” were spotted across New York City yesterday, prior to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s UN General Assembly speech today.
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❗️BREAKING | Missile sirens sound in Tel Aviv and surrounding areas after a missile launch from Yemen.
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PA president tells UNGA Palestinians 'do not want armed state'
Abbas denounced the Israeli genocide in Gaza, while saying the actions on 7 October ‘do not represent the Palestinian people’
Petro calls for global army to LIBERATE Palestine
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Post-Assad Syria: Julani opens the door to security ties with Israel
The Al-Qaeda progenitor has traded ‘resistance’ slogans for a seat at Washington’s table and a potential embassy in Tel Aviv.
'Two-state solution': Any country that doesn't recognize Israel must recognize Israel.
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UPDATE | The Israeli airstrikes in Yemen targeted the Dhahaban power station, Al-Nahdayn area, and two residential neighborhoods in the capital, Sanaa.
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❗️Israeli media reports that three soldiers were injured while fighting in Gaza, and have been evacuated by military helicopters.
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❗️Reuters: US weighs sanctions on entire International Criminal Court over Israel war crimes probes
The US may impose sanctions as early as this week on the entire International Criminal Court (ICC).
Washington has previously sanctioned individual prosecutors and judges, but this time it would be targeting the court as a whole.
Six sources familiar with the matter said a decision on such "entity sanctions" is expected soon.
One source noted that ICC officials have already held emergency internal meetings to assess the potential impact of sweeping sanctions, while two others said member state diplomats have also convened discussions.
A US official, also speaking anonymously, confirmed that entity-wide sanctions are under consideration but declined to specify when the decision might be made.
BREAKING | Sirens sound north of Eilat, southern Negev, due to a drone infiltration.
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BREAKING | France officially recognizes a 'Palestinian State.'
Speaking at the UN General Assembly in New York, French President Emmanuel Macron announces that France recognizes the 'State of Palestine.'
❗️Israel's Channel 12 citing Israeli officials:
– "The US plan (ceasefire plan for Gaza) may include elements we do not want, such as giving the Palestinian Authority a role."
– "Netanyahu will discuss the US plan with Trump at the White House."
– "Netanyahu knows details of parts of Trump’s plan, and we may be forced to accept some of them."
❗️Trump approves $14bn TikTok US sale
US President Donald Trump signed an order approving the sale of TikTok’s US operations for $14bn, saying Chinese President Xi gave his blessing.
Oracle, Silver Lake, and other investors will control about half the new entity, while ByteDance’s stake will be reduced to below 20 percent to meet legal requirements.
❗️Footage shows Israeli soldiers opening fire and wounding a Palestinian worker on Thursday evening as he attempted to scale the separation wall east of occupied Jerusalem to reach his job inside Israeli territory, before narrowly managing to escape.
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‼️ A short while ago, Israeli warplanes launched several attacks on the Shaara area in east Lebanon's Bekaa.
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UPDATE | Israeli army announces that a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted.
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US war chief orders 'unusual gathering' of top generals amid fears of new war
Lawmakers are calling for new legislation giving President Trump broad authority to go to war
“He took over Syria but he doesn’t wanna take the credit.”
Trump said Turkiye had been trying for 2,000 years to seize Syria, and that Erdogan should take credit since those who now control Syria are his "surrogates."
Western news agencies demand Israel grant international journalists access to Gaza
At least 210 Palestinian journalists covering the horrors of the genocide in Gaza have been killed by Israeli forces
Malaysia says army ready to join Gaza ‘peacekeeping’ mission
The Indonesian president told the UN General Assembly that his country is prepared to deploy 20,000 troops to Gaza
❗️A large gathering is taking place in front of Beirut’s Raouche Rock to honor late Hezbollah Secretary-Generals Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine.
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Iran unveils Israeli ‘nuclear secrets’ in new documentary
Personal information on scores of Israeli nuclear and military specialists was part of the vast cache of documents seized by Tehran
Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to five years for criminal conspiracy over Libya funding
The former French president allegedly allowed his aide to seek funding for his election campaign from Muammar Gaddafi
❗️Highlights from French President Emmanuel Macron's speech at the UN General Assembly in New York:
– "We must pave the way for peace."
– "We must do everything within our power to preserve the very possibility of a 'two-state solution,' Israel and Palestine living side by side in peace and security."
Macron also presented a plan for a "renewed Palestinian Authority," saying France would establish an embassy if conditions including reforms, a ceasefire, and the release of all remaining Israeli captives held by Hamas in Gaza are met.
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❗️Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa held a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio today on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
The two leaders posed for photos ahead of the talks but did not issue any public remarks.
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Pro-Israel tech firm to take control of US TikTok algorithm
US President Trump and Chinese President Xi are close to a deal for Beijing to relinquish control of TikTok in the US