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    UN, Germany say Israeli settlement plan aimed at ‘burying’ Palestinian state is illegal

    UN, Germany say Israeli settlement plan aimed at ‘burying’ Palestinian state is illegal

    Shorouk Express That statement was echoed by Germany’s foreign ministry in a post on X on Friday morning: “We strongly reject the Israeli government’s announcements regarding the approval of thousands of new housing units in Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Settlement construction violates international law.” The so-called E1 project had been frozen for decades…

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    Fresh Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 38 as Netanyahu heads to US for ceasefire talks

    Fresh Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 38 as Netanyahu heads to US for ceasefire talks

    Shorouk Express The Israeli military said it struck 130 targets across the Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours, in strikes that targeted Hamas command and control structures, storage facilities, weapons and launchers, according to the AP report. Netanyahu’s office announced late Saturday that an Israeli negotiating team would travel to Qatar on Sunday for ceasefire talks….

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    Israeli military ordered to block aid flotilla carrying Greta Thunberg

    Israeli military ordered to block aid flotilla carrying Greta Thunberg

    Shorouk Express Katz was referring to the Madleen, operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. The U.K.-flagged vessel left Italy earlier this month. The coalition described its mission as a “peaceful act of civil resistance,” aiming to deliver supplies for the people of Gaza, including baby formula, diapers, women’s sanitary products, water desalination kits, medical supplies,…

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    Germany’s Merz blasts Israeli offensive in Gaza

    Germany’s Merz blasts Israeli offensive in Gaza

    Shorouk Express But Merz’s comments suggest his government’s position may have shifted amid Israel’s new military offensive in the Gaza Strip, with many Gazans at risk of starvation in the aftermath of an 11-week aid blockade, according to humanitarian groups. “Germany must exercise greater restraint than any other country in the world in giving public…

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