Nation & World

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Hamas has agreed to a temporary ceasefire offer from Israel, a Hamas official confirmed to The Hill. The news comes amid rising fears that Israel is set to launch an invasion of Rafah, a southern city in Gaza where about a million Gazans are sheltering. Hamas’s head of political and international relations, Dr. Basem…

– 202404Joe Biden Benjamin Netanyahu 2024

President Biden spoke with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, restating his worries during the conversation about an Israeli ground invasion of Rafah, even as Israel seemed ready to proceed with such an operation. Biden informed the Prime Minister about efforts to secure a hostage deal, including ongoing talks in Doha,…

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Russia announced on Monday that it will conduct military exercises to simulate the use of nuclear weapons after some Western officials suggested there could be more involvement in the war in Ukraine. Russia’s Defense Ministry stated that it will conduct military drills to practice the use of tactical nuclear weapons, The Associated Press reported. The announcement comes one day before…

– 202405International Gaza 050224 AP Hatem Ali

The Israeli military ordered civilians in parts of Rafah on Monday to evacuate to a new humanitarian area ahead of an expected ground operation. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) wrote in social media posts that it was encouraging residents of eastern Rafah to evacuate. Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani, an army spokesperson, said that about 100,000 people…