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  10.  <title>Israeli strikes on Gaza kill nine people: Palestinian health ministry </title>
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  27.                &lt;div class="field field-field-text"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Palestinian health ministry officials said Israeli strikes on Saturday night and in the early hours of Sunday killed nine Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, most of them women and children.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  28.  
  29. &lt;p&gt;Two of the strikes hit tents in the southern city of Khan Younis, each killing two children and their parents.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  30.  
  31. &lt;p&gt;Nasser hospital reported that a third strike killed a child and wounded seven people.&lt;/p&gt;
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  53. &lt;span class="field field-title"&gt;Morning update&lt;/span&gt;
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  62. &lt;p&gt;Good morning,&lt;/p&gt;
  63.  
  64. &lt;p&gt;Welcome back to Middle East Eye’s live blog, where we give you the latest updates from Gaza and across the region.&lt;/p&gt;
  65.  
  66. &lt;p&gt;Here is everything you need to know to start your day:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  67.  
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  71. &lt;li&gt;Palestinian health officials said&amp;nbsp;Israeli strikes on Gaza killed&amp;nbsp;nine&amp;nbsp;people, mostly women and children.&lt;/li&gt;
  72. &lt;/ul&gt;
  73.  
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  77. &lt;li&gt;Qatar’s foreign ministry said on Saturday night that it had met with Iran to discuss the situation in Gaza. In a statement, Doha described Gaza as a “common interest” issue between the two countries.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
  78. &lt;/ul&gt;
  79.  
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  83. &lt;li&gt;Turkish doctoral student Rumeysa Ozturk, who attends Tufts University, has returned to Boston after US immigration officers abducted her for penning an op-ed on Gaza in a student newspaper.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
  84. &lt;/ul&gt;
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  89. &lt;li&gt;Palestinian factions in Lebanon remain uncertain over reports of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas calling for armed Palestinian groups to disarm. The call reportedly stems from a request made by Saudi Arabia.&lt;/li&gt;
  90. &lt;/ul&gt;
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  95. &lt;li&gt;Freed Israeli captive Ohad Ben Ami appealed to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump following the release of a video showing Israeli captives Elkana Bohbot and Yosef Chaim Ohana in captivity.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
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  108.  <title>The long path to recovery in northeastern Syria</title>
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  118. &lt;span class="field field-title"&gt;The long path to recovery in northeastern Syria&lt;/span&gt;
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  129. &lt;span class="field field-created"&gt;&lt;time datetime="2025-04-29T21:40:40+01:00" title="29 April 2025 21:40 BST"&gt;Tue, 04/29/2025 - 21:40&lt;/time&gt;
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  136.                &lt;div class="field field-field-subhead"&gt;From prolonged conflict to economic devastation, the region faces a myriad of challenges in its quest to rebuild&lt;/div&gt;
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  144.                  &lt;div class="field field-field-cutline"&gt;A woman cooks inside a school where displaced families are sheltering in the northeastern city of Hasakah, Syria, on 5 January 2025 (Delil Souleiman/AFP)&lt;/div&gt;
  145.                  &lt;div class="field field-field-wide-photo-video"&gt;On&lt;/div&gt;
  146.                  &lt;div class="field field-body clearfix"&gt;&lt;p&gt;To cross the Tigris river from &lt;a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/iraq"&gt;Iraqi&lt;/a&gt; Kurdistan into northeastern &lt;a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/syria"&gt;Syria&lt;/a&gt; is to journey between two different worlds. Over centuries, this has often been the way for this great river: the boundary between rival empires and a contested waterway that remains the key to life for millions.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  147.  
  148. &lt;p&gt;The rickety pontoon bridge gives an inkling of what is to come as you leave behind the largely well-developed and functioning Kurdistan Regional Government for an area of Syria that is isolated, vulnerable and economically destitute. The road up from the river is near-impassable, scarred with massive potholes.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  149.  
  150. &lt;p&gt;The Kurdish-dominated area of northern Syria, which many Kurds prefer to call Rojava, is surrounded by what they perceive to be rivals and enemies. The &lt;a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/turkey"&gt;Turkish&lt;/a&gt; border is walled off or lined with barbed wire.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  151.  
  152. &lt;p&gt;In every meeting I attended, my interlocutors broached the impacts of the &lt;a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/04/syria-coastal-massacres-of-alawite-civilians-must-be-investigated-as-war-crimes/"&gt;sectarian violence&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;carried out in Syria’s coastal regions in March.&amp;nbsp;The underlying but unexpressed fear was clear: we could be next.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  153.  
  154. &lt;p&gt;Representatives from Arab, Christian, Armenian, Alawi, Yazidi and Kurdish communities made this point routinely. Few expressed much trust in the platitudes of the new authorities in Damascus.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="block-adsense block-adsense-managed-ad-block"&gt;&lt;div&gt;
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  165.  
  166. &lt;p&gt;The most overwhelming sense was of a region that has been obliterated economically. Although reports of smuggling networks abounded, most shops were shuttered. Everyone relied on primitive generators for electricity. Occasionally, a lucky few had access to solar power.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  167.  
  168. &lt;p&gt;At night, few lights could be seen on the streets. The area also suffered from a lack of water. Once the breadbasket of Syria, having replaced the Hawran in the south from the 1950s, the flat, fertile lands were now largely untilled.&lt;/p&gt;
  169.  
  170. &lt;h3&gt;Crippling sanctions&lt;/h3&gt;
  171.  
  172. &lt;p&gt;Myriad reasons were given for this dismal situation: war, Turkish incursions and the fight against the Islamic State (IS) group.&amp;nbsp;The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are also not innocent. Human rights groups have &lt;a href="https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2025/country-chapters/syria#651c66"&gt;highlighted&lt;/a&gt; significant issues with detaining political activists and the recruitment of child soldiers, some as young as 12, by groups associated with the SDF.&lt;/p&gt;
  173.  
  174. &lt;p&gt;Qamishli and Hasakah were on the front lines of that struggle.&amp;nbsp;IS remains a threat to this day, claiming around &lt;a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/us/politics/us-withdrawing-troops-syria.html"&gt;300 attacks&lt;/a&gt; last year - more than double the previous year’s figure.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  175.  
  176. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/us"&gt;US&lt;/a&gt; and European sanctions have also contributed to crippling the Syrian economy. Nobody will invest until American sanctions are eased.&lt;br&gt;
  177. &lt;br&gt;
  178. Oil fires blazed where the population was forced&amp;nbsp;to use crude methods to extract resources.&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;You can smell it in the air everywhere. One can only imagine the health impacts and environmental damage.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  179.  
  180. &lt;blockquote&gt;
  181. &lt;p&gt;What is needed now is an easing of sanctions to provide a tangible political and economic horizon&lt;/p&gt;
  182. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  183.  
  184. &lt;p&gt;On a humanitarian level, many people complained to me that international aid had dried up, as NGOs had shifted their focus to Damascus. The needs are great. Overall, half the Syrian population is still &lt;a href="https://reliefweb.int/report/syrian-arab-republic/after-13-years-war-syria-more-half-population-faces-hunger"&gt;food insecure&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  185.  
  186. &lt;p&gt;Throughout this area in the north, there are camps for both refugees and internally displaced people. Many have fled recently after&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/topics/syria-after-assad"&gt;the fall&lt;/a&gt; of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime and Turkish attacks.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  187.  
  188. &lt;p&gt;The presence of external actors is extraordinary. We passed the &lt;a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/russia"&gt;Russian&lt;/a&gt; base at Qamishli airport, and then soon after,&amp;nbsp; we passed an American base. Russian military patrols still go down the main highway. Where else can you find Russian and American forces deployed so close together?&lt;/p&gt;
  189.  
  190. &lt;p&gt;The US has announced it is reducing its force deployment in Syria, closing &lt;a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/us/politics/us-withdrawing-troops-syria.html"&gt;three of its eight bases&lt;/a&gt; in the northeast. Yet, their presence is seen by many as crucial to the anti-IS coalition, with around 10,000 of the group’s fighters still detained in northeastern Syria.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  191.  
  192. &lt;p&gt;The sheer presence of American forces acts as a deterrent to&amp;nbsp;IS, who are looking for any opportunity to rise again, but also acts as a buffer to keep Turkish-backed forces and Kurdish groups from fighting. But eventually, Syrians will want to see all foreign forces out of the country.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  193.  
  194. &lt;h3&gt;Hopeful sign&lt;/h3&gt;
  195.  
  196. &lt;p&gt;During my visit to the region, the upbeat assessment was that a ceasefire with Turkey had been holding for more than three weeks.&amp;nbsp;The drone attacks had stopped. The Euphrates now forms the de facto border between areas controlled by the SDF and those controlled by Turkish-backed forces.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="block-adsense block-adsense-managed-ad-block"&gt;&lt;div&gt;
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  207.  
  208. &lt;p&gt;The deal signed in March between &lt;a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/syria-reaches-deal-integrate-sdf-within-state-institutions-presidency-says-2025-03-10/"&gt;Damascus and the SDF&lt;/a&gt; was also a hopeful sign. The Kurdish National Council and other parties have been working towards building on this deal, but significant divisions remain.&lt;/p&gt;
  209.  
  210. &lt;p&gt;SDF leader Mazloum Abdi, a key partner for the US in its fight against&amp;nbsp;IS, told me that recent meetings with authorities in Damascus had gone well, as American helicopters hovered nearby in what looked like training exercises.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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  214.  
  215. &lt;/a&gt;  &lt;div class="mee-readmore-description"&gt;Syria after Assad: How to rebuild from the ashes of war&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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  218.  
  219. &lt;p&gt;Abdi was also upbeat about progress with Turkey, which itself views the SDF as a terrorist organisation and an extension of the proscribed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). While he described the Turkish threat as an “existential challenge”, Abdi appeared grimly determined to make headway with both Damascus and Ankara.&lt;/p&gt;
  220.  
  221. &lt;p&gt;His optimism might not be totally misplaced. PKK leader &lt;a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/whats-next-after-ocalans-order-disband-pkk"&gt;Abdullah Ocalan&lt;/a&gt;, the political and spiritual leader for many of Syria’s Kurds, called on the group to disarm in February.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  222.  
  223. &lt;p&gt;This represents an opportunity to end the conflict inside Turkey that has &lt;a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/victims-turkeys-kurdish-militant-conflict-long-peace-2025-03-31/"&gt;killed 40,000&lt;/a&gt; people over 40 years. It would also have major implications for both Syrian and Iraqi Kurds. A genuine peace would reassure the Turkish leadership.&lt;/p&gt;
  224.  
  225. &lt;p&gt;Ending the fighting in northern Syria would enhance the country’s prospects for long-term stability. This should matter to all international actors, from the Middle East to Europe.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  226.  
  227. &lt;p&gt;What is needed now is an easing of sanctions to provide a tangible political and economic horizon. In the rosiest scenario, this would deal a huge blow to extremist groups such as IS and give confidence to Syrians looking to return to their beloved homeland.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  228.  
  229. &lt;p&gt;This is a long road with plenty of potholes, but it is definitely worth the journey.&lt;/p&gt;
  230.  
  231. &lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;The views expressed in this article belong to the author and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of Middle East Eye.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  268. &lt;span class="field field-title"&gt;Lebanon: Palestinian factions wary of Abbas disarmament plan&lt;/span&gt;
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  286.                &lt;div class="field field-field-subhead"&gt;With no official confirmation, Palestinian groups call reports speculative as concerns grow over security and political fallout&lt;/div&gt;
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  294.                  &lt;div class="field field-field-cutline"&gt;Armed men attend the funeral of two Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine  members killed in southern Lebanon by Israeli forces, in Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp, Sidon, on 1 November 2024 (AFP/Mahmoud Zayyat)&lt;/div&gt;
  295.                  &lt;div class="field field-field-wide-photo-video"&gt;Off&lt;/div&gt;
  296.                  &lt;div class="field field-body clearfix"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/palestine"&gt;Palestinian&lt;/a&gt; factions in &lt;a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/lebanon"&gt;Lebanon&lt;/a&gt;'s refugee camps are uncertain about reported plans by Mahmoud Abbas to push for their disarmament during his upcoming visit to Beirut.&lt;/p&gt;
  297.  
  298. &lt;p&gt;With no official communication confirming such intentions in a region marked by escalating tensions, some factions remain unmoved by what they describe as media speculation rather than a concrete policy initiative.&lt;/p&gt;
  299.  
  300. &lt;p&gt;Last week, Middle East Eye revealed that Abbas is set to visit Lebanon on 19 May and call on all Palestinian factions to disarm, including his own Palestinian National Liberation Movement, more commonly known as Fatah.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  301.  
  302. &lt;p&gt;Sources said he has also agreed to back a military operation against those who refuse.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  303.  
  304. &lt;p&gt;A security committee will oversee the process, which follows a Saudi request. Non-compliant groups risk losing political backing and facing force.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="block-adsense block-adsense-managed-ad-block"&gt;&lt;div&gt;
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  314. &lt;/div&gt;
  315.  
  316. &lt;p&gt;For the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), the question of arms cannot be separated from the legacy of collective trauma and the politics of self-defence.&lt;/p&gt;
  317.  
  318. &lt;p&gt;"The issue of arms in the camps has not been formally placed on the agenda of the president’s visit, nor has it been raised through official channels," said Abdullah Dandan, the PFLP’s political relations officer in Lebanon.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  319.  
  320. &lt;p&gt;He stressed that the factions have no desire to disrupt Lebanon’s internal stability.&lt;/p&gt;
  321.  
  322. &lt;p&gt;"We are guests here," he told MEE.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  323.  
  324. &lt;p&gt;Yet,&amp;nbsp;Dandan also warned against repeating the past.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="block-adsense block-adsense-managed-ad-block"&gt;&lt;div&gt;
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  333. &lt;/div&gt;
  334. &lt;/div&gt;
  335.  
  336. &lt;p&gt;“In the 1980s, Palestinians handed over their weapons under American guarantees. Then came the Sabra and Shatila massacre, and no one protected us. What guarantees exist today if we disarm?”&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  337.  
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  339.  &lt;a class="mee-readmore-img-link" href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/exclusive-palestinian-president-visit-lebanon-plan-disarm-palestinian-factions"&gt;&lt;img class="mee-readmore-image" src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/styles/read_more/public/images-story/000_43897EG_0.jpg.webp?itok=nzyEXCok" width="400" height="250" alt loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"&gt;
  340.  
  341. &lt;/a&gt;  &lt;div class="mee-readmore-description"&gt;Exclusive: Abbas to visit Lebanon with plan to disarm Palestinian factions&lt;/div&gt;
  342.    &lt;a class="mee-readmore-link" href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/exclusive-palestinian-president-visit-lebanon-plan-disarm-palestinian-factions"&gt;Read More »&lt;/a&gt;
  343. &lt;/div&gt;
  344.  
  345. &lt;p&gt;In contrast, Fatah’s leadership in Lebanon struck a more diplomatic tone, welcoming dialogue and calling for better arms regulation - without explicitly endorsing disarmament.&lt;/p&gt;
  346.  
  347. &lt;p&gt;“The president’s visit is not solely about weapons. It is a statesman’s visit of support and goodwill for the new Lebanese presidency,” said Sarhan Sarhan, Fatah's deputy secretary in Lebanon.&lt;/p&gt;
  348.  
  349. &lt;p&gt;While affirming that Fatah’s arms are “disciplined, individually held, and securely stored”, Sarhan noted the group's openness to discussion and reiterated support for Lebanon’s sovereignty.&lt;/p&gt;
  350.  
  351. &lt;p&gt;“We are entering a new phase after the war on Gaza and Lebanon. There are more urgent matters for the president to address, such as terrorism in the camps and Unrwa funding,” he told MEE.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  352.  
  353. &lt;p&gt;“We have achieved much through diplomacy. Twenty-two percent of Palestinian land has been liberated, and nearly a million Palestinians have returned. Gaza reminds us all that armed confrontation comes at a great cost.”&lt;/p&gt;
  354.  
  355. &lt;p&gt;Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad - both key players in Lebanon’s refugee camps and political rivals of Abbas - have largely remained silent on the planned disarmament announcement, with members of both groups declining to comment to MEE.&lt;/p&gt;
  356.  
  357. &lt;h3&gt;Law and order&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h3&gt;
  358.  
  359. &lt;p&gt;On the ground, however, the debate about disarmament is interpreted in more complex and often contradictory ways.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  360.  
  361. &lt;p&gt;Palestinian refugees are not always clear which weapons are being targeted, whether those held by organised factions or by criminals who have taken root in some of the camps.&lt;/p&gt;
  362.  
  363. &lt;p&gt;While Palestinian factions control a range of light to medium weapons, they are not the only armed actors in the camps.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  364.  
  365. &lt;p&gt;In the absence of a central authority, some camps have become havens for fugitives and drug traffickers, elements widely rejected by the community.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="block-adsense block-adsense-managed-ad-block"&gt;&lt;div&gt;
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  375. &lt;/div&gt;
  376.  
  377. &lt;p&gt;Residents frequently express frustration over this deterioration of internal order. For many, the problem is not the presence of arms, but the lack of control over their use.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  378.  
  379. &lt;blockquote&gt;
  380. &lt;p&gt;'In this unstable environment, who is going to protect us?'&lt;/p&gt;
  381.  
  382. &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;-&amp;nbsp;Abu Omar,&amp;nbsp;refugee camp&amp;nbsp;popular committee member&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  383. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  384.  
  385. &lt;p&gt;“Weapons should not be in just anyone’s hands, especially when those people aren’t the best people,” said Amal Abou Ramadan from Burj el-Barajneh,&amp;nbsp;a refugee camp in southern Beirut&amp;nbsp;that has witnessed repeated shootings.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  386.  
  387. &lt;p&gt;“When these bad people hold arms, it becomes a source of danger to us. Someone should regulate.”&lt;/p&gt;
  388.  
  389. &lt;p&gt;Yet, for others, the question of internal control cannot be separated from external threats. In a country where weapons are widespread and state protection uneven, the idea of disarmament evokes fears of vulnerability.&lt;/p&gt;
  390.  
  391. &lt;p&gt;Abu Omar, a member of the popular committee in Burj al-Barajneh, recalled a recent incident.&lt;/p&gt;
  392.  
  393. &lt;p&gt;“During Ramadan, a truck carrying aid to Nahr al-Bared, where the camp is fully disarmed, was attacked by Lebanese men who seized the supplies. There was no one to defend the truck. In this unstable environment, who is going to protect us?”&lt;/p&gt;
  394.  
  395. &lt;p&gt;This tension lies at the heart of the disarmament debate. While the community seeks order and safety within the camps, it remains wary of exposure in a broader security landscape where the state does not fully control the monopoly on violence.&lt;/p&gt;
  396.  
  397. &lt;p&gt;The push to disarm Palestinian factions is viewed as part of a broader effort to reshape Lebanon’s political landscape, following a major setback for Hezbollah after Israeli strikes last year eliminated much of its leadership.&lt;/p&gt;
  398. &lt;/div&gt;
  399.                  &lt;div class="field field-field-topic"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/topics/inside-lebanon" hreflang="en"&gt;Inside Lebanon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  407.                  &lt;div class="field field-field-landing-title"&gt;Palestinian factions in Lebanon wary of Abbas disarmament plan&lt;/div&gt;
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  427.  <pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 09:08:02 +0100</pubDate>
  428.    <dc:creator>Amena ElAshkar</dc:creator>
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  432.  <title>Evening recap</title>
  433.  <link>https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/evening-recap-436</link>
  434.  <description>
  435.  
  436.  
  437. &lt;article data-history-node-id="422351" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/evening-recap-436" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"&gt;
  438.  
  439.  
  440.      &lt;h2&gt;
  441.      &lt;a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/evening-recap-436" rel="bookmark"&gt;
  442. &lt;span class="field field-title"&gt;Evening recap&lt;/span&gt;
  443. &lt;/a&gt;
  444.    &lt;/h2&gt;
  445.    
  446.  
  447.        
  448.    &lt;div class="content"&gt;
  449.                &lt;div class="field field-field-text"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our live coverage from Gaza will shortly be closing until tomorrow morning.&lt;/p&gt;
  450.  
  451. &lt;p&gt;Here are some of the day's key developments:&lt;/p&gt;
  452.  
  453. &lt;ul&gt;
  454. &lt;li&gt;
  455. &lt;p&gt;The Palestinian health ministry said on Saturday that Israeli forces have killed at least 27&amp;nbsp;people and injured more than 100 people in the past 24 hours.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  456. &lt;/li&gt;
  457. &lt;li&gt;
  458. &lt;p data-end="86" data-start="0"&gt;The number of Palestinians killed in Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza has climbed to at least 52,810, the Palestinian health ministry said on Saturday, with more than 119,473 people wounded since the war began on 7 October 2023.&lt;/p&gt;
  459. &lt;/li&gt;
  460. &lt;li&gt;
  461. &lt;p&gt;A UN spokesperson has sounded the alarm and warned that Israel's plan to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza's population "does not meet the minimum bar for principled humanitarian support."&lt;/p&gt;
  462. &lt;/li&gt;
  463. &lt;li&gt;
  464. &lt;p&gt;James Elder, spokesperson for Unicef, said on Saturday that the draft plan “appears likely to exacerbate the ongoing suffering of children and families in the Gaza Strip”.&lt;/p&gt;
  465. &lt;/li&gt;
  466. &lt;li&gt;
  467. &lt;p&gt;US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has dismissed as “nonsense” a Jerusalem Post report claiming President Donald Trump will recognise a Palestinian state during his upcoming visit to the region.&lt;/p&gt;
  468. &lt;/li&gt;
  469. &lt;li&gt;
  470. &lt;p data-end="79" data-start="0"&gt;Huckabee has also played down speculation that President Donald Trump is snubbing Israel by excluding it from his upcoming Middle East tour.&lt;/p&gt;
  471. &lt;/li&gt;
  472. &lt;li&gt;
  473. &lt;p&gt;Germany’s newly appointed foreign minister, Johann Wadephul, has called for “serious discussions for a ceasefire” in Gaza, describing the humanitarian conditions as “unbearable.”&lt;/p&gt;
  474. &lt;/li&gt;
  475. &lt;li&gt;
  476. &lt;p&gt;The Israeli army confirmed that a landmine attack in Gaza City injured nine Israeli soldiers, including two senior officers.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  477. &lt;/li&gt;
  478. &lt;/ul&gt;
  479. &lt;/div&gt;
  480.      
  481.  &lt;/div&gt;
  482.  
  483. &lt;/article&gt;
  484. </description>
  485.  <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 23:49:29 +0100</pubDate>
  486.    <dc:creator>Elis Gjevori</dc:creator>
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  489. <item>
  490.  <title>US federal judge grants bail to Turkish national Rumeysa Ozturk</title>
  491.  <link>https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-federal-judge-grants-bail-turkish-national-rumeysa-ozturk</link>
  492.  <description>
  493.  
  494.  
  495. &lt;article data-history-node-id="422350" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-federal-judge-grants-bail-turkish-national-rumeysa-ozturk" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"&gt;
  496.  
  497.  
  498.      &lt;h2&gt;
  499.      &lt;a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-federal-judge-grants-bail-turkish-national-rumeysa-ozturk" rel="bookmark"&gt;
  500. &lt;span class="field field-title"&gt;US federal judge grants bail to Turkish national Rumeysa Ozturk&lt;/span&gt;
  501. &lt;/a&gt;
  502.    &lt;/h2&gt;
  503.    
  504.  
  505.        
  506.    &lt;div class="content"&gt;
  507.                &lt;div class="field field-field-text"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tufts University PhD student&lt;a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/who-rumeysa-ozturk-turkish-national-deoprtation-us" target="_blank"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Rumeysa Ozturk&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;was granted bail in a hearing in federal court in Vermont on Thursday, a blow to the Trump administration, which had placed her in deportation proceedings.&lt;/p&gt;
  508.  
  509. &lt;p&gt;Judge William Sessions III, who presided over her case, said that the Turkish national's continued detention could not stand, and “bail was necessary to make the habeas remedy effective”.&lt;/p&gt;
  510.  
  511. &lt;p&gt;During the proceedings that lasted almost three hours, the judge heard from four witnesses presented by Ozturk’s legal team. The government did not bring forth any witnesses.&lt;/p&gt;
  512.  
  513. &lt;p&gt;After the closing remarks, judge Sessions said the court had found Ozturk had sufficiently established all three claims pertaining to her detention.&lt;/p&gt;
  514.  
  515. &lt;p&gt;“Ozturk has raised serious concerns about her health in a sworn affidavit,” he said.&lt;/p&gt;
  516.  
  517. &lt;h3&gt;Read more:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a aria-label="US federal judge grants bail to Turkish national Rumeysa Ozturk" href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/federal-judge-grants-turkish-national-rumeysa-ozturk-bail"&gt;US federal judge grants bail to Turkish national Rumeysa Ozturk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  518.  
  519. &lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/images-story/063_2213756395.jpg.jpg?itok=nmYahD9x"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  520. &lt;/div&gt;
  521.      
  522.  &lt;/div&gt;
  523.  
  524. &lt;/article&gt;
  525. </description>
  526.  <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 23:20:49 +0100</pubDate>
  527.    <dc:creator>Elis Gjevori</dc:creator>
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  531.  <title>Iranian and Saudi foreign ministers discuss halting 'genocide and erasure of Palestine'</title>
  532.  <link>https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iranian-and-saudi-foreign-ministers-discuss-halting-genocide-and-erasure</link>
  533.  <description>
  534.  
  535.  
  536. &lt;article data-history-node-id="422349" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iranian-and-saudi-foreign-ministers-discuss-halting-genocide-and-erasure" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"&gt;
  537.  
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  540.      &lt;a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iranian-and-saudi-foreign-ministers-discuss-halting-genocide-and-erasure" rel="bookmark"&gt;
  541. &lt;span class="field field-title"&gt;Iranian and Saudi foreign ministers discuss halting 'genocide and erasure of Palestine'&lt;/span&gt;
  542. &lt;/a&gt;
  543.    &lt;/h2&gt;
  544.    
  545.  
  546.        
  547.    &lt;div class="content"&gt;
  548.                &lt;div class="field field-field-text"&gt;&lt;p data-end="75" data-start="0"&gt;Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi met his Saudi&amp;nbsp;Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah counterpart in Jeddah on Saturday, where the two discussed regional issues and growing concerns over Israel’s war on Gaza.&lt;/p&gt;
  549.  
  550. &lt;p data-end="440" data-start="239"&gt;According to a statement from Iran’s foreign ministry, the pair addressed bilateral relations and developments in the besieged Palestinian territory, where Israeli bombardment has continued for months.&lt;/p&gt;
  551.  
  552. &lt;p data-end="715" data-start="442"&gt;"The top Iranian diplomat underscored the necessity for the Muslim world to confront threats and challenges, particularly concerning the [sic] occupied Palestine, halting the ongoing genocide there, and preventing the colonial scheme to erase Palestine," the ministry said.&lt;/p&gt;
  553.  
  554. &lt;p data-end="860" data-start="717"&gt;The meeting marks another sign of deepening diplomatic engagement between Tehran and Riyadh since their China-brokered rapprochement last year.&lt;/p&gt;
  555. &lt;/div&gt;
  556.      
  557.  &lt;/div&gt;
  558.  
  559. &lt;/article&gt;
  560. </description>
  561.  <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 22:50:56 +0100</pubDate>
  562.    <dc:creator>Elis Gjevori</dc:creator>
  563.    <guid isPermaLink="false">422349 at https://www.middleeasteye.net/</guid>
  564.    </item>
  565. <item>
  566.  <title>Trump ‘has Israel’s back’, says US envoy amid visit snub concerns</title>
  567.  <link>https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trump-has-israels-back-says-us-envoy-amid-visit-snub-concerns</link>
  568.  <description>
  569.  
  570.  
  571. &lt;article data-history-node-id="422348" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trump-has-israels-back-says-us-envoy-amid-visit-snub-concerns" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"&gt;
  572.  
  573.  
  574.      &lt;h2&gt;
  575.      &lt;a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trump-has-israels-back-says-us-envoy-amid-visit-snub-concerns" rel="bookmark"&gt;
  576. &lt;span class="field field-title"&gt;Trump ‘has Israel’s back’, says US envoy amid visit snub concerns&lt;/span&gt;
  577. &lt;/a&gt;
  578.    &lt;/h2&gt;
  579.    
  580.  
  581.        
  582.    &lt;div class="content"&gt;
  583.                &lt;div class="field field-field-text"&gt;&lt;p data-end="79" data-start="0"&gt;US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has played down speculation that President Donald Trump is snubbing Israel by excluding it from his upcoming Middle East tour.&lt;/p&gt;
  584.  
  585. &lt;p data-end="458" data-start="247"&gt;Speaking to Israel’s Channel 12, Huckabee explained that Trump’s itinerary — which includes Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates — is shaped by a focus on economic ties, not a slight against Israel.&lt;/p&gt;
  586.  
  587. &lt;p data-end="725" data-start="460"&gt;“His first trip is about economic opportunity. That’s where his focus is,” Huckabee said. “What he’s doing is not because he’s snubbing Israel… he’s spent more time with the prime minister of Israel than he has with any other world leader. I think that says a lot.”&lt;/p&gt;
  588.  
  589. &lt;p data-end="911" data-start="727"&gt;Huckabee sought to reassure Israelis that Trump remains a strong supporter of the country. “I would just say to people, ‘relax, calm down, Donald Trump loves you… he’s got your back.’”&lt;/p&gt;
  590.  
  591. &lt;p data-end="1197" data-start="913"&gt;On Iran, Huckabee was asked if the US would greenlight Israeli military action should Tehran remain a threat even after a possible nuclear deal. The ambassador replied, “Israel has the right to do what it has to do,” while noting that Washington would offer its own “recommendations.”&lt;/p&gt;
  592.  
  593. &lt;p data-end="1396" data-start="1199"&gt;He also pushed back against reports of tension between Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling claims the former president had distanced himself “a very unfair characteristic.”&lt;/p&gt;
  594.  
  595. &lt;p data-end="1567" data-start="1398"&gt;“Prime Minister Netanyahu has spent more time with President Trump than I have in the past couple of months,” he said, adding that their ties remain “warm and personal.”&lt;/p&gt;
  596. &lt;/div&gt;
  597.      
  598.  &lt;/div&gt;
  599.  
  600. &lt;/article&gt;
  601. </description>
  602.  <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 21:37:32 +0100</pubDate>
  603.    <dc:creator>Elis Gjevori</dc:creator>
  604.    <guid isPermaLink="false">422348 at https://www.middleeasteye.net/</guid>
  605.    </item>
  606. <item>
  607.  <title>Israel 'sending soldiers to commit war crimes in Gaza', says former army chief</title>
  608.  <link>https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-sending-soldiers-commit-war-crimes-gaza-says-former-army-chief-0</link>
  609.  <description>
  610.  
  611.  
  612. &lt;article data-history-node-id="422347" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-sending-soldiers-commit-war-crimes-gaza-says-former-army-chief-0" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"&gt;
  613.  
  614.  
  615.      &lt;h2&gt;
  616.      &lt;a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-sending-soldiers-commit-war-crimes-gaza-says-former-army-chief-0" rel="bookmark"&gt;
  617. &lt;span class="field field-title"&gt;Israel 'sending soldiers to commit war crimes in Gaza', says former army chief&lt;/span&gt;
  618. &lt;/a&gt;
  619.    &lt;/h2&gt;
  620.    
  621.  
  622.        
  623.    &lt;div class="content"&gt;
  624.                &lt;div class="field field-field-text"&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Israeli military’s former chief of staff has accused his successor of “sending soldiers to commit war crimes” in Gaza and torn into&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank"&gt;Israel&lt;/a&gt;’s government for “losing touch with Jewish morality”.&lt;/p&gt;
  625.  
  626. &lt;p&gt;In an&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/rjskyayelx%C2%A0" target="_blank"&gt;interview&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;with Israeli outlet Ynet on Thursday, Moshe Yaalon, who also served as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s defence minister between 2013 and 2016, said Israel had abandoned the captives held by Hamas and was carrying out a campaign of “ethnic cleansing” in Gaza.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  627.  
  628. &lt;p&gt;Yaalon attacked the current military chief of staff, Eyal Zamir, saying he was not stopping “clearly illegal orders” and was ordering “his soldiers to be war criminals”.&lt;/p&gt;
  629.  
  630. &lt;p&gt;“Call it ethnic cleansing, call it transfer, call it deportation - it’s a war crime,” Yaalon said, describing plans led by far-right Israeli ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir to occupy the entire Gaza Strip and evacuate its&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/palestine" target="_blank"&gt;Palestinian&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;population.&lt;/p&gt;
  631.  
  632. &lt;h3&gt;Read more:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a aria-label="Israel 'sending soldiers to commit war crimes in Gaza', says former army chief" href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-sending-soldiers-commit-war-crimes-gaza-says-former-army-chief"&gt;Israel 'sending soldiers to commit war crimes in Gaza', says former army chief&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  633.  
  634. &lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/images-story/Yaalon%20AFP.jpg.jpg?itok=gD681-QB"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  635. &lt;/div&gt;
  636.      
  637.  &lt;/div&gt;
  638.  
  639. &lt;/article&gt;
  640. </description>
  641.  <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 20:47:15 +0100</pubDate>
  642.    <dc:creator>Elis Gjevori</dc:creator>
  643.    <guid isPermaLink="false">422347 at https://www.middleeasteye.net/</guid>
  644.    </item>
  645. <item>
  646.  <title>Major airlines suspend Israel flights after missile attack on Ben-Gurion airport</title>
  647.  <link>https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/major-airlines-suspend-israel-flights-after-missile-attack-ben-gurion</link>
  648.  <description>
  649.  
  650.  
  651. &lt;article data-history-node-id="422346" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/major-airlines-suspend-israel-flights-after-missile-attack-ben-gurion" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"&gt;
  652.  
  653.  
  654.      &lt;h2&gt;
  655.      &lt;a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/major-airlines-suspend-israel-flights-after-missile-attack-ben-gurion" rel="bookmark"&gt;
  656. &lt;span class="field field-title"&gt;Major airlines suspend Israel flights after missile attack on Ben-Gurion airport&lt;/span&gt;
  657. &lt;/a&gt;
  658.    &lt;/h2&gt;
  659.    
  660.  
  661.        
  662.    &lt;div class="content"&gt;
  663.                &lt;div class="field field-field-text"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Several international carriers have grounded flights to Israel after a missile launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels struck Ben-Gurion International Airport on Sunday last week, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported.&lt;/p&gt;
  664.  
  665. &lt;ul&gt;
  666. &lt;li&gt;
  667. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ryanair and Air Europa&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;suspend operations until&amp;nbsp;11 May&lt;/p&gt;
  668. &lt;/li&gt;
  669. &lt;li&gt;
  670. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Air France&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;cancels flights through&amp;nbsp;13 May&lt;/p&gt;
  671. &lt;/li&gt;
  672. &lt;li&gt;
  673. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wizz Air&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;extends halt until&amp;nbsp;14 May&lt;/p&gt;
  674. &lt;/li&gt;
  675. &lt;li&gt;
  676. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, and Eurowings&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;cancel flights through&amp;nbsp;18 May&lt;/p&gt;
  677. &lt;/li&gt;
  678. &lt;li&gt;
  679. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ITA Airways&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;suspends services until&amp;nbsp;19 May&lt;/p&gt;
  680. &lt;/li&gt;
  681. &lt;li&gt;
  682. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Delta Air Lines&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;extends halt to&amp;nbsp;20 May&lt;/p&gt;
  683. &lt;/li&gt;
  684. &lt;li&gt;
  685. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Iberia&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;confirms no flights until&amp;nbsp;31 May&lt;/p&gt;
  686. &lt;/li&gt;
  687. &lt;li&gt;
  688. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;British Airways&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;announces longest suspension, cancelling flights through&amp;nbsp;14 June&lt;/p&gt;
  689. &lt;/li&gt;
  690. &lt;/ul&gt;
  691. &lt;/div&gt;
  692.      
  693.  &lt;/div&gt;
  694.  
  695. &lt;/article&gt;
  696. </description>
  697.  <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 20:26:31 +0100</pubDate>
  698.    <dc:creator>Elis Gjevori</dc:creator>
  699.    <guid isPermaLink="false">422346 at https://www.middleeasteye.net/</guid>
  700.    </item>
  701. <item>
  702.  <title>At least 10 Palestinians arrested as Israeli forces raid West Bank towns</title>
  703.  <link>https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/least-10-palestinians-arrested-israeli-forces-raid-west-bank-towns</link>
  704.  <description>
  705.  
  706.  
  707. &lt;article data-history-node-id="422345" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/least-10-palestinians-arrested-israeli-forces-raid-west-bank-towns" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"&gt;
  708.  
  709.  
  710.      &lt;h2&gt;
  711.      &lt;a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/least-10-palestinians-arrested-israeli-forces-raid-west-bank-towns" rel="bookmark"&gt;
  712. &lt;span class="field field-title"&gt;At least 10 Palestinians arrested as Israeli forces raid West Bank towns&lt;/span&gt;
  713. &lt;/a&gt;
  714.    &lt;/h2&gt;
  715.    
  716.  
  717.        
  718.    &lt;div class="content"&gt;
  719.                &lt;div class="field field-field-text"&gt;&lt;p data-end="80" data-start="0"&gt;Israeli forces carried out a raid in the Al-Marj area of Qalqilya in the northern occupied West Bank, arresting several Palestinians, local sources told Al Jazeera Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;
  720.  
  721. &lt;p data-end="366" data-start="239"&gt;The operation came amid reports that settlers had earlier attacked Palestinian farmers in Khirbet Yarza, located east of Tubas.&lt;/p&gt;
  722.  
  723. &lt;p data-end="483" data-start="368"&gt;Following the settler violence, Israeli troops arrested 10 Palestinians in the area, according to the same sources.&lt;/p&gt;
  724. &lt;/div&gt;
  725.      
  726.  &lt;/div&gt;
  727.  
  728. &lt;/article&gt;
  729. </description>
  730.  <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 19:45:43 +0100</pubDate>
  731.    <dc:creator>Elis Gjevori</dc:creator>
  732.    <guid isPermaLink="false">422345 at https://www.middleeasteye.net/</guid>
  733.    </item>
  734. <item>
  735.  <title> Why the Israeli left's 'peace summit' is in denial about the Gaza genocide</title>
  736.  <link>https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/why-israeli-lefts-peace-summit-denial-about-gaza-genocide</link>
  737.  <description>
  738.  
  739.  
  740. &lt;article data-history-node-id="422344" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/why-israeli-lefts-peace-summit-denial-about-gaza-genocide" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"&gt;
  741.  
  742.  
  743.      &lt;h2&gt;
  744.      &lt;a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/why-israeli-lefts-peace-summit-denial-about-gaza-genocide" rel="bookmark"&gt;
  745. &lt;span class="field field-title"&gt; Why the Israeli left's 'peace summit' is in denial about the Gaza genocide&lt;/span&gt;
  746. &lt;/a&gt;
  747.    &lt;/h2&gt;
  748.    
  749.  
  750.        
  751.    &lt;div class="content"&gt;
  752.                &lt;div class="field field-field-text"&gt;&lt;p&gt;On 8 and 9 May, a so-called "People's Peace Summit",&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.timeisnow.co.il/english?utm_source=chatgpt.com" target="_blank"&gt;titled&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;"The Time Has Come", took place at Binyanei HaUma convention centre in Jerusalem.&lt;/p&gt;
  753.  
  754. &lt;p&gt;Sixty&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank"&gt;Israeli&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;organisations gathered under the banner of peace, claiming to prepare the ground for a political resolution to the "Israeli-Palestinian conflict".&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  755.  
  756. &lt;p&gt;The summit featured tours, workshops, film screenings, performances, and - on the second day - keynote speeches promoting what organisers described as a "peace-based worldview".&lt;/p&gt;
  757.  
  758. &lt;p&gt;According to its&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.timeisnow.co.il/" target="_blank"&gt;website&lt;/a&gt;, the summit aimed to promote "dialogue" between&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/palestine" target="_blank"&gt;Palestinians&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and Israelis, in hopes of sparking societal change and inspiring belief that after each war, a political process would follow.&lt;/p&gt;
  759.  
  760. &lt;h3&gt;Read more:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a aria-label="Why the Israeli left's 'peace summit' is in denial about the Gaza genocide" href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/israeli-left-peace-summit-denial-about-gaza-genocide-why"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Why the Israeli left's 'peace summit' is in denial about the Gaza genocide&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  761.  
  762. &lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/images-story/Israeli%20left-wing%20activists%20lift%20placards%20and%20national%20flags%20during%20an%20anti-government%20demonstration%20in%20the%20coastal%20city%20of%20Tel%20Aviv%20on%20June%2029%2C%202024-afp.jpg.jpg?itok=QhPcIcw2"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  763. &lt;/div&gt;
  764.      
  765.  &lt;/div&gt;
  766.  
  767. &lt;/article&gt;
  768. </description>
  769.  <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 19:21:51 +0100</pubDate>
  770.    <dc:creator>Elis Gjevori</dc:creator>
  771.    <guid isPermaLink="false">422344 at https://www.middleeasteye.net/</guid>
  772.    </item>
  773. <item>
  774.  <title>Israeli captive's father urges soldiers ‘not to obey’ Gaza operation orders</title>
  775.  <link>https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-captives-father-urges-soldiers-not-obey-gaza-operation-orders</link>
  776.  <description>
  777.  
  778.  
  779. &lt;article data-history-node-id="422343" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-captives-father-urges-soldiers-not-obey-gaza-operation-orders" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"&gt;
  780.  
  781.  
  782.      &lt;h2&gt;
  783.      &lt;a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-captives-father-urges-soldiers-not-obey-gaza-operation-orders" rel="bookmark"&gt;
  784. &lt;span class="field field-title"&gt;Israeli captive's father urges soldiers ‘not to obey’ Gaza operation orders&lt;/span&gt;
  785. &lt;/a&gt;
  786.    &lt;/h2&gt;
  787.    
  788.  
  789.        
  790.    &lt;div class="content"&gt;
  791.                &lt;div class="field field-field-text"&gt;&lt;p data-end="82" data-start="0"&gt;Israeli father Michel Illouz, whose son died&amp;nbsp;in Gaza, took the stage at Saturday’s protest in Tel Aviv, denouncing the Israeli government’s plan to expand its military operation in the enclave.&lt;/p&gt;
  792.  
  793. &lt;p data-end="588" data-start="365"&gt;Speaking to the crowd calling for the release of captives, Illouz warned that the offensive, authorised earlier this week by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet, could endanger the very people it claims to rescue.&lt;/p&gt;
  794.  
  795. &lt;p data-end="823" data-start="590"&gt;"Our chief of staff said this week that a manoeuvre in Gaza 'endangers the lives of the hostages.' Do you get it? The Israeli government is about to launch a military operation that may endanger the lives of the hostages," he said.&lt;/p&gt;
  796.  
  797. &lt;p data-end="961" data-start="825"&gt;Illouz, who has emerged as a vocal critic of the government's approach, questioned the legality and morality of the planned operation.&lt;/p&gt;
  798.  
  799. &lt;p data-end="1194" data-start="963"&gt;"As I see it, this is clearly an illegal order under military law," he added. "And obeying it constitutes a criminal offence. It is therefore an obligation – not a permission, not a right, but a deep obligation – not to obey it!"&lt;/p&gt;
  800.  
  801. &lt;p data-end="1442" data-start="1196"&gt;He concluded his remarks with a series of searing questions: "I ask you – is a military operation that will kill our hostages legal? Is it moral? Is it humane? Is it Jewish? Is it Israeli? What the hell is this, if not a clearly illegal order?"&lt;/p&gt;
  802.  
  803. &lt;p data-end="1610" data-start="1444"&gt;The protest in Tel Aviv was part of a growing wave of public frustration over the fate of hostages still held in Gaza and the government’s handling of negotiations.&lt;/p&gt;
  804.  
  805.  &lt;figure role="group" class="media-block"&gt;
  806.  &lt;div class="group-inner"&gt;
  807.    &lt;div alt="gaza" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="90a7c1b0-0143-423f-8988-fad7cea2fdd1" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"&gt;  &lt;img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/000_468E67C.jpg" width="1024" height="682" alt="gaza" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"&gt;
  808.  
  809. &lt;/div&gt;
  810.  
  811.    &lt;figcaption&gt;Israeli demonstrators carry placards and flags during an anti-government protest calling for the end of the war in Gaza (AFP)&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  812.  &lt;/div&gt;
  813. &lt;/figure&gt;
  814.  
  815.  
  816. &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background:rgba(220,220,220,0.5);background-image:url(https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png);display:none;"&gt;&lt;img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  817.  
  818. &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background:rgba(220,220,220,0.5);background-image:url(https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png);display:none;"&gt;&lt;img alt height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  819.  
  820. &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background: url(&amp;quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&amp;quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"&gt;&lt;img alt height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  821. &lt;/div&gt;
  822.      
  823.  &lt;/div&gt;
  824.  
  825. &lt;/article&gt;
  826. </description>
  827.  <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 18:44:34 +0100</pubDate>
  828.    <dc:creator>Elis Gjevori</dc:creator>
  829.    <guid isPermaLink="false">422343 at https://www.middleeasteye.net/</guid>
  830.    </item>
  831. <item>
  832.  <title>Air Italy halts flights to Israel</title>
  833.  <link>https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/air-italy-halts-flights-israel</link>
  834.  <description>
  835.  
  836.  
  837. &lt;article data-history-node-id="422342" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/air-italy-halts-flights-israel" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"&gt;
  838.  
  839.  
  840.      &lt;h2&gt;
  841.      &lt;a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/air-italy-halts-flights-israel" rel="bookmark"&gt;
  842. &lt;span class="field field-title"&gt;Air Italy halts flights to Israel&lt;/span&gt;
  843. &lt;/a&gt;
  844.    &lt;/h2&gt;
  845.    
  846.  
  847.        
  848.    &lt;div class="content"&gt;
  849.                &lt;div class="field field-field-text"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Italian carrier Air Italy has suspended all flights to Israel until 19 May, according to a report by the Israeli paper Yedioth Ahronoth.&lt;/p&gt;
  850. &lt;/div&gt;
  851.      
  852.  &lt;/div&gt;
  853.  
  854. &lt;/article&gt;
  855. </description>
  856.  <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 18:30:53 +0100</pubDate>
  857.    <dc:creator>Elis Gjevori</dc:creator>
  858.    <guid isPermaLink="false">422342 at https://www.middleeasteye.net/</guid>
  859.    </item>
  860. <item>
  861.  <title>At least 27 Palestinians killed in Gaza in 24 hours</title>
  862.  <link>https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/least-27-palestinians-killed-gaza-24-hours</link>
  863.  <description>
  864.  
  865.  
  866. &lt;article data-history-node-id="422341" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/least-27-palestinians-killed-gaza-24-hours" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"&gt;
  867.  
  868.  
  869.      &lt;h2&gt;
  870.      &lt;a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/least-27-palestinians-killed-gaza-24-hours" rel="bookmark"&gt;
  871. &lt;span class="field field-title"&gt;At least 27 Palestinians killed in Gaza in 24 hours&lt;/span&gt;
  872. &lt;/a&gt;
  873.    &lt;/h2&gt;
  874.    
  875.  
  876.        
  877.    &lt;div class="content"&gt;
  878.                &lt;div class="field field-field-text"&gt;&lt;p&gt;At least 27 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza&amp;nbsp;and more than 124 people were wounded in the past 24 hours alone.&lt;/p&gt;
  879. &lt;/div&gt;
  880.      
  881.  &lt;/div&gt;
  882.  
  883. &lt;/article&gt;
  884. </description>
  885.  <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 18:19:11 +0100</pubDate>
  886.    <dc:creator>Elis Gjevori</dc:creator>
  887.    <guid isPermaLink="false">422341 at https://www.middleeasteye.net/</guid>
  888.    </item>
  889. <item>
  890.  <title>Germany’s top diplomat calls Gaza crisis ‘unbearable’, urges ceasefire</title>
  891.  <link>https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/germanys-top-diplomat-calls-gaza-crisis-unbearable-urges-ceasefire</link>
  892.  <description>
  893.  
  894.  
  895. &lt;article data-history-node-id="422340" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/germanys-top-diplomat-calls-gaza-crisis-unbearable-urges-ceasefire" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"&gt;
  896.  
  897.  
  898.      &lt;h2&gt;
  899.      &lt;a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/germanys-top-diplomat-calls-gaza-crisis-unbearable-urges-ceasefire" rel="bookmark"&gt;
  900. &lt;span class="field field-title"&gt;Germany’s top diplomat calls Gaza crisis ‘unbearable’, urges ceasefire&lt;/span&gt;
  901. &lt;/a&gt;
  902.    &lt;/h2&gt;
  903.    
  904.  
  905.        
  906.    &lt;div class="content"&gt;
  907.                &lt;div class="field field-field-text"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Germany’s newly appointed foreign minister, Johann Wadephul, has called for “serious discussions for a ceasefire” in Gaza, describing the humanitarian conditions as “unbearable.”&lt;/p&gt;
  908.  
  909. &lt;p&gt;In remarks shared by the German Foreign Ministry ahead of his visit to Israel, Wadephul stressed the urgency of starting negotiations “to free all hostages and to ensure that supplies reach the population of Gaza.”&lt;/p&gt;
  910.  
  911. &lt;p&gt;He reaffirmed Berlin’s firm support for Israel but noted he would seek clarity on the “strategic objective of the fighting that has intensified since March.”&lt;/p&gt;
  912.  
  913. &lt;p&gt;Wadephul is scheduled to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, on Sunday.&lt;/p&gt;
  914. &lt;/div&gt;
  915.      
  916.  &lt;/div&gt;
  917.  
  918. &lt;/article&gt;
  919. </description>
  920.  <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 17:59:38 +0100</pubDate>
  921.    <dc:creator>Elis Gjevori</dc:creator>
  922.    <guid isPermaLink="false">422340 at https://www.middleeasteye.net/</guid>
  923.    </item>
  924. <item>
  925.  <title>US ambassador to Israel calls Palestinian statehood report ‘utter nonsense’</title>
  926.  <link>https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-ambassador-israel-calls-palestinian-statehood-report-utter-nonsense</link>
  927.  <description>
  928.  
  929.  
  930. &lt;article data-history-node-id="422339" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-ambassador-israel-calls-palestinian-statehood-report-utter-nonsense" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"&gt;
  931.  
  932.  
  933.      &lt;h2&gt;
  934.      &lt;a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-ambassador-israel-calls-palestinian-statehood-report-utter-nonsense" rel="bookmark"&gt;
  935. &lt;span class="field field-title"&gt;US ambassador to Israel calls Palestinian statehood report ‘utter nonsense’&lt;/span&gt;
  936. &lt;/a&gt;
  937.    &lt;/h2&gt;
  938.    
  939.  
  940.        
  941.    &lt;div class="content"&gt;
  942.                &lt;div class="field field-field-text"&gt;&lt;p&gt;US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has dismissed as “nonsense” a Jerusalem Post report claiming President Donald Trump will recognise a Palestinian state during his upcoming visit to the region.&lt;/p&gt;
  943.  
  944. &lt;p&gt;The newspaper had cited an anonymous source claiming the White House was preparing to make the announcement as part of broader regional talks.&lt;/p&gt;
  945.  
  946. &lt;center&gt;
  947. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet"&gt;
  948. &lt;p dir="ltr" lang="en"&gt;Hmm. &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/Jerusalem_Post?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@Jerusalem_Post&lt;/a&gt; needs better sources than this unidentified “source.” My 4 yr old grandson Teddy is more reliable. And take it from Teddy. This report is nonsense. &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/Israel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@Israel&lt;/a&gt; doesn’t have a better friend than &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@POTUS&lt;/a&gt; ! &lt;a href="https://t.co/N3YYgdXYCW"&gt;https://t.co/N3YYgdXYCW&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  949. — Ambassador Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/GovMikeHuckabee/status/1921207857187336642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;May 10, 2025&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
  950. &lt;script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
  951. &lt;/div&gt;
  952.      
  953.  &lt;/div&gt;
  954.  
  955. &lt;/article&gt;
  956. </description>
  957.  <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 17:45:50 +0100</pubDate>
  958.    <dc:creator>Elis Gjevori</dc:creator>
  959.    <guid isPermaLink="false">422339 at https://www.middleeasteye.net/</guid>
  960.    </item>
  961. <item>
  962.  <title>Gaza death toll tops 52,800</title>
  963.  <link>https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-tops-52800</link>
  964.  <description>
  965.  
  966.  
  967. &lt;article data-history-node-id="422338" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-tops-52800" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"&gt;
  968.  
  969.  
  970.      &lt;h2&gt;
  971.      &lt;a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-tops-52800" rel="bookmark"&gt;
  972. &lt;span class="field field-title"&gt;Gaza death toll tops 52,800&lt;/span&gt;
  973. &lt;/a&gt;
  974.    &lt;/h2&gt;
  975.    
  976.  
  977.        
  978.    &lt;div class="content"&gt;
  979.                &lt;div class="field field-field-text"&gt;&lt;p data-end="86" data-start="0"&gt;The number of Palestinians killed in Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza has climbed to at least 52,810, the Palestinian health ministry said on Saturday, with more than 119,473 people wounded since the war began on 7 October 2023.&lt;/p&gt;
  980.  
  981. &lt;p data-end="491" data-start="341"&gt;Medical sources added that since 18 March, when Israel resumed its bombardment following a ceasefire, 2,701 people have been killed and 7,432 wounded.&lt;/p&gt;
  982. &lt;/div&gt;
  983.      
  984.  &lt;/div&gt;
  985.  
  986. &lt;/article&gt;
  987. </description>
  988.  <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 17:15:18 +0100</pubDate>
  989.    <dc:creator>Elis Gjevori</dc:creator>
  990.    <guid isPermaLink="false">422338 at https://www.middleeasteye.net/</guid>
  991.    </item>
  992. <item>
  993.  <title>Unicef warns Israeli-US Gaza aid plan will deepen child suffering</title>
  994.  <link>https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/unicef-warns-israeli-us-gaza-aid-plan-will-deepen-child-suffering</link>
  995.  <description>
  996.  
  997.  
  998. &lt;article data-history-node-id="422337" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/unicef-warns-israeli-us-gaza-aid-plan-will-deepen-child-suffering" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"&gt;
  999.  
  1000.  
  1001.      &lt;h2&gt;
  1002.      &lt;a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/unicef-warns-israeli-us-gaza-aid-plan-will-deepen-child-suffering" rel="bookmark"&gt;
  1003. &lt;span class="field field-title"&gt;Unicef warns Israeli-US Gaza aid plan will deepen child suffering&lt;/span&gt;
  1004. &lt;/a&gt;
  1005.    &lt;/h2&gt;
  1006.    
  1007.  
  1008.        
  1009.    &lt;div class="content"&gt;
  1010.                &lt;div class="field field-field-text"&gt;&lt;p data-end="83" data-start="0"&gt;The UN agency for children has voiced strong concerns over a new Israeli-US proposal to control aid delivery in Gaza.&lt;/p&gt;
  1011.  
  1012. &lt;p data-end="434" data-start="261"&gt;James Elder, spokesperson for Unicef, said on Saturday that the draft plan “appears likely to exacerbate the ongoing suffering of children and families in the Gaza Strip”.&lt;/p&gt;
  1013.  
  1014. &lt;p data-end="565" data-start="436"&gt;Speaking on behalf of the agency, Elder said the criticism extends to a newly proposed institution linked to the same strategy.&lt;/p&gt;
  1015.  
  1016. &lt;p data-end="687" data-start="567"&gt;Aid groups have consistently opposed any framework that puts Israel, the occupying power, in charge of aid distribution.&lt;/p&gt;
  1017.  
  1018. &lt;p data-end="875" data-start="689"&gt;“Using humanitarian aid as bait to force people to flee, especially from the north to the south, will leave them with an impossible choice: between displacement and death,” Elder said.&lt;/p&gt;
  1019.  
  1020. &lt;p data-end="1010" data-start="877"&gt;He added that there is a far simpler and more effective solution: “Lift the siege and allow humanitarian aid to enter to save lives.”&lt;/p&gt;
  1021. &lt;/div&gt;
  1022.      
  1023.  &lt;/div&gt;
  1024.  
  1025. &lt;/article&gt;
  1026. </description>
  1027.  <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 17:02:10 +0100</pubDate>
  1028.    <dc:creator>Elis Gjevori</dc:creator>
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  1031. <item>
  1032.  <title>Four Palestinians killed in Israeli strike near Deir al-Balah</title>
  1033.  <link>https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/four-palestinians-killed-israeli-strike-near-deir-al-balah</link>
  1034.  <description>
  1035.  
  1036.  
  1037. &lt;article data-history-node-id="422336" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/four-palestinians-killed-israeli-strike-near-deir-al-balah" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"&gt;
  1038.  
  1039.  
  1040.      &lt;h2&gt;
  1041.      &lt;a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/four-palestinians-killed-israeli-strike-near-deir-al-balah" rel="bookmark"&gt;
  1042. &lt;span class="field field-title"&gt;Four Palestinians killed in Israeli strike near Deir al-Balah&lt;/span&gt;
  1043. &lt;/a&gt;
  1044.    &lt;/h2&gt;
  1045.    
  1046.  
  1047.        
  1048.    &lt;div class="content"&gt;
  1049.                &lt;div class="field field-field-text"&gt;&lt;p data-end="79" data-start="0"&gt;Four people have been killed in an Israeli attack south of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, according to Al Jazeera’s Arabic.&lt;/p&gt;
  1050.  
  1051. &lt;p data-end="398" data-start="284"&gt;Several others were reportedly wounded in the same strike, though the number of injured has yet to be confirmed.&lt;/p&gt;
  1052.  
  1053.  
  1054. &lt;/div&gt;
  1055.      
  1056.  &lt;/div&gt;
  1057.  
  1058. &lt;/article&gt;
  1059. </description>
  1060.  <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 16:51:08 +0100</pubDate>
  1061.    <dc:creator>Elis Gjevori</dc:creator>
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