US Secretary of State Rubio to visit Israel as US tries to shore up Gaza ceasefire
• Oct 23, 2025, 8:33 AM
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Chief US diplomat Marco Rubio was due in Israel on Thursday, the latest Washington official to visit as President Donald Trump's administration kept up efforts to cement the fragile truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. His visit comes after the International Court of Justice ruled on Wednesday that Israel has not proven its claims that a significant part of the UN’s relief agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) are members of Hamas. Read our liveblog to see how all the day's events unfolded. August Hakansson reports.
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Israel calls ICJ Decision 'Shameful'
• 3:21 PM
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Israel is rejecting a ruling by the International Court of Justice that orders it to ease the passage of aid into Gaza. The UN aid agency has been effectively barred from operating in the enclave since January. The decision comes as humanitarian organiza
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France issues new arrest warrant against Syria's ex-leader Assad for chemical attacks
• 2:42 PM
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French authorities have issued a new arrest warrant for Syrian ex-president Bashar al- Assad over the suspected Syrian government chemical attacks on Adra and Douma outside Damascus and in Eastern Ghouta in August 2013. Nearly 1,500 people were killed or
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Syrian forces negotiate truce with French-led jihadist group holed up in camp
• 11:56 AM
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Syrian authorities on Thursday negotiated a ceasefire with a group of foreign jihadists led by Frenchman Oumar Diaby in northwestern Syria, according to sources.
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Life after al-Hol camp: Women of IS group try to reintegrate into Syrian society
• 11:05 AM
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When the Islamic State group was defeated in 2019, more than 40,000 men, women, and children were held in the al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria. Alongside civilians fleeing the fighting, families of Islamic State group members were also detained. Faced w
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Gaza: 54 unidentified Palestinian bodies returned for mass burial
• 9:28 AM
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A collective funeral was held on Wednesday in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, for 54 unidentified Palestinians whose bodies were returned from Israel, the Palestinian Civil Defense (PCD) said. The PCD noted that many of the bodies could not be identified by
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US Secretary of State Rubio to visit Israel as US tries to shore up Gaza ceasefire
• 8:33 AM
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Chief US diplomat Marco Rubio was due in Israel on Thursday, the latest Washington official to visit as President Donald Trump's administration kept up efforts to cement the fragile truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. His visit comes after the Intern
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Vance slams Israel’s West Bank annexation vote as ‘insult’ and ‘stupid political stunt’
• 8:11 AM
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Wrapping up his visit to Israel Thursday, US Vice President JD Vance criticised the Knesset's vote advancing an Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank as a "very stupid political stunt" and a personal "insult". His remarks came as US Secretary of S
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Israel's West Bank annexation vote ‘potentially threatening’ Gaza truce, Rubio warns
• 12:49 AM
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Shortly before leaving for Israel, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that the Knesset's vote on Wednesday advancing an Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank "potentially" threatens the Gaza ceasefire deal. Rubio is the latest US official to
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Iran announces 'conditional release' for citizen in France linked to prisoner swap
• 12:09 AM
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Iranian citizen Mahdieh Esfandiari, detained in France since February on charges of promoting terrorism online, was conditionally released Wednesday, Iran's foreign ministry said, as Tehran pushes for her return in a potential prisoner swap for two Frenc
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