US pressures Israel on West Bank as Rubio begins visit

Inside post-ceasefire Gaza: Israel-backed militias, clan wars and Hamas’s fight to survive

• 7:38 PM

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The October 10 ceasefire between Hamas and Israel halted open war but not the violence in Gaza. Around seven armed factions and clans now battle Hamas for control while gunfights and public executions persist in the enclave, and some groups are even susp

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Rubio urges quick deployment of international 'stabilisation' force in Gaza

• 1:07 PM

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday said it was critical for the ceasefire deal in Gaza that an international stabilisation force be deployed "as soon as it possibly can", with Israel potentially able to veto participants. Rubio is the latest hig

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Israeli-Palestinian peace activist seeks to bring measure of 'sanity to her people and her country'

• 11:11 AM

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US President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Israel over annexing the West Bank in an interview published Thursday, as visiting Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced confidence that a US-backed ceasefire in Gaza would hold. All the while, Israeli

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Vance and Rubio criticise Israeli parliament's vote on West Bank annexation

• 11:04 AM

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Israel on Thursday and met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as US President Donald Trump said Israel would lose US support if it went ahead with possible plans to annex the West Bank. Rubio is th

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US pressures Israel on West Bank as Rubio begins visit

• 8:48 AM

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Israel on Thursday and met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as US President Donald Trump said Israel would lose US support if it went ahead with possible plans to annex the West Bank. Rubio is th

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