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SAMY MAGDY

SAMY MAGDY

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Egypt is developing a plan to rebuild Gaza, countering Trump's call to depopulate the territory

Egypt is developing a plan to rebuild Gaza without forcing Palestinians out of the strip in a counter to President Donald Trump’s proposal to depopulate the territory so the U.S. can take it over

Egypt is developing a plan to rebuild Gaza, countering Trump's call to depopulate the territory
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Hamas says it will free 3 more hostages. That could resolve its ceasefire dispute with Israel

Hamas says it will release the next group of three Israeli hostages as planned

Hamas says it will free 3 more hostages. That could resolve its ceasefire dispute with Israel
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Israel threatens 'all hell will break loose' on Hamas in latest Gaza ceasefire crisis

Israel’s defense minister says “all hell will break loose” if Hamas does not release three hostages as planned this weekend

Israel threatens 'all hell will break loose' on Hamas in latest Gaza ceasefire crisis
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Too few tents entering Gaza threatens the truce. Here’s what’s happening

Three weeks into the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the number of tents and temporary homes entering Gaza risks falling short of the goals set for the deal’s first phase

Too few tents entering Gaza threatens the truce. Here’s what’s happening
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UN food agency worker dies in a Yemeni prison after being detained by Houthi rebels

The U.N. food agency says one of its staffers detained last month by Houthi rebels in Yemen has died in prison

UN food agency worker dies in a Yemeni prison after being detained by Houthi rebels
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Pakistan says at least 16 nationals died in migrant boat sinking near Libya

Pakistan says at least 16 citizens died when a boat carrying Europe-bound migrants capsized near the Libyan coast over the weekend

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UN suspends its humanitarian work in Houthi rebels' stronghold in Yemen after more staff detentions

The United Nations says it has suspended its humanitarian operations in the stronghold of Yemen’s Houthi rebels after they detained eight more U.N. staffers

UN suspends its humanitarian work in Houthi rebels' stronghold in Yemen after more staff detentions
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Hamas says it will delay the release of more hostages, putting Gaza ceasefire at risk

Hamas says it will delay the further release of hostages in the Gaza Strip after accusing Israel of violating a fragile ceasefire that now faces its most serious crisis since it began three weeks ago

Hamas says it will delay the release of more hostages, putting Gaza ceasefire at risk
Health|MidEast|Political|World

Famine mostly averted but is a danger again if Gaza ceasefire collapses, UN humanitarian chief says

The United Nations humanitarian chief says famine has been mostly averted in Gaza as a surge of aid enters the territory during a fragile ceasefire, but he warns the threat could return quickly if the truce collapses

Famine mostly averted but is a danger again if Gaza ceasefire collapses, UN humanitarian chief says
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2 mass graves with bodies of nearly 50 migrants found in southeastern Libya

Libya authorities uncovered nearly 50 bodies this week from two mass graves in the country’s southeastern desert in the latest tragedy involving people seeking to reach Europe through the chaos-stricken North African country

2 mass graves with bodies of nearly 50 migrants found in southeastern Libya
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Egypt lobbies against Trump plan to empty Gaza of Palestinians as Israel prepares for it

Israel says it has begun preparations for the departure of large numbers of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip in line with President Donald Trump’s plan to empty the territory of its population

Egypt lobbies against Trump plan to empty Gaza of Palestinians as Israel prepares for it
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'I won't leave. Put that in your brain.' Palestinians reject Trump's call to expel them from Gaza

Stunned Palestinians rejected President Donald Trump's proposal to expel them from the Gaza Strip so that the U.S. could take over the territory and rebuild it for others

'I won't leave. Put that in your brain.' Palestinians reject Trump's call to expel them from Gaza
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Paramilitary group attacks an open market in Sudan, killing 54 people and wounding scores

Sudan’s health authorities say a paramilitary group has attacked an open market in the city of Omdurman, killing 54 people and wounding scores

Paramilitary group attacks an open market in Sudan, killing 54 people and wounding scores
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Arab nations reject Trump’s suggestion to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt and Jordan

Powerful Arab nations have rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to neighboring Egypt and Jordan

Arab nations reject Trump’s suggestion to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt and Jordan
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Hamas will free 3 Israelis and 5 Thais in next hostage release Thursday

Israel and Hamas say the militant group will release three Israelis, including two women and an 80-year-old man, along with five Thai nationals in the next hostage release on Thursday

Hamas will free 3 Israelis and 5 Thais in next hostage release Thursday
MidEast|Political|World

Northern Gaza is shattered. The spirit of returning Palestinians is not

Crowds of Palestinians fill Gaza’s main coastal road as they stream north

Northern Gaza is shattered. The spirit of returning Palestinians is not
MidEast|Political|World

Palestinians celebrate their return to northern Gaza after 15 months of war

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have streamed into heavily destroyed northern Gaza in their first chance to return since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas

Palestinians celebrate their return to northern Gaza after 15 months of war
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Qatar says a deal is reached to release an Israeli hostage and allow Palestinians into northern Gaza

Qatar says an agreement has been reached to release an Israeli civilian hostage and allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza

Qatar says a deal is reached to release an Israeli hostage and allow Palestinians into northern Gaza
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Hamas frees 4 female Israeli soldiers in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners as ceasefire holds

Four female Israeli soldiers who were taken in the attack that sparked the war in Gaza have returned to Israel after Hamas militants paraded them before a crowd of thousands and handed them over to the Red Cross

Hamas frees 4 female Israeli soldiers in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners as ceasefire holds
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How the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal will unfold — and why it is so precarious

Israeli troops have pulled back to the edges of Gaza, the first hostages have been released and many Palestinians have returned to what remains of their homes in the first few days of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal

How the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal will unfold — and why it is so precarious
MidEast|Political|World

After 15 months of war, Hamas still rules over what remains of Gaza

As a ceasefire brought calm to Gaza’s ruined cities, Hamas was quick to emerge from hiding

After 15 months of war, Hamas still rules over what remains of Gaza
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Palestinians trek across rubble to return to their homes as Gaza ceasefire takes hold

Even before the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas was fully in place, Palestinians in the war-battered Gaza Strip began to return to the remains of the homes they had evacuated during the 15-month war

Palestinians trek across rubble to return to their homes as Gaza ceasefire takes hold
MidEast|Political|World

As ceasefire takes hold, Hamas returns 3 Israeli hostages and Israel frees 90 Palestinian prisoners

Dozens of Palestinian prisoners have been freed by Israel after three hostages left Hamas captivity in an exchange that took place after 15 months of collective grief and anxiety

As ceasefire takes hold, Hamas returns 3 Israeli hostages and Israel frees 90 Palestinian prisoners
MidEast|Political|World

Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will go into effect Sunday morning, officials say

Preparations have been made for the Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas

Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will go into effect Sunday morning, officials say
MidEast|Political|World

Israel's Cabinet approves a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of dozens of hostages

Israel’s Cabinet has approved a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of dozens of hostages that will pause the 15-month war with Hamas for six weeks

Israel's Cabinet approves a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of dozens of hostages

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