Trump’s Proposal to ‘Take Over’ Gaza Sparks Immediate Rebukes
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Trump’s Proposal to ‘Take Over’ Gaza Sparks Immediate Rebukes

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump’s declaration on Tuesday evening that the United States could “take over” the Gaza Strip and that its Palestinian population could be permanently displaced was immediately criticized in the Middle East and beyond. At a joint White House news conference with Prime…

Trump and Netanyahu Meeting Is Expected to Focus on Gaza Cease-Fire
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Trump and Netanyahu Meeting Is Expected to Focus on Gaza Cease-Fire

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump will welcome Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to the White House on Tuesday for his first in-person meeting with another world leader since returning to power two weeks ago. The two are expected to discuss negotiations for the second phase…

Opinion | Population Transfers Sanctioned by America? It’s on the Table.
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Opinion | Population Transfers Sanctioned by America? It’s on the Table.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump has introduced a seemingly game-changing, if incendiary, proposal ahead of his meeting on Tuesday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, the first foreign leader he will meet since his inauguration. Three times in less than two weeks, Mr. Trump has…

Iran Is Developing Plans for Faster, Cruder Weapon, U.S. Concludes
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Iran Is Developing Plans for Faster, Cruder Weapon, U.S. Concludes

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines New intelligence about Iran’s nuclear program has convinced American officials that a secret team of the country’s scientists is exploring a faster, if cruder, approach to developing an atomic weapon if Tehran’s leadership decides to race for a bomb, according to current and…

Netanyahu Heads to Washington at Critical Juncture for Mideast
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Netanyahu Heads to Washington at Critical Juncture for Mideast

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel was traveling to Washington on Sunday for meetings this week with President Trump and senior administration officials at a pivotal moment for the Middle East. Mr. Trump has made it clear that he wants the wars in…

Cease-Fires in Gaza and Lebanon Will Most Likely Hold for Now, Analysts Say
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Cease-Fires in Gaza and Lebanon Will Most Likely Hold for Now, Analysts Say

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The cease-fires in Gaza and Lebanon will most likely hold for now, despite being tested to their limits over the weekend, because all sides want to avoid full-scale fighting at least for a few weeks, analysts said. In southern Lebanon, Israeli troops remained…

Opinion | How a German Thinker Explains MAGA Morality
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Opinion | How a German Thinker Explains MAGA Morality

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines “When you worship power, compassion and mercy will look like sins.” Benjamin Cremer, a Wesleyan pastor and writer who is based in Idaho, posted that thought last year. I saw it last week and immediately forwarded it to some of my close friends…

Israel Blocks Gazans From North, Accusing Hamas of Cease-Fire Breach
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Israel Blocks Gazans From North, Accusing Hamas of Cease-Fire Breach

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Israeli troops were preventing Palestinians from returning to their homes in the north of the Gaza Strip on Sunday after Israel accused Hamas of violating the terms of the cease-fire agreement. Under the terms of the initial phase of the deal agreed earlier…

Opinion | The Middle East Cease-Fire Is in Trump’s Hands
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Opinion | The Middle East Cease-Fire Is in Trump’s Hands

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Before examining the pitfalls and weaknesses of the Gaza cease-fire, let us welcome even the least of what it may achieve. Fifteen months after the horrendous Hamas attack on Israel and the launch of Israel’s retaliatory invasion, Gaza is a moonscape, most of…