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Israel’s Netanyahu travels to US to discuss Gaza ceasefire with Trump

Trump, who has claimed credit for the Israel-Hamas deal, is expected to host Netanyahu at the White House on Tuesday.

Al Jazeera · Feb 2, 2025

Gaza ceasefire: fragile deal offers hope for peace but could still fall apart

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The Conversation · Jan 16, 2025

Gaza deal: what it means for peace in the Middle East – expert Q&A

After 15 months of bitter conflict on the Gaza Strip, a ceasefire deal has been agreed which promises an end to the fighting and will allow for the access of food and other desperately needed humanitarian aid to the civilian population. Since the Israel Defense Forces launched their ground operation…

The Conversation · Jan 15, 2025

Gaza update: US politics and the fate of Palestinians increasingly bound up together

It would be a brave – or foolhardy – analyst who presumes to predict the outcomes of the talks which continue in Doha. But the fate of Gaza and its 2 million inhabitants as well as the 109 remaining Israeli hostages being held in Gaza, will depend on a political…

The Conversation · Aug 22, 2024

Home medical devices pose risks for Medicare beneficiaries and their caregivers

From infusion pumps to nebulizers, home medical equipment comes with potential problems for users.

Fortune · Aug 9, 2024

Gaza update: Hamas can’t be destroyed says IDF as Netanyahu eyes war with Hezbollah

Fighting continues in central and southern Gaza, as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continue to encounter resistance from units of Hamas fighters, despite a recent assessment by the Israeli government that the “intense phase” of the ground offensive is drawing to a close. The IDF will now switch to conducting…

The Conversation · Jun 27, 2024

What could President Raisi’s death mean for stability in Iran and beyond? Expert Q&A

A helicopter carrying Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and other officials crashed in the mountainous north-west reaches of Iran on Sunday May 19, sparking a rescue operation in thick fog and driving rain. On Monday, search and rescue teams reached the crash site and “found no signs…

The Conversation · May 20, 2024

Gaza update: no end to the killing in sight as extremists on both sides make a peace deal hard to imagine

As the death toll from Israel’s assault on Gaza climbed past 23,000 – including nearly 10,000 children – according to the latest figures from the Hamas-controlled health ministry, the Palestinian militant group released a series of videos showing operations in the northern Gaza Strip. Analysts commented that Hamas was keen…

The Conversation · Jan 11, 2024

Israel says Gaza war is like WWII. Experts say it’s ‘justifying brutality’

Netanyahu has compared the Gaza war with World War II. But this narrative is ahistorical and dangerous, say experts.

Al Jazeera · Dec 23, 2023

Ukraine recap: prepare for a 'long war' says Putin – but most Russians beg to disagree

If nuclear weapons are used in Ukraine, it won’t be Russia that starts it, says Russian president Vladimir Putin – ostensibly seeking to reassure the world while also delivering an arch reminder that he does, after all, have the power to swing the world’s largest nuclear arsenal into action if…

The Conversation · Dec 8, 2022