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US blocks Palestinian President and 80 other officials from United Nations' annual meeting in New York
The Mirror US
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August 29, 2025
The Palestinian Authority called the decision "a violation of US commitments" ( Image: Anadolu via Getty Images) Secretary of State Marco Rubio revoked the visas of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other Palestinian delegates on Friday,...
US bars Palestinian officials including Mahmoud Abbas from UN ‘statehood’ meeting
Brisbane Times
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August 30, 2025
Palestinian ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour told reporters that Abbas had been expected to address the General Assembly, as he had done many times. UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said the UN would be seeking clarification from the US State...
Pope demands end to 'collective punishment' in Gaza
The Mining Journal - Michigan
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A baby grabs the dress of Pope Leo XIV during the weekly general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday. (AP photo) ROME — Pope Leo XIV demanded Wednesday that Israel stop the “collective punishment” and forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza...
Israel declares Gaza’s largest city a combat zone, death toll hits 63,025
Inquirer
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August 30, 2025
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel declared Gaza’s largest city a combat zone and recovered the remains of two hostages on Friday as the army launched the start of a planned offensive that has drawn international condemnation. As the military...
IDF says strike killed highest-ranking ISIS official in Gaza
The Times of Israel
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August 30, 2025
The Israeli military said Friday evening it had eliminated the highest-ranking ISIS official in the Gaza Strip, Muhammad Abd al-Aziz Abu Zubaida, in a strike carried out in the past week in the Al-Bureij area of central Gaza. According to the...
Ireland has €97m worth of shares in companies linked to 'occupation and genocide' in Palestine
The Journal
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August 30, 2025
AT THE END of June, the United Nations released a new report which denounced 48 companies it claimed had profited from “the Israeli economy of illegal occupation, apartheid, and [...] genocide” in Palestine. The report by the UN’s Special...
Trump administration bars Palestinian officials from U.N. meeting in New York
Chicago Tribune - Illinois
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August 29, 2025
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Friday that he would not issue visas to Palestinian officials to prevent them from attending the annual United Nations General Assembly in New York next month. The visa ban applies to officials...
U.S. denies visas to Palestinian officials ahead of U.N. General Assembly
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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The State Department said Friday it would deny or revoke visas for members of the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization ahead of next month’s U.N. General Assembly gathering in New York. The move comes as multiple U.S....
Pro-Palestine rallies protest Gaza genocide, new Israeli offensive
Al Mayadeen
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August 29, 2025
Protesters in Tunisia, Germany, and London denounce "Israel's" genocide in Gaza, as global movements call for action ahead of the September 6 mobilization. A protest was held in the Tunisian capital on Friday to denounce the policy of ethnic...
European Ministers Condemn Israel’s Gaza Offensive and Permanent Presence Plan
Alexa.ng
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In a strongly worded joint statement issued on Friday, August 29, 2025, the foreign ministers of Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway, Slovenia, and Spain condemned Israel’s recent military offensive in the Gaza Strip and its declared intention to...
Russia warns 'Israel' E1 plan threatens Palestinian statehood
Al Mayadeen
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August 29, 2025
Russia urges "Israel" to abandon the E1 settlement expansion and condemns Gaza airstrikes killing civilians. The Russian Foreign Ministry has urged "Israel" to abandon its controversial E1 settlement expansion plan, warning that the move would...
Global Sumud Flotilla Set for Latest Attempt to 'Break Israel's Illegal Siege on Gaza'
Common Dreams
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August 29, 2025
Palestine defenders are preparing for the latest—and largest—Freedom Flotilla Coalition mission to set sail for Gaza in an attempt to break Israel's US-backed genocidal siege on the embattled Palestinian territory. Dozens of boats carrying...
Pro-Palestinian conference panelist calls US ‘evil,’ urges ‘destroying the idea of America’
Fox News
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'Special Report' panelists Guy Benson, Olivia Beavers and Meghan Hays discuss an antisemitic terror attack in Colorado. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A panelist speaking at the "People's Conference for Palestine" in Detroit on Friday...
U.S. revokes visas of Palestinian president and other officials ahead of UN General Assembly
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, centre, leaves after his meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, left background, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio...
Israel ends pauses that allowed for aid in Gaza City, recovers remains of two hostages
SBS
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Israel's military has stepped up armed operations around Gaza City, ending temporary pauses there that had allowed for aid deliveries, as it announced the recovery of the body of Ilan Weiss, a hostage seized by Hamas. "The local tactical pause in...
32 Palestinians martyred by Israeli fire in Gaza since dawn
Yemen News Agency SABA
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Gaza – Saba: Thirty-two Palestinian civilians have been martyred and dozens injured since dawn today, Friday, by Israeli army fire, which also carried out demolitions of houses and properties in the Gaza Strip. These actions are part of what is...
U.S. bars Palestinian leader Abbas from U.N. as allies pledge statehood
Japan Today
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August 30, 2025
The United States said on Friday it will not allow Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to travel to New York next month for a United Nations gathering of world leaders, where several U.S. allies are set to recognize Palestine as a state....
"Al-Ahrar Movement": What Gaza is facing is unprecedented war crime
Yemen News Agency SABA
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Gaza – Saba: The Palestinian Al-Ahrar Movement on Friday declared that “what the city of Gaza and its northern areas are enduring—through relentless Israeli genocide, ethnic cleansing, continuous bombardment, and attempts to force innocent...
Israel declares Gaza City a combat zone, recovers remains of two hostages
The Federal
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August 30, 2025
Israel on Friday (August 29) declared Gaza City, the largest city in the eponymous territory, a combat zone and recovered the remains of two hostages as the army launched a planned offensive that has drawn international condemnation. As the...
Nacogdoches doubles up Palestine, 34-17
KLTV - Texas
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August 29, 2025
PALESTINE, Texas (KTRE) - The Nacogdoches Dragons took a big road win over Palestine, 34-17, on Thursday. Both teams were scoreless in the first quarter. Palestine scored first with a short pass from Ashton Cook to C.J. Jones to put the Wildcats...