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David Isaac

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Former Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) visited Israel to express his solidarity with the country in its war against Hamas.
The community, which claims it has been victimized by police and prosecutors in Lisbon, is also demanding an official apology from the state.
As if to underscore the report’s conclusions, Hezbollah fired a rocket just 20 meters from a U.N. compound in Lebanon on Dec. 9.
Local authorities say it’s too soon to let people go home as the threat from Hamas still exists.
Israel rebuffs U.S. call to hand over the Gaza Strip to the Palestinian Authority.
Settlement leaders say the White House’s decision comes from a misguided attempt to appear balanced.
“This war will end when it is safe for the children of Be’eri and Nir Oz to sleep in their beds again,” the Prime Minister’s Office said.
The Hamas commander’s laptop included a detailed sketch of Nahal Oz, an IDF base located on the Gaza Strip fence.
Washington wants to present itself as even-handed and so has adopted a false narrative of “settler violence,” say settlement leaders.
“We’re not going to comment on remarks that may or may not have been made behind closed doors in sensitive diplomatic discussions,” the spokesman said.
“There is no appetite to provoke a reaction in Iran in the context of the war in the Middle East,” according to a senior diplomat.