https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-pledges-humanitarian-aid-to-gaza-from-their-bases-in-cyprus
In a significant foreign policy address at the Lord Mayor's dinner, UK Prime Minister Rissy Shunak announced plans to use British bases in Cyprus for transporting humanitarian aid to Gaza....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-expert-slams-western-governments-as-paralysed-in-gaza-crisis
A United Nations expert has accused Australia and other western governments of paralysis over the Israel-Gaza crisis, saying leaders are either “muttering inaudible words of condemnation” or staying silent in fear....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israel-accuses-hamas-of-hospital-exploitation
Gaza’s Shifa Hospital has become the focus of a dayslong stalemate in Israel’s war against the Hamas militant group....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/five-brave-souls-fall-in-us-military-chopper-disaster-off-cyprus
In a heartbreaking incident, five American service members lost their lives in the eastern Mediterranean as a U.S. military MH-60 helicopter crashed during routine training, about thirty nautical miles off Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/exodus-to-cyprus-as-israelis-escape-hamas-fallout
In quieter times, the four-storey building that houses the Jewish community centre in the heart of Larnaca is an oasis of peace....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/babies-among-12-dead-in-israel-hamas-fuel-dispute
Hamas has denied refusing an offer of fuel from Israel for Gaza's biggest hospital, which the World Health Organisation says is "not functioning" due to bombing and gunfire....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-challenge-to-open-gaza-s-maritime-path
Cyprus' proposal for a maritime humanitarian corridor to Gaza is gaining momentum in European discussions. However, practical challenges tied to the port situation in the besieged Palestinian area have kept the effort in a preliminary stage....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hezbollah-leader-reveals-new-weapons-in-border-clashes-with-israel
The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group said Saturday his fighters have introduced new weapons, including a missile with a heavy warhead in the ongoing fighting along the Lebanon-Israel border, adding that they will keep using the tense frontier to pressure Israel....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/netanyahu-s-rejection-shakes-up-gaza-crisis
Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a deal for a five-day ceasefire with Palestinian militant groups in Gaza in return for the release of some of the hostages held in the territory early in the war, according to sources familiar with the negotiations....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/u-s-stands-firm-against-long-term-israeli-presence-in-gaza
The United States emphasized its opposition to a new long-term occupation of the Gaza Strip by Israel on Tuesday, following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's announcement that his country would assume "overall responsibility for security" in the enclave after the recent conflict with the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-banks-bracing-for-profit-squeeze-according-to-moody-s
Moody's believes that Cyprus' small and saturated banking sector, the banks' limited loan portfolio, and low fee and commission income will restrict opportunities for growth in domestic banks' activities and profitability in the long term....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israel-steps-in-as-hamas-exits-says-netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that Israel will assume "total responsibility for security" in the Gaza Strip indefinitely following the conclusion of the conflict with the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/netanyahu-advocates-extended-security-responsibility-in-gaza
Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will have ''overall security responsibility'' in Gaza for an "indefinite period" after its war with Hamas....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/gaza-s-clean-water-shortage-sparks-health-emergency
Palestinians who fled to southern Gaza, after warnings from Israel to leave their homes, are standing in line for hours to get contaminated water they believe is making them ill....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hezbollah-leader-blames-hamas-for-october-7-attack
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah delivered a significant speech following four weeks of conflict in Gaza, addressing the ongoing war's regional implications and expressing support for Hamas' actions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-israeli-army-on-very-high-alert-along-the-northern-border-with-lebanon
The Israeli army has announced a state of "very high alert" along the country's northern border with Lebanon. They have also stated their readiness to respond to any incident that may occur in the region....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-accused-of-turning-a-blind-eye-to-israel-palestine-war
Concerns that the UK Foreign Office has neglected the Israel-Palestine conflict in its tilt to the Indo-Pacific and the pursuit of trade deals across the Middle East is to be investigated by the foreign affairs select committee....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/israel-rejects-gaza-ceasefire-according-to-hamas
The first British nationals have left Gaza via the Rafah border crossing from the Strip into Egypt, the Foreign Office has said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/metropolitan-police-remove-kidnapped-hostage-posters-in-london
A relative of an Israeli man who is among at least 230 hostages abducted by Hamas has criticized the Metropolitan Police for removing posters calling for their release....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/airstrikes-rockets-and-buildings-claim-over-3-600-child-lives-in-gaza
The murders of Alexis Mavromichalis (Alexoui) and Thanasis Kalogeropoulos present a challenging puzzle for investigators. They are grappling with a wealth of information related to the open conflicts involving the victims.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/biden-urges-humanitarian-pause-in-israel-hamas-conflict
President Joe Biden said he thought there should be a humanitarian “pause” in the Israel-Hamas war, after his campaign speech Wednesday evening was interrupted by a protester calling for a cease-fire....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limited-exodus-as-foreigners-permitted-to-leave-gaza-for-egypt
In the midst of a dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza, a limited agreement was reached, allowing dozens of dual passport holders and seriously injured Palestinians to leave the besieged enclave after more than three weeks of siege....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/u-s-special-op-forces-in-israel-helping-to-locate-hostages
American commandos on the ground in Israel are helping locate the more than 200 hostages seized during Hamas’ surprise cross-border attacks on Oct. 7, the Pentagon’s top special operations police official said Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/yemen-s-houthi-movement-joins-israel-hamas-conflict
The Yemen-based Houthi movement has joined the Israel-Hamas war, extending the conflict to the far side of the Middle East....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/protesters-in-nicosia-march-for-freedom-for-palestine
A protest in the heart of Nicosia saw demonstrators take to the streets with a resounding message: "Not in Our Name! Stop the Genocide! Freedom for Palestine!" ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/turkey-the-most-unreliable-ally-of-the-west
The latest developments in the Middle East after the terrorist actions of Hamas and the reaction of Israel have proven once again that Turkey does not want and does not belong to the Western alliance. Tayyip Erdogan’s decision to align himself with the extremist Islamists of Hamas and Iran clearly shows where the country is heading....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-queen-is-naked
The fairy tale of Hans Christian Andersen about the king who believed he was wearing splendid clothes while, in reality, he was naked, seems to be a fitting analogy for the situation of the European Union and its external policy....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ft-netanyahu-called-on-eu-to-pressure-egypt-to-accept-gaza-refugees
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to convince European leaders to put pressure on Egypt to accept refugees from Gaza, according to people briefed on the discussions....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/which-european-country-bears-the-brunt-of-energy-costs
The pre-tax prices of electricity and natural gas soared after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but they're now on the decline. Although slightly higher than the second half of 2022, the final prices for customers, including taxes, reached their peak in the first half of 2023....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-leads-push-for-gaza-humanitarian-corridor
Nicosia is actively pursuing the creation of a humanitarian corridor to provide much-needed aid to Gaza amid the ongoing Israeli-Hamas conflict and the Israeli Defense Forces' ground operations in the Palestinian enclave.
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