5 h. ago After Israel’s Qatar air strikes, the Gulf questions its US dependence

The Gulf Arab monarchies have been left reeling after the United States, their decades-long security guarantor, seemingly did nothing to prevent Tuesday’s unprecedented Israeli air strikes on Qatar, home to the region’s largest American military base. Describing the attack as a “pivotal moment” for the Gulf, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani called for a collective regional response after Israeli jets targeted Hamas negotiators in Doha. The strikes have exposed a...

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12 h. ago Israel strike on Hamas leaders in Doha draws rare rebuke from Trump

US President Donald Trump made a rare public break with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying the leader’s decision to launch a unilateral attack against Hamas in Qatar “does not advance Israel or America’s goals”. The strike on the militant group’s leadership in Doha, the capital of a US ally, dramatically escalated regional tensions and risked derailing US-backed efforts to broker a ceasefire in Gaza. “This was a decision made by Prime Minister Netanyahu, it was not a decision made...

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20 h. ago Explosions rock Doha as Israeli air strike targets Hamas leadership

Israel launched a strike targeting Hamas’ leadership in Qatar on Tuesday, officials said, further widening its campaign against the militant group as negotiations over ending the war in the Gaza Strip appears stalemated before a new military offensive there. Black smoke rose over the skyline of the Qatari capital, Doha, with authorities there acknowledging the strike. It was not immediately clear if anyone was hurt in the attack, marking the second time the energy-rich nation has been directly...

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20 h. ago Explosions rock Doha as Israeli strike targets Hamas leaders

Israel struck the headquarters of Hamas’ political leadership in Qatar on Tuesday as the group’s top figures gathered to consider a US proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The strike on the territory of a US ally marked a stunning escalation and risked upending talks aimed at winding down the war and freeing hostages. The attack angered Qatar, an energy-rich Gulf nation hosting thousands of American troops that has served as a key mediator between Israel and Hamas throughout the...

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8 d. ago Gazans despair: ‘stay and die, or leave towards nowhere’, as Israel pushes deeper

Israel pushed tanks deeper into Gaza City and detonated explosives-laden vehicles in one suburb as air strikes killed at least 19 people on Monday, Palestinian officials and witnesses said. The reports came as the president of the world’s leading genocide scholars’ association said it had passed a resolution stating the legal criteria have been met to establish that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. There was no immediate response from Israel on the accounts of the Gaza City offensive or on...

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1 week ago Yemen’s Houthi PM, other ministers killed in ‘treacherous’ Israeli strike

Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Saturday said their prime minister had been killed in an Israeli air strike, the most senior official known to have died in a series of attacks during the Gaza war. Ahmed Ghaleb Nasser Al-Rahawi, who was appointed last year, was killed along with other officials in the Israeli attack on Thursday, the Iran-backed Houthis said. Israel has been striking Houthi targets for months in response to missile attacks by the rebels, who claim solidarity with the Palestinians and...

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3 w. ago Israel mobilises 60,000 reservists to seize Gaza City, piling pressure on Hamas

Israel’s defence minister has approved a plan for the conquest of Gaza City and authorised the call-up of around 60,000 reservists to carry it out, his ministry confirmed on Wednesday. Defence Minister Israel Katz’s move piled pressure on Hamas as mediators pushing for a ceasefire in the nearly two-year war in Gaza awaited an official Israeli response on their latest proposal. While mediator Qatar had expressed guarded optimism over the latest proposal, a senior Israeli official said the...

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3 w. ago Air Canada strike ends, union claims victory over unpaid work

The union for Air Canada’s 10,000 flight attendants said early on Tuesday that it has reached a tentative agreement to end a strike. Air Canada and the union resumed talks late on Monday for the first time since the strike began over the weekend. The strike is affecting about 130,000 travellers a day at the peak of the summer travel season. The union said the agreement will guarantee members pay for work performed while planes are on the ground, such as boarding passengers, resolving one of the...

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3 w. ago Union leader says he would take prison over forced end to Air Canada strike

A leader of the union on strike against Air Canada said on Monday he would risk jail time rather than allow cabin crew to be forced back to work by a federal labour board, raising the stakes in a battle that has disrupted flights for hundreds of thousands of travellers during tourist season. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) said the strike would continue until the carrier negotiates on wages and unpaid work, even after the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) declared the strike...

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