Gabrielle Debinski

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Newsletter and Content Editor at Al-Monitor

Newsletter and Content Editor at @AlMonitor

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Why an Israeli hostage negotiator cut contact with Hamas

Nov 17, 2023 | al-monitor.com | Gabrielle Debinski

November 17, 2023 Gershon Baskin is a rare figure in Israeli social and political life. A longtime peace activist, he has advised both the Israeli and Palestinian governments on the conflict and now-stagnant peace process. Baskin is widely known for his role spearheading back-channel negotiations with Hamas for the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who was kidnapped by the militant group during a cross-border attack in 2006 and held hostage in Gaza for five years.
Netanyahu’s failed Gaza strategy

Oct 12, 2023 | gzeromedia.com | Gabrielle Debinski

Six days after Hamas launched one of the biggest-ever attacks against Israel, the country’s military campaign in the Gaza Strip is ramping up. So far, Israel’s Air Force has dropped more than 6,000 bombs on the Strip, targeting Hamas leaders and infrastructure.
Will Australians back Indigenous referendum?

Oct 12, 2023 | gzeromedia.com | Gabrielle Debinski

Australians will vote on Saturday in a referendum on whether an Indigenous Voice to Parliament should be enshrined in the constitution. “The Voice,” as it has become known, would establish an advisory body to the government on issues that affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. Importantly, it would have no legal power to enforce its recommendations. Background.
Netanyahu: “Now is the time for war”

Oct 11, 2023 | gzeromedia.com | Gabrielle Debinski

Announcing on Wednesday that Israel had formed a unity government with the opposition, PM Benjamin Netanyahu said at a press conference that “we put aside all differences to face an enemy worse than ISIS.”The war cabinet includes the PM, along with his Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, both from the right-wing Likud Party, as well as leader of the National Unity Party Benny Gantz, a former military chief of staff and head of the defense ministry. Uniting a divided nation.
Biden on Hamas attacks: “This was an act of sheer evil”

Oct 10, 2023 | gzeromedia.com | Gabrielle Debinski

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday did not mince his words when he gave his second address about the Hamas terror attacks in Israel.
After the Hamas massacre, Israel pounds Gaza

Oct 9, 2023 | gzeromedia.com | Gabrielle Debinski

Days after Hamas’s deadly terror attacks across southern Israel – in which militants murdered residents of border towns and music festival attendees, resulting in more than 900 deaths – Israel has launched a war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. So far, the Israeli Air Force has begun intense bombardments from the air, but a ground operation is expected.
Hard Numbers: EU migration deal, WTO forecast downgrade, Brazilian doctors shot, the Pope's climate message, Fat Bear Week

Oct 6, 2023 | gzeromedia.com | Gabrielle Debinski

250,000: EU migration ministers have reached a historic preliminary deal that would see frontline states move migrants – specifically those arriving in large numbers due to acute crises like war or climate disaster – to other EU states for processing. This comes after EU officials said that 250,000 people had entered the bloc so far this year through illegal migration routes. The agreement still needs to be passed by the EU Parliament.
NATO battles: US shoots down Turkish drone in Syria

Oct 5, 2023 | gzeromedia.com | Gabrielle Debinski

The US military on Thursday shot down a Turkish drone in northeast Syria, a remarkable development pitting two NATO states with an already complicated alliance against one another. The Pentagon said that it warned Ankara several times beforehand that its hardware was too close to US troops stationed there, and that it made the decision to strike when the Turkish drone came within 500 meters of US personnel. How’d we get here?
Hard Numbers: EU migration deal, WTO forecast downgrade, Brazilian doctors shot, Fat Bear Week

Oct 5, 2023 | gzeromedia.com | Gabrielle Debinski

250,000: EU migration ministers have reached a historic preliminary deal that would see frontline states move migrants – specifically those arriving in large numbers due to acute crises like war or climate disaster – to other EU states for processing. This comes after EU officials said that 250,000 people had entered the bloc so far this year through illegal migration routes. The agreement still needs to be passed by the EU Parliament.
Hard Numbers: Venice bus tragedy, Armenia joins ICC, NYC mayor challenges “right to shelter” law, Biden's border U-turn

Oct 5, 2023 | gzeromedia.com | Gabrielle Debinski

21: Italian authorities are using DNA samples to identify some of the still-unknown victims of a devastating bus accident outside Venice that left 21 people dead. It remains unclear what caused the electric vehicle to crash. 60: Armenia’s parliament has voted – 60 to 22 – to join the International Criminal Court. Russia said it was disappointed with Yerevan, an ally, considering that the ICC has issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin.