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Man missing after rare shark attack in Israel

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Raffi Berg

Man missing after rare shark attack in IsraelGetty ImagesThe attack happened close to the power station at HaderaA swimmer is missing following an extremely rare shark attack off the coast of northern Israel on Monday. It happened in the sea at Hadera, about 40km (25 miles) north of Tel Aviv. The incident was witnessed by people on Olga Beach, who can be heard yelling in shock in footage posted on social media.
New Israel-Gaza ceasefire plan proposed, Hamas source tells BBC

3 weeks ago | risingnepaldaily.com | Rushdi Abualouf |Raffi Berg

By Rushdi Abualouf, BBC Gaza correspondent, Raffi Berg, BBC News, London, Apr.22: A senior Palestinian official familiar with Israel-Hamas ceasefire negotiations has told the BBC that Qatari and Egyptian mediators have proposed a new formula to end the war in Gaza.
New Israel-Gaza ceasefire plan proposed, Hamas source tells BBC

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Rushdi Abualouf |Raffi Berg

A senior Palestinian official familiar with Israel-Hamas ceasefire negotiations has told the BBC that Qatari and Egyptian mediators have proposed a new formula to end the war in Gaza. According to the official, it envisages a truce lasting between five and seven years, the release of all Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, a formal end to the war, and a complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.
What is Iran's nuclear programme and what does the US want?

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Raffi Berg

US and Iranian officials have arrived in Oman's capital Muscat to try to reach a new deal over Iran's controversial nuclear programme. Donald Trump pulled the US out of a previous nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers in 2018, and reinstated economic sanctions, angering Iran. Trump has warned of military action if the talks do not succeed. Why isn't Iran allowed nuclear weapons? Iran says its nuclear programme is for civilian purposes only.
En qué consiste el programa nuclear de Irán por el que EE.UU. vuelve a sentarse a negociar con Teherán

1 month ago | es-us.noticias.yahoo.com | Raffi Berg

Estados Unidos e Irán celebrarán este sábado sus primeras conversaciones directas en una década para intentar alcanzar un nuevo acuerdo sobre el controvertido programa nuclear iraní. En 2018, durante su primer mandato, Donald Trump retiró a su gobierno de un acuerdo nuclear previo firmado en 2015 conocido como Plan de Acción Integral Conjunto (PAIC), el cual había sido negociado por Irán con EE.UU., Reino Unido, Francia, Rusia, China y Alemania.
What is Iran's nuclear programme and what do the US and Israel want?

1 month ago | bbc.com | Raffi Berg

The US and Iran are due to hold the first talks in years on Saturday to try to reach a new deal over Iran's controversial nuclear programme. Donald Trump pulled the US out of a previous nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers in 2018, and reinstated economic sanctions, angering Iran. Trump has warned of military action if the talks do not succeed. Why isn't Iran allowed nuclear weapons? Iran says its nuclear programme is for civilian purposes only.
Gaza air strikes follow heaviest rocket fire by Hamas in months

1 month ago | bbc.com | Raffi Berg

Gaza air strikes follow heaviest rocket fire by Hamas in monthsReutersIsraeli strikes hit Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza, from where the military said rockets had been firedIsrael has carried out fresh air strikes on Gaza after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered retaliation for one of the heaviest barrages of rocket-fire by Hamas in months.
Israel’s ‘hearts lie in tatters’ as Hamas hands over first dead hostages

2 months ago | winnmediaskn.com | Raffi Berg

by Raffi Berg(BBC) – “The hearts of an entire nation lie in tatters,” Israel’s president has said, as the bodies of four hostages taken alive by Hamas in its attack on 7 October 2023 were returned to Tel Aviv. Hamas says the bodies are those of a mother and two children from the Bibas family, whose unknown fate has gripped Israel, and Oded Lifschitz, 84, a veteran peace activist.
Israel prepares to receive first dead hostages from Hamas

2 months ago | msn.com | Raffi Berg

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Hamas to hand over first dead bodies of hostages

2 months ago | bbc.com | Raffi Berg

Israel prepares to receive first dead hostages from HamasEPAIt is not known how Shiri, Kfir and his brother Ariel - if confirmed - diedHamas is to transfer to Israel the bodies of four hostages who have been held in Gaza since being taken alive in the group's attack on Israel on 7 October 2023. It has said they include a mother and two children from the Bibas family, whose unknown fate has gripped Israel since then. The youngest child, Kfir, was nine months old.