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Blinken announces US aid to Gaza, pledges to reopen Jerusalem consulate 25 May 2021 - 07:59 pm
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a joint press conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, May 25, 2021. (REUTERS)
Blinken in Israel on Mideast tour to shore up Gaza truce 25 May 2021 - 12:49 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrive for a joint news conference in Jerusalem, May 25, 2021. Menahem Kahana/Pool via REUTERS
Palestinian shot dead by Israeli forces in Jerusalem 24 May 2021 - 08:35 pm
Israeli security forces clash with Palestinians at the compound that houses Al-Aqsa Mosque, in Jerusalem's Old City May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Yemenis find rare leisure time at Sanaa lake 23 May 2021 - 01:28 pm
People gather during an excursion at a dam in Sayyan near Sanaa, Yemen May 16, 2021. Picture taken May 16, 2021. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
IAEA will have no access to Iran's Nuclear sites images, says top lawmaker 23 May 2021 - 09:12 am
Peninsula
Lebanon's president did not mean to revoke Hariri's mandate, son-in-law says 22 May 2021 - 04:15 pm
Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri speaks during a parliament meeting at UNESCO Palace in Beirut, Lebanon May 22, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Blinken to visit Middle East on May 26-27: Report 22 May 2021 - 12:51 pm
Peninsula
US Secretary of State to visit the Middle East 'in coming days' 22 May 2021 - 10:22 am
Peninsula
Two-state solution only answer to Israel-Palestine conflict: Biden 22 May 2021 - 10:17 am
US President Joe Biden delivers remarks before a ceasefire agreed by Israel and Hamas was to go into effect. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst
Clash between Palestinians and Israeli police in Jerusalem hours after Gaza truce 21 May 2021 - 03:33 pm
Israeli police stand in position at the compound that houses Al-Aqsa Mosque, known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Turkey hopes Gaza truce holds, wants Israel to account for 'crimes' 21 May 2021 - 01:57 pm
Palestinians ride a motorcycle past the site of an Israeli air strike, after Israel- Hamas truce, in Gaza May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem
Turkey says WhatsApp will drop data collection update after probe 21 May 2021 - 12:46 pm
FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed WhatsApp logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo
Hamas, Israel agree on Gaza ceasefire 21 May 2021 - 11:35 am
Smoke and flames are seen above buildings, amid a flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian fighting, in Gaza, May 20, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Egypt helps broker ceasefire in Gaza to start early Friday - state TV 20 May 2021 - 11:40 pm
Debris fly as smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike, amid Israeli-Palestinian fighting, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, May 20, 2021. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Renewed violence over Gaza despite ceasefire moves gaining speed 20 May 2021 - 06:57 pm
Palestinians walk past the site of Israeli air strikes in Gaza on May 20, 2021. (Reuters)
WHO appeals for humanitarian pause to gain access to Gaza 20 May 2021 - 03:15 pm
Smoke rises during an Israeli air strike, amid Israeli-Palestinian fighting, in Gaza City, May 20, 2021. Reuters/Ahmed Jadallah
Lebanese graduate turns to the sea as accountancy studies fail him 20 May 2021 - 01:04 pm
Ali Sleem, sits on a fishing boat in Sarafand, Lebanon May 10, 2021. Picture taken May 10, 2021. Reuters/Issam Abdallah
Human Rights Council to meet next week on Palestinian territories 20 May 2021 - 12:44 pm
A view shows the site of Israeli air strikes, amid Israeli-Palestinian fighting, in Gaza, May 20, 2021. Reuters/Mohammed Salem