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Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim met Hamas’s political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Qatar. Anwar said he met a Hamas delegation in “line with Malaysia’s stance and commitment to continue to play a role in stopping attacks and violence in Gaza and Rafah.”

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<p>The Joe Biden administration notified US Congress on Tuesday (May 14) that it was moving forward with over $1 billion in new weapons deals for Israel, multiple US media outlets reported citing&nbsp;Congressional officials. The development comes less than a week after the White House paused a shipment of bombs to Israel over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned Israeli assault on Rafah in southern Gaza.</p>

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<p>The latest weapons package includes the potential transfer of $700 million in tank ammunition, $500 million in tactical vehicles and $60 million in mortar shells, the Wall Street Journal reported.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><b>US sets in motion another big arms sale to Israel: What next?</b></h2>

<p>The US State Department has now opened discussions with the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations committees about the possible sale due to the informal notification on Tuesday, CNN reported.</p>

<p>So far, there is no set timeline for when the Congress would officially be notified of the sale. Consequently, there is no timeline for when these weapons would actually be sent to Israel.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Also watch |&nbsp;Israel-Hamas War: Israel to get US weapons despite shipment delay?</strong></p>

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<p>Last week's now-paused US shipment to Israel included 2,000-pound bombs and 500-pound bombs. The weapons supply pause came amid Washington's purported&nbsp;opposition to them being used in the densely populated areas of Rafah.</p>

<h2><strong>What does it mean?</strong></h2>

<p>The US officials cited by the US media say that&nbsp;other cases of weapons shipments to Israel&nbsp;— such as the one paused last week&nbsp;—&nbsp;would remain under review.</p>

<p>But simultaneously, the US officials also maintain that Washington will continue to make sure that Israel has the military capacity to defend itself. That is, the&nbsp;longer-term weapons deals with Israel will not be halted at this time.</p>

<p>"We are continuing to send military assistance, and we will ensure that Israel receives the full amount provided in the supplemental. We have paused a shipment of 2,000-pound bombs because we do not believe they should be dropped in densely populated cities. We are talking to the Israeli government about this," US&nbsp;national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Monday.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


The Joe Biden administration notified US Congress on Tuesday (May 14) that it was moving forward with over $1 billion in new weapons deals for Israel, multiple US media outlets reported citing Congressional officials.

The Joe Biden administration notified US Congress on Tuesday (May 14) that it was moving forward with over $1 billion in new weapons deals for Israel, multiple US media outlets reported citing Congressional officials. The development comes less than a week after the White House paused a shipment of bombs to Israel over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned Israeli assault on Rafah in southern Gaza. Also read | Israel reacts to Biden's most direct warning against full blown Rafah invasion The latest weapons package includes the potential transfer of $700 million in tank ammunition, $500 million in tactical vehicles and $60 million in mortar shells, the Wall Street Journal reported. US sets in motion another big arms sale to Israel: What next? The US State Department has now opened discussions with the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations committees about the possible sale due to the informal notification on Tuesday, CNN reported. So far, there is no set timeline for when the Congress would officially be notified of the sale. Consequently, there is no timeline for when these weapons would actually be sent to Israel. Also watch | Israel-Hamas War: Israel to get US weapons despite shipment delay? × Last week's now-paused US shipment to Israel included 2,000-pound bombs and 500-pound bombs. The weapons supply pause came amid Washington's purported opposition to them being used in the densely populated areas of Rafah. What does it mean? The US officials cited by the US media say that other cases of weapons shipments to Israel — such as the one paused last week — would remain under review. But simultaneously, the US officials also maintain that Washington will continue to make sure that Israel has the military capacity to defend itself. That is, the longer-term weapons deals with Israel will not be halted at this time. "We are continuing to send military assistance, and we will ensure that Israel receives the full amount provided in the supplemental. We have paused a shipment of 2,000-pound bombs because we do not believe they should be dropped in densely populated cities. We are talking to the Israeli government about this," US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Monday. (With inputs from agencies)

Biden moves forward to send over $1 billion in new arms to Israel: Reports

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim met Hamas’s political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Qatar yesterday. Anwar said he met a Hamas delegation in “line with Malaysia’s stance and commitment to continue to play a role in stopping attacks and violence in Gaza and Rafah.”

Israel-Hamas War: Malaysia PM Ibrahim meets Hamas leader Haniyeh in Qatar

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The Biden administration has now notified Congress that it is planning to move forward with more than $1 billion in weapons deals for Israel. With the truce talks at an impasse - how will things pan out going forward? Rof. David Dunn, Professor of International Politics at the University of Birmingham, joins us to discuss.

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7 months after the war broke out in Gaza Israelis are celebrating a muted 76th Independence. Watch in for more details!

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<p>Israel reportedly pushed deep into the northern edge of Gaza on Monday (May 13) to recapture an area from Hamas, while in the south, tanks and troops pushed across a highway into Rafah.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A Reuters report said that the ongoing offensive is part of some of the most intense fighting for weeks raging in both the north and south. The ongoing Israeli operations in Rafah, which borders Egypt, have closed a main crossing point for humanitarian aid, worsening an already dire situation.</p>

<p>With hundreds of thousands of people fleeing again due to the prospect of a full-blown invasion of Rafah, the crisis continues to turn dire.</p>

<p><strong>Also watch |&nbsp;Israel-Hamas war: Thousands of Gazans flee Rafah, Jabalia</strong></p>

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<p>Meanwhile, Gaza's health authority appealed for international pressure to reopen access via the southern border for aid, medical supplies and fuel to power generators and ambulances.</p>

<p>"The wounded and sick suffer a slow death because there is no treatment and supplies and they cannot travel," it said.</p>

<h2><strong>UN security staff member killed</strong></h2>

<p>Meanwhile, a foreign UN security staff member, identified as an&nbsp;Indian by the news agency Press Trust of India,&nbsp;was killed on Monday when a&nbsp;UN-marked vehicle travelling to a hospital in Rafah was struck, the first international UN fatality in the Gaza war, a UN&nbsp;spokesperson said, bringing the total death toll of UN personnel to around 190.</p>

<p>In northern Gaza's Jabalia, Israeli forces pushed into an area where they claimed to have dismantled Hamas months ago.</p>

<p>Residents fled along rubble-strewn streets carrying bags of belongings.</p>

<p><strong>Also read |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/hamas-war-netanyahu-says-israel-ready-to-stand-alone-and-will-fight-with-fingernails-719873">Hamas war: Netanyahu says Israel ready to 'stand alone' and 'fight with fingernails'</a></strong></p>

<p>"We don't know where to go. We have been displaced from one place to the next... We are running in the streets. I saw it with my own eyes. I saw the tank and the bulldozer. It is on that street," one woman, who did not give her name, was quoted as saying by Reuters.</p>

<p>An Israeli air strike on a house in the Al-Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip killed at least eight people, said Mahmoud Basal, a spokesperson of the Gaza Civil Emergency Service.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Palestinian death toll in the war has now surpassed 35,000, with 57 killed in the past 24 hours, according to Gaza health&nbsp;officials, whose figures do not differentiate between civilians and fighters.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


Israel reportedly pushed deep into the northern edge of Gaza on Monday (May 13) to recapture an area from Hamas, while in the south, tanks and troops pushed across a highway into Rafah.

Israel reportedly pushed deep into the northern edge of Gaza on Monday (May 13) to recapture an area from Hamas, while in the south, tanks and troops pushed across a highway into Rafah. A Reuters report said that the ongoing offensive is part of some of the most intense fighting for weeks raging in both the north and south. The ongoing Israeli operations in Rafah, which borders Egypt, have closed a main crossing point for humanitarian aid, worsening an already dire situation. With hundreds of thousands of people fleeing again due to the prospect of a full-blown invasion of Rafah, the crisis continues to turn dire. Also watch | Israel-Hamas war: Thousands of Gazans flee Rafah, Jabalia × Meanwhile, Gaza's health authority appealed for international pressure to reopen access via the southern border for aid, medical supplies and fuel to power generators and ambulances. "The wounded and sick suffer a slow death because there is no treatment and supplies and they cannot travel," it said. UN security staff member killed Meanwhile, a foreign UN security staff member, identified as an Indian by the news agency Press Trust of India, was killed on Monday when a UN-marked vehicle travelling to a hospital in Rafah was struck, the first international UN fatality in the Gaza war, a UN spokesperson said, bringing the total death toll of UN personnel to around 190. In northern Gaza's Jabalia, Israeli forces pushed into an area where they claimed to have dismantled Hamas months ago. Residents fled along rubble-strewn streets carrying bags of belongings. Also read | Hamas war: Netanyahu says Israel ready to 'stand alone' and 'fight with fingernails' "We don't know where to go. We have been displaced from one place to the next... We are running in the streets. I saw it with my own eyes. I saw the tank and the bulldozer. It is on that street," one woman, who did not give her name, was quoted as saying by Reuters. An Israeli air strike on a house in the Al-Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip killed at least eight people, said Mahmoud Basal, a spokesperson of the Gaza Civil Emergency Service. The Palestinian death toll in the war has now surpassed 35,000, with 57 killed in the past 24 hours, according to Gaza health officials, whose figures do not differentiate between civilians and fighters. (With inputs from agencies)

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An Indian personnel working with the United Nations lost his life in Gaza after his vehicle was targeted in an attack in Rafah, making it the “first international" casualty for the organisation since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict. Watch in for more details!

Israel-Hamas War: Indian staff member with the UN killed in Gaza

Israel-Hamas Conflict: Indian staff member with the UN killed in Gaza

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Hamas planned to establish a secret base in Turkey and other terror cells elsewhere to co-ordinate attacks against Israeli targets in neighbouring countries, including NATO members, according to files captured by the Israeli army in Gaza. Watch in for more details!

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that “more than 1,000 members” of the Palestinian militant group Hamas were being treated in Turkey hospitals amid the ongoing war in Gaza. Watch in for more details!

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The war in Gaza has resulted in a lot of casualties. Civilians, aid workers, Israeli soldiers or even Hamas militants all of them have become a target in the war. An Indian personnel working with the United Nations lost his life in Gaza after his vehicle was targeted in an attack in Rafah, making it the “first international" casualty for the organisation since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict. Watch in for more details!

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