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Arab States Call for Hamas to Disarm Amid Push for a Palestinian State

“Hamas must end its rule in Gaza,” reads a declaration endorsed by the 22 member nations of the Arab League.

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The surprise move, in a declaration endorsed on Tuesday by the 22 member nations of the Arab League, also condemned Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, which set off the devastating war in Gaza.
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What Would Recognizing a Palestinian State Mean?

The announcements reflect deep frustrations with Israel’s conduct in Gaza and in the occupied West Bank, experts say.

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The aftermath of a strike by Israel on a building in Gaza City in June.
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News Organizations Urge Israel to Let Reporters and Aid Into Gaza

Saying that journalists in the territory, like many Gazans, are facing starvation, the groups urged Israel to allow more food in.

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Colleagues attending the funeral of Mohammed Abu Hatab, a Palestinian journalist who was killed in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, in 2023.
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Macrons Sue Candace Owens, Accusing Her of Defamation

The suit seeks damages after the podcaster claimed Brigitte Macron is a man. The French president and his wife said the statement caused “pain to us and our families.”

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President Emmanuel Macron of France and his wife, Brigitte Macron, have sued Candace Owens, a right-wing podcaster.
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Louis Vuitton Netherlands Entangled in Money-Laundering Case

A customer’s cash purchases of luxury goods totaling millions of euros in value caught the attention of prosecutors, who say the company should have noticed.
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The K-Pop Band Big Ocean Is Making Waves With Sign Language

Big Ocean, a boy band whose members are deaf or hard of hearing, has found success with a mix of singing and signing.

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The members of Big Ocean (from left), Kim Ji-seok, Park Hyun-jin and Lee Chan-yeon, in Seoul in 2024.
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Huckabee Calls Death of Palestinian-American in West Bank ‘Terrorism’

Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, demanded “accountability for this criminal and terrorist act,” referring to the killing last week of Sayfollah Musallet in the occupied territories.

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Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, urged Israel to “aggressively investigate” the death of a Palestinian-American in a clash in the West Bank.
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