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Turkey likely to be excluded from Gaza stabilisation force after Israeli objection
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor October 25, 2025

Doubts over whether Ankara will be part of 5,000-strong force to be deployed to prevent postwar power vacuumTurkey will probably be excluded from the 5,000-strong stabilisation force that is to be set up inside Gaza after Israel made clear it did not w…

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Turkey likely to be excluded from Gaza stabilisation force after Israeli objection
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor October 25, 2025

Doubts over whether Ankara will be part of 5,000-strong force to be deployed to prevent postwar power vacuumTurkey will probably be excluded from the 5,000-strong stabilisation force that is to be set up inside Gaza after Israel made clear it did not w…

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Palestinian factions say they agree to let independent technocrat committee run Gaza
ByLorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem October 24, 2025

Administration will manage basic services ‘in cooperation with Arab brothers and international institutions’, says joint statementThe main Palestinian factions have said they have agreed that an independent committee of technocrats would take over the …

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Palestinian factions say they agree to let independent technocrat committee run Gaza
ByLorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem October 24, 2025

Administration will manage basic services ‘in cooperation with Arab brothers and international institutions’, says joint statementThe main Palestinian factions have said they have agreed that an independent committee of technocrats would take over the …

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Vance says Knesset votes on annexing West Bank are an ‘insult’ as Netanyahu halts progress
ByLorenzo Tondo Jerusalem October 23, 2025October 23, 2025

US vice-president suggests votes were ‘stupid political stunt’ as Israeli PM orders a stop to any further work on bills The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has ordered a halt to the advancement of parliamentary bills linked to the annexatio…

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Marco Rubio warns Israel not to annex West Bank after Knesset vote in favour
ByLorenzo Tondo Jerusalem October 23, 2025

US secretary of state says preliminary move to apply Israeli law in occupied land is ‘counterproductive’ and a threat to peaceMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, on Wednesday warned Israel against annexing the West …

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Palestinian women giving birth in rubble on roads, says senior UN official, as he compares Gaza to dystopian film – as it happened
ByAmy Sedghi October 23, 2025October 23, 2025

This blog is now closed – see all our Middle East coverage hereTurkish peacekeeping forces will continue to help boost the Lebanese army’s capability under a renewed deployment mandate in Lebanon, Turkey’s defence ministry said on Thursday, reports Reu…

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Democrats demand immediate release of Palestinian-American teen held in Israeli prison
ByJoseph Gedeon in Washington October 22, 2025

Group of 27 Congress members wrote to Marco Rubio to call for ‘swift release’ of 16-year-old Mohammed IbrahimUS politics live – latest updatesMore than two dozen Democratic lawmakers have written to secretary of state Marco Rubio and the US ambassador …

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Marco Rubio says Gaza war not yet over as Israel and Hamas prepare for talks
ByEdward Helmore October 5, 2025

Secretary of state says ‘we’ll know very quickly whether Hamas is serious or not’ about release of hostages from GazaThe US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said on Sunday that the war in Gaza has not ended, despite Israel and Hamas both agreeing to as…

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Marco Rubio says Gaza war not yet over as Israel and Hamas prepare for talks
ByEdward Helmore October 5, 2025

Secretary of state says ‘we’ll know very quickly whether Hamas is serious or not’ about release of hostages from GazaThe US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said on Sunday that the war in Gaza has not ended, despite Israel and Hamas both agreeing to as…

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