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Netanyahu’s Plan for Gaza City Has Skeptics in Israeli Military
ByAdam Rasgon August 8, 2025August 9, 2025

The military leadership has said it prefers a new cease-fire instead of renewed fighting, and the military’s chief of staff previously raised concerns about troop exhaustion.

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Defense and Military Forces | Gadi Shamni | Gaza Strip | Germany | Great Britain | Hamas | International Relations | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel-Gaza War (2023- ) | Israel–Iran War | Netanyahu, Benjamin | Palestinian Authority | Palestinians | Peace Process | Politics and Government | Starmer, Keir | Trump, Donald J

Netanyahu’s Plan for Gaza City Has Skeptics in Israeli Military
ByAdam Rasgon August 8, 2025

The military leadership has said it prefers a new cease-fire instead of renewed fighting, and the military’s chief of staff previously raised concerns about troop exhaustion.

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Suspect dies, officer injured in shooting at Emory University in Georgia
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera August 8, 2025

Those on campus were advised to 'run, hide, fight' as police responded to an active shooter situation near the CDC.

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Trump announces August 15 meet-up with Putin in Alaska, warns of land swap
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera August 8, 2025

The announcement comes as Trump's deadline for Russia to agree to a Ukraine ceasefire passed without any new action.

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Trump offers UCLA $1bn settlement amid pro-Palestine protest standoff
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera August 8, 2025

The proposed settlement is the highest yet, as Trump continues pressure universities to submit to wide-ranging demands.

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‘I will never leave’: Palestinians spurn Israel’s plan to occupy Gaza City
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera August 8, 2025

Israeli army kills at least 36 Palestinians across enclave, as reality of Netanyahu’s Gaza City takeover plan sinks in.

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Azerbaijan and Armenia sign accord brokered by Trump at the White House
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera August 8, 2025

US president says the deal will bring peace and new economic opportunities for the two rivals, but issues remain.

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Security in focus as arrests made in spat of sex toy disruptions in WNBA
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera August 8, 2025

How does the WNBA deal with sex-toy throwers? What to know about arrests and security.

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Far-right Israeli football fans set off pyrotechnics in Latvia
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera August 8, 2025

Beitar Jerusalem fans sparked chaos in Riga, hurling pyrotechnics and setting off flares during their loss to Riga FC.

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Zambia ex-president must be sent home for burial, South African court rules
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera August 8, 2025

After months of dispute, Pretoria high court says Edgar Lungu's family must hand over his body for burial in Zambia.

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