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Tag: Hamas

  • Thursday, November 2nd 2023 - 08:39 UTC

    Divergent positions: Argentina backs Israel, then condemns attacks in Palestine

    Hamas must still release the Argentine hostages, the Foreign Ministry also said.

    Three weeks apart, the Argentine Foreign Ministry issued two communiqués with different positions on the Arab-Israeli conflict. In the first, dated October 7, Argentina clearly supports the position of Israel, which claims its position as the nation under attack and condemns the attacks of the terrorist group Hamas against the Israeli population.

  • Saturday, October 28th 2023 - 10:36 UTC

    UNGA calls for humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

    Meanwhile, on the battlefront, Israel expanded its ground operations in Gaza and intensified the air strikes

    The United Nations General Assembly Friday issued a resolution calling for an “Immediate humanitarian truce” in Gaza. The document is non-binding and Israel has been reported to be upping its military deployments in the region, it was reported. The UN General Assembly resolutions do not go beyond a political gesture.

  • Thursday, October 26th 2023 - 10:20 UTC

    Hamas has 21 Argentine hostages, Buenos Aires confirms

    Argentina is banking on Massa's close ties with Qatar to broker the release of those held by Hamas

    Argentine authorities confirmed Wednesday that 21 nationals of the South American country were among the hostages held by the pro-Palestine terrorist group Hamas in addition to the 9 fatalities since the Oct. 7 attacks against Israel, it was reported in Buenos Aires. The hostages, whose identities were not released for security reasons, are presumably somewhere in the Gaza Strip, it was also explained.

  • Wednesday, October 25th 2023 - 11:00 UTC

    Lula plays football and criticizes Israel after hip surgery

    “At a negotiating table, no one dies,” Lula said about the ongoing crisis in the Middle East

    President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva “is already back, to score many more goals for Brazil,” said Vice President Geraldo Alckmin Tuesday while posting a picture of the head of state playing football. Lula, 77, underwent hip surgery on Sept. 29 at the Syrian-Lebanese hospital in Brasilia due to a case of osteoarthritis, which was causing him severe pain.

  • Tuesday, October 24th 2023 - 09:00 UTC

    Last Brazilian evacuation flight from Israel lands home

    No further flights are scheduled at this point, Brazilian authorities said

    A Brazilian Air Force (FAB) aircraft touched down in Rio de Janeiro at 4 am Monday after successfully performing the South American country's eighth evacuation flight from war-torn Israel, Agencia Brasil reported. This last batch consisted of 209 people and nine pets.

  • Saturday, October 21st 2023 - 10:57 UTC

    New batch of Argentine evacuees land in Ezeiza

    Aerolíneas Argentinas is making its resources available for an emergency, Ceriani said

    A third Aerolíneas Argentinas flight carrying nationals of the South American country who had been evacuated through the “Safe Return” operation from war-torn Israel via Rome landed at Ezeiza's International Airport, it was reported Friday.

  • Saturday, October 21st 2023 - 10:27 UTC

    Hamas releases first two hostages

    Netanyahu said Israel will keep fighting until the “final victory”

    The pro-Palestine terrorist group Hamas Friday released Judith Tai Raanan and Natalie Shoshana Raananan taken hostage since the beginning of hostilities on Oct. 7, it was reported. “From our side, it is a clear humanitarian step to show that our conflict is only with Israel,” a spokesman for the Al Qasam Brigades (Hamas' armed wing) said.

  • Friday, October 20th 2023 - 10:54 UTC

    José 'Pepe' Mujica begs Hamas for Latin American hostages

    The hostages will not solve the problems of the Palestinians, Mujica argued

    Former Uruguayan leftwing President José 'Pepe' Mujica Thursday called on the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas to release the Latin American hostages captured since the beginning of the conflict with Israel on Oct. 7, it was reported in Montevideo.

  • Thursday, October 19th 2023 - 09:35 UTC

    Security Council rejects Brazil’s proposal regarding Israel-Hamas conflict

    US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield was disappointed Brazil's initiative did not mention Israel's right to self defense

    The United Nations (UN) Security Council Wednesday rejected by 12 votes to one and two abstentions Brazil's proposal of humanitarian pauses in the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian extremist group Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Thursday, October 19th 2023 - 09:21 UTC

    The impact of Israel/Hamas conflict on global grain and fertilizer prices

    In search of safer assets during geopolitical tensions, market players often shift to investments such as the U.S. dollar

    The war between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas may have repercussions on global grain prices and could also increase fertilizer prices, as indicated by analyses from Hedgepoint Global Markets and Itaú BBA, reports Globo Rural.