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Montevideo, November 5th 2024 - 14:42 UTC

Tag: palestina

  • 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.

  • Friday, December 28th 2018 - 09:17 UTC

    Jerusalem controversy: Arab ministerial delegation plans to visit Bolsonaro in January

    “As previously stated during our campaign, we intend to transfer the Brazilian Embassy from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem,” Bolsonaro wrote on Twitter on November

    An Arab ministerial delegation plans to travel to Brazil in January to convince the incoming Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, not to relocate his country’s embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, an official Palestinian source said on Thursday. Bolsonaro announced in November that he intends to relocate the Brazilian Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.

  • Friday, December 28th 2018 - 09:12 UTC

    Netanyahu will visit president elect Bolsonaro this Friday in Rio

    “I am happy that we can open a new era between Israel and this superpower called Brazil,” Netanyahu said on his departure

    Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has left on a historic six-day trip to Brazil, the first ever visit the largest Latin American country made by a sitting premier of the Jewish state. Besides boosting diplomatic and economic ties between the two countries, Netanyahu is scheduled to hold a one-to-one meeting with president-elect Jair Bolsonaro this Friday in Rio de Janeiro.

  • Saturday, December 15th 2018 - 08:52 UTC

    Australia will recognize West Jerusalem as Israel's capital, but won't move from Tel Aviv until a peace deal

    “Australia now recognizes West Jerusalem, being the seat of the Knesset and many of the institutions of government, is the capital of Israel” said PM Scott Morrison

    Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed that his government will recognize West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. However, he said Australia's embassy would not move from Tel Aviv, until a peace settlement was achieved. He added Australia also recognized the aspirations of the Palestinians to a state with a capital in East Jerusalem.