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Ex-Israel military intelligence chief said 50,000 Gaza deaths ‘necessary’
By Itay Stern TEL AVIV, Israel — Leaked audio recordings broadcast Friday reveal remarks by Israel’s former chief of military intelligence about the price he believed Palestinians should pay for Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack. The tape recordings, aired by Israel’s Channel 12 TV, captured former Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva saying in Hebrew, “The fact…
EU says Israeli strikes in Gaza ‘go beyond what is necessary’ to fight Hamas
The EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, has said that “Israeli strikes in Gaza go beyond what is necessary to fight Hamas” as the death toll there continues to mount. Kallas also said that the EU did not support a new aid distribution model backed by the US and Israel which bypasses the UN and other…
UK-US trade deal could mean tariffs ‘not necessary’, says Trump
A trade deal between the US and UK could happen “very quickly”, President Donald Trump said at a joint press conference with Sir Keir Starmer. Speaking during the prime minister’s visit to the White House, Trump envisaged “a real trade deal” which could see the UK avoid the kind of tariffs the president has been…