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Qatari Prime Minister says the country is ‘re-evaluating’ role as mediator

Qatar has been working for months as a mediator in negotiations aimed at bringing about a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli captives. But Qatar’s prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, said Doha is re-evaluating that role, adding that some parties have used the mediation for “narrow political interest”. He made the comments during a joint news conference with Turkey’s foreign minister in Doha. He added that while Qatar remains committed to mediation on a “humanitarian basis”, there has been “abuse and harm” done related to Qatar’s role. Some parties have made “destructive” statements against Qatar, he said, without saying to whom he was […]

Israeli tanks push back into northern Gaza, warplanes hit Rafah

Israeli tanks have pushed back into parts of northern Gaza for the first time in weeks. Meanwhile, the military has continued bombing Rafah, where 1.5 million Palestinians are sheltering. Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum reports from Gaza’s southernmost city. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Palestine #Gaza #NorthernGaza #Rafah #GazaAirRaids #GazaAirStrikes #GazaUnderAttack #GazaHumanitarianCrisis #Israel #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelWar #IsraelPalestineWar #IsraelGazaWar #GazaBombardment #GazaRefugeeCamps

Google workers protest over Project Nimbus deal with Israel | #AJshorts

Google employees and pro-Palestinian protesters have staged demonstrations in California and New York calling for the cancellation of the company’s $1.2B contract with Israel’s government known as Project Nimbus. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News

Placing Conditions On US Aid To Israel No Longer “Unthinkable” | Quotable

US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says that, only seven months ago, it was “unthinkable” to question whether to impose conditions on US military aid to Israel. Failing to do so, she adds, only serves to further destabilise the Middle East. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #UnitedStates #Israel #Iran #IranAttacksIsrael #IranDroneAttacks #IranIsraelTension #USSupportForIsrael #IsraelImpunity

‘Siege and starvation’: Qatar says ceasefire talks ‘stumbling’

Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani says talks on a Gaza ceasefire and the release of captives are at a “sensitive phase.” “The negotiations regarding Gaza are going through some stumbling, and we are trying to overcome this to put an end to the suffering,” Sheikh Mohammed told a news conference. After six months of fighting, there is still no sign of any breakthrough in the negotiations led by Qatar and Egypt to clinch a ceasefire deal in Gaza, as Israel and Hamas stick to their mutually irreconcilable conditions. Sheikh Mohammed said Doha had “warned from the beginning of this war against the expansion […]

“Black faces in high places are not going to save us” | Quotable

“Our blackness and our womanness are not in themselves trustworthy if we allow ourselves to be conscripted into positions of power that maintain the oppressive status quo.” Professor Ruha Benjamin uses her acceptance speech, for an honourary degree at Spelman College, to condemn administrators in Atlanta, also known as Cop City, as well as what she calls the ongoing genocide of Palestinians. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News

Georgians protest against ‘foreign agent’ bill | AJ #shorts

Police were filmed kicking a protester as Georgia’s parliament pushes ahead with a bill that requires organisations to register as ‘foreign agents’ if they get 20% of their funding from abroad. Demonstrators say it’s authoritarian and will be used to crack down on political opposition. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News

Palestinian boy recounts harsh time in Israeli prison | AJ #shorts

“They kept humiliating us, cursing at us and beating us.” This Palestinian teenage boy recounts his experience being detained by Israeli forces before he was released back into Gaza. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Palestine #OccupiedWestBank #Torture #Israel #WestBankRaids #Abuse #IsraelPalestineWar #IsraelPalestineConflict #PalestinianPrisonersInIsrael #PalestinianDetaineesInIsrael #PalestinianPrisonersDay

Flooding in Dubai after a year’s worth of rain falls in hours| #AJshorts

Dubai in the United Arab Emirates was hit by flooding that submerged roads and vehicles and caused flights to be diverted after a reported 158mm of rain fell in 24 hours, equivalent to the typical yearly average. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News

Israel urges new sanctions on Iran’s missile program after unprecedented attack on territory

Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi has told the Emir of Qatar that Tehran will respond to any Israeli attack against its interests. Iran’s foreign minister’s also warning Israel of an immediate response. Hassan Barari, a professor of international affairs at Qatar University, joins Al Jazeera’s live. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Israel #Iran #Sanctions #MissileAttack #MiddleEast #Security #Diplomacy #InternationalRe-lations