The cease-fire news comes as the Biden administration makes a last-ditch effort to avoid a Rafah invasion. al-monitor.com/originals/2024…

Are we finally heading towards a deal? Official Israel has yet to react. Follow with us at Al-Monitor:

Hamas accepts Egypt-Qatar cease-fire proposal al-monitor.com/originals/2024… דרך Al-Monitor

BREAKING: Hamas accepts Egypt-Qatar cease-fire proposal al-monitor.com/originals/2024…

BREAKING: HAMAS ACCEPTS Cease-fire proposal, informs Qatar, Egypt al-monitor.com/originals/2024…

🔊 Don't miss Amberin Zaman's conversation with former Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, who criticized the governments of Turkey and Arab states over their policies toward Gaza.
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ICYMI: Al-Monitor learned the names of 4 Israeli units accused of gross violations of human rights that remain eligible for US military aid after 'remediation' measures.

No decision yet on the fifth unit, widely reported to be Netzah Yehuda. al-monitor.com/originals/2024…

UPDATE:
• Israel orders Evacuations in E Rafah
• Biden 📞 Netanyahu
• Hamas delegation leaves Cairo
• Talks at impasse
• Burns in Israel
• Jordan King at White House
• Egypt on alert
• Hezbollah-Israel clashes al-monitor.com/originals/2024…

'Early Monday morning, the Israeli military began dropping flyers, sending text messages and making phone calls to residents of eastern Rafah, instructing them to evacuate to safe zones,' rina bassist and Adam Lucente 🖋️
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Israel calls on Palestinians to evacuate east Rafah as deal talks reach impasse, rina bassist and Adam Lucente report
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TODAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST:

•Israel orders Rafah evacuation (article coming)
•Hezbollah says it hit Israeli military
•Kurdistan Region president Barzani in Iran
•Saudi Arabia announces major waterpark
•Maersk says Red Sea disruptions to cut capacity in Asia/Europe by 20%

Nearly 60 times as many people, mostly Syrians, are leaving Lebanon by boats en route to Europe when compared with last year — a number expected rise in the next few months during peak migration season.
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On Easter Sunday, Gaza’s Christians who follow the Eastern Orthodox Church will observe religious rituals and pray for peace, skipping the celebrations that usually accompany the holiday. al-monitor.com/originals/2024…

As it seeks to rival China and Pakistan, India sets its sights on Oman trade deal, ⁦Sabena Siddiqi⁩ writes al-monitor.com/originals/2024…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday denounced a 'volcano of anti-Semitism' and international criticism of Israel's war in Gaza, insisting that no pressure would stop it from defending itself. al-monitor.com/originals/2024…

Israel orders evacuation from Rafah area in south Gaza al-monitor.com/originals/2024…

Al Jazeera went off-air in Israel Sunday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government decided to shut it down following a long-running feud, a move the Qatar-based channel decried as 'criminal'.
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UPDATE:

• CIA Dir.✈️ Qatar
• Hamas HANDED response
• Israel cabinet meeting, accepts larger framework for Egypt proposal
• US halts ammo to Israel: Barak Ravid
• Fatah criticizes Hamas
• Israel blocks Al-Jazeera
• Heavy clashes Lebanon-Israel
• Israel strikes in Rafah

🇹🇷🇩🇪 🇪🇺 'Can warmer #Germany #Turkey ties bring Ankara Eurofighters along Airbuses?'

In my latest for Al-Monitor, I discuss the state of Ankara-Berlin ties, esp. whether Turkish purchase of #Airbus civ airliners will incl. #Eurofighter .

al-monitor.com/originals/2024… Turkey Pulse

Cyprus is favored route for thousands of Syrian migrants escaping Lebanon al-monitor.com/originals/2024… by Hanna Davis

Can warmer Germany-Turkey ties bring Ankara Eurofighters along Airbuses? al-monitor.com/originals/2024… by Barın Kayaoğlu