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Sami Sockol

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Correspondent and TV producer covering unfolding events from the Middle East. Retweet is not an endorsement.

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calendar_today04-06-2009 11:41:01

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Major development: the US will lift economic sanctions on Syria. This is great news for the poverty striken people of Syria. Also: the Alsharaa government will enjoy from now on growing power and international recognition to the dismay of it’s two foes : Israel and Iran.

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Celebrations in Damascus following Trump’s decision to lift years of US economic sanctions imposed during the Assad regime.

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Commander of the SDF in North East Syria, Mazloum Abdi thanks Donald Trump for the decision to stop the sanctions imposed on Syria. “We hope that this step will be invested in supporting stability and reconstruction, thus guaranteeing a better future for all Syrians. “

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Tom Fletcher (OCHA) on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question -Security Council, 9914th meeting webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1a/k…

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Since 2 March, Israel has banned the entry of all humanitarian aid, medical and commercial supplies into #Gaza. Meanwhile, UNRWA has thousands of trucks outside Gaza, standing ready to deliver vital aid. UNRWA: Gaza is being starved, not by lack of aid but by lack of access

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Israeli forces are call upon the population in the North of the Gaza strip to move South as it expands its ground operation.

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Unprecedented amount of Israeli air strikes and artillery bombardment on Gaza. 109 Palestinian civilians killed up-till now and hundreds of injured without access to medical care.

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IDF statement: "Over the past 24 hours, the IDF has launched extensive attacks and mobilized forces to seize controlling areas in the Gaza Strip, as part of the opening moves for Operation "Gideon's Chariots" and the expansion of the campaign in Gaza.

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Amidst calls to end a genocide in Gaza Israel says: “to enable the expansion of the military operation to defeat Hamas, Israel will allow a basic quantity of food to be brought in for the population in order to make certain that no starvation crisis develops in Gaza”

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Joint statement of UK France & Canada : The level of human suffering in Gaza is intolerable. The announcement that Israel will allow a basic quantity of food into Gaza is wholly inadequate. gov.uk/government/new…

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the UK, France & Canada: a. If Israel does not cease the military offensive and lift its restrictions on humanitarian aid, we will take concrete actions in response b. Israel must halt settlements. c. We will not hesitate to take action, including targeted sanctions.

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#BREAKING: UK foreign office has summoned the Israeli ambassador in the UK and freezes the free trade agreement negotiations due to "Israel's ongoing war in Gaza"

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British Foreign Secretary announces that the Israeli ambassador has been summoned by the UK government, and negotiations over a free trade deal have been "suspended" over the war on Gaza.

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Trump administration takes first steps in easing economic sanctions imposed on Syria during the Ba’ath regime. apnews.com/article/syria-…

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مصادر "العربية": هدنة 60 يوما بين حماس وإسرائيل وترامب يعلن التفاصيل خلال ساعات عبر العربية ara.tv/3qh63

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In spite of international condemnation and reports about progress in the cease fire talks, Israel is intensifying its military campaign and calling upon the civilian population to move west bound to a shrinking overcrowded area.