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18 Oct 2023
The German chancellor expressed support for Egypt's efforts to mediate in the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
18 Oct 2023
Meta is expanding its enforcement of its policies against violent posts and misinformation amid the Israel-Hamas war. It has created a special operations center with experts fluent in Hebrew and Arabic. Meta said it has temporarily lowered the threshold to trigger its technology that prevents "potentially violating and borderline content" from being amplified across its services.
17 Oct 2023
Speaking during a meeting in Marrakech, the International Monetary Fund's managing director said the war between Israel and Hamas was a "new cloud" that was "darkening" the global economic outlook. Kristalina Georgieva said her organisation was monitoring the situation "very closely", although it was too soon to say what specific economic impact the conflict may have.
17 Oct 2023
Baerbock: Hamas holding Gazan people hostage
17 Oct 2023
The current conflict between Israel and Hamas dates back to 2005, when Israel withdrew from the Gaza Strip. After winning the 2006 elections, Hamas took control of the enclave a year later following months of fighting between Hamas and rival Fatah forces.
16 Oct 2023
The EU faces what is arguably its stiffest foreign policy test since the war in Ukraine. A devastating attack on Israel by Hamas has been met with a massive Israeli response in the Gaza Strip. It is being described as the worst chapter in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since the war of October 1973.
16 Oct 2023
A crackdown on cryptocurrency accounts linked to Hamas has reignited scrutiny of digital assets after the terrorist group attacked Israel. Criminal and terrorist organizations use crypto to bypass laws and sanctions.
14 Oct 2023
We look at the battle of images in the Israeli and international press, as Israel says it has decided to release photos showing babies killed in the attack by Hamas last weekend.
14 Oct 2023
The European Commission has opened an investigation into X, Elon Musk's social media platform formerly known as Twitter. The move comes after Brussels ordered X, as well as rivals Meta and TikTok, to act quickly to tackle the spread of disinformation, which has surged on each of these platforms since Hamas's deadly attack on Israel.
14 Oct 2023
World Trade Organization (WTO) chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said on Thursday (October 12) she hoped the Israel-Hamas conflict could be ended quickly, warning it would have a "really big impact" on already weak global trade flows if it widened throughout the region.
13 Oct 2023
Israel says there will be no humanitarian exceptions to its siege of the Gaza Strip until all its hostages are freed. Meanwhile, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa volunteers to help mediate the conflict and asks for the opening of a humanitarian corridor.
13 Oct 2023
A shocking viral video, of which little is known, is circulating online – some users claim it shows young Israeli children taken hostage by Hamas and held in animal cages. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.