After France, UK, Canada ready to recognise Palestine
He said the move was 'predicated on the Palestinian Authority's commitment to much-needed reforms,' including elections in 2026, anti-corruption measures, and a demilitarized Palestinian state. Carney stressed he was 'not in any way or shape minimizing that scale of that task.'
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NDTV
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India.com
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लेबनान की आंतरिक राजनीति में हलचल New Delhi: In a major development, five Al Jazeera journalists were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City on Sunday. The Israeli military has alleged that one of them, Anas Al-Sharif, headed a Hamas cell. The Qatari network condemned the attack, denying the claims and calling it a direct assault on press freedom. Palestinian journalists' groups and UN officials have also criticised the strike, citing earlier warnings over Al-Sharif's safety. The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) claimed that Anas Al-Sharif was the leader of a Hamas terrorist cell. According to its statement released by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), Al-Sharif was responsible for advancing rocket attacks against Israeli civilians and troops. The military framed his killing as a targeted counterterrorism operation rather than an attack on media personnel. Al Jazeera has vociferously rejected the allegations and called them unfounded, aimed at justifying the killing of a journalist who had reported from Gaza throughout the conflict. The network confirmed the deaths of Anas Al-Sharif, Mohammad Qraiqea, Ibrahim Zaher, Moamen Aliwa and Mohammed Noufal in the same strike. Here are some of the key details: UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression Irene Khan warned that Al-Sharif's life was at risk. She said that Israel's accusations against him lacked substantiated evidence and risked being used to legitimise lethal targeting. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) requested the international community in July to take measures to ensure his safety. Palestinian journalists' associations called the killings an extension of what they describe as a pattern of deliberate targeting of reporters in Gaza. They say such incidents severely curtail the ability of the media to document conditions inside the enclave and erode the principle of press neutrality in conflict zones. The Israeli military, however, maintains that militant operatives often embed themselves in civilian areas and media roles as a cover for operational activities.
