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Hassan Herzallah
15 March 2026 10:38 GMT

A few days ago, I was walking with a friend through the tents in al-Mawasi, southern Gaza. We were heading to a small cafe I have frequented since my roof became fabric.

The ground beneath us was mud, the winter air heavy, and the faces around us heavier still. We were talking about the formation of the US-led “Board of Peace”, in a phase of the so-called ceasefire that is supposedly defined by stability and reconstruction.

At that exact moment, the sound of an explosion tore through the air. We stopped talking, and I found myself asking: how is this a ceasefire? How can peace be declared while explosions still echo above our heads?

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Trump says he’ll have the ‘honor of taking Cuba’ and can do ‘anything I want with it’ (www.independent.co.uk)

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Exclusive: EU foreign policy chief Kallas calls on US, Israel to end Iran war (www.reuters.com)

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BRUSSELS, March 17 (Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas called on the United States and Israel on Tuesday to end their war with Iran and said the EU was consulting with governments in the Middle East about how ‌to bring the conflict to a conclusion(...)

"We have been consulting with regional countries like ‌the Gulf ⁠countries, Jordan, Egypt, (about) whether we could also bring forward proposals for Iran, Israel and the U.S. to get out of this situation so that everybody saves face."

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Japan measles cases since Jan. hit 100, far above last year (mainichi.jp)

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‘We don’t have infantry’: Ukraine’s war machine evolves into machine war (www.militarytimes.com)

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