The foreign ministers of Pakistan, Ishaq Dar; Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal bin Farhan; Tunisia, Mohamed Nafti; Iraq, Fuad Hussein; Somalia, Abdisalam Abdi Ali; Palestine, Varsen Aghabekian; Egypt, Badr Abdelatty; Algeria, Ahmed Attaf; Turkey, Hakan Fidan; and Qatar Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman, who is also Prime Minister in Amman on Wednesday. They were joined by Moroccan Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi, Malaysian Foreign Ministry representative Ahmad Muhamad and Indonesian Foreign Vice Minister Arrmanatha Nasir. Reuters

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Israeli strikes cast doubt on Gaza ceasefire efforts despite renewed diplomacy

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Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz talks during a meeting with his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias, in Athens, Greece, January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki

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Israel Katz said he will replace top officer in occupied West Bank during appearance on right-wing talk show

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Gaza death toll mounts as Israel continues strikes

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Boy George fires record label manager over pro-Israel song dispute

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Trump halts attacks on Iran but says deal must be made 'rapidly'

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Two teenagers among seven Palestinians detained in Israeli raids on West Bank

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Gazans welcome disarmament deal but ask why it took Hamas so long

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Israeli troops and settlers gather in the occupied West Bank, where Palestinians face almost daily violence. EPA

Two teenagers among seven Palestinians detained in Israeli raids on West Bank

Soldiers search dozens of homes across Nablus, Bethlehem and Tubas governorates

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