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Rafah invasion: Egyptian army turns to Sinai tribes to prepare for influx of Palestinians
Egypt’s military intelligence has held meetings with Sinai tribes in recent weeks to discuss their potential role in the event of an Israeli invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza, Middle East Eye can reveal. At the meetings, Egyptian intelligence officers said they estimated a Palestinian influx of between 50,000 and…
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Cambridge Union criticised over Israel-Palestine debate name change
The Cambridge Union is facing accusations of undermining free speech after it changed the title of a debate on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The prestigious society held a discussion on the conflict on Thursday but two of the invited speakers, Avi Shlaim, Emeritus Professor of International Relations at Oxford University; and Wadah Khanfar,…