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| Rubio says foreigners who back terror groups, including Hamas, to face deportation |
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says foreigners supporting terror groups will face deportation, in a statement issued shortly after Axios reported that his office is planning to use artificial intelligence to revoke visas of foreign students who are perceived as supporters of Hamas. “Those who support designated terrorist organizations, including Hamas, threaten our national security. The United States has zero tolerance for foreign visitors who support terrorists. Violators of US law — including international students — face visa denial or revocation and deportation,” Rubio tweets. The State Department’s “Catch and Revoke” initiative will include AI-assisted reviews of tens of thousands of student visa holders’ social media accounts, Axios reported. At the same time, officials will also launch a probe into whether any visa holders were arrested but allowed to stay in the country during former US president Joe Biden’s administration, the report added. Axios said officials are checking news reports of demonstrations against Israel’s policies and Jewish students’ lawsuits highlighting foreign nationals allegedly engaging in antisemitism.
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| Trump tells Hamas ‘you are dead’ if Israeli hostages are not immediately handed over |
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US President Donald Trump has told Hamas to hand over Israeli hostages or “you are dead”. The threat, made over social media, came hours after the White House confirmed that US officials had broken with tradition to hold direct talks with Hamas. The US has previously avoided direct contact with the group owing to Washington’s longstanding position not to negotiate with terrorists – with Hamas having been designated as a terrorist group in the US since 1997. In a press conference on Wednesday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said there had been “ongoing talks and discussions” between the US officials and Hamas. |
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| Backing Israeli freeze, US says Gaza aid should only be delivered in ‘safe framework’ |
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The US State Department defends Israel’s decision to withhold aid from Gaza, which Israel said it began doing on Sunday in order to prevent the assistance from reaching Hamas. “Aid can only be delivered in a safe framework, so as long as… we can’t guarantee the safety of something moving in, that is going to be stopped,” State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce says during her first briefing of the administration. “It is not a withholding, but it’s a reflection of the framework of the situation on the ground,” she adds. Shortly after Israel announced on Sunday the halt on the entry of aid into Gaza, the White House issued a statement backing the Israeli position in the hostage talks more broadly, without specifically saying that it supported the withholding of aid. The Israeli decision came as the first phase of the ceasefire deal with Hamas drew to a close. |
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| Witkoff: Hamas should release hostages and leave Gaza |
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US special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff acknowledges that there is a lot of uncertainty regarding what will happen next in Gaza after President Donald Trump issued an ultimatum to Hamas that it immediately release all hostages or be destroyed. “It’s unclear exactly what’s going to happen. There’s going to be some action taken. It could be jointly with the Israelis,” Witkoff tells reporters outside the White House. Pressed further on those comments, Witkoff appears to walk back the suggestion that the US could join Israel in military action against Hamas. “We’re a guarantor of the process. It’s the Israelis who control Gaza today… and the counterparty is Hamas. Any action principally comes from the Israelis. But you heard the president say yesterday, he’s giving the Israelis anything they need. It’s the Israelis [who will act], but with very, very strong physical and emotional support from the United States,” Witkoff says. Asked what Trump’s ultimatum means for phase two of the deal, which was supposed to begin on Sunday, Witkoff responds, “People define it as an extension of phase one or phase two. For me, I don’t really care what we call it.”
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