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Israel claims it saved 2 Hostages from Rafah
Israeli security forces rescued two people held hostage by Hamas in the southern Gaza Strip, the Israeli military, police and Shin Bet said on Monday. The men had been captured from Nir Yitzhak, near the Gaza border. “Enough to warrant the kinds of efforts that we’re doing,” Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said. Hamas has seized…
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Biden told Netanyahu to not proceed in the area without a plan to protect civilians
Israeli security forces on Sunday freed two people from the Marman-Har-Har area in the southern Gaza Strip. This comes after Israel carried out an operation in Rafah to target the last Hamas stronghold in the region. The operation was a part of a broader effort by Israeli military to destroy Hamas forces in the Gaza…
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Netanyahu is in favor of a cease-fire for Gaza
Israel on Wednesday rejected a Hamas proposal that called for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of Israeli prisoners held in Hamas-ruled Gaza. The proposal was submitted by Hamas on Monday to mediators, who are trying to resolve the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group. The war between Israel and…
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There are conversations and thoughts about the moment
Israel has allowed a limited amount of aid into the Gaza Strip since the conflict between the army and Hamas began last month. The aid is routed through the Kerem Shalom crossing with Israel and the Egyptian crossing with Egypt. Aid entering Gaza is routed through that crossing and also through the Egyptian crossing with…
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The West Bank has been affected by war
Twenty-one Israeli reserve soldiers were killed on Monday in a single incident near the Gaza Strip border after two buildings exploded and collapsed on them, the military said. The attack took place when a group of reservists was “removing structures and terrorist infrastructure”, a military spokesperson said. The deaths bring the total number of Israelis…
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Hospitals are being cramped by fighting in Southern Gaza
At least five people were killed on Monday and several others injured in airstrikes by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian health officials said. Earlier, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said that Israeli forces will be expanding their operations in the Gaza Strip. Over 25,000 people have been killed in Israel’s offensive against Hamas…
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More than 30 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip
At least 30 people, including children, were killed in two airstrikes by Israel in the Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours, officials said. At least 135 Palestinians have been killed in the last 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza. Around 70% of the deaths are women and children, the ministry…
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Israel defends itself at the UN’s top court
Israel’s lawyer on Friday told the International Court of Justice that South Africa’s case against Israel for the alleged crimes of genocide against Palestinians was “a smear campaign”. The court will hear a request for an advisory opinion regarding Israeli policies in the West Bank. South Africa has accused Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians…
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America must face up to Israel’s Extremism
The US has called on Israel “to end the occupation of the Palestinian territories including Gaza Strip”, in an apparent reference to Hamas’ takeover of the region last year. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wrote in a letter to Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman that the “unilateral removal of the Palestinian people from their…
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The city official says that Israeli troops have left some parts of Gaza City
Israeli military has said that the focus of Israel’s ground operation in the Gaza Strip has shifted to eliminate goals and infrastructure of Hamas movement. The military added that there’s an ongoing military operation going on in other parts of the Gaza Strip. Over 22,000 people were killed in 12 weeks of fighting in Gaza,…
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Israel pulled troops from Gaza in a possible sign of a scaled-back offensive
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Supreme Court struck down part of his judicial change plan, a decision that comes as Israel prepares to withdraw troops from the Gaza Strip. Netanyahu had proposed changes in Israel’s judicial system in an attempt to modernise the judiciary. The proposal had threatened Israel’s military’s readiness before the war between…
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Israel pulled troops from Gaza, a sign of a scaled-back offensive
The Israeli Army on Monday withdrew thousands of soldiers from the Gaza Strip, a move that could indicate the military is starting to scale back its offensive in the region. Israeli officials have notdeclared any shift toward a more limited, targeted phase of the conflict in Gaza, though they have said such a transition would…
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Israel pulls troops out of Gaza as combat focuses on one city
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said the ongoing war with Gaza Strip’s militant group Hamas will continue for “many more months”. He further said that Israel would assume control of the Gaza side of the border with Egypt. Netanyahu has also said he won’t allow the internationally-backed Palestinian Authority, which administers some parts of the West…
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Israeli strikes in Gaza have left at least 35 people dead
The Israeli army on Saturday said that it has launched an operation to liberate Khan Younis city in Gaza Strip from Hamas. The operation is aimed at ending a nearly three-month conflict that has killed over 200 people in Gaza. Hamas has said that it will not free hostages again until Israel ends the offensive…
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Egyptian officials talk about a plan to end the war
Many Israeli farms in the Gaza Strip have been left without water or electricity after Israel launched a strike against Hamas on October 7. Israel said the strike was aimed at stopping attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels who have carried out attacks against Israel in the past. Over 20,000 people have died since the conflict…
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The US defense secretary arrived in Israel to discuss the situation in Gaza
The US is “dismantling” Hamas in the Gaza Strip and will continue to “underscore the need to protect civilians from harm & enable the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza”, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said. He added that he will meet with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and Israel’s…
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The Hostages were shot by Israeli troops
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday mourned the deaths of three of his sons, who were abducted from a poultry farm in the Gaza Strip, and said that he “will not rest” until they are returned. Netanyahu said, “Together with the…people of Israel, I bow my head in deep sorrow and mourn the fall…
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The military says hostages waved a white flag before being killed by a soldier
The father of a Palestinian man who was kidnapped in the Gaza Strip last week said that his son and his father were at home at the time when they were abducted. The man, along with his son’s father, were at their homes in Kibbutz Kfar Aza when they were kidnapped, according to a statement…
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The chaotic situation in Gaza is caused by Israel’s map andevacuation messages
The Israel Defence Force (IDF) on Wednesday said that it has hit 250 targets in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours. In a statement, the IDF also said that the northern brigade, Hamas’ second-largest brigade, had been “significantly damaged”. It added that Israeli forces had inflicted serious damage to the Gaza City brigade.
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Israel says it is engaged in the most intense fighting in Gaza yet
The Palestinian Health Ministry has said that more than 300 people have been killed in Israel’s air strikes in Gaza Strip since the start of the conflict on October 7. On Tuesday, Israel launched a ground operation in Gaza for the first time since the conflict began. At least 349 Palestinians have died so far,…
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The U.N. is being pressed to investigate allegations of sexual violence by Hamas fighters
Israel has claimed that its forces have killed “about half of Hamas’ battalion commanders” in the Gaza Strip. The military added that it had damaged the northern brigade, the second-largest Hamas unit. This comes after Israel launched an operation to capture Hamas’ top leaders in the Gaza Strip in a bid to end fighting that…
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Israel hit targets in Gaza after a cease- fire with Hamas collapsed
As many as 10 members of a family were killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, Gaza Health Ministry said. The family was travelling in an Israeli bus when it was hit by the airstrike. A four-year-old girl and a 10-week-old infant were also killed in the strike, Hamas said.
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Gazans are attempting a Treacherous Return Home as Cease-fire takes hold
Israel on Friday opened fire at Palestinians as they tried to return to the Gaza Strip following a ceasefire between the two sides, killing two of them, an Egyptian official said. Thousands of Palestinians were trying to return from central Gaza to the northern Gaza Strip after the ceasefire was declared. The Israeli military has…
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The first captives freed in Gaza were from Israel and Hamas
Israel has said that it won’t fly its planes over the southern part of the Gaza Strip for the duration of the cease-fire. Israel said it won’t fly over the northern part of the territory for six hours a day. Israel promised to extend the cease-fire by a day for every 10 hostages that Hamas…
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There will be Cease-Fire on Friday morning according to the state of Qatar
A four-day cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went into effect early Friday, ending the conflict that has killed over 1,500 people. The agreement also included an increase in humanitarian aid for Gaza. Israel’s military said on Thursday that the takeover of the north of the Gaza Strip is only the first stage of…