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Families wait with hope and fear as Israel and Hamas move towards release of hostages
Israel announced on Wednesday that it has agreed to a ceasefire with Hamas in the Gaza Strip to enable the release of 50 people held hostage by the militant group. The hostages include women, children and elderly people. They are part of a broader ceasefire deal that aims to end a war between the two…
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Palestinians in Israel say they were subjected to threats and discrimination after Oct. 7
Palestinian Islamic Jihad has released a video of a militant named Yagil, who it claims to have shot dead in an air strike by the Israeli army. In the video, Yagil can be seen standing inside an explosive-rigged vehicle. This comes as Israel on Saturday said it will carry out airstrikes on militant targets in…
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The U.N. Agency in Gaza is trying to provide aid
Israel has carried out airstrikes on Gaza Strip for the first time since it launchedOperation Protective Edge on October 7. The airstrikes have killed over 1,300 Palestinians and one Israeli, according to the United Nations. Over 8,000 people have been injured in Israel’s airstrikes so far. The UN has called for an end to the…
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Israeli troops find Hamas weapons and enter the largest hospital in Gaza
Israel on Wednesday carried out an airstrike on a hospital in the Gaza Strip, killing at least four Hamas militants and injuring over 60 others, the Israeli army said. It said that the strike was carried out to stop militants from using the hospital as a staging point to launch rockets into Israel. The hospital…
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Hostages must be at the center of every discussion about this war
A report by the Johns Hopkins University says that Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, has increased its capabilities over the last year and is capable of carrying out attacks on Israel. ” Hamas has been more effective in carrying out attacks than any other militant organisation,” the report said. It added that Hamas has…
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Measuring Israel by the Just-War Yardstick was the opinion
As many as 1,050 Palestinians were killed in Israel’s airstrikes on Gaza Strip during the last 24 hours, according to an analysis by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The Palestinian death toll since the beginning of the war has exceeded 1,500, the report added. The total number of people…
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Netanyahu is pushing back against the idea of a Palestinian Authority running Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the Israeli Army would be the only force to take military responsibility for the Gaza Strip after the war with Hamas is over. Netanyahu added that a consolidation of Israel’s occupation in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem would not bring security to anyone.
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A third of Gaza City was damaged after a month of bombardments
Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 100 people in the Gaza Strip since November 3, Gaza’s Health Ministry said. The ministry also said that at least 1,000 people have been injured in the airstrikes and that 117,000 others have been moved to hospitals in Gaza City and northern Gaza. Israel said it targeted an ambulance…
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US officials say that Israeli forces have limited time in Gaza
US President Joe Biden has called for an end to the violence in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas and the restoration of Palestinian Authority. “I urge you to end this conflict, restore calm, and work on a lasting ceasefire,” Biden said in a tweet. He added, “The world needs to help Israel defeat…
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It’s possible that the end of Gaza is under the Palestinian Authority
Israel’s military on Wednesday said that it has launched an offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. It added that since the start of the conflict on Friday, it has killed more than 200 Palestinians, including several women and children. Hamas has claimed responsibility for most of the deaths in the conflict, while Israel has…
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Hamas created a “Permanent” State of War
The Hamas militant group, which rules the Gaza Strip, has fired over 1,500 rockets at Israel in the past month, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) has said. The rocket attacks have killed at least four people, while over 100 others have been wounded, IAF added. Gaza’s Hamas rulers claim that they are fighting to restore…
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Gaza’s hospitals are concerned about Israeli strikes
Indonesia has denied Israel’s claims that its hospital in the Gaza Strip was hit by an Israeli airstrike, saying that it’s a facility built “entirely for humanitarian purposes and to serve the medical needs of the Palestinian people in Gaza”. Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi further said that the hospital “is a facility built by…
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There is a river to the sea, that the house Censures, and it belongs to Rashida Tlaib
US Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders on Sunday urged Israel to “change its strategy” amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Sanders said he would support a cease-fire with Hamas if it first agrees to releasing Palestinian prisoners. He also urged temporary humanitarian pauses to facilitate aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip, echoing the Biden administration.
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Israeli soldiers are called to service and are waiting to deploy
Israeli forces entered the northernmost part of the Gaza Strip on Saturday, two days after they launched an offensive against Gaza’s Hamas rulers. A senior Israeli official said that the operation is aimed at ending months of rocket and mortar fire on the Jewish state from the Palestinian territory. Israel has carried out over 2,000…
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The death toll in Gaza is close to 10, as the conflict drags on
The death toll from the recent Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip rose to six on Sunday, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). An Israeli woman who took part in a rally against the airstrikes has said that her trust in the government and her feeling of safety in Israel have been shaken.
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Palestinian and Iraqi leaders are trying to contain the Gaza war
Israeli forces on Sunday entered Gaza Strip for the first time in six weeks, cutting off the area from the south, the Israeli military said. The operation aims to stop rocket fire from Gaza at Israel, it added. According to health officials, over 250 have been killed since the conflict began on April 11.
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The pro-Palestinian march is in D.C
Protesters in US’ Washington and other cities took to the streets to protest against the US’ military aid to Israel. They carried signs saying, “Stop US military aid to Israel.” Over 9,480 Palestinians have been killed by Israel over the last four weeks, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. Israel intensified its ground offensive in the…
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Hezbollah’s leader stopped short of calling for a Hamas war in his speech
Israel has carried out airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, the first time it has done so since the end of its conflict with Hamas in 2006, the country’s military said on Wednesday. The airstrikes have killed more than 80 Palestinians and wounded over 200 others, it added. The death toll from the clashes has risen…
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Palestinian workers and their employers are being affected by the war in Israel
As Israel forces workers from Gaza back, thousands more remain stuck in the West Bank, NPR reported. Many workers from the Gaza Strip who were not detained after the attack are stuck in shelters in the West Bank. More than 18,000 work permits were issued to people from Gaza by Israel. Over 9,000 people have…
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In Israel, Blinken wants to prioritize civilians in Gaza
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said that the country would continue to carry out operations in the Gaza Strip until Hamas is defeated and the kidnapped Israelis are returned. Netanyahu’s remarks came after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel to urge the country to prioritize the protection of civilians in Gaza.
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An Unarmed Teen was Shot During a Cease-Fire
Israeli Deputy Defence Minister Danny Danon has said that his country’s military operation in Gaza Strip is in response to Palestinian attacks against Israeli civilians. He further said, “Because of the military operations in Gaza and the shock all Israelis Felt about the atrocities committed by Hamas, Israeli soldiers were now, more than ever, failing…
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The U.S. is going to ask Israel for a break in the war against Hamas
Israeli forces have killed a senior Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip in an airstrike on Wednesday, Israeli officials said. A senior Hamas official was also killed in the operation, the Israeli officials added. The strike came ahead of President Joe Biden’s meeting with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on…
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Satellites and social media show hints about Israel’s ground war strategy
Israel launched a ground operation in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, saying that militant group Hamas is holding more than 250 people, many of them believed to be Americans, and that it is starting a ground invasion. An image from Planet taken October 30 shows dozens of Israeli tanks and armoured vehicles arrayed in staging…
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Foreign nationals and ambulances are gathered at the Gaza border on reports of gate opening
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that the country “will not give in to the terrorists’ tunnels and other terror activities in the Gaza Strip”. According to Israel’s military, Hamas terrorists operate inside Shifa Hospital in Gaza with a network of terror tunnels. “Hamas terrorists operate inside and under Shifa Hospital…[and] other hospitals in…
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Death and despair occur in Gazan Neighborhood hit by air strikes
Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday killed at least three people and injured many others, Gaza’s Health Ministry said. The airstrikes come amid an escalation of violence between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which rules Gaza. Over 120 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank since October 7, the United…