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Families wait for hope and fear as Israel and Hamas get closer to release of captives
A coalition of families whose relatives were taken hostage by the Palestinian militant group Hamas issued a statement urging the Israeli government to move quickly to secure the release of additional hostages. There are 10 dual US-Israeli citizens unaccounted for, a senior Biden administration official said. Three of them could be released as part of…
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Pressures on Biden helped to drive the secret cell of aides in hostage talks
A ceasefire in Israel and Gaza will go into effect at 6 am (local time) on Wednesday, officials said. The deal, brokered by Qatar, Egypt and the US, will release 50 Israelis and 300 Palestinians held prisoner by Hamas, officials added. It will be followed by a “humanitarian” ceasefire from 9 pm on Wednesday to…
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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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There is a Lethal Psychological Chunk growing between Israelis and Palestinians
A Palestinian doctor in Israel has said that she received 20 times more inquires from Arabs reporting labour abuse in Israel than before the war. “I’m receiving 20 times more inquiries from Arabs reporting labour abuse in Israel compared to before the war,” she said, adding that she’s receiving 20 times more inquiries from Arabs…
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The UN team found a “death zone” when they entered the hospital
A joint United Nations humanitarian assessment team, led by the World Health Organization, has gained the first outside access to Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital. The team saw first-hand the “dire conditions” at the facility, the groups said. Earlier, Israel released a video it said proves that Hamas was using the hospital as a base of operations.
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More Americans say that Israel’s response is too far in its war against Hamas
A survey conducted in the US has found that a majority of American Jews believe that Israel’s military response to the Hamas attack on it has been too extensive. The survey of 800 Jewish voters was taken after the attacks on Israel left over 1,200 people dead. According to Palestinian officials, the vast majority of…
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In Gaza hospitals there is a very unpleasantly desperate situation
Israel’s military said it has surrounded Gaza’s biggest hospital Al Rantisi, asking everyone to leave, including staff, patients and civilians sheltering on the hospital grounds, amid an ongoing conflict with Hamas. The WHO has also said that the medical system in Gaza is on its knees due to the forced evacuates and bombardments from Israel.
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Israel and Hamas had a deal that would have freed up to 50 hostages
The Gaza hospital in Israel said it has been receiving Israeli soldiers wounded from fighting in Gaza, as well as over 200 north residents who have been injured in rocket attacks from Lebanon. According to Gaza’s Health Ministry, 18 hospitals and most of the primary care centres have stopped functioning due to attacks or lack…
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The New York Times says that Israel is in real danger for three reasons
A Palestinian gunman who carried out a mass killing of 10 Jews in Israel’s Mefalsim last month called his parents and asked them to check his WhatsApp messages for pictures he took of the dead, his father said. The gunman identified by his father asMahmoud called his parents from the phone of a Jewish woman…
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Israel and Hamas had a deal to free up to 50 hostages
The families of hostages held by Hamas and other militant groups in Israel, who are demanding their release, have said that Israel hasn’t prioritised their release. “We have never dealt with the situation of so many Israeli hostages, so many innocent Israelis, kids, and people that are held in captivity,” a Palestinian official said.
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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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Russia, China and Iran support Hamas
The number of false social media accounts used by Hamas and other groups to support its attacks on Israel has reached 40,000, Cyabra, a social media intelligence company in Israel, said. “It’s being seen by millions, hundreds of millions of people around the world,” it added. There are at least 60,000 fake accounts online after…
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First evacuated from Gaza feel relief and gratitude
Israeli troops and evacuees left behind by the Gaza border after the Hamas attack on October 21, 2001, start of Israel’s ground operations. The announcement followed a 34-hour communications blackout in Gaza over the weekend that coincides with the start of Israel’s “expanded” ground operations. The Gaza internet and phone service was out again Wednesday,…
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The voice memos stated that the phone and internet went out in Gaza for 34 hours
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said that his country will not tolerate any attempt to undermine Israel’s sovereignty. The PM’s remarks came as Israel began its fourth day of airstrikes in the Gaza Strip amid protests by Palestinians in the Middle East. Israel launched its air offensive on Saturday in response to incendiary kites…
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Israel won’t agree to a cease-fire; how tech messes with our senses
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that would provide $14.3 billion to Israel without addressing funding requests for the war in Ukraine. The bill would send $14.3 billion to Israel without addressing funding requests for the war in Ukraine. Meanwhile, a senior Republican senator said, ” decoupling funding to address these threats…
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There must be a cease-fire in Gaza
AIPAC, the lobby group for US pro-Israel groups, criticised US Senator Bill Bowman after he proposed a resolution to end the conflict between Israel and Hamas. AIPAC said that Bowman’s proposal is a “transparent ploy” to ” paint Israel as the aggressor and allow Hamas to control Gaza”. Bowman has proposed a resolution to end…
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There are Israeli troops in Gaza
Israeli troops entered the Gaza Strip for the first time on Friday after a three-week-long military offensive against Hamas, the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamist group. Israel began its ground offensive on Wednesday in response to months of rockets fired from Gaza. The conflict began when Hamas seized power in the Gaza Strip in…
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There are troops in Gaza
Israel on Saturday said that it has widened its airstrikes in the Gaza Strip to attack “more than 1,000 terrorist targets”, adding that it is planning to “increase dramatically” the amount of assistance headed for the Palestinian territory from Egypt. The airstrikes come after a truce between Israel and Hamas ended a five-day conflict. At…
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There are photos of the human Cost of War in Israel and Gaza
Yocheved Lifshitz, an 85-year-old Palestinian hostage in Israel, said she didn’t die after an Israeli airstrike on her home last month, adding, “I don’t even remember where I was.” She further said, “Many people stormed our homes…they beat people, some of them they abducted, like me.” Lifshitz added that Palestinians had rioted and fired explosive…
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Peace is a forgotten word that has a claim to the Holy Land
A Los Angeles Jewish farmer met with Israel and Hamas in NewGround, a Los Angeles non-profiter Fellowship Program. “I mean, money comes hard here. I think as a country…we do support Israel, but I couldn’t believe we can do that much,” she said. “I understand…there has been a fight between the two for years…But I…
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Americans are Weary of Foreign Conflicts
Gaza has been under total blockade by Israel since the days after the October 7 attacks, according to Israeli officials. Gaza has been under total blockade by Israel since the days after the October 7 attacks, in which 1,400 people were killed. At least 80 people have been killed by Israeli forces in the West…
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The New York Times claims that in the Israel-Gaza war, some children must not be killed
Over a week after the attack by Hamas gunmen in Israel, the families of some of the victims have differed on whether to accept Israel’s claims that the gunmen acted alone. Some relatives said they were unaware of their loved ones’ deaths, while other relatives said they were grieving for their loved ones who were…
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Biden is embracing Israel but he doesn’t have much to show for it
Amid an ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that “it’s time to unite the world”. Netanyahu’s comments came after US President Joe Biden arrived in Israel on a three-day visit. “We will not let you ever be alone. We will help you in every way that we can,” he…
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To Win the War, Defeat Hamas and Stop Settlements
While addressing the nation, US President Donald Trump said that he has decided to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. “We’ve decided to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel,” he added. Earlier, Trump had announced that the US would be moving its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv.
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Middle East peace has been the subject of a lot of U.S. presidents
Israel and Gaza Strip have agreed to resume talks to end their conflict, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin said on Thursday. However, the talks are set to restart on Friday. Israel and Palestine have agreed to a ceasefire after two days of clashes in Gaza. At least 3,400 people have been killed in the conflict, according…