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At least 1,500 Palestinians blind, 4,000 at risk amid Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza
Gaza Strip: At least 1,500 Palestinians have lost their vision due to the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, with another 4,000 at imminent risk of blindness.…
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Trump visiting Gulf states while crises flare in Gaza, Iran
Washington: On his trip this week to the Middle East, US President Donald Trump will visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, though his most pressing regional challenges concern two…
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Hamas to free Israeli-American hostage in bid to secure ceasefire
Gaza: Hamas said that it will release Israeli-US hostage Edan Alexander from the Gaza Strip as part of efforts to secure a ceasefire and reopen border crossings for aid delivery. Khalil al-Hayya,…
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Israel warns civilians to evacuate Yemeni ports ahead of potential strike
Jerusalem: Israel’s military issued an urgent warning, advising all civilians and workers to evacuate three Red Sea ports in Yemen controlled by Houthi forces, citing the risk of a possible new strike.…
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Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 11 people, mostly women and children
Gaza Strip: Israeli strikes overnight and into Sunday killed 11 people in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children, according to local health officials. Two of the strikes hit tents in the…
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Israeli airstrikes kill 23 in Gaza as outcry over aid blockade grows
Deir al-Balah: Israeli airstrikes overnight and into Saturday killed at least 23 Palestinians in Gaza, including three children and their parents whose tent was bombed in Gaza City, health officials said. The…
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Israel dropped over 100,000 tonnes of explosives on Gaza since Oct 2023
Since launching its military campaign on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, Israel has dropped more than 100,000 tonnes of explosives on the besieged enclave. According to the Gaza Government Media…
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Burn patients face excruciating recovery as medicines dwindle under Israeli blockade of Gaza
Khan Younis: Hamza Abu Shabab cringed in pain as his mother pulled off his shirt and eased his bandaged head back onto his pillow so she could apply ointment to his small,…
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World Central Kitchen to halt Gaza operations due to supply depletion
Gaza: The food relief organisation World Central Kitchen (WCK) has announced that it will halt cooking in the Gaza Strip due to the depletion of humanitarian supplies. “After serving more than 130…
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Strikes across Gaza kill 92 as Israel prepares to ramp up its offensive
Deir al-Balah: Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 92 people, including women, children and two journalists, officials said Wednesday, as Israel prepares to ramp up its campaign in the strip, with…
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Israel says to move entire Gaza population to south
Jerusalem: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday that a planned expanded military operation in the Gaza Strip would force the enclave’s entire population to either relocate to a confined area…
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Israeli strikes across Gaza kill more than 40 people as Israel prepares to ramp up its offensive
Gaza Strip: Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 48 people, including women and children, hospital officials said Wednesday, as Israel prepares to ramp up its campaign against Hamas in a devastating…
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Trump says only 21 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza now believed to be alive
Washington: President Donald Trump said Tuesday that three hostages held by Hamas in Gaza have died, leaving only 21 believed to be still living. “As of today, it’s 21, three have died,”…
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Palestinian woman uses makeshift inhaler to save 3-yr-old daughter
A woman in Palestine found a makeshift inhaler to save her daughter, who was struggling to breathe. Initially, the doctors managed to save the minor girl who suffered a major asthma attack.…
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Palestinian author Mosab Abu Toha wins Pulitzer Prize
Palestinian author Mosab Abu Toha on Monday, May 5, won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary regarding the situation in the occupied country. Toha’s essays in The New Yorker on the physical and…