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Gaza: 70 children among 100 laid to rest after two years
Gaza Strip: Palestinians gathered on Sunday, September 6, to bury around 100 people whose remains were recently retrieved from homes destroyed in Gaza City’s Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood, where they had lain beneath the…
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Ben-Gvir unveils plan to displace 1.86M Palestinians from Gaza
Tel Aviv: Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Thursday, September 3, unveiled an election campaign proposal that would seek to facilitate the departure of about 1.86 million Palestinians from the Gaza…
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Gaza records 4,379 Israeli ceasefire violations in 315 days
The Gaza Government Media Office said on Monday, August 24, that it had documented 4,379 Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement over 315 days, leaving 1,286 Palestinians dead and 4,257 injured. It…
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You’re supporting Gaza genocide: Protester confronts NZ PM Luxon
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon was confronted by a pro-Palestine protester during a public meeting in Christchurch on Wednesday, August 19, with the demonstrator accusing his government of supporting Israel amid…
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Smuggling goods into Gaza booms as Israeli curbs drive prices
Gaza Strip: Palestinians face inflated prices for groceries and batteries, hospitals have turned to smugglers for medicine and equipment, and Israeli soldiers and other middlemen are accused of pocketing millions of dollars…
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Israel strikes Hamas commander in Gaza despite peace pressure
Gaza Strip: The Israeli military said it carried out a targeted drone strike on a Hamas commander in northern Gaza on Wednesday, August 12, despite calls from officials involved in peace efforts…
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A year on, Gaza remembers journalist Anas Al-Sharif, 5 others
Gaza City: A year after Al Jazeera correspondent Anas Al-Sharif was killed in Gaza, a vigil was held in Gaza City to mark the first anniversary of his death and that of…
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Board of Peace envoy meets Netanyahu on Gaza disarmament
Jerusalem: The Board of Peace official overseeing Gaza’s postwar transition met on Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a statement, in part to discuss a new disarmament deal the…
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Khalil al-Hayya takes over as Hamas political bureau chief
Gaza Strip: Khalil al-Hayya was elected head of Hamas’ political bureau on Monday, July 20, after winning a run-off vote against former political bureau chief Khaled Meshaal, becoming the Palestinian group’s top…
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Two siblings killed in Israeli strike on Gaza displacement camp
Gaza Strip: An Israeli drone strike on Saturday, June 28, killed two Palestinian siblings, including a 15-year-old girl, in southern Gaza and wounded at least seven others, according to Nasser hospital, where…
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Sonia Gandhi’s Gaza op-ed accuses Modi govt of ‘stony silence’
Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Saturday, June 27, accused the Narendra Modi’s central government of maintaining “stony silence and inaction” over Israel’s military operations in Gaza Strip saying India’s response…
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Saudi Arabia urges world to stop attacks on Palestinian children
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has called on the international community to take urgent action to stop violations against Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip. The appeal was made by Saudi Arabia’s Permanent Representative…
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OIC condemns Israeli law permitting execution of Palestinian prisoners
Jeddah: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), a 57-member states and the second-largest intergovernmental organisation after the United Nations (UN), on Tuesday, March 31, condemned Israel’s law permitting the execution of Palestinian…
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Thousands of Palestinians ‘evaporated’ by Israeli weapons in Gaza
Gaza Strip: At least 2,842 Palestinians have been classified as “evaporated” in Israeli strikes on Gaza since October 7, 2023, according to an investigation by Al Jazeera citing documentation from Gaza’s Civil…
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US envoys to Israel barred early Gaza ‘apocalyptic wasteland’ warnings
Washington: About three months after the October 7, 2023, attack, which intensified Israeli military action in the Gaza Strip, employees of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) had warned officials in…
