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There are no UN-designated safe zones in Gaza: UN
United Nations: A UN spokesman has refuted the US claim that civilians in Gaza should seek refuge in UN-designated safe places. In response to US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller’s suggestion that…
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Israeli forces surrounds Khan Younis in Gaza Strip: IDF Chief
Tel Aviv: Israel Defense Forces (IDF) chief Lt Gen Herzi Halevi said that the Israeli forces have encircled southern Gaza’s Khan Younis area. The IDF has launched the third stage of its…
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US: Muslim leaders launch campaign against Biden ahead of 2024 polls
A group of Muslim leaders from nine swing states have launched a campaign against the re-election of President Joe Biden in 2024 over his support of Israel in the bombing of Gaza…
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Israel’s failure to protect civilians may cause ‘strategic defeat’: US Defense Secy
Washington: United States (US) Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has said that Israel may suffer a strategic defeat in Gaza if it does not protect civilians. His statement came during a Reagan…
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Death toll in Gaza Strip from Israeli strikes rises to 15,523
Gaza: The death toll of Palestinians from Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since October 7 has reached 15,523, the Hamas-run health ministry has said. Ministry spokesperson Ashraf al-Qidra said during a…
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Israeli strikes kill Palestinian scientist, Islamic Univ Prez Sufyan Tayeh
Prominent Palestinian scientist Sufyan Tayeh, along with his whole family, was killed in an airstrike in the Al-Faluja area in Jabalia in the northeastern Gaza Strip. 52-year-old Tayeh, who was President of…
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Israel attacks Gaza with 100,000 bombs, rockets since October 7
Gaza: The Hamas-controlled Government’s Media Office (GMO) in Gaza said that since the ongoing war erupted on October 7, Israel has attacked the besieged enclave with approximately 100,000 bombs and rockets. GMO…
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Anadolu cameraman killed in Israeli strikes; toll rises to 73
Muntassir Al-Sawwaf, a freelance cameraman working for the Turkish news agency Anadolu, lost his life after suffering injuries in the Israeli airstrikes on the Al-Daraj neighborhood, south of Gaza City. Two weeks…
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At least 32 Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes since truce expires
Gaza: The Hamas-controlled Health Ministry in Gaza claimed that Israeli airstrikes that resumed on Friday after the collapse of the seven-day ceasefire, has killed 32 people in the besieged enclave so far.…
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Blinken arrives in Israel to urge for truce extension
Tel Aviv: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Tel Aviv in an effort to persuade Israel to extend the ongoing humanitarian truce in Gaza which is set to expire…