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Gazans suffer heightened anxiety as ceasefire talks stall during Ramzan
Gaza: Amid widespread devastation and family losses, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip welcomed this year’s holy month of Ramzan with heavy hearts and weary bodies, following 15 months of Israeli assault on…
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Israeli army kills 4 Palestinians across Gaza
Gaza: The Israeli army killed at least four Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, according to Palestinian health authorities and medical sources. “The Israeli army killed two Palestinians by attacking a…
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Watch: Amidst rubble, Palestinians hold mass Iftar on first Ramzan in Gaza
A poignant Iftar dinner was organised by activists for war-affected Palestinians to break their fast together on the first day of Ramzan on Saturday evening, March 1. The Iftar arrangement was held in…
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Hamas issues new hostage video, Israel says ‘will not be deterred’
Jerusalem: Hamas released a video of Israeli-Argentine hostage Eitan Horn, who was kidnapped on October 7, 2023, and has been held in the Gaza Strip ever since. The video, authorised by Horn’s…
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Gaza’s Omari mosque holds first Taraweeh in 2 years after Israeli airstrike
The Palestinian historic and spiritual landmark religious structure, the Great Omari Mosque, located in the war-torn Gaza City, conducted its first Taraweeh prayer in two years following extensive Israel-initiated airstrikes that resulted in…
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In the line of fire: Yousufuddin Shaikh’s Mission of Mercy in Gaza
Hyderabad: The sky over Gaza was a dull shade of grey, clouded with the dust and smoke of relentless airstrikes. The constant hum of drones overhead had become an eerie backdrop to…
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Israel mourns hostage as Gaza ceasefire talks intensify
Jerusalem: Mourners in Israel on Friday were burying the remains of one of the final hostages released in the first phase of the ceasefire between Hamas militants and Israel, as negotiators discussed…
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Israel, Hamas have begun negotiating next phase of Gaza ceasefire: Egypt
Khan Younis: Negotiations between Israel and Hamas on the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire began Thursday, Egypt said, averting a collapse ahead of Saturday’s expiration of the agreement’s first phase. Officials…
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Israeli official says army won’t leave Gaza corridor, putting truce at risk
Israel will not withdraw from a strategic corridor in the Gaza Strip as called for by the ceasefire, an official said Thursday. Israel’s refusal could spark a crisis with Hamas and key…
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Men in bikinis, Netanyahu sunbathing: Trump shares AI vision of Gaza’s future
United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday, February 25, shared an AI-generated video outlining his vision for the future of the Gaza Strip. The 33-second video clip titled ‘Trump’s Gaza’, posted on…
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Israelis bid farewell to mother, two young sons killed in captivity in Gaza
Tel Aviv: Holding flags, orange balloons and signs that said “forgive us”, tens of thousands of Israelis lined highways as the bodies of a mother and her two young sons, killed in…
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Six infants die in Gaza as cold wave worsens humanitarian crisis
Gaza: The number of infant deaths due to the ongoing cold wave in the Gaza Strip has risen to six, Palestinian medical sources reported. Munir Al-Bursh, director-general of the Gaza-based health authorities,…
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Egypt urges for early reconstruction of Gaza without displacing its population
Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi stressed the necessity of starting the early recovery and reconstruction plan in the Gaza Strip without displacing its population. Sisi made the remarks during a meeting in…
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Medics say 6 babies died from cold in Gaza as displaced people shelter in tents, rubble
Deir al-Balah: At least six infants have died from hypothermia in the last two weeks in the Gaza Strip, where hundreds of thousands of people are living in tent camps and war-damaged…
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Palestinians struggle to restart their lives in ruins of Gaza
Beit Lahiya: When night falls over northern Gaza, much of the cityscape of collapsed buildings and piled wreckage turns pitch black. Living inside the ruins of their home, Rawya Tamboura’s young sons…
