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Israel orders evacuation of Khan Younis ahead of ‘unprecedented’ assault
Jerusalem: The Israeli military issued an evacuation warning on Monday for residents of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip ahead of what it called an “unprecedented attack”. The order covered three…
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‘If it were your daughter’: Video of Palestinian girl fleeing flames in Gaza sparks outrage
A harrowing video showing a Palestinian girl trying to escape a burning classroom—following an Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced civilians in the Gaza Strip—has gone viral across social media. In…
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Israeli strikes kill 52 in Gaza, including 36 in school-turned shelter: Health officials
Gaza Strip: Israeli strikes killed at least 52 people in the Gaza Strip on Monday, including 36 in a school-turned-shelter that was struck as people slept, igniting their belongings, according to local…
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Gaza’s 11-year old humanitarian Yaqeen Hammad killed in Israeli airstrike
Israel’s recent airstrikes in the Al-Baraka neighbourhood of Deir al-Balah killed a 11-year-old Palestinian child and Gaza’s youngest humanitarian and media activist, Yaqeen Hammad. Yaqeen had an Instagram page documenting her life…
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Israel asks civilians in Gaza to evacuate ahead of intensified offensive
Jerusalem: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have issued an urgent call for residents in the northern Gaza Strip to evacuate ahead of an expected intensification of its military offensive. The evacuation order…
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Gaza’s main hospital is overwhelmed with children in pain from malnutrition
Khan Younis: Grabbing her daughter’s feeble arm, Asmaa al-Arja pulls a shirt over the 2-year-old’s protruding ribs and swollen belly. The child lies on a hospital bed, heaving, then wails uncontrollably, throwing…
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Pope Leo XIV calls for an end to hostilities in Gaza
Vatican City: Pope Leo XIV called Wednesday for humanitarian aid to reach the Gaza Strip and for an end to the “heartbreaking” toll on its people, as he presided over his first…
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Israeli PM Netanyahu reaffirms to fully control Gaza
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reaffirmed his government’s intention to fully reoccupy besieged Gaza, dismissed any agreement to end the war, and brushed aside any speculations of a rift with…
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Blockade eased but Gaza’s UN aid still stuck; 14K children at risk
People in Gaza continue to wait desperately for supplies, even as limited aid trucks begin to trickle in following Israel’s easing of an 11-week blockade. On Tuesday, May 20, 93 trucks sent…
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First aid trucks have entered Gaza after nearly 3 months of Israel’s blockade
Tel Aviv: The first aid trucks have entered Gaza following nearly three months of Israel’s complete blockade, according to Israel and the United Nations. Five trucks carrying aid including baby food entered…
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Israel’s military orders evacuation of Gaza’s Khan Younis as its operations expand
Tel Aviv: The Israeli military on Monday, May 19, issued an evacuation order for residents of Gaza’s second-largest city, Khan Younis, and nearby towns. Avichay Adraee, a military spokesperson, posted the order…
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Netanyahu acknowledges pressure from allies in decision to resume Gaza aid
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that his decision to resume aid to Gaza after a weekslong blockade came after pressure from allies. In a video statement posted…
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Egypt’s President urges Gaza ceasefire in talks with US official
Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi called for reaching an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and facilitating the flow of humanitarian aid into the war-torn enclave during a meeting with a visiting…
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Israel says it will allow ‘basic’ aid into Gaza after nearly 3 months of blockade
Deir al-Balah: Israel announced on Sunday it will allow a limited amount of humanitarian aid into Gaza after a nearly three-month blockade, days after global experts on food security warned of famine.…
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Five Palestinian journalists killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza
At least five Palestinian journalists were killed on Sunday, May 18, in separate Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, bringing the number of journalists killed by Israel since the start of the genocide to more…
