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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…
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Jordan, Arab League voice opposition to displacement of Palestinians
Amman: Jordan and the Arab League reaffirmed their firm stance against the displacement of Palestinians from their land or within it. During a meeting on Sunday in Amman between Jordan’s Minister of…
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Israel delays release of Palestinian prisoners, citing ‘humiliating’ handovers of hostages
Tel Aviv: Israel says the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners is delayed “until the release of the next hostages has been assured, and without the humiliating ceremonies” at handovers of Israeli…
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Hamas to free 6 more Israeli hostages from Gaza Strip in latest step of ceasefire
Jerusalem: Hamas is set to free six more Israeli hostages Saturday from the Gaza Strip, but the exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners is shadowed by heightened tension between the adversaries that…
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Arab leaders meet in Saudi Arabia to discuss Palestinian issue, Gaza developments
Riyadh: Leaders of Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Kuwait, and Bahrain met in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh to discuss the Palestinian issue and the developments in the…
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Northern Ireland’s first minister to boycott White House event over Gaza
Northern Ireland’s First Minister, Michelle O’Neill, has announced she will not attend the annual St Patrick’s Day event at the White House next month as a protest against President Donald Trump’s stance…
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Over 100 medical workers urge US Senate to stop Gaza genocide
More than 100 medical workers from across the United States, representing Doctors Against Genocide (DAG), recently visited the US Senate to demand immediate action to stop the forced displacement of Palestinians in…
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Netanyahu says Hamas gave body of ‘Gazan woman’, not hostage
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a body that Hamas militants released during the handover of remains of Israeli hostages is that of a Gazan woman instead of that of Shiri…
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UN chief condemns Hamas parading coffins in Gaza as ‘abhorrent and appalling’
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned as “abhorrent and appalling” the parading in Gaza of coffins bearing the remains of four hostages during a transfer to Israel. “We have seen…
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Who are the hostages freed by Hamas as part of the ceasefire in Gaza?
The bodies of four Israelis taken captive by Hamas, including those said to be the last female and child hostages in Gaza, were released Thursday, bringing to 28 the number of captives…
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Israel says it has received remains of captives handed over by Hamas in Gaza
The Israeli military says it has received the remains of four captives after Hamas handed them over to the Red Cross in the Gaza Strip. The remains are said to be those…
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Israel confirms four dead hostages, including young family, to be returned from Gaza
Tel Aviv: The remains of the youngest and one of the oldest captives seized by Hamas during the attack that ignited the war in the Gaza Strip are expected to be returned…
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Hamas says ready to implement next phases of Gaza truce deal
Gaza: Hamas reaffirmed its willingness to implement the second and third phases of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem said in a statement that the group had agreed, at the…
