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Israeli military strikes 40 sites in Gaza, resulting in ‘dozens of’ casualties
Jerusalem: The Israeli military announced on Friday that it has conducted raids on some 40 sites used by Hamas across the Gaza Strip since Thursday, with Israeli and Palestinian sources reported that…
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No safety for civilians anywhere in Gaza: UN humanitarians
United Nations: There is no safety for civilians anywhere in Gaza, with more than 80 per cent of the Gaza Strip under Israeli evacuation orders, UN humanitarians said. Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner-general of…
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Hamas delegation visits Cairo over Gaza ceasefire
Gaza: A Hamas delegation has visited Egypt’s capital Cairo to address challenges surrounding a Gaza ceasefire agreement, Hamas spokesperson Jihad Taha said. Taha told Xinhua that the delegation’s visit to Cairo was…
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Gaza police chief killed in Israeli airstrike: Interior authorities
Gaza: Gaza’s interior authorities confirmed that Mahmoud Salah, the director-general of Gaza’s police department, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip. In a statement, the interior authorities mourned…
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Israel to send delegation to Qatar for Gaza ceasefire talks: Netanyahu
Jerusalem: Israel announced that it will send a delegation of senior security officials to Qatar next week to discuss a Gaza ceasefire deal. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed in a statement that…
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Israel warns of escalation in Gaza if hostage deal not reached
Jerusalem: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz issued a stern warning stating that Israel would intensify its military operations in Gaza if Hamas does not agree to a deal for the release of…
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825 Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza since October 7
The ongoing 14 months of war between Israel and Hamas, a Palestinian-based resistance faction has exacted a significant toll on Israeli military personnel with 825 Israeli forces killed across Gaza since the…
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Over 200 journalists killed by Israel in Gaza
The Israeli ongoing military operation in Gaza has unleashed an unprecedented assault on journalism, with a staggering number of media professionals losing their lives since October 7, 2023, in the war-torn country.…
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Israeli attacks in Gaza dismantle means of survival: UN
United Nations: Israel’s onslaught on health care and emergency services, crippling humanitarian access and attacks on civilians in Gaza are dismantling the very means of survival, UN humanitarians said. The UN Office…
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Gaza militants fire rockets at Israel amid ongoing conflict
Jerusalem: Fighters in the Gaza Strip fired about five rockets at southern Israel, the Israeli military said. The rockets on Sunday afternoon triggered air raid warning sirens in the city of Sderot…
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Israeli forces arrest director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza
Israeli forces arrested Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza Strip, along with 240 others on Saturday, December 28, after setting the facility on fire. Taking to…
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Israeli airstrike kills nine Palestinians in Gaza: Sources
Gaza: At least nine Palestinians were killed and dozens of others wounded in an Israeli airstrike on a house in the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza Strip on Saturday, Palestinian sources…
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Israeli forces burn Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza
Israeli forces on Friday, December 27, set fire to parts of the facility of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia, one of northern Gaza’s last functioning hospitals, after ordering evacuations and detaining some patients…
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Four Palestinian babies freeze to death in Gaza amid Israeli siege
At least four Palestinian babies have died of hypothermia in southern Gaza in just 72 hours, due to a drop in temperature and the ongoing Israeli siege on essential winter supplies. The infants…
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At least 22 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza
Gaza: At least 22 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources said. Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for Civil Defence in Gaza, told Xinhua that Israeli aircraft targeted tents…
