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Israeli commanding officer killed in Southern Gaza
Jerusalem: The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Friday, July 11, that a combat commanding officer was killed in an incident in the southern Gaza Strip. The officer, Reei…
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Gaza cash crisis paralyses economy as families forced to sell belongings
Gaza Strip: Cash is the lifeblood of the Gaza Strip’s shattered economy, and like all other necessities in this war-torn territory — food, fuel, medicine — it is in extremely short supply.…
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UN say first fuel in 130 days allowed into Gaza but much more needed
United Nations: The first batch of fuel in more than four months allowed into Gaza provides only a dent in the needs of the fuel-starved, from hospitals to water systems, UN humanitarians…
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As Netanyahu wraps Washington visit, progress on a Gaza ceasefire remains murky
Washington: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended a memorial service on Thursday for two slain Israeli Embassy staffers as he wraps up a four-day visit to Washington in which talks with President Donald…
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Israeli strikes kill 40 in Gaza; no progress on ceasefire
Deir Al-Balah: Israeli airstrikes killed at least 40 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including 10 members of a family sheltering in a tent, hospital officials said Wednesday. The strikes came as US…
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Google co-founder calls UN ‘antisemitic’ over Gaza genocide report
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has called the United Nations “transparently antisemitic” following a report accusing the tech giant of profiting from what it described as “the genocide carried out by Israel” in…
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Gaza doctors say Israel’s killing of prominent colleague leaves hard-to-fill void
Jerusalem: When the onetime director of a Gaza Strip hospital was killed by an Israeli airstrike last week, he joined a growing list of prominent Palestinian doctors who have died during 21…
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Gaza ceasefire talks: Trump, Netanyahu meet again in Washington
Washington: United States President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held their second meeting in two days on Tuesday in Washington, amid ongoing ceasefire negotiations related to the war in…
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Israeli airstrikes kill 14 Palestinians in Gaza, another 10 people die seeking food
Deir al-Balah: Israeli airstrikes killed 14 people in the Gaza Strip, while another 10 Palestinians were killed separately as they sought food in the embattled enclave, hospital officials in Gaza told The…
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UN says 613 killed at Gaza aid sites, near humanitarian convoys
The United Nations has reported that at least 613 Palestinians have been killed at or near humanitarian aid distribution points and convoys in Gaza since late May. The deaths occurred after the…
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Gaza death toll mounts: 82 killed overnight, including aid seekers
Tel Aviv: Airstrikes and shootings killed 82 Palestinians in Gaza overnight, including 38 while attempting to get much-needed humanitarian aid, hospitals and the Health Ministry said on Thursday. Israel’s military did not…
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IDF targets rocket-firing facility in Gaza, 150 other spots in 24 hours
Tel Aviv: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Thursday said it had targeted a facility in the Gaza Strip used to launch rockets toward the Israeli towns of Sderot and Ibim, along…
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Trump to meet freed Gaza hostage ahead of Netanyahu White House visit
Washington: President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will meet at the White House on Thursday with Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage in Gaza, who was released in May.…