Israel Palestine conflict
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Fierce fighting between Israeli forces, armed Palestinians in Gaza
Gaza/Tel Aviv: Israeli troops are engaged in fierce fighting with armed Palestinians in the north of the Gaza Strip, Israeli media reported on Sunday. The military wing of the Palestinian Islamist organisation…
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UAE delivers ambulance, X-ray machine to Gaza Strip
Abu Dhabi: ”Operation Chivalrous Knight 3” has delivered an X-ray machine and a fully-equipped ambulance to the Al Marwani Field Hospital in the Gaza Strip. This donation is part of the UAE’s…
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Two doctors killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza
Gaza: Two doctors were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the city of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, the Palestinian official news agency WAFA reported on Sunday. Muhammad Nimr Qazat…
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More tunnels discovered in the Gaza Strip: IDF spokesman
Tel Aviv: Israel has said that it has discovered further tunnels in the Gaza Strip. Israeli army Spokesman Daniel Hagari reported on Saturday that an “underground route” had been found in Zeitoun…
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UNGA votes to upgrade Palestine’s membership to special status, bypassing US veto
United Nations: The UN General Assembly on Friday voted to upgrade Palestine’s membership in the world body to a special status aimed at circumventing the US veto of full membership. In the…
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UNRWA: 1,10,000 people have fled Rafah since Israel’s war on Gaza
Tel Aviv: Some 1,10,000 people have left Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip since the Israeli army started advancing on the city, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine…
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Israel to continue Rafah operation as Gaza truce talks collapse: Official
Jerusalem: The Israeli army will continue its operation in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah “as planned,” after the talks on the Israel-Hamas truce held in Egypt’s Cairo collapsed, an Israeli…
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Gaza: 49 bodies found at Al-Shifa Hospital, some ‘without heads’
Health workers in the Gaza Strip have discovered a third mass grave at Al-Shifa Hospital, with some bodies found without heads. At least 49 bodies have been recovered from the mass grave…
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Israel criticises Joe Biden’s threat of arms freeze over Rafah
Tel Aviv: Israel on Thursday criticised US President Joe Biden’s threat of an arms freeze in the event of a further advance in Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip. Far-right…
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US delays arms supply to Israel amid Rafah offensive
Washington: The US is delaying arms supply to Israel, a sign of Washington’s objection to Israel’s offensive on the Rafah city in southern Gaza, the media reported. The Biden administration is putting…
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Biden condemns anti-Semitism, promises to support Israel
Washington: US President Joe Biden has strongly condemned anti-Semitism at pro-Palestinian protests at universities and reaffirmed his “ironclad” support for Israel. “My commitment to the safety of the Jewish people, the security…
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UN chief warns Israel against ground invasion of Rafah amid tensions in Gaza
New York: In a stark warning, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declared on Monday that a ground invasion of Rafah would be “intolerable,” citing its devastating humanitarian consequences and potential destabilising impact…
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Israeli army strikes eastern Rafah
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced late on Monday night, May 6, that it conducted its first strikes against Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Gazan city of Rafah. “The IDF is…
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Hamas agrees to Gaza ceasefire proposal from Egypt, Qatar
The Palestinian militant group Hamas said that it has accepted an Egyptian-Qatari ceasefire proposal to halt the seven-month war with Israel in Gaza Strip, according to multiple reports. In a statement on…
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Iran offers scholarships to expelled pro-Palestine students in US, Europe
Reputable Iranian universities are offering scholarships to students from US and Europe who were expelled for participating in pro-Palestinian protests on campus. The announcements were made by Shiraz University, Shahid Beheshti University,…
