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At least 73 Palestinians killed while waiting for aid in Gaza, says Health Ministry
Gaza Strip: At least 73 people were killed while attempting to access aid at locations across Gaza on Sunday, July 20, the health ministry in the Palestinian territory said. The largest toll…
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Israel issues new evacuation orders in central Gaza amid stalled ceasefire talks
Gaza Strip: The Israeli military published new evacuation warnings for areas of central Gaza on Sunday, in one of the few areas the military has rarely operated with ground troops. The evacuation…
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Israel kills 116 Palestinians in Gaza, including 38 aid seekers
Gaza Strip: Israeli strikes and gunfire killed 116 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Saturday, July 19, including at least 38 near food distribution centers operated by a US- and Israeli-backed organization,…
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Christian patriarchs make rare visit to Gaza after deadly Israeli strike on church
Deir al-Balah: Top church leaders visited Gaza on Friday after its only Catholic church was struck by an Israeli shell the day before, an attack that killed three people and wounded ten,…
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Israel to boost defence spending amid ongoing conflicts
Jerusalem: Israel will raise its defence spending by 42 billion shekels (about 12.5 billion US dollars) in 2025 and 2026, the ministries of finance and defence said Thursday in a statement. Local…
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UN condemns strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church, Israel expresses regret
United Nations: United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned an Israeli strike on the Holy Family Church in Gaza, which killed three civilians and wounded at least ten others on…
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20 Palestinians killed at Gaza distribution site, says Israeli-backed aid group
Tel Aviv: Twenty Palestinians were killed at a food distribution centre run by an Israeli-backed American organisation in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, mostly from being trampled, the group said. They were…
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93 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes, over 58,400 dead in 9 months
Deir al-Balah: Israeli strikes overnight and into Tuesday killed more than 90 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, including dozens of women and children, health officials said. One strike in the northern Shati…
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Around 30 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza as war deaths top 58,000
Deir al-Balah: Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip killed at least 30 people on Sunday, including six children at a water collection point, local health officials said, despite attempts by mediators to…
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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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Netanyahu says Israel ready to discuss permanent Gaza ceasefire if Hamas disarms
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel is prepared to negotiate a permanent ceasefire in Gaza during a proposed 60-day truce, but only if the territory is fully demilitarised. “At…
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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…
