Tag: Gaza death toll

Half a world away, four-year-old Gaza boy gets a new lease of life after losing an arm

March 5, 2024 admin

Helping hand: Omar Abu Kuwaik with his aunt, Maha Abu Kuwaik, at Shriners Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia on February 28, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Omar Abu Kuwaik is far from his home in Gaza. The four-year-old’s parents and sister were killed by an Israeli airstrike, when he lost part of his arm. He’s one…

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Gaza health authorities say Israeli fire in Gaza City kills 70

February 29, 2024 admin

Palestinians carry bags of flour they grabbed from an aid truck near an Israeli checkpoint, as Gaza residents face crisis levels of hunger, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, on February 19, 2024 | Photo Credit: Reuters Health authorities in Gaza said on February 29 Israeli fire on people waiting…

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U.S. says burden on Israel to distinguish between Hamas, Gaza civilians

October 29, 2023 admin

U.S. President Joe Biden with White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel must protect innocent Gaza residents by distinguishing between Hamas militants and civilians in the Palestinian territory, the White House warned on Sunday ahead of a call between President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel’s military has…

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European leaders condemn killing of civilians in Gaza Hospital attack

October 18, 2023 admin

People inspect the area of Al-Ahli hospital on October 18, 2023, where hundreds of Palestinians were killed following an air strike that Israeli and Palestinian officials have blamed on each other. | Photo Credit: REUTERS European leaders reacted to the death of hundreds of civilians at the Al-Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza on Monday evening….

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Israeli air strikes pound Gaza as death toll climbs on both sides

October 8, 2023 admin

Israel battered Gaza on October 8 after suffering its bloodiest attack in decades, when Hamas fighters rampaged through Israeli towns killing 600 and abducting dozens more, as the spiralling violence threatened a major new war in West Asia. Israeli air strikes hit housing blocks, tunnels, a mosque, and the homes of Hamas officials in Gaza,…

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