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6 Killed, Many Houses Destroyed As Israeli Tanks Advance Into North Gaza

July 1, 2024 admin

The 6 bodies from the Zurub family were transferred to Nasser Hospital in the nearby city of Khan Younis. Cairo/Gaza: Israeli forces advanced further on Sunday into the Shejaia neighbourhood of northern Gaza and also pushed deeper into western and central Rafah in the south, killing at least six Palestinians and destroying several homes, residents…

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At least 39 people killed in Israeli strikes across northern Gaza, officials say

June 23, 2024 admin

Palestinian men walk along a narrow street past destroyed buildings in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip | Photo Credit: AFP At least 39 people were killed by Israeli strikes across northern Gaza on Saturday, as rescue workers scrambled to find survivors beneath the rubble, according to Palestinian and hospital officials. Fadel Naem, director…

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Food Piles Up At Gaza Crossing As Aid Agencies Say Unable To Work

June 22, 2024 admin

Israel says it has let supplies in and called on agencies to step up deliveries. (File) Jerusalem: Days after Israel announced a daily pause in fighting on a key route to allow more aid into Gaza, chaos in the besieged Palestinian territory has left vital supplies piled up and undistributed in the searing summer heat….

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Israeli strikes on tent camps near Rafah kill at least 25 and wound 50, Gaza health officials say

June 21, 2024 admin

Mourners gather next to the bodies of Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike that hit a tent camp, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Al-Mawasi area in western Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on June 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli forces shelled tent camps for displaced Palestinians north of…

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Israeli Army Says “Hamas Can’t Be Eliminated”, Netanyahu Disagrees

June 20, 2024 admin

“Gaza offensive will not end until Hamas is defeated” – office of Israeli Prime Minister. Jerusalem: Israel’s top army spokesman said Wednesday that Hamas cannot be eliminated, prompting a knee-jerk reaction from the government which quickly reiterated it remains committed to the Palestinian terrorist group’s destruction. More than eight months of war, sparked by Hamas’s…

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The Hindu Morning Digest, June 20, 2024

June 20, 2024 admin

Education Ministry announces cancellation of UGC-NET; CBI probe ordered The Education Ministry announced the cancellation of the UGC-NET examination after inputs from the Ministry of Home Affairs suggested that the integrity of the examinations had been compromised. The University Grants Commission–National Eligibility Test is conducted by the National Testing Agency. The development comes at a…

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Israel May Have Violated Laws Of War In Gaza: UN

June 19, 2024 admin

Israel’s air and ground offensive has killed more than 37,400 people in Gaza (File) Geneva: Israeli forces may have repeatedly violated the laws of war and failed to distinguish between civilians and fighters in the Gaza conflict, the UN human rights office said on Wednesday. Separately, the head of a UN inquiry accused the Israeli…

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Israeli Forces Deepen Rafah Invasion, Kill 17 In Historic Refugee Camps

June 18, 2024 admin

Since a week-long truce in November, repeated attempts to arrange a ceasefire have failed Rafah: Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday killed at least 17 Palestinians in two of the Gaza Strip’s historic refugee camps and Israeli tanks pushed deeper into the enclave’s southern city of Rafah, residents and medics said. Residents reported heavy bombardments from tanks…

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Israeli officials say Netanyahu has dissolved the war Cabinet after key partner bolted government

June 17, 2024 admin

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and former Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz. File. | Photo Credit: AP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dissolved the influential War Cabinet tasked with steering the war in Gaza, Israeli officials said on June 17, a move that comes days after a key member of the body…

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Israel Military’s Daily Pauses For Gaza Aid Delivery Pitch Irks Netanyahu

June 16, 2024 admin

Netanyahu’s reaction underlined political tensions over the issue of aid coming into Gaza (File) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized plans announced by the military on Sunday to hold daily tactical pauses in fighting along one of the main roads into Gaza to facilitate aid delivery into the Palestinian enclave. The military had announced the…

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