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Fighting rages across parts of Gaza Strip as death toll crosses 35,000

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Fighting rages across parts of Gaza Strip as death toll crosses 35,000

Smoke billows after an explosion in northern Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, as seen from Israel, May 12, 2024. REUTERS/Amir Cohen | Photo Credit: Amir Cohen Israeli air strikes pound northern, central and southern parts of the enclave during the night and into Sunday morning; UN chief calls…

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Israel lacks ‘credible plan’ to safeguard Rafah civilians, says Blinken

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Israel lacks ‘credible plan’ to safeguard Rafah civilians, says Blinken

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday defended a decision to pause a delivery to Israel of 3,500 bombs over concerns they could be used in the Gazan city of Rafah, saying Israel lacked a “credible plan” to protect some 1.4 million civilians…

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Israel Lacks “Credible Plan” To Safeguard Rafah Civilians, Says Blinken

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Israel Lacks “Credible Plan” To Safeguard Rafah Civilians, Says Blinken

Rafah is hosting some 1.4 million Palestinians (File) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday said Israel lacked a “credible plan” to protect some 1.4 million Palestinian civilians in Rafah and warned an Israeli attack could create an insurgency by failing to kill all Hamas fighters in the southern Gazan city. “Israel is on…

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Israel Rages Ground Offensive In Rafah, Death Count Now Over 35,000

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Israel Rages Ground Offensive In Rafah, Death Count Now Over 35,000

Israel-Gaza war has been going on since October 7, 2023 (File) Israel struck Gaza on Sunday and troops were battling militants in several areas of the Hamas-run territory, where the health ministry said the death count in the war had exceeded 35,000 people. More than seven months into the Israel-Hamas war, UN chief Antonio Guterres…

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Israel strikes Gaza after fresh Rafah evacuation order

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Israel strikes Gaza after fresh Rafah evacuation order

Israel launched strikes on Gaza on May 12 after it expanded an evacuation order for Rafah, with the United Nations warning an outright invasion of the crowded southern city risked an “epic” disaster. Gaza’s civil defence agency said two doctors were killed Sunday in the central town of Deir al-Balah, while AFP correspondents reported intense…

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Israel orders new evacuations in Rafah as it prepares to expand operations

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Israel orders new evacuations in Rafah as it prepares to expand operations

Palestinians prepare to evacuate, after Israeli forces launched a ground and air operation in the eastern part of Rafah, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 11, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel ordered new evacuations in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah on May 11 as…

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“Ball Is Completely” In Israel’s Hands For Gaza Truce Talks, Says Hamas

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“Ball Is Completely” In Israel’s Hands For Gaza Truce Talks, Says Hamas

Hamas said that it had accepted a ceasefire proposal put forward by mediators. (File) Palestinian Territories: Palestinian group Hamas said early Friday that its delegation attending Gaza ceasefire negotiations in Cairo had left the city for Qatar, adding the “ball is now completely” in Israel’s hands. “The negotiating delegation left Cairo heading to Doha. In…

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Satellite view of Gaza’s ruins reveals the savagery of bombardment

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Satellite view of Gaza’s ruins reveals the savagery of bombardment

Palestinians inspect the destruction following overnight Israeli strikes on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 6, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. | Photo Credit: AFP As well as killing more than 34,000 people and causing catastrophic levels of hunger and injury, the seven-month war between Israel…

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Hamas sends delegation to Egypt for further ceasefire talks with Israel

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Hamas sends delegation to Egypt for further ceasefire talks with Israel

A view of New Rafah in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, where local residents displaced during security operations in recent years will be housed, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in the nearby Gaza Strip, in Rafah, Egypt | Photo Credit: Reuters Hamas said on May 2 that it was sending a…

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Organisers of Eurovision Song Contest ready to remove Palestinian flags or symbols

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Organisers of Eurovision Song Contest ready to remove Palestinian flags or symbols

The completed Eurovision stage at Malmo Arena is shown at a press conference in Malmo, Sweden on April 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest said on May 2 they reserve the right to remove any Palestinian flags and pro-Palestinian symbols at the show next week in Sweden. The announcement…

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