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Ancient Palestine Site Receives UNESCO Tag Amid Raging Conflict In Gaza

July 26, 2024 admin

Israel has been carrying out a massive military offensive in Gaza. (File) New Delhi: Amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza, the ancient heritage site of Saint Hilarion Monastery/Tell Umm Amer in Palestine on Friday received the UNESCO tag and was simultaneously put on the List of World Heritage in Danger after an “emergency nomination”. The…

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‘Miracle’ baby born in Gaza after airstrike kills heavily pregnant mother

July 25, 2024 admin

Image used for representative purpose only | Photo Credit: Reuters Nine months pregnant, Ola Al-Kurd could not wait to hold her baby and bring new life to Gaza during a war which has killed over 39,000 fellow Palestinians and razed much of the enclave. That special moment never came. An Israeli airstrike smashed into the…

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At UN, India Calls For Immediate Ceasefire In Gaza, Release Of Hostages

July 18, 2024 admin

India has urged urgent de-escalation of violence in the Gaza strip. New York: India at the United Nations has reiterated its call for an immediate and complete ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and called for the release of the hostages without any conditions. Delivering his remarks at the United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) Open Debate…

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Palestine Karate Champion, Who Escaped Gaza, Forges Future In Egypt

July 7, 2024 admin

She and her family fled south from their home in the northern Gaza Strip, Cairo: On October 6, 2023, Palestinian karate champion Mais Elbostami went to bed thrilled after winning a competition in the Gaza Strip. She awoke the next day to a different world. “I’d won first place,” the shy 18-year-old told AFP from…

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Israel pounds Gaza after evacuation order

July 2, 2024 admin

Israeli forces carried out deadly strikes on Tuesday on southern Gaza and battled militants after issuing an evacuation order which a UN agency said would impact 2,50,000 Palestinians. Witnesses reported intense bombing and shelling around Khan Younis, southern Gaza’s main city, from which Israeli troops withdrew in early April after a devastating months-long battle. A…

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US Aid Pier Removed From Gaza “Due To High Sea States”: Pentagon

June 28, 2024 admin

Gaza is suffering through a war which broke out after Hamas’s unprecedented October 7. (File) Washington: A temporary US aid pier has again been removed from the Gaza coast due to high seas and will be towed to an Israeli port, the Pentagon said on Friday. It is the third time the pier has been…

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Israel PM says ‘intense’ phase of Gaza war nearing end

June 23, 2024 admin

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that “intense” fighting against Hamas militants in the southern Gaza city of Rafah is nearly over, more than eight months into the devastating war. “The intense phase of the fighting against Hamas is about to end,” Netanyahu told Israel’s Channel 14 network, without providing a clear timeline. “It…

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Israel Announces “Tactical Pause” In South Gaza To Allow Aid Deliveries

June 16, 2024 admin

A map released by the army showed the declared humanitarian route. Palestinian Territories: Israel’s military said Sunday it would “pause” fighting around a south Gaza route daily to facilitate aid deliveries, following months of warnings of famine in the besieged Palestinian territory. The announcement of a “local, tactical pause of military activity” during daylight hours…

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Ahead Of Polls, Gaza A Test Of Loyalty For UK Muslims Towards Labour Party

June 16, 2024 admin

Around four in five UK Muslims voted Labour in 2019. London: Gaza is a long way from the picturesque foothills of the Yorkshire Dales but the issue could swing UK general election races in northern England, with many local Muslims angry at Labour’s stance. While Labour is expected to win a thumping national majority on…

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What Is Tsav 9, Hardline Israeli Group Sanctioned By US

June 15, 2024 admin

Tsav 9, also spelled Tzav 9, emerged in January this year. New Delhi: The US imposed sanctions on the far-right Israeli group Tsav 9 today in response to the group’s aggressive actions against humanitarian aid convoys destined for Gaza. These measures, enacted under an executive order signed by US President Joe Biden in February, are…

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