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200 Palestinian Prisoners Released As Part Of Gaza Ceasefire Deal: Israel

January 25, 2025 admin

Jerusalem: Israel’s prison service confirmed on Saturday that it had released 200 Palestinian prisoners as part of a Gaza ceasefire deal, which earlier saw Hamas free four Israeli hostages. “After the conclusion of the necessary activities in the prisons and the approval of political authorities, all the terrorists were released from the Ofer and Ktziot…

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17 Palestinians Killed In Israeli Strike On Gaza Amid Raging War

August 17, 2024 admin

Most of Gaza’s 2.3 million population has been displaced by the 10-month-old Israeli offensive. (File) Cairo: At least 17 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli strike in the Gaza town of Zawayda on Saturday, health officials said, as Israel issued new evacuation orders, citing Hamas rocket fire nearby. Most of the people…

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Gazans Forced To Shelter In Former Prison Amid War

July 26, 2024 admin

Palestinians say nowhere is free of Israeli bombardment. (File) Gaza: After weeks of Israeli bombardment left them with nowhere else to go, hundreds of Palestinians have ended up in a former Gaza prison built to hold murderers and thieves. Yasmeen al-Dardasi said she and her family passed wounded people they were unable to help as…

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How Accurate Are Gaza Death Figures, Does Hamas Control Them?

July 10, 2024 admin

The Palestinian Health Ministry says more than 70% of the dead are women and children. (File) Geneva: Palestinian health authorities say Israel’s ground and air campaign in Gaza has killed more than 38,000 people, mostly civilians, and driven most of the enclave’s 2.3 million people from their homes. The war began on Oct. 7 when…

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Israeli Army Urges “Everyone In Gaza City” To Leave Amid Offensive

July 10, 2024 admin

The October 7 Hamas attack on southern Israel resulted in the deaths of 1,195 people. (File) Gaza City: The Israeli army on Wednesday dropped thousand of leaflets on Gaza City urging all residents to leave amid an intensified military offensive on the Palestinian territory’s main city, an AFP journalist said. The leaflets, addressed to “everyone…

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Hamas Says Ready For “Complete Agreement” If Israel “Stops War In Gaza”

May 30, 2024 admin

Hamas says they are ready to reach a “complete agreement” with Israel. (File) Hamas said they informed ceasefire talks mediators that they are ready to reach a “complete agreement” including a comprehensive hostages/prisoners exchange deal if Israel “stops its war and aggression against people in Gaza,” a statement from the group said on Thursday. (Except…

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World Court Orders Israel To “Immediately Halt” Military Offensive In Gaza

May 24, 2024 admin

The ICJ is the highest U.N. body for hearing disputes between states. The Hague: Judges at the top United Nations court ordered Israel on Friday to halt its military assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, in a landmark emergency ruling on South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide. Reading out the ruling by…

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Israeli Forces Kill 50 Palestinians In Bombardments Across Gaza

May 23, 2024 admin

Israel launched its assault on Gaza following a Hamas-led attack. (File) Cairo: Israeli forces killed at least 50 Palestinians in aerial and ground bombardments across the Gaza Strip on Thursday and battled in close combat with Hamas-led operatives in areas of the southern city of Rafah, health officials and Hamas media said. Israeli tanks advanced…

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US Military Says First Aid Delivered To Gaza Using Temporary Pier

May 17, 2024 admin

At least 35,272 people have been killed in Gaza, according to Hamas. (File) Jerusalem: The US military said aid deliveries began Friday via a temporary pier in Gaza aimed at ramping up emergency humanitarian assistance to the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. “Today at approximately 9 a.m. (Gaza time), trucks carrying humanitarian assistance began moving ashore via…

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“Full-Blown Famine” In North Gaza, Says UN Food Program Chief

May 4, 2024 admin

The World Food Program is one of the many humanitarian groups trying to get aid into Gaza. (File) Washington: The chief of the United Nations’ food program has warned of a “full-blown famine” in northern Gaza and reiterated calls for a ceasefire in Israel’s war against Hamas. “There is famine, full-blown famine in the north…

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