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Israel, Hamas Complete Sixth Hostage-Prisoner Swap Under Gaza Truce

February 15, 2025 admin

Khan Yunis: Palestinian militants released three Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian inmates freed by Israel, completing the latest swap despite fears the Gaza truce deal was near collapse. An AFP journalist saw masked Hamas gunmen parade the hostages onto a stage in front of a crowd in Gaza’s southern city…

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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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“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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Israel Hamas War: Rebuilding Gaza Will Cost An Estimated $30-40 Billion: UN Agency

May 2, 2024 admin

Israel Hamas War: Rebuilding Gaza Will Cost An Estimated -40 Billion: UN Agency

“Scale of the destruction is huge and unprecedented”, says a UN official. (File) Amman: A UN agency said Thursday that rebuilding war-wracked Gaza will cost an estimated $30 billion to $40 billion and require an effort on a scale unseen since World War II. “The United Nations Development Programme’s initial estimates for the reconstruction of……

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