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8 Killed As Israel Attacks Gaza Khan Yunis After Evacuation Order

July 2, 2024 admin

Successive Israeli raids have reduced large parts of Al-Shifa in Gaza to rubble Palestinian Territories: Israeli forces carried out deadly strikes Tuesday on southern Gaza after the army again ordered Palestinians to leave areas near the besieged territory’s border with Israel and Egypt. Witnesses reported intense bombing and shelling around Khan Yunis, southern Gaza’s main…

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Israel releases director of hospital it says was used as a Hamas base; he alleges abuse in custody

July 1, 2024 admin

This video grab shows Mohammed Abu Selmia, the director of Gaza’s main hospital, who was detained by Israeli forces in November, sitting with his family after his release, along with other detainees, at a hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip on Monday, July 1, 2024. Israel released the director of Gaza’s main hospital on Monday…

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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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Iran Warns Israel Of “Obliterating” War If Lebanon Attacked

June 29, 2024 admin

The war in Gaza began in October when Hamas operatives attacked Israel. (Representational) Tehran, Iran: Iran on Saturday warned that “all Resistance Fronts”, a grouping of Iran and its regional allies, would confront Israel if it attacks Lebanon. The comment from Iran’s mission to New York comes with fears of a wider regional war involving…

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EU Imposes Asset Freezes, Visa Bans On Hamas Financiers

June 28, 2024 admin

Overall the bloc has so far blacklisted 12 individuals linked to operatives. (Representational) Brussels: The European Union on Friday imposed asset freezes and visa bans on several firms and individuals accused of helping to finance Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, Brussels said. The sanctions were the second round to be imposed by the EU on the…

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Hezbollah Fires Rockets At Israeli Base, Says 4 Fighters Killed

June 27, 2024 admin

On the Israeli side, at least 15 soldiers and 11 civilians have been killed, according to authorities. Beirut: Hezbollah said it fired “dozens” of rockets Thursday at a military base in northern Israel in retaliation for Israeli strikes on Lebanon, announcing four of its fighters had been killed. Fears of all-out war between Israel and…

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Amid War, Israeli Anti-Government Protesters March On Benjamin Netanyahu’s Home

June 27, 2024 admin

Anti-government protesters gathered in Jerusalem on Thursday and called for Netanyahu’s resignation. Jerusalem: Anti-government protesters gathered in Jerusalem on Thursday and converged on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s home, lighting a bonfire on the street outside and calling for his resignation. “We’ve been abandoned – Elections now!” read one sign that rose above the crowd. Demonstrators…

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Amid Gaza war, Israel warns could send Lebanon ‘back to Stone Age’

June 27, 2024 admin

Israel launched air strikes on Gaza on June 27 after warning Hezbollah, Hamas’s ally in Lebanon, to avoid a large-scale war that would send the neighbouring country “back to the Stone Age”. Defence Minister Yoav Gallant made the comment during a visit to Washington, where he discussed the Gaza war, long-running efforts toward a truce,…

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Israel Slams UN-Backed Gaza Hunger Report

June 27, 2024 admin

Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed 37,765 people in Gaza, says Gaza Health Ministry (File) Jerusalem: Israel on Thursday dismissed a UN-backed report that said nearly half a million Gazans faced “catastrophic” hunger, alleging the assessment was “misleading” and “biased”. The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) partnership, released Tuesday, said its March warning of…

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Israeli Troops Rush Into Gaza Neighbourhood, Order Palestinians To Go South

June 27, 2024 admin

“It sounded as if the war is restarting”, says Mohammad Jamal (File) Cairo: Israel rushed into a neighbourhood in Gaza City on Thursday, ordering Palestinians to move south as the tanks rolled in and bombing the southern city of Rafah in what it says are the final stages of an operation against Hamas operatives there….

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