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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’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…
“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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Israeli Defense Minister said that Israel has killed over 400 Hezbollah “terrorists” in recent months. Washington: Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on a visit to Washington that his country does not want war in Lebanon but was ready to inflict “massive damage” on Hezbollah if diplomacy fails. “We do not want war, but we…
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Ben Itzhak now protests on the streets against Netanyahu and his right-wing coalition government. Modiin, Israel: On a Tel Aviv overpass, former spy Gonen Ben Itzhak addresses a small gathering of flag-waving protesters worried about the future of Israel under longest-serving premier Benjamin Netanyahu. Motorists honk enthusiastically to the group from the road as they…
Blinken called on Israel during meeting with its defense minister to avoid further escalation in Lebanon. Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Israel during a Monday meeting with its defense minister to avoid further escalation in Lebanon as they discussed efforts to reach a deal to free hostages in Gaza. Defense Minister…
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7-month-old Majd Salem is among the million of Gaza’s inhabitants who face the most extreme malnutrition. Nearly 166 million people worldwide are estimated to need urgent action against hunger, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a global partnership which measures food insecurity. That includes nearly everyone in the Gaza Strip, where the…
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“The goal is to return the kidnapped and uproot the Hamas regime in Gaza,” he said (File) Tel Aviv, Israel: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the Israeli military’s heavy fighting against Hamas in the southern Gaza city of Rafah is nearly over. “The intense phase of the fighting against Hamas is…
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A man holds a bag as Palestinians search for casualties at the site of Israeli strikes on houses, amid Israel-Hamas conflict, in Gaza City, on June 22, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters At least 42 people were killed in Israeli attacks on districts of Gaza City in the north of the Palestinian enclave on June…
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The surge has been enabled by the loosening of gun laws in Israel With many Israelis gripped by a sense of insecurity following Hamas’s unprecedented October 7 attack, the number of women applying for gun permits has soared, while feminist groups have criticised the rush to arms. According to security ministry data, there have been…