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45 Palestinians Killed In Israeli Attacks In Rafah Amid Truce Talks

June 22, 2024 admin

Palestinian health officials said at least 45 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza. Cairo: Israeli forces pounded Rafah in southern Gaza on Friday, as well as other areas across the enclave, killing at least 45 Palestinians as troops engaged in close-quarter combat with Hamas group operatives, residents and Israel’s military said. Residents said…

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Israeli strikes on tent camps near Rafah kill at least 25 and wound 50, Gaza health officials say

June 21, 2024 admin

Mourners gather next to the bodies of Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike that hit a tent camp, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Al-Mawasi area in western Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on June 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli forces shelled tent camps for displaced Palestinians north of…

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Qatar Working To “Bridge The Gap” Between Israel And Hamas

June 21, 2024 admin

Spain: Qatar said Friday it was continuing mediation efforts to “bridge the gap” between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas to secure a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages held there. The emirate, with the United States and Egypt, has been engaged in months of negotiations over details for a ceasefire…

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Armenia recognises Palestine as a state: Foreign Ministry

June 21, 2024 admin

Palestine Red Crescent Society evacuates casualties, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, June 16, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Armenia announced on June 21 its recognition of the State of Palestine, the latest country to do so during the war in Gaza, the Armenian Foreign Ministry…

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US Gaza Aid Pier Hit By Multiple Setbacks Due To Bad Weather

June 21, 2024 admin

Gaza has been devastated by more than 8 months of Israeli operations. Washington: The controversial US effort to boost Gaza aid deliveries by building a temporary pier has faced repeated problems, with bad weather damaging the structure and causing other interruptions to the arrival of desperately needed assistance. More than 4,100 metric tons (nine million…

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Israeli Army Confirms Killing Of Senior Hamas Commander In Gaza

June 20, 2024 admin

More than 37,000 people have been killed in Gaza since the war broke out last year in October. Gaza City: The Israeli army has confirmed the killing of a Hamas commander in an airstrike in the town of Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip. Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee said on Thursday in a…

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Israeli Army Says “Hamas Can’t Be Eliminated”, Netanyahu Disagrees

June 20, 2024 admin

“Gaza offensive will not end until Hamas is defeated” – office of Israeli Prime Minister. Jerusalem: Israel’s top army spokesman said Wednesday that Hamas cannot be eliminated, prompting a knee-jerk reaction from the government which quickly reiterated it remains committed to the Palestinian terrorist group’s destruction. More than eight months of war, sparked by Hamas’s…

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Israel Army Says Hamas Can’t Be Defeated ‘As As Ideology’

June 19, 2024 admin

More than 37,000 people have been killed in Gaza since October in Israeli retaliation against Hamas. Jerusalem: Israel’s top army spokesman said Wednesday that Hamas cannot be eliminated, prompting a knee-jerk reaction from the government which quickly reiterated it remains committed to the Palestinian militant group’s destruction. More than eight months of war, sparked by…

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Israel may have violated laws of war in Gaza campaign, UN rights office says

June 19, 2024 admin

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk. File | Photo Credit: AFP Israeli forces may have repeatedly violated fundamental principles of the laws of war and failed to distinguish between civilians and fighters in their Gaza Strip military campaign, the United Nations human rights office said on June 19. In a report assessing…

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UK’s Approval Of Arms Export To Israel Dropped Sharply At Start Of Gaza War

June 18, 2024 admin

Unlike the US, Britain’s government does not give arms directly to Israel Gaza: Britain’s approval of arms export licences to Israel dropped sharply after the start of the war in Gaza, with the value of permits granted for the sale of military equipment to its ally falling by more than 95% to a 13-year low….

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