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Fighting rages across parts of Gaza Strip as death toll crosses 35,000

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Fighting rages across parts of Gaza Strip as death toll crosses 35,000

Smoke billows after an explosion in northern Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, as seen from Israel, May 12, 2024. REUTERS/Amir Cohen | Photo Credit: Amir Cohen Israeli air strikes pound northern, central and southern parts of the enclave during the night and into Sunday morning; UN chief calls…

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Palestinian Public Sector Salaries Squeezed As Israel Withholds Tax Revenue

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Palestinian Public Sector Salaries Squeezed As Israel Withholds Tax Revenue

It said the arrears would be paid once the financial situation allowed Gaza: The Palestinian Authority said on Sunday the Israeli finance ministry was continuing to withhold tax revenues and as a result only a part of public sector salaries would be paid this week, keeping up a squeeze on payrolls that has lasted for…

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Israel lacks ‘credible plan’ to safeguard Rafah civilians, says Blinken

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Israel lacks ‘credible plan’ to safeguard Rafah civilians, says Blinken

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday defended a decision to pause a delivery to Israel of 3,500 bombs over concerns they could be used in the Gazan city of Rafah, saying Israel lacked a “credible plan” to protect some 1.4 million civilians…

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U.N. chief calls for ‘immediate’ Gaza ceasefire, hostage release

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U.N. chief calls for ‘immediate’ Gaza ceasefire, hostage release

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met Kuwait’s Deputy Foreign Minister Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah at Kuwait international airport in Kuwait City. | Photo Credit: AFP U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on My 12 appealed for an immediate halt to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, the return of hostages and a “surge” in humanitarian aid to the besieged…

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With the shock of October 7 still raw, profound sadness and anger grip Israel on its Memorial Day

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With the shock of October 7 still raw, profound sadness and anger grip Israel on its Memorial Day

Ruby Chen’s son, Itay, was killed in the Hamas attack on October 7. But unlike scores of other families of soldiers killed that day, Mr. Chen doesn’t have a grave to visit because his son’s remains are held captive in Gaza. The absence of a final resting place is being felt acutely now, as Israel…

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Israel orders new evacuations in Rafah as it prepares to expand operations

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Israel orders new evacuations in Rafah as it prepares to expand operations

Palestinians prepare to evacuate, after Israeli forces launched a ground and air operation in the eastern part of Rafah, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 11, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel ordered new evacuations in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah on May 11 as…

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Israel Orders Residents In More Areas Of Gaza’s Rafah To Evacuate Despite US Pressure

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Israel Orders Residents In More Areas Of Gaza’s Rafah To Evacuate Despite US Pressure

About 300,000 Gazans have so far moved to humanitarian area Jerusalem: Israel called on Saturday for Palestinians in more areas of Gaza’s southern city of Rafah to evacuate and head to what it calls an expanded humanitarian area in Al-Mawasi, in a further indication that the military is pressing ahead with its plans for a…

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Rafah offensive would lead to ‘humanitarian disaster’: UN chief

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Rafah offensive would lead to ‘humanitarian disaster’: UN chief

Pro-Palestinian messages are scribbled on a sign board mounted outside the plenary hall by delegates attending the 2024 United Nations Civil Society Conference (UNSCS) the UN Headquarters in Nairobi on May 10, 2024. An Israeli ground attack in Gaza’s Rafah would lead to an “epic humanitarian disaster”, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on May 10,…

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