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Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed at least 34,904 people in Gaza, say Hamas. (File) Palestinian Territories: Hamas on Thursday called for an end to airdrops of aid after two Palestinians were killed in northern Gaza when a aid pallet crashed into a warehouse after its parachute failed to open. Several countries, including the United States,…
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File photo Jerusalem: Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations expressed disappointment Thursday at US President Joe Biden’s threat to stop certain arms supplies to Israel if it invades the crowded Gaza city of Rafah. “This is a difficult and very disappointing statement to hear from a president to whom we have been grateful since the…
The Israeli army said that it reopened the Kerem Shalom crossing on Wednesday morning. Jerusalem: The Israeli army said the Kerem Shalom crossing, which has been key to Gaza aid operations, was again targeted on Wednesday by rocket fire that “lightly injured” one soldier. “Eight launches were identified crossing from the area of Rafah into…
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Around half of Gaza’s 2.3 million people have been crowded into Rafah. (File) London: The main maternity hospital in the Gaza Strip’s crowded southern city of Rafah has stopped admitting patients, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said on Wednesday. The UNFPA told Reuters that the hospital, Al Helal Al Emirati Maternity Hospital, had been…
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The WHO said a delivery of fuel to the area had been denied today. (File) London: There is only enough fuel to run health services in the south of Gaza for three more days, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have sought refuge in the south of Gaza from…
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Israel denies targeting Palestinian civilians. (File) The Hague: The United States has suspended a shipment of weapons to Israel, including heavy bombs the U.S. ally used in its campaign against Hamas operatives in Gaza which has killed more than 34,000 Palestinians. The suspension comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues a military assault on…
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S Jaishankar also noted India’s practical contribution to the situation. (File) New Delhi: Referring to the conflict in the Middle East and the Israel-Palestine issue, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that eventually, India supports a homeland for the Palestinians and is public about its stand. While speaking at Gargi College on Vishwa…
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May 08, 2024 07:27 am | Updated 07:27 am IST – CAIRO/WASHINGTON/RAFAH, Gaza Strip The United States believes the remaining differences between Israel and Hamas can be bridged in negotiations over the Palestinian militant group’s latest ceasefire proposal, as talks resume in Cairo on Wednesday. Israeli forces on Tuesday seized the main border crossing between…
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Palestinians inspect the destruction following overnight Israeli strikes on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 6, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. | Photo Credit: AFP As well as killing more than 34,000 people and causing catastrophic levels of hunger and injury, the seven-month war between Israel…
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At least 20 people have been killed in Israel’s attacks on Rafah since Tuesday morning. Cairo: Egypt is hosting delegations from Hamas, Israel, Qatar and the US in Cairo with the aim of reaching a “comprehensive truce” in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli delegation, which arrived in Cairo on Tuesday afternoon, included members of the…
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