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Israeli military says it has recovered the bodies of 6 hostages in a Gaza operation

August 20, 2024 admin

The Israeli military said its forces recovered the bodies of six hostages in an overnight operation in southern Gaza | Photo Credit: AFP The Israeli military said on Tuesday (August 20, 2024) that it recovered the bodies of six hostages taken in Hamas’ October 7 attack that started the war in Gaza, as U.S. and…

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Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war deaths at 40,099

August 18, 2024 admin

Total death toll crosses forty thousand in Palestine | Photo Credit: AP The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Sunday (August 18, 2024) that at least 40,099 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory in more than 10 months of war with Israel. The toll includes 25 deaths over the past 24 hours,…

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As Gaza toll crosses 40,000, corpses are buried in yards and tiered graves

August 16, 2024 admin

People bury the body of a Palestinian killed in an Israeli raid, on a cemetery where displaced Palestinians shelter as Gaza health ministry announced that death toll has surpassed 40,000, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, August 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Tiers of graves are stacked deep…

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Only Gaza ceasefire can delay Iran’s response to Israel, officials say

August 13, 2024 admin

Only a ceasefire deal in Gaza stemming from hoped-for talks this week would hold Iran back from direct retaliation against Israel for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on its soil, three senior Iranian officials said. Iran has vowed a severe response to Haniyeh’s killing, which took place as he visited Tehran late last…

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Gazans flee as Israel Army pushes into Khan Younis

August 11, 2024 admin

Palestinians displaced by the Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip flee from Hamad City, following the evacuation order by the Israeli army to leave parts of the southern area of Khan Younis, Sunday (August 11, 2024) | Photo Credit: AP Hundreds of Gazans fled the northern neighbourhoods of Khan Yunis on Sunday…

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Airstrike On Gaza School Kills 100, Israel Says It Was Hamas Command Centre

August 10, 2024 admin

Israel has vowed to destroy the Palestinian group in retaliation for its October attack. Gaza’s civil defence agency said Saturday an Israeli strike hit a school in Gaza City, killing 90-100 people, while the Israeli military said it had struck a Hamas command centre. “Forty martyrs and dozens wounded after the Israeli bombing of the…

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Gazans flee destroyed Khan Yunis as new Israel operation begins

August 9, 2024 admin

By dusk, the streets of Khan Yunis stood completely deserted and eerily quiet. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Crowds fleeing Khan Yunis after an Israeli evacuation order gave way to empty streets on Friday as Palestinian residents tried to escape a new Israeli military operation in Gaza’s main southern area. “They threw leaflets at us,…

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‘Miracle’ baby born in Gaza after airstrike kills heavily pregnant mother

July 25, 2024 admin

Image used for representative purpose only | Photo Credit: Reuters Nine months pregnant, Ola Al-Kurd could not wait to hold her baby and bring new life to Gaza during a war which has killed over 39,000 fellow Palestinians and razed much of the enclave. That special moment never came. An Israeli airstrike smashed into the…

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Israel parliament votes to oppose Palestinian state

July 18, 2024 admin

A Palestinian man feeds a bird inside a tent at a camp which was recently attacked in Israeli strikes, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip on July 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters An Israeli parliament vote to oppose a Palestinian state as an “existential threat”, just days ahead…

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Israel Army tells all Gaza City residents to flee heavy battles

July 10, 2024 admin

The Israeli Army dropped thousands of leaflets over Gaza City on July 10 urging all residents to flee a heavy offensive that has rocked the main city of the besieged Palestinian territory. The leaflets, addressed to “everyone in Gaza City”, set out designated escape routes to the south and warned that the urban area, previously…

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