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Israel expands its bombardment in Lebanon as thousands flee widening war

October 6, 2024 admin

Powerful new explosions rocked Beirut’s southern suburbs late Saturday (October 5, 2024) as Israel expanded its bombardment in Lebanon, also striking a Palestinian refugee camp deep in the north for the first time as it targeted both Hezbollah and Hamas fighters. Israel war live updates – October 6, 2024 Thousands of people in Lebanon, including…

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Israel-Hezbollah conflict: air raid sirens sound across Tel Aviv

September 27, 2024 admin

A surface-to-surface missile that was launched from Yemen towards Israel is intercepted by Israel’s Arrow system outside of Israeli territory according to the Israeli military, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, September 27, 2024 | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel’s military says it has intercepted a missile fired from Yemen that set off air raid sirens across…

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Israel vows to keep fighting Hezbollah ‘until victory’

September 26, 2024 admin

Israel flatly rejected on Thursday (September 26, 2024) a push led by key backer the United States for a 21-day ceasefire in Lebanon, as it vowed to keep fighting Hezbollah militants “until victory”. Israeli aerial bombardment of Hezbollah strongholds around Lebanon has killed hundreds of people this week, while the militant group has hit back…

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As war rages in Gaza, Israel’s crackdown on West Bank kills Palestinian youths

September 13, 2024 admin

As the world’s attention focuses on the deadly war in Gaza, less than 80 miles away scores of Palestinian teens have been killed, shot, and arrested in the West Bank, where the Israeli military has waged a monthslong crackdown. More than 150 teens and children 17 or younger have been killed in the embattled territory…

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

May 12, 2024 admin

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

May 11, 2024 admin

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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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah ‘with or without a deal’ as ceasefire talks with Hamas continue

April 30, 2024 admin

File photo of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on April 30 to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are sheltering from the 7-month-long war. Mr. Netanyahu said Israel would enter Rafah to destroy Hamas’ battalions…

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Israel controls movement of men and material in and out of Gaza | Data

November 2, 2023 admin

A Palestinian man walks past shuttered shops during a general strike in Nablus in the occupied West Bank, on October 18, 2023, a day after a rocket hit a Gaza hospital killing hundreds. | Photo Credit: ZAIN JAAFAR Two Data Points published last week explored the impoverished nature of the Palestinian territories, especially Gaza, and…

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Israel-Hamas war, Day 27 LIVE updates | At least 195 killed in refugee camp strike, says Hamas

November 2, 2023 admin

Some of Latin America’s largest countries came out on Wednesday to condemn Israel’s attacks on a densely populated refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, widening the diplomatic rift between the region and the Middle Eastern country. Argentina, home to Latin America’s largest Jewish community, Peru and Mexico lambasted the Israeli attacks, which the Gaza government…

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Israel-Hamas war, Day 25 LIVE updates | War spilling into Syria: U.N. envoy

October 31, 2023 admin

Northern Ireland may be thousands of miles from the Middle East but signs of the current heightened conflict can be seen on the streets of the British province. Palestinian and Israeli flags flutter in pro-Irish and pro-U.K. neighbourhoods in Northern Ireland, tapping into its own history of conflict and division that still affects everyday life…

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