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Israeli strike kills World Cup screening organiser in Gaza just before kickoff

July 8, 2026 admin

Children play at a tent camp for displaced Palestinians in Gaza City. File. | Photo Credit: AP An Israeli strike on Gaza just before the kickoff of the Egypt-Argentina World Cup match killed a top Palestinian aid official who was instrumental in efforts to organize public screenings of the game across the enclave, according to…

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Israeli tanks deepen their push into the northern Gaza Strip

October 13, 2024 admin

Palestinians transport their belongings as they flee areas north of Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip on October 12, 2024. In recent days, the military has launched an intense ground and air assault in northern Gaza, particularly in and around the city of Jabalia. | Photo Credit: AFP Israeli forces widened their raid into…

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Israel “Deeply Concerned” After Strike Injures 2 UN Peacekeepers In Lebanon

October 12, 2024 admin

Tel Aviv: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday expressed “deep concern” after two UN peacekeepers were injured by an Israeli strike in Lebanon, and said the peacekeepers were injured by Israeli fire as it was engaging Hezbollah, as reported by The Times of Israel. “Earlier today (Friday), IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon identified…

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Gaza rescuers say Israeli strike on school shelter kills seven

September 22, 2024 admin

A Palestinian man inspects the damage to a school sheltering displaced people after it was hit by an Israeli strike, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, at Beach refugee camp in Gaza City, September 22, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Civil defence rescuers in Gaza City said an Israeli strike on Sunday (September 22, 2024) on a…

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A Palestinian TikTok star who shared details of Gaza life under siege is killed by Israeli airstrike

August 30, 2024 admin

It was another day of war in Gaza, another day of what 19-year-old Palestinian TikTok star Medo Halimy called his “Tent Life”. As he often did in videos documenting life’s mundane absurdities in the enclave, Halimy on Monday walked to his local internet cafe — rather, a tent with Wi-Fi where displaced Palestinians can connect…

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Israeli defence minister declares 48-hour state of emergency

August 25, 2024 admin

This photo taken from a position in northern Israel shows a Hezbollah UAV intercepted by Israeli air forces over north Israel on August 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Defence Minister Yoav Gallant announced a 48-hour nationwide state of emergency from 06:00 am Sunday (August 25, 2024), after the Israeli military launched what it called…

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An Israeli airstrike kills 18 members of a family in Gaza as mediators hope for a cease-fire

August 17, 2024 admin

Palestinians grieve at the funeral for more than 15 people, including several children and women, killed in an Israeli strike, at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP As mediators expressed optimism for an imminent ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, violence raged on Saturday (August…

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard commander vows retaliation for strike that killed top generals

April 5, 2024 admin

File photo of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander-in-Chief Major General Hossein Salami. | Photo Credit: Reuters/WANA News Agency Iran’s commander of the powerful Revolutionary Guard General Hossein Salami said “no threat will go unanswered” in retaliation on April 5 for the airstrike widely attributed to Israel that destroyed Iran’s Consulate in the Syrian capital…

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Seven Lebanese and an Israeli killed in an exchange of fire along the Lebanon-Israel border

March 27, 2024 admin

Muslim clergymen and other people pray during the funeral of victims killed during overnight Israeli bombardment in the village of Habariyeh in southern Lebanon on March 27, 2024 amid ongoing cross-border tensions as fighting continues between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. | Photo Credit: AFP An Israeli airstrike on a paramedics centre…

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At least 500 killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza City hospital: Palestinian health ministry

October 17, 2023 admin

The Gaza Health Ministry said an Israeli airstrike on October 17 hit a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter, killing hundreds. If confirmed, the attack would be by far the deadliest Israeli airstrike in five wars fought since 2008. Photos from al-Ahli Hospital showed fire engulfing the hospital halls, shattered…

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