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Residents in Gaza gripped by ‘unimaginable fear’ amid Israeli operation: ICRC
Gaza: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Tuesday that Palestinian people in the northern Gaza Strip are gripped by “unimaginable fear, confusion, and exhaustion” as Israel’s widening military…
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US presses Israel on improving Gaza humanitarian situation
Washington: The Joe Biden administration has confirmed that US Secretaries of State and Defence co-signed a letter last week that was sent to their Israeli counterparts, urging Israel to improve the humanitarian…
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Second round of polio vaccination campaign starts in Gaza: UN
United Nations: The second round of the polio vaccination campaign began in the middle area of the Gaza Strip, UN humanitarians said. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)…
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12 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza, West Bank
Gaza: At least 10 people were killed and 40 others injured by Israeli artillery shelling in the northern Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources said. The Israeli army targeted a food aid distribution centre…
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Videos: Palestinians burnt alive in Israeli attack on Al-Aqsa Hospital
Israeli forces attacked tents housing displaced Palestinians at Al-Aqsa Hospital in the city of Deir el-Balah in central Gaza in the early hours of Monday, October 14, causing a fire that killed…
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At least 19 killed in Israeli shelling on Gaza school
Gaza: At least 19 Palestinians were killed and dozens of others injured in Israeli shelling on a school housing displaced persons in the Nuseirat refugee camp of the central Gaza Strip, according…
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18 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza
Gaza: At least 18 Palestinians were killed on Sunday as Israeli forces launched attacks in the northern and central Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources. Israeli artillery targeted the outskirts of the…
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Egypt reaffirms support for Palestinian Authority: FM
Cairo: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty reiterated “Egypt’s firm support for the Palestinian Authority and rejection of any plans to displace the Palestinians from their land.” Abdelatty made the remarks on Saturday…
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Nicaragua severs ties with Israel
Managua: Nicaragua announced the decision to sever diplomatic relations with Israel in response to what the Nicaraguan government called “the brutal genocide” that Israel wages against the Palestinian people. The move responds…
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US imposes sanctions on Iran over missile attack against Israel
Washington: The US has announced sanctions targeting Iran’s energy trade in light of the October 1 ballistic missile attack launched by the country against Israel, in retaliation for Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah’s…
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UN inquiry accuses Israel of crime against humanity of extermination in Gaza
The United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry has accused Israel of carrying out a “concerted policy to destroy Gaza’s healthcare system” during its ongoing war with Hamas since October 7, 2023.…
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Qatari, Iranian officials discuss situation in Gaza, Lebanon
Doha: Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met on Thursday with visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to discuss bilateral relations and recent…
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Israel orders 4L Gazans to move south, expands military operations in north: UN
United Nations: In recent days, Israeli authorities once again ordered more than 400,000 people who remain north of Wadi Gaza in the Gaza Strip to move south while at the same time…
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At least 16 Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on Gaza hospital
Gaza: At least 16 Palestinians, including women and children, were killed on Wednesday, October 9, in an Israeli airstrike targeting Al-Yemen Al-Saeed Hospital in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip.…
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US military aid to Israel hits USD 17.9 bn amid Gaza conflict: Report
The United States has provided a historically high USD 17.9 billion in military aid to Israel since the start of the Gaza conflict on October 7, 2023, according to a report from…
