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Photos: Israeli strikes kill 19 Palestinians in Gaza
Deir Al-Balah: Israeli strikes across the southern Gaza Strip killed at least 19 Palestinians overnight into Sunday, including a senior Hamas political leader, officials said. Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen who are…
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Israeli strikes across Gaza hit multiple homes, killing at least 85 Palestinians
Gaza Strip: Israeli strikes killed at least 85 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Thursday, according to local health officials. The strikes hit multiple homes in the middle of the…
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Israel’s surprise bombardment plunged Palestinians back into ‘hell’
Deir El Balah: The Israeli bombs began falling before dawn, lighting the sky with orange flares and shattering the stillness. The surprise wave of airstrikes plunged Palestinians back into a nightmare they…
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Al-Aqsa Mosque: 80,000 Palestinians attend second Friday of Ramzan
More than 80,000 Palestinian worshippers performed prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied city of Jerusalem on the second Friday of the holy month of Ramzan. This comes despite intensified Israeli…
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US, Israel look to Africa for resettling Palestinians uprooted from Gaza
Jerusalem: The US and Israel have reached out to officials of three East African governments to discuss using their territories as potential destinations for resettling Palestinians uprooted from the Gaza Strip under…
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Israel kills 3 Palestinians every 24 hours in Gaza since ceasefire: Report
Israel has killed 150 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip—an average of three people every 24 hours—since the ceasefire on January 19, according to a new report by Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor. The…
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Watch: Man climbs London’s Big Ben carrying Palestinian flag
A man carrying a Palestinian flag climbed Elizabeth Tower, commonly known as Big Ben, at London’s Palace of Westminster on Saturday morning, March 8. The climber, barefoot and dressed in all black,…
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90,000 Palestinians attend the first Friday prayers of Ramzan in Jerusalem
In the first Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, about 90,000 Palestinians prayed at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City under tight security by Israeli forces. Thousands made…
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Watch: Amidst rubble, Palestinians hold mass Iftar on first Ramzan in Gaza
A poignant Iftar dinner was organised by activists for war-affected Palestinians to break their fast together on the first day of Ramzan on Saturday evening, March 1. The Iftar arrangement was held in…
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New York Governor orders removal of Palestinian studies job posting
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has recently ordered the City University of New York (CUNY) to remove a job posting for a Palestinian studies professor role at Hunter College, citing concerns over…
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Israel mourns hostage as Gaza ceasefire talks intensify
Jerusalem: Mourners in Israel on Friday were burying the remains of one of the final hostages released in the first phase of the ceasefire between Hamas militants and Israel, as negotiators discussed…
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Six infants die in Gaza as cold wave worsens humanitarian crisis
Gaza: The number of infant deaths due to the ongoing cold wave in the Gaza Strip has risen to six, Palestinian medical sources reported. Munir Al-Bursh, director-general of the Gaza-based health authorities,…
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Palestinians struggle to restart their lives in ruins of Gaza
Beit Lahiya: When night falls over northern Gaza, much of the cityscape of collapsed buildings and piled wreckage turns pitch black. Living inside the ruins of their home, Rawya Tamboura’s young sons…
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Israel to bar freed Palestinians from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque in Ramzan
Israel plans to prevent Palestinian prisoners released under a Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem during the holy month of Ramzan, expected to begin…
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Jordan, Arab League voice opposition to displacement of Palestinians
Amman: Jordan and the Arab League reaffirmed their firm stance against the displacement of Palestinians from their land or within it. During a meeting on Sunday in Amman between Jordan’s Minister of…
