Gaza

Developments in Gaza: Diplomatic Efforts, Ongoing Conflict, and the Rafah Crossing

United States envoy Steve Witkoff announced that he and his colleague Jared Kushner held "constructive" discussions with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. These talks occurred as Israel maintained its deadly…

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Israel intensifies attacks on Gaza City

At least 20 Palestinians have been killed since on Sunday as Israeli forces intensified their bombardment of Gaza, a day after 77 people lost their lives, including 11 waiting in…

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Over 3,500 children under 5 facing severe malnutrition in Gaza

The Gaza Health Ministry reports that Israeli attacks have killed at least 40 Palestinians and injured 125 others in the past 24 hours. Since October 7, 2023, Israel's conflict with…

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Israel tells ‘everyone in Gaza City’ to leave

The Israeli military has instructed all residents of Gaza City to evacuate south to the central Gaza Strip due to intensified operations in the north. Leaflets dropped by aircraft advised…

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450,000 flee Rafah in a week – UN

Approximately 450,000 Palestinians have fled Rafah in the past week, according to the UN, amid reports of Israeli tanks advancing further into the southern Gaza city. The UN agency for…

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Israel orders evacuation of neighbourhoods in Rafah

The Israeli military has told residents of neighbourhoods in central Rafah to evacuate, signalling a major expansion of its military operations in the city and threatening the displacement of hundreds…

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Fighting rages across Gaza amid revival of truce talks

Israeli strikes killed 77 Palestinians in Gaza in the past 24 hours, health authorities said, as Egypt hosted an Israeli delegation for a new round of talks in a bid…

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Three Palestinians killed in Jenin during Israeli raid, Palestinian ministry says

Three Palestinians were killed and four others wounded by Israeli fire during a raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin overnight, the Palestinian health ministry said on Wednesday.…

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UN chief urges massive Gaza aid flow, sees ‘dramatic starvation’

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for a massive supply of aid to Gaza to fight starvation, saying there was a growing international consensus to tell Israel a ceasefire…

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UN chief calls for Gaza truce, massive lifesaving aid deliveries

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for a truce in the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip and the conflict in Sudan as the holy Muslim fasting month…

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Gazans fearing Israeli assault on Rafah look to Cairo truce talks for hope

U.S., Egyptian, Israeli and Qatari officials were expected to meet in Cairo on Tuesday to seek a truce in Gaza as more than a million civilians crammed into a southern…

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Almost 10% of Gaza’s under-fives now acutely malnourished, UN says

Almost one in 10 of Gazan children under five are now acutely malnourished, overwhelmingly as a result of Israel's war on the territory's Hamas rulers, according to initial U.N. data…

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Israel accuses 190 UN staff of being ‘hardened’ militants

An Israeli intelligence dossier that prompted a cascade of countries to halt funds for a U.N. Palestinian aid agency includes allegations that some staff took part in abductions and killings during…

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UPDATED: Israel ground forces raid Hamas sites in Gaza

JERUSALEM, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Israeli ground forces operated within the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday, attacking multiple Hamas targets before withdrawing, the military said in a statement on what…

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At least 21 killed, several others hurt in Gaza Strip fire

By Nidal Al-Mughrabi GAZA, Nov 17 (Reuters) - At least 21 people were killed and several others injured when a fire broke out in a building where residents attended a…

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Update – Israel re-opens Gaza crossings as truce with Palestinians holds

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel reopened border crossings into Gaza on Monday following an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire with the militant Islamic Jihad group that ended the most serious outbreak of fighting around…

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UPDATE – Gaza fighting spills into second day with air strikes, rockets

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli aircraft struck in Gaza and Palestinians fired rockets at Israel on Saturday after an Israeli operation against the Islamic Jihad militant group ended more than a year…

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Palestinian militants fire rockets at Israel after Gaza air strikes

GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian militants in Gaza fired dozens of rockets into Israel on Friday in response to Israeli airstrikes which killed at least 10 people, including a senior commander…

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Israel strikes Hamas sites in Gaza in response to fire balloons – military

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israeli aircraft bombed Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip on Saturday in response to incendiary balloons launched from the Palestinian enclave, Israel's military said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage from the strike that targeted what…

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Photo Story – Izz ad-Din al-Qassam fighters parade in Southern Gaza strip

Izz ad-Din al-Qassam brigade fighters, the military wing of Hamas, parade to commemorate the al-Qassam fighters who were killed during the recent conflict in Gaza City, 27 May 2021 (issued…

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Photo Story – A Palestinian barber works amid the rubble of his destroyed shop

Palestinian barber Hashim Al-Jarousha works amid the rubble of his destroyed shop in the north of Gaza City, 25 May 2021. Stylist barber shop of Hashim Al-Jarousha was destroyed after…

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Photo Story – Egyptian aid to Gaza

Trucks carrying Egyptian aid after arriving at Rafah border between Egypt and Gaza Strip, southern Gaza Strip, 23 May 2021 (issued 24 May 2021). More than 120 Egyptian aid trucks…

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In first, Gaza logs no deaths from overnight Israeli strikes

Gaza health officials said on Tuesday they had no reports of Palestinians killed overnight in ongoing Israeli strikes on the enclave, the first apparent reduction of casualties since fighting erupted…

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Israel-Gaza conflict rages on despite U.S., regional diplomacy

GAZA/TEL AVIV, May 17 - Israel pummeled Gaza with air strikes on Monday and Palestinian militants launched rockets at Israeli cities despite a flurry of U.S. and regional diplomacy that…

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Update: Israel-Gaza conflict rages, U.S. tells Israel to protect media after tower hit

GAZA/JERUSALEM, May 15 (Reuters) - Israel pounded Gaza, destroying a tower block that housed media organisations and which it said had militant assets, while Palestinian rocket salvoes hit Tel Aviv…

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Gaza’s Hamas militants fire 130 rockets towards Tel Aviv – Hamas statement

Gaza's Islamist ruler Hamas said it had fired over 130 rockets towards Tel Aviv on Tuesday night in response to an Israeli air strike that had flattened a tower block…

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Gaza’s first COVID-19 vaccine shipment on its way

Gaza will receive its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday after Israel approved the transfer via its territory, Israeli and Palestinian officials said. Gaza, which has a population of…

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Photo Story: COVID19 Restrictions eased in Gaza

Palestinians walk in the streets after the authorities eased restrictions put in place to stop the spread of the COVID-19, amid a coronavirus lockdown in Gaza City, 23 January 2021.…

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Gaza gets vital medical aid as hospitals struggle with rising infections

The World Health Organization delivered 15 ventilators to Gaza hospitals on Sunday amid a spike in COVID-19 infections that has tested the Palestinian territory's under-developed health system. The donation of…

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Photo Story: Masks with a purpose

Palestinian artist Samah Saed paints the Palestinian flag on a face mask to encourage people to wear them as a precautionary measure against the spread of the novel coronavirus disease…

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The Year in Photos – The Unknown Faces of 2019

Hamas supporters pose as they attend a rally to mark the 32nd anniversary of the group, in Gaza City, 14 December 2019. Hamas was founded in 1987, shortly after the…

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Israel asks Cyprus to consider port for Gaza

DW: Israel's defense minister has said the proposal aims to "change the reality in the Gaza Strip." For years, the coastal enclave has been under a naval blockade, preventing it from…

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Condoms, kites, birthday balloons: Silly Gaza weapons could lead to serious war

For over two months, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have been flying kites, birthday balloons and inflated latex condoms into Israel, relying on the gentle Mediterranean coastal breeze to push…

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Gaza tension escalates

France 24/The Times of Israel: Israeli fighter jets hit 25 targets in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday in response to rocket fire from the Palestinian territory, the army said. Around 45…

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Gaza on the “brink of war”

Al Jazeera: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the "most serious escalation" of violence in the Gaza Strip places the besieged enclave on the "brink of war", urging Israel…

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Airstrike targets car of Gaza balloon and kite launch ‘leader’

The Times of Israel: The Israeli military said Sunday its aircraft had targeted a leading Gazan figure launching incendiary balloons and kites into Israel. The strike appeared to be the latest…

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Warning shots fired by IDF aircraft in Gaza

The Times of Israel reports that an Israeli aircraft on Saturday for the first time attacked a group of three Gazans preparing a store of balloons that Palestinians have been using…

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New violence escalation along Gaza-Israel border

Euronews reports that "Israeli troops fatally shot three people and injured more than 600 others during Friday’s weekly protest along the Gaza-Israel border, according to medics in Gaza." According to…

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Razan Najjar wasn’t intentionally targeted – Israeli Army

The Israel Times, reports that an initial IDF investigation finds that Razan Najjar, the Palestinian medic shot dead on Friday during clashes along the Gaza border was not intentionally targeted, the…

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Thousands attend funeral of 21 year old nurse killed on the border between Gaza and Israel.

The funeral of Razan al Najar, the 21-year old medic who was shot dead by Israeli forces as she ran to treat injured protesters, was held in the Gazan city…

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21 year old voluntary nurse killed by Israeli soldiers. Israel army investigating reports

A Palestinian woman has been shot dead by Israeli soldiers near the Gaza border fence, in another day of protests and violence, according to the Palestinian health ministry. Razan al-Najjar,…

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Israel tank fired on Islamic Jihad position

The Times of Israel reports that "An Israeli tank fired on an Islamic Jihad position in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday morning, killing at least two people, after Palestinians…

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UN rights council approves probe into Israeli response to Gaza clashes

The United Nations Human Rights Council approves a commission of inquiry to investigate Israel’s handling of clashes on the Gaza border and alleged human rights violations in the Strip, West…

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Egypt to open Rafah border for Muslim holy month of Ramadan

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Thursday opened the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, according to his official Twitter account.…

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Arab League calls for an international probe into the violence in Gaza

Arab League chief Ahmed Abul Gheit called for an international probe into alleged "crimes" committed by Israeli security forces against Arab rioters and terrorists during mass infiltration attempts along the…

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Turkey and Israel expel respective ambassadors; Belgium and Ireland summon Israeli ambassadors over Gaza violence

The Haertz reports that "Israel expelled the Turkish consul in Jerusalem hours after the Israeli ambassador to Turkey was expelled on Tuesday. Israel's official statement to Turkey on the expulsion…

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Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini on violence in Gaza and latest developments

Dozens of Palestinians, including children, have been killed and hundreds injured from Israeli fire today, during ongoing mass protests near the Gaza fence. We expect all to act with utmost…

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Eight month baby, eight children under age of 16, amongst the 59 killed in Gaza

Palestinians held funerals for 59 killed by Israeli forces in the violence which erupted yesterday in the Gaza neighbourhood. Today coincides with the day Palestinians mark the “Nakba”, or catastrophe,…

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The world reacts after 60 Palestinians killed and over 2,700 injured in Gaza – Updated

Updated: Egypt issued a rare condemnation Monday of Israel’s deadly response to clashes along the border with the Gaza Strip, while Turkey said the United States also bore responsibility for…

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Developing Story – 52 dead, 2,400 wounded in Gaza as Israeli troops fired bullets at residents rallying against opening of the US embassy in Jerusalemi

Violent clashes erupted along the Gaza Strip's border hours ahead of the controversial opening of the USA embassy in Jerusalem on Monday, leaving 52 dead and 2,400 more wounded. Earlier:…

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Demonstrations in Gaza enter the sixth day

An estimated 10,000 Palestinians have faced tear gas and live bullets during protests on the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel. The latest crackdown, on the sixth day of…

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Palestinians die in clashes with Israeli forces during major border protest

The Guardian - At least seven Palestinians have been killed and hundreds wounded by Israeli forces in Gaza, Palestinian medics have said, as protesters kicked off a planned six-week demonstration demanding…

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