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Tanks reach Rafah’s centre as Israel presses assault

Israeli tanks reached the centre of Rafah for the first time on Tuesday, witnesses said, three weeks into a ground operation in the southern Gaza city that has sparked global…

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UPDATED: Danish parliament rejects proposal to recognise Palestinian state

Denmark's parliament on Tuesday voted down a bill to recognise a Palestinian state, after the Danish foreign minister previously said the necessary preconditions for an independent country were lacking. Ireland,…

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Biden tells Israel to protect civilians after Rafah strike

The Biden administration told Israel to take every precaution to protect civilians after a military strike in Rafah killed dozens of Palestinians, as it faced calls from some fellow Democrats…

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Update – Women and Children amongst 45 killed in Israel’s attack on safe enclave near Rafah

Gaza officials have tragically confirmed that the death toll from Israeli air strikes on a camp sheltering displaced Palestinians near Rafah in the southern part of the strip has now…

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EU agrees to revive Rafah mission, Borrell criticises Israel’s Netanyahu

The European Union agreed in principle on Monday to revive an EU civilian mission at Rafah, a city in the southern Gaza Strip next to Egypt, but said it would…

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Italy says violence against civilians in Gaza ‘no longer justifiable’

Italy said on Monday Israeli attacks on Palestinian civilians in Gaza were no longer justifiable in one of the strongest criticisms Rome has made so far against Israel's campaign. "There…

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Saudi Arabia appoints first ambassador to Syria since 2012

Saudi Arabia announced the appointment of its first ambassador to Syria since severing ties with Damascus in 12 years, marking an ongoing thawing in relations since the war-torn country was…

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Israeli airstrikes kill at least 35 in Rafah

Israeli air strikes killed at least 35 Palestinians and wounded dozens in an area in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah designated for the displaced, Palestinian health and civil…

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Hamas Rockets Target Tel Aviv Amid Gaza Conflict | Breaking News

The Palestinian militant group Hamas has declared that it launched a barrage of rockets at Israel’s commercial center Tel Aviv for the first time in months. This action appears to…

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Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza Strip Defy ICJ Ruling | Latest Updates

Israel intensified attacks on Rafah on Saturday in defiance of an International Court of Justice ruling ordering an end to the assault on the city in the south of the…

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Protests in Tel Aviv and Haifa for Hostage Release

Reports of scuffles between protesters and Israeli police in Tel Aviv as thousands demand the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. Additionally, a small US military vessel and…

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Bodies of three more hostages recovered from northern Gaza by Israeli military

The bodies of three more hostages have been recovered from the northern Gaza Strip overnight, the IDF has said. Orión Hernández Radoux, 30, Hanan Yablonka, 42, and Michel Nisenbaum, 59,…

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All EU donors have now resumed their support’ to Unrwa, says Josep Borrell

Josep Borrell, the EU high representative for foreign affairs and security policy and vice-president of the European Commission, said that all EU donors had now resumed their support to the…

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Humanitarian operations ‘near collapse’ in Gaza, says World Food Programme

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is set to worsen once again as deliveries of aid and fuel to the Palestinian territory slow to a trickle in the wake of Israel’s…

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Israel infuriated by Ireland, Spain, and Norway’s recognition of a Palestinian state

Ireland, Spain and Norway announced on Wednesday that they would recognise a Palestinian state on May 28, prompting an angry response from Israel which said this amounted to a "reward…

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Hamas’ Capture of Five Female Israeli Soldiers: New Video Footage Revealed

A group representing the families of hostages held in Gaza has released new video footage showing Hamas’ capture of five female Israeli soldiers near the Gaza border on Oct. 7.…

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UPDATED: Ireland, Spain, Norway announce recognition of Palestinian state

Ireland, Spain and Norway announced on Wednesday that they would recognise a Palestinian state on May 28, saying they hoped other Western countries would follow suit, prompting Israel to recall…

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Israeli forces raze parts of Gaza’s Jabalia, hit Rafah with airstrikes

Israeli forces thrust deeper into Jabalia in northern Gaza on Tuesday, striking a hospital and destroying residential areas with tank and air bombardments, residents said, while Israeli airstrikes killed at…

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Syria’s First Lady Asma al-Assad diagnosed with leukemia

Syria's first lady, Asma al-Assad, has been diagnosed with leukemia, the Syrian presidency said on Tuesday, almost five years after she announced she had fully recovered from breast cancer. The…

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European leaders divided on ICC arrest warrant bid for Netanyahu

While Israeli politicians of all stripes have sharply rebuked the International Criminal Court’s request for arrest warrants for its top officials, European leaders’ reactions are split. ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan…

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More than 569 tons of aid delivered across floating pier into Gaza, says US CENTCOM

The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Tuesday more than 569 metric tons of humanitarian assistance has been delivered so far across a temporary floating pier to Gaza, but not…

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Biden: What’s happening in Gaza is not genocide

U.S. President Joe Biden strongly defended Israel , saying Israeli forces are not committing genocide in their military campaign against Hamas militants in Gaza in a rejection of criticism from…

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UPDATED: ICC chief prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Hamas leader and Netanyahu

Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, told CNN that he is seeking arrest warrants for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, among…

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Israeli War Cabinet Tensions: Hamas, Hezbollah, and Benny Gantz’s Demands

Divisions and disagreements within the Israeli cabinet regarding the conduct and priorities of the war against Hamas have been ongoing since the crisis began. However, tensions have escalated, revealing a…

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Western nations urge Israel to comply with international law in Gaza

Israel must comply with international law in Gaza and address the devastating humanitarian crisis there, a group of western nations wrote in a letter to the Israeli government seen by…

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US House votes to force weapons shipments to Israel, rebuking Biden

The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would force President Joe Biden to send weapons to Israel, seeking to rebuke the Democrat for delaying bomb shipments as…

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Five Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza attackFive

Five Israeli soldiers have lost their lives in Gaza, as reported by the military, marking one of the deadliest incidents of its kind since the conflict began in October. Israeli…

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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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Ireland to recognise Palestine as a state this month

Ireland’s foreign minister has said his country will recognise Palestine as a sovereign state by the end of the month. Speaking to the Newstalk radio station, Micheál Martin said “We…

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Israeli tanks push into Gaza’s Rafah

Israeli tanks forged deeper into eastern Rafah on Tuesday, reaching some residential districts of the southern border city where more than a million people had been sheltering after being displaced…

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UN denies Gaza death toll of women and children has been revised down

The World Health Organization (WHO) has voiced full confidence in the death toll figures from Gaza’s ministry of health after Israel questioned a change in the numbers. Gaza’s health ministry…

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‘Us or them,’ Netanyahu says of conflict with Hamas militants as Israel marks Memorial Day

Memorial sirens for generations of Israeli war dead sounded on Monday while air raid sirens warned of incoming shells from the conflict triggered by the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. Traffic…

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Israeli forces step up attacks on Gaza’s Jabalia camp, Rafah

Israeli tanks, under cover from heavy fire from air and ground, pushed further into Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday, residents and Hamas media said, while airstrikes hammered…

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Israel lacks credible plan to protect Palestinian civilians – Blinken

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday said Israel lacked a "credible plan" to protect some 1.4 million Palestinian civilians in Rafah and warned an Israeli attack could create an insurgency…

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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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UNGA backs Palestinian bid to become full UN member

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has backed a Palestinian bid to become a full UN member by recognising it as qualified to join and recommending the UN Security Council…

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UN General Assembly set to back Palestinian bid for membership

The United Nations General Assembly on Friday is set to back a Palestinian bid to become a full U.N. member by recognizing it as qualified to join and sending the…

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Israel strikes eastern Rafah as ceasefire talks end with no deal

Israeli forces bombarded areas of Rafah on Thursday, Palestinian residents said, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed U.S. President Joe Biden's threat to withhold weapons from Israel if it assaults…

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Biden says US will stop some weapons shipments to Israel if it invades Rafah

President Joe Biden has warned Israel in his toughest public comments so far that the US would stop supplying it with some weapons if Israel invades the southern Gaza city…

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Qatar calls for ‘urgent international action’ over Rafah

Qatar called on the international community on Wednesday to prevent a “genocide” in Rafah after Israel’s seizure of the Gaza city’s crossing with Egypt and threats of a wider assault,…

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US paused shipment of weapons to Israel to head off Rafah invasion-official

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration paused a shipment of weapons to Israel last week in opposition to apparent moves by the Israelis to invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah,…

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US optimistic revised Hamas proposal may break Gaza ceasefire impasse

The United States believes the remaining differences between Israel and Hamas can be bridged in negotiations over the Palestinian militant group's latest ceasefire proposal, as talks resume in Cairo on…

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Israel rejects ceasefire deal, talks continue

Israel has rejected a ceasefire deal with Hamas with one official criticising it as 'watered-down'. According to a copy of the proposal that Hamas says it has agreed to, there will be…

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Hezbollah says its drone hits northern Israeli town, casualties reported

Hezbollah said on Monday it carried out a drone attack on an Israeli military position near the northern Israeli town of Metula that left several dead and injured. Israel's military…

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UPDATED: Israel begins evacuating part of Rafah, Hamas decries ‘dangerous escalation’

Israel told Palestinians to evacuate parts of Rafah on Monday in what appeared to be preparation for a long-threatened assault on Hamas holdouts in the southern Gaza city where more…

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