Gaza

UPDATED: Israel air strikes kill 33 Palestinians, rockets fired from Gaza

Israeli air strikes killed 33 Palestinians, including 13 children, in Gaza early on Sunday, Gaza health officials said, and militants fired rockets into Israel as hostilities stretched into a seventh…

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UPDATED: Israel bombs Hamas Gaza chief’s home as fighting enters seventh day

Israel bombed the home of Hamas's chief in Gaza early on Sunday and the Islamist group fired rocket barrages at Tel Aviv as hostilities stretched into a seventh day with…

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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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Israel targets Gaza tunnels, Palestinian rocket attacks persist

Israel fired artillery and mounted extensive air strikes on Friday against a network of Palestinian militant tunnels under Gaza that it dubbed “the Metro”, amid persistent rocket attacks on Israeli…

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Israel fires artillery into Gaza, Palestinian rocket attacks persist

Israel fired artillery and mounted more air strikes on Friday against Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip amid constant rocket fire deep into Israel’s commercial centre. As hostilities entered their…

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Gaza conflict intensifies with rocket barrages and air strikes

Palestinian militants fired more rockets into Israel's commercial heartland on Thursday as Israel kept up a punishing bombing campaign in Gaza and massed tanks and troops on the enclave's border. The four…

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UPDATED: European airlines cancel Tel Aviv flights amid escalating conflict

British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Iberia all cancelled flights to Tel Aviv as European carriers joined U.S. airlines in avoiding flying to Israel amid an escalating conflict there. "The safety…

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UPDATED: Israeli troops mass at Gaza border, hundreds of rockets hit Israel, its jets strike Gaza

Israeli troops massed at Gaza's border on Thursday and Palestinian militants pounded Israel with rockets in intense hostilities that have caused international concern and touched off clashes between Jews and…

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Biden predicts conflict’s end as Hamas hits deep in Israel, which pummels Gaza

Hamas launched rockets at Tel Aviv and toward Jerusalem early on Thursday and Israel vowed to keep pummelling the Islamist faction in Gaza despite a prediction by U.S. President Joe…

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Death toll rises in Gaza and Israel in most intense hostilities in years

Israel carried out hundreds of air strikes in Gaza into Wednesday morning as the Islamist group Hamas and other Palestinian militants fired multiple rocket barrages over the border at Tel…

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War crimes court concerned over violence in West Bank – prosecutor

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is concerned about escalating violence in the West Bank and the possibility that war crimes are being committed there, its prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said on Wednesday. "I note with great concern the escalation of violence in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as…

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Israeli energy pipeline hit in Gaza rocket attack, sources say

JERUSALEM, May 11 (Reuters) - A pipeline belonging to an Israeli state-owned energy company was hit in a rocket attack from Gaza late on Tuesday, an Israeli government official and an energy…

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35 killed in Gaza, 5 in Israel, as violence escalates

GAZA/JERUSALEM, May 12 (Reuters) - Hostilities between Israel and Hamas escalated overnight, with at least 35 killed in Gaza and five in Israel in the most intensive aerial exchanges for years. Israel…

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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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Palestinians open election registration offices in West Bank and Gaza

GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinians opened election registration offices in Gaza and the West Bank on Wednesday, one day after rival factions agreed steps to ensure that the first elections in…

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ICC ruling brings hope for Palestinians, dismay for Israelis

JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters/Sky) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has determined it has the jurisdiction to investigate Israel and the leaders of the Palestinian faction Hamas for alleged war crimes. In…

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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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Palestinian Authority accuses Israel of shirking duty to ensure availability of vaccine

GAZA, Jan 10 (Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority said on Sunday it expects to receive its first COVID-19 vaccine doses in March under a deal with drugmaker AstraZeneca, and accused…

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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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Coronavirus infections skyrocket in Gaza Strip

Health experts in the Gaza Strip are sounding the alarm, saying the pandemic could soon rage out of control with hospitals there are wholly unprepared for the situation, and doctors…

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Palestinian rocket fire draws Israeli air strikes in Gaza

Palestinian militants fired a rocket into Israel, drawing Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said on Sunday. There were no casualties reported on either side of…

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Photo Story: Stormy weather over Gaza City

Lightning lights up the sky over Gaza sea during a storm in Gaza City, on Sunday 15 November 2020. Via EPA-EFE/MOHAMMED SABER

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Israeli aircraft strike in Gaza, sirens in southern Israel

Israeli aircraft attacked in Gaza on Wednesday, witnesses said, and sirens warning of rocket fire from the Palestinian territory sounded in southern Israel. The witnesses said a training base run…

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Gaza man dies of coronavirus as enclave clamps down on outbreak

A 61-year-old man has died in the Gaza Strip after contracting the coronavirus, Palestinian authorities said on Wednesday as they clamped down on an outbreak of the pandemic in the…

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Israel strikes targets in Lebanon and Gaza

Israeli aircraft struck posts belonging to the Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah early on Wednesday after shots were fired from Lebanon towards its troops, Israel's military said in a statement. No…

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Israel closes Gaza crossing after Palestinians launch incendiary balloons

Israel on Tuesday closed one of its main border crossings with the Gaza Strip after Palestinians launched incendiary balloons that set fire to areas on the Israeli frontier. Israeli media reported that more than 30 fires…

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Photo Story: Gaza children back to school after five months of closure over COVID-19 pandemic

Palestinian students wearing protective face masks sit inside a classroom at a United Nations-run school in Gaza City, 09 August 2020. Tens of thousands of children in the besieged Gaza…

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First coronavirus cases confirmed in the Gaza Strip

The first two cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the densely-populated Gaza Strip, Palestinian health officials said on Sunday. Two Palestinians who had travelled from Pakistan and entered Gaza…

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Israel warns preparing plan to fundamentally change situation in Gaza

Israel is “preparing a plan to fundamentally change the situation in the Gaza Strip” Defense Minister Naftali Bennett said following a night of deadly retaliatory airstrikes against the Palestinian Islamic…

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Alarm in the Holy Land after visit by pilgrims with coronavirus

Israeli and Palestinian authorities sought to quell fears of a potential local outbreak of the coronavirus after learning that South Korean pilgrims who had toured some of the holy land’s…

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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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Rocket shot from Gaza interrupts Netanyahu rally

Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu was hustled off the stage during a leadership rally under rocket fire from the Gaza Strip. It comes just a day before a tense leadership battle…

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Israeli army defends intelligence and admits mistake in attack on Gaza family

A strike in Gaza that killed nine members of the same family was due to a faulty assessment of the risk to civilians, the Israeli army said as it admitted…

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Israel reverses ban, Gaza Christians can visit Christmas sites

Christians in the Gaza Strip will be allowed to visit holy cities such as Bethlehem and Jerusalem at Christmas, Israel authorities said on Sunday, reversing a decision not to issue…

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Israel attacks Hamas targets in Gaza following rocket fire

The IDF announced on Thursday morning that its fighter jets were striking Hamas terror targets in the Gaza Strip following rocket fire from Gaza early Thursday morning. "The Hamas terrorist…

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Israeli aircraft attack Hamas sites after rocket fire from Gaza

Israeli aircraft attacked several sites linked to the military wing of Gaza’s Hamas early on Wednesday in what it said was a response to rocket fire from the Palestinian…

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Israel-Gaza truce breaks down

A fragile cease-fire between Israel and militants in Gaza broke down early Friday less than 24 hours after a truce was declared to end one of the biggest flare ups…

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5 rockets fired at Israel from Gaza, 2 intercepted

The army says five rockets were fired at Israel in violation of a ceasefire. Two of the projectiles are intercepted by the Iron Dome, according to the IDF. The rockets…

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Islamic Jihad and Israel agree to truce as Gaza toll mounts

Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad reportedly agreed to a ceasefire on Thursday morning, putting a tentative end to two days of hostilities that killed at least 32 Palestinians. The worst…

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Rockets fired into Israel after air strike which killed Jihad commander in Gaza

Nearly 200 rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel on Tuesday hours after an Israeli airstrike targeted and killed a senior Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza in the…

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1 dead as Israel hits Gaza after rockets fired across border

Israeli airstrikes on Gaza killed a Palestinian man Saturday as aircraft pounded militant sites in response to barrages of rockets launched toward Israel from the seaside enclave. The exchange of…

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Israeli aircraft strike Gaza

Israeli aircraft struck in Gaza on Wednesday hours after rockets from the Palestinian enclave triggered sirens that forced Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu off the stage at an election rally in…

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Two Palestinian teenagers die during protests along Gaza-Israel border

Israeli forces shot and killed two Palestinian teenagers including a 14-year-old during protests along the Gaza-Israel border on Friday, Palestinian health officials said. Reuters reports that the dead was identified as…

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(UPDATE) Mass arrests in Gaza following suicide bombings

Hamas has declared a state of emergency and on Wednesday morning began arresting supporters of Islamic State and other Salafist organizations in the Gaza Strip en masse, hours after three policemen…

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Israel army kill armed Gazans on border as tensions increase

Israeli forces shot dead a group of armed Palestinians along the Gaza Strip’s security fence late Saturday night, hours after three rockets were fired at southern Israel from the restive…

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Israeli troops fire on armed Palestinian sneaking into Israel from Gaza

Israeli forces opened fire on an armed Palestinian man attempting to sneak into Israel from Gaza early Sunday, the Israeli military said, as fresh fighting broke out on the tense…

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Gaza border: Israeli military kills four Palestinian militants

Israeli forces opened fire on four Palestinian militants near the Gaza border fence on Saturday, killing the men, the Israeli military said. The Times of Israel reports that the Israeli military…

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Photo Story – “The Crutches” prepare for their championship

Palestinian amputee soccer players take part in a training session of their team in Deir Al Balah stadium in the central Gaza Strip. Nine amputee soccer players will travel to…

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Photo Story – Selfie at War

A Palestinian father takes selfie with his daughter next Israeli watch military tower during the weekly clashes near the border between Israel and Gaza Strip eastern Gaza Strip, 30 May…

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A behind the scenes look at the violence between Israel and Hamas

Amid the recent escalation of violence between Israel and Hamas, the New York Times takes a look at why there are these sudden explosions of violence between the two that…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing and News Review – Monday 6th May 2019

Good morning, The aviation tragedy in Russia, the clashes in Tripoli, a cease fire in Gaza and US's warning to Iran dominate the world headlines. The political activities leading to…

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Egyptian-mediated ceasefire has been reached between Palestinians and Israel

After a weekend of some the worst cross border violence in recent years between Israel and Palestinian in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials have said an Egyptian-mediated ceasefire has been…

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Reports that Israeli invasion of Gaza imminent

The Independent is reporting that an armoured brigade is poised to launch a ground invasion into Gaza. It quoted the Israeli army saying that after militants in the besieged…

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Eurovision Song Contest still going ahead despite Gaza violence

Everything is going as planned at Expo Tel Aviv as over 200 rockets were launched toward Israel from Gaza on Saturday. But officials insisted that preparations for this month’s Eurovision…

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UPDATED: Israeli strikes on the Palestinian territory

As rockets continued to be fired from Gaza towards Israel on Sunday, Israeli Police announced that two people killed in Ashkelon by rocket fire from Gaza. Militants in the Gaza…

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Fresh escalation of violence between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza

A Palestinian has been killed in an Israeli air raid on the northern Gaza Strip, according to Gaza's health ministry, amid a fresh escalation between Israel's military and Gaza fighters.…

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