Gaza

US making intense effort to get hostages out of Gaza, flying drones in search of hostages

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials are making intense efforts to gain the release of hostages from Hamas control in Gaza but there is no guarantee of success or a timeframe,…

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Israel strikes ambulance near Gaza hospital, 15 reported killed

GAZA, (Reuters) - An Israeli air strike on an ambulance being used to evacuate the wounded from besieged northern Gaza killed 15 people and injured 60 others on Friday, the…

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BBC World Service to launch emergency radio service for Gaza

LONDON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - The BBC will start an emergency radio service for the people of Gaza in response to the ongoing conflict in the region, the British broadcaster's…

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Yemen’s Houthis enter Mideast fray, hardening spillover fears

By Maha El Dahan (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthis have waded into the Israel-Hamas war raging more than 1,000 miles from their seat of power in Sanaa, declaring on Tuesday they…

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Israel says nine soldiers killed in Gaza; says Hamas commander killed

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Emily Rose GAZA/JERUSALEM, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Israeli airstrikes hit a densely populated refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, killing at least 50 Palestinians and a…

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What war crimes laws apply to the Israel-Palestinian conflict?

By Stephanie van den Berg and Anthony Deutsch THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Conflict between Israel and Palestinian forces since militant group Hamas' Oct. 7 assault have created a huge and…

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Jewish students in Europe living in ‘constant fear’, union leader says

Emma Hallali, president of the European Union of Jewish Students (EUJS), told the Guardian that Jewish students across the continent were feeling scared and that universities were largely ignoring concerns…

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Cyprus braces for refugee influx from Mideast, boosts capacity

NICOSIA, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Cyprus is expanding capacity to host refugees as it braces itself for a new influx of people fleeing deepening conflict in the Middle East, authorities…

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Israeli forces attacking Gaza City from both sides

By Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Henriette Chacar GAZA/JERUSALEM, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Israeli troops and tanks attacked Gaza's main northern city from the east and west on Monday, three days after…

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UPDATED: German-Israeli woman snatched by Hamas at music festival is dead, Israel says

Oct 30 (Reuters) - A German-Israeli woman who was snatched by Hamas from a music festival on Oct. 7 and paraded around Gaza by the Palestinian militant group is dead,…

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Israeli forces deep in Gaza, Biden urges Netanyahu to protect civilians, increase humanitarian aid

By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Palestinians in northern Gaza reported fierce air and artillery strikes early on Monday as Israeli troops backed by tanks pressed into the…

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Gaza death toll exceeds 8,000, Cities in central Israel come under rocket fire

By Emily Rose and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/GAZA, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Israeli forces are expanding ground operations in Gaza while their fighter jets have struck hundreds more Hamas targets, the…

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Pope calls for Israel-Hamas ceasefire, hostage release

VATICAN CITY, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday called for a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas and renewed an appeal for the release of hostages…

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Israel to allow more Gaza aid, civilians should move south

JERUSALEM, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Israel would allow a dramatic increase in aid to Gaza in the coming days, an official said on Sunday, calling on Palestinian civilians to head…

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Gazans break into aid centres taking flour, supplies, UN says

JERUSALEM, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Thousands of Gaza residents broke into warehouses and distribution centres of the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) grabbing flour and "basic survival items", the…

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U.S. aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower now in the Mediterranean Sea

The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier and its strike group has moved through the Strait of Gibraltar, putting two American carriers in the Mediterranean Sea, a rare sight in…

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Israel presses ground campaign against Hamas in ‘second stage’ of Gaza war

By Emily Rose JERUSALEM, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Israeli forces waged ground operations against Hamas in Gaza on Sunday in what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the second phase…

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WHO cites reports of 1,000 unidentified bodies under Gaza rubble

GENEVA, Oct 27 (Reuters) - A World Health Organization official said on Friday the agency had received estimates that some 1,000 unidentified bodies are still buried under the rubble in…

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Gaza families wear ID bracelets to avoid burial in mass graves

By Nidal Al-Mughrabi With so many bodies, Palestinians in Gaza are burying the unidentified dead in mass graves, with a number instead of a name, residents say. Now some families…

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Israel hints there may be several ‘invasions’

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Henriette Chacar GAZA/JERUSALEM, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Israel said its ground forces had pushed into Gaza overnight to attack Hamas targets as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…

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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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UN chief rejects Israel accusations he justified Hamas attacks

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres rejected accusations by Israel that, in a statement to the Security Council, he had justified attacks by the…

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Gaza needs billions in aid to reverse years of restrictions -UNCTAD

By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber GENEVA, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Gaza needs billions of dollars in international economic aid to compensate for years of restrictions that have stifled its economy and curbed…

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Erdogan steps up criticism of Israel and its Western backers

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, in his strongest comments yet on the Gaza conflict, said on Wednesday the Palestinian militant group Hamas was not a terrorist organisation but…

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Israel bombards Gaza as Putin warns conflict could spread beyond Middle East

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Henriette Chacar GAZA/JERUSALEM, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Israel bombarded the Gaza Strip as it prepared for a ground invasion it says is aimed at annihilating the…

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Hostage families face appalling dilemma as Gaza invasion looms

As Israel prepares to invade the Gaza Strip, many families of hostages seized by Hamas are pleading with the government to rein in the war effort and instead negotiate the…

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Israel mounts limited Gaza ground raids, Hamas says it engages attackers

By Dan Williams and Nidal Al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/GAZA, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Israel's military said on Monday its ground forces had mounted limited raids into the Gaza Strip overnight and said…

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UPDATED: EU continues talks on humanitarian ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war

BRUSSELS, Oct 23 (Reuters) - EU countries are still discussing the idea of a humanitarian ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas but there are different ways to get…

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Fears grow that Israel-Hamas conflict could expand as ground offensive looms

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Emily Rose GAZA/JERUSALEM, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Israel bombarded Gaza with air strikes early on Monday and its aircraft struck southern Lebanon overnight, as Israeli Prime…

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Israel-Gaza conflict: when social media fakes are rampant, news verification is vital

As news of Palestinian militant group Hamas launching a deadly attack on Israel and Israel’s threat of retaliation began to filter across news networks and social media platforms, a wave…

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South Africa’s Ramaphosa urges countries to not supply weapons in Israel-Hamas conflict

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 21 (Reuters) - South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a speech at the Cairo Peace Summit on Saturday that countries should refrain from supplying weapons to either…

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Cairo Peace Summit on Gaza conflict: who will attend?

(Reuters) - Egypt is planning to host an international conference on Saturday to discuss the escalating war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza. The meeting in Egypt’s…

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Rushdie says filled with ‘foreboding’ at Israel-Hamas war

Author Salman Rushdie on Friday urged a "cessation" in fighting between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas, saying he was filled with "horror" and "foreboding". Making a rare public appearance…

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West Bank a possible ‘third front’ for Israel

By Ali Sawafta and John Davison RAMALLAH/JERUSALEM, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Violence in the occupied West Bank has surged since Israel began bombarding the Gaza Strip and clashing with Hezbollah…

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Jordan fears ‘the worst is coming’ in Gaza war

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN, (Reuters) - Jordan's foreign minister said the country feared the worst was yet to come in the Israel-Hamas war, with no signs of success in efforts…

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Israeli defence chief says troops will soon see Gaza ‘from inside’

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Emily Rose GAZA/JERUSALEM, (Reuters) - Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told troops gathered at the Gaza border that they would soon see the Palestinian enclave "from…

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US troops attacked in Iraq, Syria and on alert for more strikes

By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. troops have been repeatedly attacked in Iraq and Syria in recent days, U.S. officials said, as Washington is on heightened alert for activity…

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Biden to seek billions in military aid for Israel; U.S. ship shoots down missiles fired from Yemen

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS: 21 Palestinians killed in air strikes in Khan Younis - Hamas Biden stresses need for U.S. to support Israel Death toll rises in West Bank, Lebanon amid fears…

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Why is the Rafah border crossing important and when will it open?

Oct 19 (Reuters) - The Rafah crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt is the sole route for aid to enter Gaza directly from outside Israel and the only exit…

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Gaza health ministry: 3,785 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes since Oct.7

GAZA, Oct 19 (Reuters) - At least 3,785 Palestinians have been killed and 12,493 wounded in Israeli strikes on Gaza since Oct.7, the health ministry in Gaza said on Thursday.…

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Israel’s endgame? No sign of post-war plan for Gaza

By Samia Nakhoul, Matt Spetalnick and Alexander Cornwell DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israel is vowing to wipe out Hamas in a relentless onslaught on the Gaza Strip but has no obvious…

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UPDATED: Two Israeli hostages found dead

Israel has just announced that the bodies of two of those missing from Kibbutz Nir-Oz in southern Israel have been found. They are Noya Dan, who was 12, and her…

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US reports deal with Egypt to restart aid to Gaza as protests rock Middle East

By Steve Holland and Nidal al-Mughrabi TEL AVIV/GAZA, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Egypt agreed to reopen its border crossing with the Gaza Strip to allow aid to reach Palestinians, the…

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Gaza hospital blast: what we know about the explosion

Oct 18 (Reuters) - A blast at a Gaza hospital killed hundreds of Palestinians just before U.S. President Joe Biden visited Israel as the conflict between the Israeli military and…

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Egypt rejects any displacement of Palestinians into Sinai, says Sisi

CAIRO, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Wednesday that Egyptians would reject the forced displacement of millions of Palestinians into Sinai, adding that any such…

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UPDATED: EU Chief On Gaza Tragedy: “All those responsible must be held accountable”

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday said there is "no excuse for hitting a hospital full of civilians" in Gaza, but did not apportion blame for the blast.…

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Biden ‘outraged’ by Gaza hospital blast, points to Hamas responsibility

TEL AVIV, Oct 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that Washington would provide Israel with everything it needed to defend itself as it wages war against…

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Pope Francis deplores ‘desperate’ situation in Gaza

VATICAN CITY, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Pope Francis deplored the "desperate" situation in Gaza on Wednesday as he urged the faithful to take "only one side" in the Israel-Hamas conflict,…

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Israel says aid to be available in south Gaza, does not elaborate

JERUSALEM, Oct 18 (Reuters) - The Israeli military said on Wednesday that humanitarian aid would be made available to Palestinians who flee Gaza City southward, but did not immediately provide…

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UPDATED: Reactions to strike on Gaza hospital killing hundreds

Oct 17 (Reuters) - A blast at a hospital in Gaza City killed some 500 Palestinians on Tuesday in the deadliest single incident since Israel launched an unrelenting bombing campaign…

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Hamas seeks Palestinian prisoners’ release, calls non-Israeli captives ‘guests’

A top Hamas leader said on Monday the group "has what it needs" to free all Palestinians in Israel's jails, indicating the militant group may try to use the Israelis…

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Half of Israel’s hotel rooms filled with Gaza war evacuees

Half of Israeli hotel rooms are being used to house families evacuated from communities near the Gaza Strip, where an Oct. 7 rampage by Hamas gunmen triggered a cross-border war, the head of…

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The Gaza Strip, devastated by conflict and economic blockade

Israel has imposed a total blockade on the Gaza Strip after the Islamist militant group Hamas sent its fighters across the border early Saturday, where they killed more than 1,300…

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Confirmed Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza is 126

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said that the number of confirmed Israeli hostages being held in Gaza is 126. Hamas has previously claimed that 13 hostages have been killed…

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Israel-Palestinian dispute hinges on statehood, land, Jerusalem, refugees

(Reuters) - The fighting between Israel and Hamas, which launched a surprise attack on Saturday 7th October, is the latest in seven decades of war and conflict between Israelis and…

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Gaza braces for Israeli ground assault, Iran warns situation could spiral out of control

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Emily Rose GAZA/JERUSALEM, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Israeli troops prepared on Sunday for a ground assault on the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip as the country hit back…

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In Gaza crisis, Biden faces little pressure to rein in Israel – for now

By Matt Spetalnick, Patricia Zengerle and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Despite Israeli bombardment that has brought Gaza to the brink of a humanitarian meltdown, U.S. President Joe Biden is…

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