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Israel says it is conducting what it describes as a “precise counterterrorism operation in specific areas of eastern Rafah”. The IDF said in a statement it was carrying out the operation “eliminate Hamas terrorists and dismantle Hamas terrorist infrastructure within specific areas of eastern Rafah”. “The troops have started the process of dismantling the terrorist…
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Israel says it has reopened the Kerem Shalom border crossing and that aid trucks from Egypt are already undergoing inspections ahead of their arrival in Gaza. The reopening will allow humanitarian aid to enter the Palestinian enclave, the IDF said in a statement. Concerns were raised by the UN and other humanitarian organisations yesterday that…
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The UN chief said on Friday he is “deeply troubled” by reports of Israeli military’s use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in its bombing campaign in Gaza. Stating that AI is used as a tool for target identification, particularly in densely populated residential areas, resulting in a distressing number of civilian casualties, Antonio Guterres said: “No…
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The Palestinian Civil Defense service on Tuesday said more than 10,000 people are still missing under the rubble across the Gaza Strip since the start of the Israeli onslaught against Gaza on Oct. 7. “We estimate that there are over 10,000 missing people under the rubble of hundreds of destroyed homes since the start of…
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The US Secretary of State has said he can see a future for Israel in which a “coalition of countries are working together to deal with the Iranian threat and to isolate it”. Antony Blinken said that would involve Israel being “integrated into the region with normal relations with its neighbours”. There also needs to…
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A bit more from our interview with Isaac Herzog now – turning toward the situation in Gaza. As we reported in our 6.10am post, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has said that Hamas rejected the latest proposal for a deal to return Israeli hostages. When pressed by a reporter on his reaction to that news, the…
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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has accused Israel of killing three of his children in “the spirit of revenge and murder”. He told Al Jazeera satellite channel his sons “were martyred on the road to liberating Jerusalem and the al Aqsa Mosque”. “The criminal enemy is driven by the spirit of revenge and murder and does…
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Aid shipments to Gaza from Cyprus are expected to resume soon, officials said this afternoon, after they were stopped last week when Israel killed seven aid workers. Cyprus has about 1,000 tonnes of aid destined for starving or severely hungry people in Gaza stored on the island. It is being held there after a decision…
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Three British aid workers were killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) has said. Nationals from Poland and Australia were also killed, as well as a dual citizen of the US and Canada – and a Palestinian who was driving the car they were all travelling in. The volunteers were employed by WCK, a non-governmental organisation which provides food for…
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Palestinians began fasting for Ramadan on Monday as the Muslim holy month arrived with cease-fire talks at a standstill, hunger worsening across the Gaza Strip and no end in sight to the five-month-old war between Israel and Hamas. Prayers were held outside amid the rubble of demolished buildings late Sunday. Some people hung fairy lights…
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The Israel Defence Forces has claimed its review of a deadly incident involving humanitarian aid trucks last week has shown its troops did not fire at the convoy. At least 100 Palestinians were killed and hundreds more were injured as crowds tried to collect humanitarian aid, the Hamas-led health ministry said. At the time, Israeli…
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These images show Palestinians returning to their shattered homes in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. The area has seen some of the most intense fighting of the war and a continuing air campaign above the city has left many residential streets devastated. These Palestinians have returned to recover what they can from from their homes.
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The Israel Defence Forces claims it has killed a Hamas operative responsible for firing rockets at Israeli troops from central Gaza. “[Omar Atiya Daruish] Aladdiny was a Hamas operative for several decades, responsible for embedding its rocket arsenal in Gaza and firing rockets at Israel since 2008,” the IDF said in a statement. Israel claimed…
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The White House is looking into reports of Israeli fire on Palestinians waiting for aid near Gaza City, describing it as a “serious incident.” “We mourn the loss of innocent life and recognise the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza, where innocent Palestinians are just trying to feed their families,” a National Security Council spokesperson said.…
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More details are emerging around claims Israeli troops opened fire at a crowd surrounding aid trucks. A man being treated for a gunshot wound at Shifa Hospital told the Associated Press he was among the crowd at the distribution point. He said Israeli troops opened fire on the crowd, causing it to scatter, with some…
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War crimes committed by both Israel and Hamas, UN says The UN’s human rights chief has said war crimes have been committed by both sides during the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Volker Turk, speaking at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, said all suspected war crimes should be investigated and those responsible held…
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