Palestinians
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Israeli warplanes and artillery attacked the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday (Jan 19) and Palestinian medics said eight people were killed shortly after Israel and Hamas missed a deadline for a ceasefire that could pave the way for halting the Middle East’s most devastating conflict in years. The delay in implementing the ceasefire and the latest violence came…
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The Israeli security cabinet on Friday approved the Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal announced in Qatar on Wednesday, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement. The 11 voting members of the security cabinet approved the deal with a simple majority vote. The full, 33-member Israeli cabinet still needs to approve the agreement. That meeting…
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A deal reached between Israel and Hamas that will see some hostages freed and pause the war in Gaza, President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday. “We have a deal for the hostages in the Middle East,” Trump wrote in all caps on Truth Social at 12:01 p.m. ET. “They will be released shortly. Thank you!” Israel and Hamas…
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The IDF said in a statement that it had taken steps to mitigate the risk of harming civilians, including using precise munitions and aerial surveillance. Palestinian rescue workers say at least 14 people have been killed and dozens of others wounded in an Israeli strike on a UN-run school that was being used as a…
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Five agriculture workers were killed and another seriously injured on Thursday in a rocket attack from Lebanon on northern Israel, according to Israel’s MDA rescue service. Israel’s state-owned Kan TV news reported that the rocket fell in an apple orchard near the town of Metula, not far from the Lebanese border. The deaths include four…
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UN aid agency UNRWA has been “exposed” over links with Hamas to the point where the organisation is not a “few bad apples” but a “whole rotten orchard”, an Israeli government spokesman has claimed. The aid agency, which is responsible for more than five million Palestinian refugees, has come under repeated attack by Benjamin Netanyahu,…
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The US rejects “any effort to starve Palestinians” in Gaza, the country’s ambassador to the UN has said. Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the UN Security Council that Israel’s words “must be matched by action on the ground”. “Right now, that is not happening. This must change, immediately,” she added. The US told its ally Israel on…
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Israel’s parliament voted yesterday to ban the UN relief and works agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) from the country within 90 days. The Knesset banned the agency from conducting “any activity” or providing any service inside Israel, including the areas of East Jerusalem, Gaza, and the West Bank. The legislation will take effect 60 to 90…
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France has banned Israeli firms from participating in an upcoming military naval trade show, two sources have told Reuters. Euronaval, which is organising the annual naval fair between 4 and 7 November, did not respond to requests for comment by the news agency. Paris banned Israeli firms from taking part in a military trade show earlier…
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In the last 24 hours, at least three people have starved to death in Gaza as the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate. Three-year-old Ahmed Wael Ahl died of hunger and dehydration, as did a 15-year-old child in Al-Shifa Medical Complex, the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor said, A 72-year-old man died from malnutrition and dehydration in…
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In the latest cross-border exchange, Israel has struck Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, according to the Israel Defence Forces. This morning, air raid sirens sounded in northern Israel and it was thought a “hostile aircraft” belonging to the group had crossed the border – but this was later flagged as a false alarm. The IDF conducted…
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Israeli government spokesman Eylon Levy has commented on the humanitarian situation inside Gaza. He said that a number of international organizations have little or no infrastructure to support massive numbers of displaced Palestinians, claiming Israeli-designated safe zones are unsuitable. “We have been facilitating the provision of humanitarian aid through Egypt,” Mr Levy says. “We want…
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Not less than 18 Palestinians were killed on Friday when Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinian rallies demanding the return of refugees near Gaza border, sparking criticisms from a popular TV host on Israel’s Army Radio who boldly protested the killings on social media saying he was “ashamed” to be an Israeli citizen. Image: Kobi…
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ASHKELON (Middle East Online) – With an excavation in southern Israel unearthing a Philistine cemetery for the first time, bones of the biblical giant Goliath’s people can finally shed new light on mysteries of their culture. The cemetery’s discovery marks the “crowning achievement” of some three decades of excavations in the area, the expedition’s organizers…
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