Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reaffirmed his determination to launch an offensive in Rafah, defying international criticism. The city is crammed with some 1.5 million Palestinians from other parts …
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(BBC) — Several countries including the UK have paused funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA. It comes after the agency announced the sacking of several of its …
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Women and children are the main victims of the Israel-Hamas war with 16,000 killed, UN says
(AP) — A United Nations agency report on Friday has revealed that women and children are the main victims in the Israel-Hamas war, with some 16,000 killed. According to the …
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(BBC) — One hundred days ago, the previously unthinkable happened in Israel. A state, born out of adversity and war only 75 years ago, woke up to what some have …
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Israel is pulling thousands of troops from Gaza as combat focuses on enclave’s main southern city
(AP) — Thousands of Israeli soldiers are being shifted out of the Gaza Strip, the military said Monday, in the first significant drawdown of troops since the war began as …
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Israel-Gaza war will continue for months, IDF chief warns
by Sandy Deaneby Sandy DeaneSOURCE: BBC NEWS — Israel’s war with Hamas militants in Gaza will continue for “many more months”, Israel’s army chief has said. “There are no magic solutions,” Herzi Halevi …
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Oil prices could reach ‘uncharted waters’ if the Israel-Hamas war escalates, the World Bank says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The World Bank reported on Monday that oil prices could be pushed into “uncharted waters” if the violence between Israel and Hamas widens, which could result in increased food …
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Water runs out at UN shelters in Gaza – medics fear for patients as Israeli ground offensive looms
(AP) — Water has run out at UN shelters across Gaza as thousands packed into the courtyard of the besieged territory’s largest hospital as a refuge of last resort from …
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SOURCE: (AP) — A strike Thursday by a suspected Iranian-made drone killed a U.S. contractor and wounded six other Americans in northeast Syria, and U.S. forces retaliated with airstrikes on …
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SOURCE: BBC — The Israeli military says it has bombed the home of the political leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas in a wave of air strikes on the …