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Two Gaza City hospitals have been taken out of service due to Israel’s escalation of its ground offensive and damage caused by continued Israeli bombing, the enclave’s Health Ministry said, as tanks advanced deeper into the territory. The ministry said in its statement that Al-Rantissi Children’s Hospital was badly damaged a few …
Read More »Internet, phone lines cut off across Gaza as Israeli ground operations expected to escalate
Israeli tanks were seen in two Gaza City areas that are gateways to the city centre, residents said on Thursday, while internet and phone lines were cut off across the Gaza Strip, a sign that ground operations were likely to escalate imminently. Israeli forces control Gaza City’s eastern suburbs and in recent days have been pounding the Sheikh …
Read More »Israel opens new temporary route out of Gaza City as tanks advance, more forced to flee
The Israeli military said on Wednesday it was opening an additional route for 48 hours that Palestinians could use to leave Gaza City as it stepped up efforts to empty the city of civilians and confront thousands of Hamas combatants. Hundreds of thousands of people are sheltering in the city and many …
Read More »From Gaza to Europe via jet ski: A Palestinian man’s daring escape from the war
It took more than a year, several thousand dollars, ingenuity, setbacks and a jet ski: this is how Muhammad Abu Dakha, a 31-year-old Palestinian, managed to escape from Gaza to reach Europe. He documented his story through videos, photographs and audio files, which he shared with Reuters. Reuters also interviewed him and …
Read More »Music festival cancels performance led by Israeli conductor over war in Gaza
European politicians are condemning a Belgian classical music festival’s decision to cancel an upcoming performance led by an Israeli conductor due to concerns over where he stands on the war in Gaza. Organizers of the Flanders Festival Ghent announced on Wednesday they were cancelling a performance by the Munich Philharmonic …
Read More »Israel’s attack on Qatar was an escalation, but its invasion of Gaza City is even more consequential
Among the many uncertainties in the aftermath of Israel’s strike on Hamas’s leadership in Qatar, none looms larger than the future of its invasion of Gaza City. Israel’s government claims capturing the city is essential to defeating the remnants of Hamas, where many of its remaining fighters are believed to be …
Read More »More Palestinians forced to flee Gaza City
World Many Palestinians have been forced to relocate to the southern Gaza Strip after the Israeli military called for a full evacuation of Gaza City before it launches what it says is a major offensive against Hamas. Israeli military controls 40% of Gaza City, but some say they have nowhere …
Read More »Doctors save unborn baby in Gaza City after mother, father killed in Israeli strike
After their three children were killed in an Israeli strike on their home in Gaza City last year, Diana and Omar Al-Rubai were just days away from the expected arrival of their baby when they were killed in an airstrike last week. Medical teams rushed to save Diana. But after …
Read More »Israel airdrops leaflets ordering Gaza City evacuation, triggering panic among residents
Palestinians living in the ruins of Gaza City were bombarded with Israeli leaflets on Tuesday ordering them out, after Israel said it was about to obliterate the area in an assault to wipe out Hamas. Residents of the city, home to a million Palestinians before the war, have been expecting …
Read More »Israel vows ‘hurricane’ of strikes on Gaza to force Hamas to surrender, accept Trump deal
Israel said it would ramp up airstrikes on Gaza on Monday in a “mighty hurricane,” to serve as a last warning to Hamas that it will destroy the enclave unless fighters accept a demand from U.S. President Donald Trump to free all hostages and surrender. Residents said Israeli forces bombed Gaza City from the …
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