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Israeli fire killed three Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Monday, north of the southern city of Rafah, which remains under Israeli control, according to local health authorities, further straining the fragile U.S.-backed ceasefire. In a statement issued earlier on Monday, the Israeli military said forces identified “terrorists” who crossed the yellow line, …
Read More »Israeli military kills 3 Palestinians in Gaza, as 4 days of attacks strain ceasefire
The Israeli military attacked the Gaza Strip for a fourth day on Friday, killing three people, Palestinian health authorities said, in another test of a fragile ceasefire agreement. Residents reported Israeli shelling and gunfire in northern Gaza on Friday, as Israel continued to bombard areas of the enclave despite saying that it remains committed to …
Read More »What we know about the Israeli hostage and Palestinian prisoner exchange
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said early Friday that its cabinet approved U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of all remaining hostages and of Palestinian prisoners. The statement said the cabinet approved the “outline” of a deal to release the …
Read More »6 Canadians among scores of activists detained by Israeli military on Gaza flotilla
The Israeli military intercepted a nine-boat flotilla trying to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza early Wednesday in the Mediterranean Sea and detained scores of activists on board, including six Canadians, the flotilla organizers and the Israeli Foreign Ministry said. The ministry said the 145 activists taking part in the …
Read More »2 Gaza City hospitals forced to halt operations as Israeli offensive intensifies: Health Ministry
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 »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 »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 »Israeli reservists are risking jail time rather than serve in Gaza again
Roy Sommer knows he could go to jail if he refuses to return to Gaza, but that’s a risk he’s willing to take. Sommer, a reservist, has already served five years with the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), including recent tours in Gaza and Lebanon, but made a decision not to …
Read More »Israeli strikes kill 86 people across Gaza as thousands of Israeli reservists report for duty
Tens of thousands of reservists started to report for duty on Tuesday ahead of a new Israeli offensive in Gaza City as more than 80 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the past 24 hours, according to local health officials. Israeli Army Radio said that some 40,000 reservists would report for …
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