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By Oyez Olatunde Rex ( with stories culled from NY Times) For weeks, which turned into months, hoardes of diplomatic and military pressures, piled on the desk of Benjamin Nethanyahu, Israeli prime Minister, a prime actor in the Middle East Crisis, which daily moves humanity closer to another world war. From the meddlesome genocide accusations…
The Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, has joined the increasing number of those to express their concern about Israel’s planned assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Mr Trudeau was speaking with Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz on Monday. A statement from Mr Trudeau’s office said he had “shared his concern” around the…
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Israeli forces have launched a raid at al Shifa hospital in Gaza City. The Israel Defence Forces and Israel Securities Authority released a joint statement saying the move was to “thwart terrorist activity”. The Palestinian government released its own statement in which it claimed Israel’s actions were a “war crime”. The IDF and ISA statement…
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The Israeli military forces have raided the largest hospital still functioning in the Gaza Strip in what it called a search for Hamas fighters and the bodies of hostages. Explosions and gunfire rocked the Nasser Medical Complex in the city of Khan Younis before the predawn raid. Several people were killed and wounded, according to…
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The war in Gaza has entered its 100th day. Since Hamas led its deadly Oct. 7 assault on Israel, more than 23,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza and most of the enclave’s population has been displaced by the Israeli military’s war, according to Gazan health officials. More than 120 hostages are believed to be…
An Israeli strike on Tuesday killed Saleh al-Aruri, deputy head of the Hamas movement, in a southern Beirut stronghold of Hamas ally Hezbollah, two security officials told AFP. Hamas later confirmed Aruri’s death, which Lebanese state media said came in an Israeli drone strike that killed a total of six people. The attack marked an…
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With Agency Report Israel has warned the Gaza war will continue throughout 2024 as unrelenting strikes killed dozens in the Palestinian territory and Hamas fired a rocket barrage at the stroke of midnight. Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said that some of the 300,000 army reservists would get a break from the war, in order…
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With Agency reports Israel has continued to push on with its punishing air and ground offensive in southern Gaza, where hundreds of thousands of residents have fled in search of shelter. Aid groups have described the situation as “apocalyptic” and warned it is on the brink of being overwhelmed by disease and starvation. Hamas said…
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With Agency reports Late on Friday, the United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have called for an immediate “humanitarian cease-fire” in Gaza, arguing that such a move would allow Hamas to maintain its control over Gaza. Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen thanked the US for its support, while Palestinian Prime Minister…
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With Agency reports The Israeli government and Hamas has agreed to uphold a brief cease-fire in Gaza to allow for the release of 50 hostages captured during Hamas’s assault last month on Israel and the release of 150 Palestinian prisoners held in Israel, Mediator, Qatar said early Wednesday. The cease-fire’s start will be announced within…
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