Hamas-led militants and assailants raped women and carried out other heinous acts of sexual violence during the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, according to the testimonies of survivors, witnesses, first responders and forensics investigators. International law and human rights experts have been gathering evidence and testimonies on crimes perpetrated WARNING: …
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Internet, phone outages have cut off Gazans from the outside world — and even their loved ones
Telecommunications in Gaza were cut off on Oct. 27 as the Israel Defence Forces announced it was expanding ground operations, which were launched soon after an Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel by Palestinian militant group Hamas. Ordinary Gazans have been struggling with sporadic service ever since. Telecommunications have been …
Read More »Fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza pushes more civilians toward Egypt border
Israeli troops fought fierce battles with Hamas in an expanding offensive into southern Gaza on Wednesday, forcing tens of thousands of displaced Palestinian civilians to cram into a city close to the Egyptian border to avoid Israeli bombardment. Israeli military says it forces are operating in Khan Younis Israeli forces …
Read More »For the love of his music, this man refuses to leave his bombed-out apartment in Gaza
After almost two months of war, few places in the Gaza Strip are safe from Israeli bombardment, but Emad Soliman Robaya Robaya refuses to leave the land where he grew up, partly because it is so vital to his music. Palestinian man plays flute fashioned from metal tube with holes …
Read More »Israeli push against Hamas sparks more fighting, deaths in Gaza cities
Hundreds more Palestinians were killed as Israel fought Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip's biggest cities on Thursday, and almost two million displaced Gazans struggled to find food and refuge. Civilians trying to stay out of harm's way increasingly packed near southern border with Egypt Hundreds more Palestinians were killed …
Read More »Group representing Canadian Muslim donors pulls back from Liberal Party over stance on Gaza
A network representing influential Canadian Muslim donors to the Liberal Party of Canada has left the ranks of the party's top donors, citing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's disinclination to call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict, CBC News has learned. 'With broken hearts, we must depart the Laurier Club,' …
Read More »U.S. vetoes ceasefire demand, as UN Secretary-General warns Gaza ‘at breaking point’
The United States on Friday vetoed a United Nations Security Council demand for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza, diplomatically isolating Washington as it shields its ally. Gaza at 'high risk of the total collapse,' says UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres …
Read More »Israeli airstrikes unrelenting in Gaza 9 weeks after outbreak of war with Hamas
Israel ordered residents out of the centre of Gaza's main southern city, Khan Younis, on Saturday and pounded the length of the Hamas-run enclave the day after the United States wielded its UN Security Council veto to shield its ally from a demand for a ceasefire. Israel orders residents out …
Read More »Israel, Hamas battle across Gaza as appetite for peace talks fades
Battles raged across Gaza on Sunday as Israel indicated it was willing to fight for months or longer to defeat the territory's Hamas rulers, and a key mediator said willingness to discuss a ceasefire was fading. Israeli tanks reach centre of southern Gaza's main city, where thousands who fled from …
Read More »Israel to open 2nd crossing to inspect Gaza-bound cargo
Israel says it is opening a second crossing to inspect cargo entering the Gaza Strip, a move meant to allow more humanitarian aid into the besieged territory. UN General Assembly set to vote Tuesday on another ceasefire resolution Civil order in Gaza imploding as fighting and deaths mount, UN says …
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