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 …
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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 »As Israeli forces prepare to enter Gaza, a major part of the battle will be underground
As Israeli forces prepare to launch a ground offensive into Gaza following a deadly attack on Israel by Hamas two weeks ago, perhaps their biggest challenge will be the network of tunnels underground. Hamas claims its labyrinth of tunnels spans 500 kilometres beneath the territory Inside Hamas's vast and complex …
Read More »Israel-Hamas ceasefire holding as first hostages to be released from Gaza
Israel and Hamas began a four-day truce on Friday morning with Palestinian militants set to release a first group of 13 Israeli women and child hostages later in the day, the first break in a war that has devastated the besieged Gaza enclave. 4-day truce underway as 200 aid trucks …
Read More »Canadian politicians put up a united front on Israel — but bigger challenges lie ahead
The unanimity expressed by Canadian political leaders in response to Hamas's attack on Israeli citizens was important — even if differences inevitably were going to emerge. Partisanship is never set aside for long. And war is neither easy nor simple. While Canada isn't at the centre of events, that doesn't …
Read More »Israel launches brief overnight raid into Gaza ahead of expected wider incursion
Israeli troops and tanks launched a brief ground raid into northern Gaza overnight into Thursday, the military said, striking several militant targets in order to "prepare the battlefield" ahead of a widely expected ground invasion after more than two weeks of devastating air raids. Soldiers struck fighters, militant infrastructure and …
Read More »‘This is our life now’: Family members tell stories of loved ones held hostage in Gaza
Family members of Israeli hostages held in Gaza for more than a month describe how their loved ones were kidnapped — and what they are doing to try and get them released. CBC News spoke to family members of Israeli hostages held in Gaza When the Palestinian militant group Hamas …
Read More »Canada’s UN ambassador defends UN vote as ‘compassionate’ response to humanitarian disaster in Gaza
Bob Rae, Canada's ambassador to the UN , says Canada needed to evolve its position to meet the demands of a humanitarian situation on the ground in Gaza that is increasingly dire. U.K., Germany, France have all now endorsed some form of call for ceasefire Canada's ambassador to the UN …
Read More »Hundreds of Israelis and Palestinians killed in day of violence that erupted with surprise Hamas attack
Under cover of a barrage of rockets, dozens of Hamas militants broke out of the blockaded Gaza Strip and into nearby Israeli towns, killing hundreds and abducting others in an unprecedented surprise early-morning attack on Saturday. A stunned Israel says it is now at war with Hamas. At least 250 …
Read More »Intense Israeli bombardments hit southern Gaza as aid held up at Egypt border
The U.S. worked to break a deadlock over delivering aid to millions of increasingly desperate civilians in the Gaza Strip, which has been besieged by Israel since a brutal attack by Hamas militants, as U.S. President Joe Biden prepared to head to the region. Wounded rushed to hospital after heavy …
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