Israeli troops on Friday mistakenly shot to death three hostages in a battle-torn neighbourhood of Gaza City, and an Israeli strike killed a Palestinian journalist in the south of the besieged territory. Israeli troops found the hostages Friday and erroneously identified them as a threat Israeli military says it mistakenly …
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As Israel airlifts wounded soldiers out of Gaza, Palestinians have nowhere to go
The Palmachim airbase about an hour away from Jerusalem has become a critical operations centre in Israel’s war against Hamas. While injured Israeli soldiers are airlifted from the battlefield in Gaza, there’s no escape from the war for Palestinian civilians. 'You have to be deaf not to understand that civilians …
Read More »Israel still fighting Hamas on its own territory, and striking Gaza, with over 1,100 dead in fighting so far
Israel intensified its bombardments of the Gaza Strip on Monday after declaring war and vowing to destroy the "military and governing capabilities" of the enclave's Hamas rulers, as Israeli soldiers fought to secure the border and dislodge Gaza gunmen from areas of southern Israel. Israeli forces still fighting Hamas in …
Read More »Israeli forces fight Hamas gunmen in Gaza tunnels as Netanyahu rejects calls to halt fighting
Israel said on Tuesday its forces attacked Hamas gunmen inside the Islamists' vast tunnel network beneath Gaza, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed calls for a halt to fighting to ease the Palestinian enclave's humanitarian crisis. Hamas says it's hit Israeli military positions in Gaza's north and south THE LATEST: …
Read More »Global Affairs confirms 8th Canadian death since start of Israel-Hamas war
The department says the death was in Lebanon, but offered no further details in an update Sunday evening. Department says the death was in Lebanon, but offered no further details Global Affairs Canada has announced the death of an eighth Canadian citizen in the Israel-Hamas war. The department says the …
Read More »UN votes to demand Israel-Hamas ceasefire; Canada among those voting in favour
The United Nations has overwhelmingly voted in favour of demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. World Food Program says half the population in the Palestinian enclave is starving The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly voted in favour of demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. The vote in …
Read More »Israel’s Arab neighbours want to see Hamas gone, but spurn role in governing Gaza afterward
Arab and Islamic foreign ministers have been touring global capitals pushing for an end to the war in Gaza. CBC News was invited to a private briefing to hear their solutions. None of the outcomes involve having their nations establish a presence in Gaza when the fighting ends. Arab nations …
Read More »With little food, families in Gaza break Ramadan fast with what they can
Abu Mustafa Naji and his wife decided not to leave their home in Gaza even though it was bombed during the Israel-Hamas war. As Ramadan begins, they chose to break their fast on a table in the middle of what's left. Abu Mustafa Naji and his wife sit in the …
Read More »Heavy Israeli bombardments hit Gaza, military to expand ground operations
Israel stepped up bombardments of the Gaza Strip Friday night hours after internet and communications were knocked out and largely cut off the Palestinian territory's 2.3 million people from contact with each other and the outside world. Internet cut off as UN overwhelmingly calls for humanitarian truce between Israel and …
Read More »U.S. says no deal yet between Israel and Hamas as work continues to pause fighting, release hostages
A White House spokesperson said Israel and Hamas have not yet reached a deal on a temporary pause in fighting on Saturday night, despite an earlier report suggesting a tentative agreement had been brokered that could see hostages released. Israeli airstrikes kill nearly 50 Palestinians; officials say most staff, patients …
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