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 …
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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 …
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 »U.S. diplomacy tour aims to calm tensions as Israel-Hamas war enters 4th month
The Israeli military signalled that it has wrapped up major combat in northern Gaza, saying it has dismantled Hamas's military infrastructure there, as the war against the militant group entered its fourth month on Sunday. Fighting continues to escalate in Lebanon, occupied West Bank and southern Gaza The Israeli military …
Read More »Demonstrations held across Canada in solidarity with Israelis and Palestinians amid ongoing Israel-Hamas war
More than a thousand congregated at Toronto's Nathan Phillips Square Monday afternoon, many saying they were there to support the Palestinian people and not to glorify the deadly attacks launched by Hamas against Israelis. Still, many also refused to condemn those attacks. Palestinians deny rallies in Canada glorify violence, but …
Read More »The Israel-Hamas war is sowing strife in national capitals around the world
The current Israel-Gaza conflict is roiling national capitals around the world and sowing conflict within, and between, national governments. Europe struggles to find a unified position as Israeli ambassadors trade barbs with host governments Although 999 of every 1,000 people on Earth live outside the theatre of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, …
Read More »Get out of Gaza City now, Israel’s military tells Palestinians
Israel's military delivered sweeping evacuation orders for almost half of Gaza's 2.3 million people Friday ahead of a feared ground offensive aiming at eradicating the Hamas militant group after its grisly assault into Israel, UN officials say. UN says Israel wants 1.1 million people living in the north of Gaza …
Read More »A worried Washington prods Israel to define its military objectives
As Israel prepares to expand its Gaza campaign, it has Washington’s worried voice in its ear, pushing it to define its objectives. It’s a reflection of American fears that it could be pulled into a spiraling Mideast conflict by any missteps in the coming days. Amid fear of being pulled …
Read More »Israeli troops enter Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital after gunbattle at gates
Israeli soldiers killed several Hamas militants at the outset of a raid on the Al-Shifa Hospital on Wednesday, where thousands of Palestinian civilians — patients, displaced people and medical staff — have been trapped during weeks of fighting. Doctor inside hospital says tanks on grounds, gunfire heard Israeli troops entered …
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