Israeli strikes on northern Gaza have killed at least 22 people, mostly women and children, Palestinian officials said Sunday, as the Israeli offensive in the hard-hit and isolated north entered a third week and aid groups described a humanitarian catastrophe. Iran's supreme leader, meanwhile, said Israeli strikes on the country over
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69 years of development in Gaza erased by Israel-Hamas War
The second of the polio vaccination campaign in Gaza has yielded relative success, as so far more than 420,000 children have been vaccinated since the second round of immunizations began one week prior. This exception stands out as the uptick in airstrikes and sustained blockages of aid give humanitarian organizations
Israel kills 50 as tanks deepen raid in Gaza
Israeli military strikes killed at least 50 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip as Israeli forces tightened their squeeze around Jabalia in the north of the enclave on Tuesday, amid fierce battles with Hamas-led fighters. Palestinian health officials said at least 11 people were killed by Israeli fire near Al-Falouja in Jabalia,
UN peacekeepers hit by heavy Israeli bombardment in Gaza
Palestinians in northern Gaza described heavy Israeli bombardment Saturday in the hours after airstrikes killed at least 22 people, as Israel warned people there and in southern Lebanon to get out of the way of offensives against the Hamas and Hezbollah militant groups. In Lebanon, the U.N. peacekeeping force said its
24 dead, 93 hurt in Israeli air strikes on Gaza
At least 24 people were killed and 93 others wounded early on Sunday morning when Israeli air strikes targeted a mosque and school sheltering displaced people in Gaza, according to Palestinian officials. Gazan health officials said at least another 20 people had been killed since Saturday night in the north of
12 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza
Israeli airstrikes pounded areas across the Gaza Strip on Monday killing 12, including a journalist and her family, medics said, although the intensity of the ground offensive has subsided as Israel steps up its fight with Hezbollah in Lebanon. Palestinian health officials said Wafa Al-Udaini, who wrote articles about the war
Dhaka concerned over atrocities in Gaza
The ongoing 10th Emergency Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly adopted an important resolution, affirming the recent advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on 19 July 2024 that declared the occupation of Israel on the Occupied Palestinian Territories illegal. The resolution was tabled by Palestine and was
Israelis erupt in protest to demand a cease-fire after 6 more hostages die in Gaza
Tens of thousands of grieving and angry Israelis surged into the streets Sunday night after six more hostages were found dead in Gaza, chanting “Now! Now!” as they demanded that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reach a cease-fire with Hamas to bring the remaining captives home. The mass outpouring appeared to be
US declares end to troubled Gaza aid pier mission
The US military's problem-plagued mission to bring desperately needed aid into Gaza via a temporary pier has ended, with deliveries shifting to an Israeli port, a senior American officer said Wednesday. US President Joe Biden has expressed disappointment in the performance of the pier, which has repeatedly broken free of the
