Tag: Gaza Strip
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Israeli president calls for world support in fight against enemies
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has called on the world to support Israel in the fight against its enemies, as he spoke during a ceremony to mark one year since the Hamas terrorist attack. ‘This is a scar on humanity. This is a scar on the face of the Earth,’’ he said on Monday at the…
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Israel – Hamas: US President, Joe Biden apologizes to Muslim leaders
US president, Joe Biden has tendered his apologies to some prominent Muslim-American leaders over his public questioning of the Palestinian death number reported by the Hamas-controlled Gaza Ministry of Health.
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Tell Aviv march for hostages heads to Netanyahu’s Jerusalem residence
Relatives and friends to some 240 people being held hostage in the Gaza Strip by the militant Palestinian organisation Hamas are marching almost 70 kilometres to push for their release.
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War: Israel military announces massive ground bombardments in Gaza
In a bid to fulfill its goals in the war with Hamas, the Israel Defense Forces, IDF on Friday announced that they “expanding ground operations” in the Gaza Strip The development comes as airstrikes, bombardments continue in Gaza Strip.
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WHO to send 100 aid trucks to Gaza strip daily
The World Health Organisation (WHO) plans to send up to 100 trucks carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing daily after Egypt agreed to open the lifeline.
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Complete closure of the Gaza Strip violates international law – UN
The United Nations has criticised Israel’s decision to stop all deliveries of food, water, electricity, and fuel to the Gaza Strip. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, said in Geneva on Tuesday that it was forbidden
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Hamas threathen to kill Israel hostage if attacks on Gaza civilians continue
The Hamas versus Israel crisis has taken a new twist as the militant group in Palestine has threatened to kill one Israeli hostage every time Israel bombs a Palestinian home without warning as Israel mobilised some 300,000 reservists and imposed a total blockade of the Gaza Strip, denying the enclave’s millions of residents access to…
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WAR: Seven interesting facts about Israel – Palestine crisis
Hamas Hamas is an Islamist militant group in Palestine which rules the Gaza Strip. The group has been at war with Israel since it took power in 2027. After winning the 2006 Palestinian legislative elections, Hamas seized control of Gaza in 2007 following a violent conflict with its rival, Fatah. Since then, Hamas has been…
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Over 250 killed as Israel declares war following Hamas assault
In a fresh escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Hamas fighters crossed the border into Israel following an early morning barrage of rockets from the Gaza Strip, resulting in over 250 casualties. The armed wing of Hamas, in a move termed “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood,” launched over 5,000 rockets, marking the first strike. Israel responded by calling…