Tag: Gaza
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Thirty years after, recreating the Rwanda Genocide in Gaza – By Owei Lakemfa
VICTIMS who narrate stories of genocide, do so because they survived. Millions perish, whose voices we may never hear again. There are even victims who did not have the chance of being born. Their lives were simply terminated as they grew in the womb.
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Gaza War: Israeli Security Minister threatens to topple Netanyahu
Itamar Ben-Gvir, the Israeli National Security Minister has threatened to topple the administration of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. According to him, if Netanyahu ends the war in Gaza Strip without launching an offensive on the southern city of Rafah, his government will be toppled.
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Israel pulls troops out of Southern Gaza
Israel, on Sunday, pulled all its troops out of southern Gaza, including from the city of Khan Yunis. The development was confirmed by the military and Israeli media. According to the military, the decision is coming after months of fierce fighting with Hamas militants left the area devastated. But the military, known as the IDF,…
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Israel says killing of aid workers result of ‘misidentification’
Israel’s military said on Wednesday that the result of a preliminary debrief into the killing of seven World Central Kitchen (WCK) workers by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza was the result of “a misidentification.”
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Britain demands explanation from Israel after airstrike in Gaza
British Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron has called for a “full, transparent explanation” from Israel after an airstrike in Gaza that left seven aid workers dead, including a British national. He said: “The news of the air strike that killed World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid workers in Gaza is deeply distressing.
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Easter Message: Pope Francis appeals for Gaza ceasefire, release of Israeli hostages
Pope Francis has urged the world to resist “the logic of weapons” in his Easter message at the Vatican on Sunday.
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U.S. vetoes UN resolution calling for ceasefire in Gaza
A draft resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip failed in the UN Security Council on Tuesday after the U.S. again vetoed the text tabled by Council member Algeria.
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Gaza: We’re open to ceasefire talks – Hamas leader
Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh, on Tuesday said that his movement is examining a draft agreement with Israel. He said the draft agreement would lead to an exchange of hostages for
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God and the evils of war – By Dennis Onakinor
“God is the Greatest!” chanted a crowd of traumatized Palestinian youths in the war-torn Gaza city of Khan Younis as they made futile efforts to dig through a pile of rubble with their bare hands in a bid to rescue their fellow men, women, and children trapped under it
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Qatar sends medicine for Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip
Following an agreement brokered by Qatar between Israel and the Palestinian militant organisation Hamas, the Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip will receive medication.