Gaza

The death toll in the Gaza Strip has climbed to 72,070 since the conflict between Hamas and Israel began on October 7, 2023, according to Gaza’s health authorities. The number of injured has reached 171,738. Health officials said that over…
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The World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday it plans to vaccinate more than 40,000 children in Gaza against a range of life-threatening diseases, taking advantage of the current ceasefire to accelerate its campaign. More than 10,000…
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A high-profile US-brokered peace plan is on the table, but Israel pressed ahead with its offensive in Gaza on Wednesday, warning residents of Gaza City to evacuate immediately — calling it their “last opportunity” — and declaring that…
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Organizers of a Gaza-bound flotilla said late Tuesday that several of their vessels were hit by drones while sailing off the coast of Greece. The Global Sumud Flotilla reported “multiple drones, unidentified objects dropped, communications…
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More than 140 world leaders are set to gather in New York next week for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), with debates expected to be dominated by the future of Palestine and the war in Gaza. Conspicuously absent will be…
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The UN investigator who accused Israel this week of committing genocide in Gaza says she sees echoes of Rwanda’s 1994 butchery and hopes Israeli leaders will one day be brought to trial. Navi Pillay, a South African former judge who headed…
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Canada’s foreign ministry on Tuesday called Israel’s new ground offensive in Gaza City “horrific.” “It worsens the humanitarian crisis and jeopardizes the release of the hostages,” the foreign ministry said in a post on X. “The Government…
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A United Nations Commission of Inquiry has concluded that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, holding top officials — including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — responsible for incitement. The findings come as Israel begins a new…
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A ship carrying 1,200 tons of food for the Gaza Strip arrived off Israel’s Ashdod port on Tuesday, part of renewed efforts to ease what experts warn is the territory’s slide into famine. The Panamanian-flagged HENKE departed Limassol,…
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Faiza Najjar, a 50-year-old Palestinian-Canadian, left Gaza last year without her four adult daughters due to travel restrictions. From Canada, where she lives with six other children, she spent months trying to secure their exit as food…
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