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Israel's Gaza Offensive Continues During Key US Visit

Israel continued its offensive in Gaza on Friday, despite increasing international calls for restraint. The United States emphasized that the effort to crush Hamas should not result in a long-term Israeli occupation of the territory. Israel pressed its offensive in Gaza on Friday despite mounting international calls for restraint, with key backer ...

Israel's Airstrikes on Gaza Strain Relations with the US

Israel continued bombing Gaza on Thursday in its conflict with Hamas, as a top White House adviser visited Jerusalem amid rising concerns over civilian casualties. President Biden on Wednesday sharply criticized Israel's "indiscriminate bombing" of the enclave. Israel bombed Gaza on Thursday in its war against Hamas militants as a top White House ...

Intense Fighting in Khan Yunis

The war between Israel and Hamas, triggered by a bloody attack by the latter on the former on the morning of October 7, entered its 65th day on Sunday. According to Israel, 1,200 people, mostly civilians, were killed in this attack during which around 240 people were abducted and taken to the small Palestinian territory. Currently, 137 people are ...

Gaza War: Unrelenting Israeli Raids Amid Persisting Ceasefire Mediation

Fighting continued in Gaza on Sunday, with Israel launching intense raids in Khan Yunis and on the Rafah road, as mediation efforts aiming for a new ceasefire continue within a shrinking timeframe amid the bombardments. Fighting raged on Sunday in the Gaza Strip in the third month of war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. Hamas ...

UN Says 'Not Possible' to Create Safe Zones in Gaza

Following demands to create areas where civilians could shelter, Israel's army published a map it said was intended to enable Gazans to “evacuate from specific places for their safety if required.” But the UN criticized the map on Tuesday, saying that it is impossible to create so-called safe zones for civilians to flee to inside the Gaza ...

UN Agencies: Hell on Earth Has Returned to Gaza

The United Nations expressed profound regret over the resumption of hostilities in Gaza after the truce ended, raising concerns about the potential Israeli expansion of the military offensive in Palestinian territory. The United Nations said that it deeply regretted the resumption of deadly hostilities in the Gaza Strip on Friday following the ...