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Al Jazeera Reports Its Journalist Killed in Israeli Strike On Gaza

This is Beirut, 2024-12-15 19:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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An Israeli airstrike on Gaza killed Al Jazeera journalist Ahmed al-Louh on Sunday, the Qatar-based network reported. The strike targeted the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, according to Al Jazeera's Arabic-language website. The Israeli military, when contacted by AFP for comment, stated that it is "looking into the reports." Since the ...

Gaza: Over 67 Dead, Including Children and Aid Workers, in Israeli Strikes

This is Beirut, 2024-12-12 11:22 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Gaza Civil Defense reported that 33 people, including several children, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Wednesday night, shortly after the United Nations General Assembly called for an immediate ceasefire in the war-torn Palestinian territory. Israeli warplanes targeted two houses near the Nuseirat refugee camp (central Gaza) and in ...

Gaza Rescuers Say at Least 22 Killed in Overnight Israel Strike

This is Beirut, 2024-12-11 12:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defense agency said Wednesday that an overnight Israeli air strike in the northern part of the Palestinian territory killed at least 22 people, including women and children. "At least 22 people were martyred in the massacre committed by the occupation military after it bombed a house belonging to the Abu al-Tarabish family near Kamal ...

Hamas Tells Gaza Militant Groups to Identify Hostages They Hold

This is Beirut, 2024-12-08 15:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Sources within Palestinian militant groups in Gaza said Sunday that Hamas had told them to compile information on the hostages they hold in preparation for a ceasefire and hostage-release deal with Israel. Hamas told factions including Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the Popular Front and the Popular Resistance Committees to prepare information such ...

Gaza Civil Defense Says 29 Dead in Israeli Strikes Around Key Hospital

This is Beirut, 2024-12-06 16:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defense agency said 29 people were killed on Friday by Israeli strikes around a major hospital in the northern city of Beit Lahia. Kamal Adwan Hospital, one of northern Gaza's last functioning health centers, was hit by several strikes in the morning, the agency and the hospital director said. "There was a series of air strikes on ...

New Amnesty Report Accuses Israel of Genocide in Gaza

This is Beirut, 2024-12-05 02:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Amnesty International on Thursday accused Israel of "committing genocide" against Palestinians in Gaza since the start of the war last year, saying its new report was a "wake-up call" for the international community. The London-based rights organisation said its findings were based on "dehumanising and genocidal ...

Israel Kills Three Hamas Members in Strike on West Bank

This is Beirut, 2024-12-03 22:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli military on Tuesday said it killed three Hamas members in an air strike near the occupied West Bank city of Tubas, after the Palestinian health ministry reported two dead. "Three Hamas terrorists who planned an imminent terrorist attack were eliminated" when the Israeli air force struck vehicles in the Aqaba area near Tubas, the ...

Hamas, Fatah Agree on Joint Committee to Run Post-War Gaza

This is Beirut, 2024-12-03 16:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah party have agreed to create a committee to jointly administer post-war Gaza, negotiators from both sides said Tuesday. Under the plan, which needs Abbas's approval, the committee would be composed of 10 to 15 non-partisan figures with authority on matters related ...

Fatah-Hamas Negotiations Aim Towards Full PA Governance in Gaza

This is Beirut, 2024-12-02 19:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Egypt's foreign minister said Monday rival Palestinian groups Fatah and Hamas were in Cairo for talks seeking to bring post-war Gaza under the full control of the Palestinian Authority (PA). Hamas has been locked in a deadly conflict with Israel in the Gaza Strip since the Palestinian militant group launched a surprise attack on Israel on October ...

UN: Gaza Has Most Child Amputees Per Capita Globally

This is Beirut, 2024-12-02 13:10 - Reading : less than a minute

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The United Nations said Monday that Gaza now has the highest number of child amputees per capita in the world, after more than a year of war between Israel and Hamas. "Gaza now has the highest number of children amputees per capita anywhere in the world —- many losing limbs and undergoing surgeries without even anaesthesia," UN ...

Trump Names Lebanese-American Businessman Massad Boulos as Middle East Advisor

This is Beirut, 2024-12-01 19:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday named Lebanese-American businessman Massad Boulos as his senior advisor on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs, the latest family member to be appointed to a key position. "I am proud to announce that Massad Boulos will serve as Senior Advisor to the President on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs," ...

GCC Summit in Kuwait Urges 'Immediate Ceasefire' in Gaza

This is Beirut, 2024-12-01 18:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A summit of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders urged an immediate ceasefire in Gaza on Sunday, following calls for a truce by host Kuwait after nearly 14 months of war in the Palestinian territory. In the final statement of the summit, the six-member body called for an "immediate and permanent cessation of Israeli fire and military ...

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