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Heavy Clashes in Gaza City Amid Reports of Israeli Casualties, Missing

Gaza City witnessed intense fighting in the Zeitoun neighborhood in recent hours, with reports that four Israeli soldiers went missing and two were killed in an ambush carried out by Hamas’s armed wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, according to Saudi TV, Al Hadath. Israeli journalists on social media reported a series of “difficult” ...

Israel Army Declares Gaza City 'a Dangerous Combat Zone'

The Israeli military declared Gaza City "a dangerous combat zone" on Friday, as it prepared to conquer the Palestinian territory's largest city after almost two years of devastating war. Israel is under mounting pressure at home and abroad to end its offensive in Gaza, where the vast majority of the population has been displaced at ...

Israel Ups Pressure on Gaza City as Trump Eyes Post-War Plan

The Israeli military pressed operations around Gaza City on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump prepared to host a White House meeting on post-war plans for the shattered Palestinian territory. Israel is under mounting pressure both at home and abroad to end its almost two-year campaign in Gaza, where the United Nations has declared a ...

Israel Demands UN-Backed Monitor Retract Gaza Famine Report

Israel on Wednesday called on the UN-backed hunger monitor, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Initiative (IPC), to immediately retract a report that determined that famine was present in parts of Gaza. "Israel demands that the IPC immediately retract its fabricated report and publish a notice," the director general of ...

Israel Ups Pressure on Gaza City as Trump Eyes Post-War Plan

The Israeli military pressed operations around Gaza City on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump prepared to host a White House meeting on post-war plans for the shattered Palestinian territory. Israel is under mounting pressure both at home and abroad to end its almost two-year campaign in Gaza, where the military is preparing to conquer the ...

Catholic, Greek Orthodox Clergy to Stay in Gaza City to Help Weakest

Catholic and Greek Orthodox priests and nuns will remain in Gaza City despite Israel's plan for a military takeover, the religious communities said in a joint statement on Tuesday. "At the time of this statement, evacuation orders were already in place for several neighborhoods in Gaza City. Reports of heavy bombardment continue to be ...

Allies, NGOs Condemn Israel Strike on Gaza Hospital

World powers voiced shock at the killing of five journalists among 20 victims reported by Gaza's civil defense agency in an Israeli strike on a hospital on Monday. The Israeli military said it would investigate the strike in the area of Nasser Hospital, in the southern town of Khan Yunis, adding that it "regrets any harm to uninvolved ...

Five Journalists Among 20 Killed in Israeli Strikes on Gaza Hospital

Gaza's civil defense agency said five journalists were among at least 20 people killed Monday when Israeli strikes hit a hospital in the south, with Reuters, the Associated Press and Al Jazeera mourning their slain contributors. The ongoing war in Gaza has been one of the deadliest for journalists, with around 200 media workers killed over ...

Israel Army Calls on Hospitals, Aid Groups in North Gaza to Prepare for Evacuations

The Israeli military on Thursday said it had informed medical personnel and aid groups in northern Gaza to start making evacuation plans ahead of a military offensive to seize the area. Israeli military officials this week informed "medical officials and international organizations in the northern Gaza Strip... to prepare for the evacuation of ...

Israel Strikes Gaza City After Offensive Gets Green Light

Israel struck Gaza City and its outskirts overnight, residents said Thursday, after the defense ministry approved an expanded offensive to target the remaining Hamas strongholds in the strip. The newly approved plan authorizes the call-up of roughly 60,000 reservists, deepening fears the campaign will worsen the already catastrophic humanitarian ...

Macron Says Israel's Gaza Offensive Will Lead to 'Disaster'

French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that Israel's "military offensive" to conquer Gaza City "can only lead to a complete disaster for both peoples," after Israel's defense minister authorized the call-up of around 60,000 reservists. Israel's plan "will drag the region into a permanent war," the French president posted on social media, ...

Israel Recalls 60,000 Reservists Ahead of Offensive on Gaza City

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz approved on Tuesday tmilitary plans to launch an offensive aimed at taking control of Gaza City, Israeli media reported. The operation, named "Gideon’s Chariots B," includes the mobilization of an additional 60,000 reservists in the coming days. According to security sources cited by the Times of Israel, ...