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Gaza aid effort at ‘breaking point’, warns UN

OCHA chief says attacks by both Israeli troops and Palestinian groups stifling bid to save lives in war-torn enclave. Aid efforts in Gaza are facing mounting obstacles as Israeli forces continue attacks on relief workers amid a breakdown of law and order in the war-torn enclave, the UN humanitarian agency’s chief said in a statement late on Monday. Tom Fletcher, …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Israel raid empties northern Gaza’s last functioning major hospital of all patients and detains its director

CNN

CNN — Northern Gaza’s last remaining major hospital is now out of service after a raid by Israeli forces severely damaged the building and emptied its wards of patients and doctors. Mohammed Salha, director of Al Awda Hospital in northern Gaza, which is barely functioning and severely damaged due to recent airstrikes, told CNN Monday that Kamal Adwan Hospital is …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Israel raid empties northern Gaza’s last functioning major hospital of all patients and detains its director

CNN

CNN — Northern Gaza’s last remaining major hospital is now out of service after a raid by Israeli forces severely damaged the building and emptied its wards of patients and doctors. Mohammed Salha, director of Al Awda Hospital in northern Gaza, which is barely functioning and severely damaged due to recent airstrikes, told CNN Monday that Kamal Adwan Hospital is …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Middle East latest: Israeli raid and airstrikes in West Bank kill at least 8 Palestinians

Associated Press

At least eight people were killed by Israeli military operations in the northern West Bank around the city of Tulkarem on Tuesday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, including three people it said were killed by Israeli airstrikes. Here’s the latest: Israeli raid and airstrikes kill at least 8 Palestinians in West Bank, health officials say NUR SHAMS REFUGEE CAMP, West …

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Aid delivery attempts in besieged northern Gaza denied or impeded more than 40 days: UN

China Daily

Palestinians are seen at a school-turned shelter which was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City on Nov 16, 2024. UNITED NATIONS - UN humanitarians said on Tuesday attempts for more than 40 days have been denied or impeded to aid people struggling to stay alive while under siege in northern Gaza areas. The humanitarians said that as mass …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Aid delivery attempts in besieged northern Gaza denied or impeded more than 40 days: UN

China Daily

Palestinians are seen at a school-turned shelter which was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City on Nov 16, 2024. UNITED NATIONS - UN humanitarians said on Tuesday attempts for more than 40 days have been denied or impeded to aid people struggling to stay alive while under siege in northern Gaza areas. The humanitarians said that as mass …

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Middle East latest: US won’t halt any weapons to Israel over Gaza humanitarian aid situation

Associated Press

Eight international aid groups said Tuesday that Israel has failed to meet U.S. demands for greater humanitarian access to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, where hunger experts say the north may already be experiencing famine. Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ilze Brands Kehris told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that “the age group most represented in verified fatalities was children …

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4 months ago

Rights Experts Warn A Besieged West Bank Could Face The Same Fate As Gaza

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LOADING ERROR LOADING Human rights experts warn that Israeli forces are increasingly using their war-like tactics from the ongoing offensive in Gaza to kill, injure and displace Palestinians in the West Bank ― a military campaign that has quickly become the deadliest operation in the settler-occupied territory in more than two decades. Last week, Israel launched the largest raids in …

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7 months, 1 week ago

The Latest | Four more Israeli hostages declared dead, and Palestinians seek to join genocide case

Associated Press

Israel’s military confirmed the deaths of four more hostages held by Hamas — including three men in their 80s who were seen in a Hamas video begging for their release. Monday’s announcement came days after U.S. President Joe Biden announced that Israel has offered Hamas a deal to release all the hostages in Gaza and potentially end the war. Israeli …

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7 months, 1 week ago

In Gaza, months of war have left Palestinians with barely the necessities to survive

NPR

In Gaza, months of war have left Palestinians with barely the necessities to survive toggle caption Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP Amid Israel's bombardment of Gaza that has followed Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, much of the enclave's already fragile infrastructure — water and electricity, as well as housing, hospitals, and schools — has been either damaged or destroyed. A World Bank report says, …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Nakba to Nakba, Palestinian life 76 years post-catastrophe is worse than 75

Al Jazeera

On the 76th commemoration of the Nakba, Al Jazeera looks at the difference the last year has made to the Palestinians. In the year leading up to May 15, 2023, 234 Palestinians had been killed by Israeli forces or settlers in the occupied West Bank and 89 in Gaza, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Palestinian-American teen one of hundreds killed by Israelis in West Bank

Al Jazeera

They are using US tax dollars to ‘kill our own children’, says father after Israeli soldiers and settlers opened fire, killing his 17-year-old son. Palestinian-American Tawfiq Ajaq, 17, is one of 369 people killed by Israeli troops and settlers in the occupied West Bank since October, including 95 children. Tawfiq Hafez Tawfiq Ajaq, 17, a U.S. citizen, was killed yesterday …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Palestinian village fears Israel wartime demolitions

Al Jazeera

Wiping away tears, Ghadeer al-Atrash stood before her bulldozed home in a Palestinian village abutting Israeli settlements, a fate feared by hundreds of villagers as Israel ramps up demolitions during wartime. The destruction of homes built without Israeli-issued permits, which campaigners say are nearly impossible for Palestinians to obtain due to Israel’s restrictive planning policy, has roiled occupied territories for …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Israel asks Palestinians to evacuate, but is any place safe in Gaza?

Al Jazeera

Israel has issued an evacuation map asking Palestinians to move south as it intensifies attacks on the besieged enclave. More than one million Palestinians have been displaced from northern Gaza since October 13, when the Israeli military ordered people to evacuate to the south on 24 hours’ notice. Israel has declared Khan Younis “a dangerous combat zone” after the truce …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Israel releases more Palestinian prisoners as part of extended exchanges for hostages

NPR

Israel releases more Palestinian prisoners as part of extended exchanges for hostages Enlarge this image toggle caption Ariel Schalit/AP Ariel Schalit/AP TEL AVIV — Israel released 30 more Palestinian prisoners Tuesday as part of the exchange for hostages held by Hamas, hours after 10 Israelis and two foreign nationals were released by the Palestinian militant group. In the final hours …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Hospitals across Gaza expected to have 24 hours of fuel left, while Israel plans to evacuate residents near Lebanon border

ABC

Freezer trucks with images of smiling children enjoying ice cream cones used to make deliveries to supermarkets in central Gaza. Key points: Israel has announced plans to evacuate residents of 28 villages near the Lebanese border Fuel across Gaza hospitals is expected to last around 24 more hours, the United Nations' humanitarian office says The US embassy in Israel reports …

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1 year, 3 months ago

UN airs concerns for civilians as Israel steps up military response in Gaza to deadly Hamas attacks

Associated Press

GENEVA — The United Nations, aid groups and public health experts expressed growing concerns Monday about humanitarian needs in Palestinian areas as Israel ratchets up a muscular military riposte and a lockdown of Gaza, after the weekend attack by Hamas militants who killed and kidnapped hundreds of civilians in Israel. “I am deeply distressed by today’s announcement that Israel will …

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3 years ago

Sheikh Jarrah: Palestinian family faces forced displacement

Al Jazeera

Salem family lives in fear as they await forced expulsion at any moment from the home they have lived in since 1951. Sheikh Jarrah, Occupied East Jerusalem – Living in fear and apprehension, the Salem family awaits imminent forced displacement from the house they have lived in since 1951 – currently home to three generations. After Israeli settler NGOs lodged …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Jerusalem: Palestinians at risk of displacement due to demolition

Al Jazeera

Seventy residents say they will be left homeless if Israeli authorities greenlight demolition of their building in occupied East Jerusalem. Rights groups and Palestinians have long documented the refusal of Israeli authorities to issue building permits in occupied East Jerusalem, which the United Nations says is part of a “restrictive planning regime” that “makes it virtually impossible for Palestinians to …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Palestinian Bedouins in Hebron face demolitions, settler attacks

Al Jazeera

Masafer Yatta, occupied West Bank – The Israeli High Court of Justice is expected to decide over the next month whether an area in the occupied West Bank – where Palestinian Bedouin communities have resided long before the Israeli occupation – will continue to be used for military purposes. “Israel wants this land because it’s the highest point in the …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Settler attacks wreak havoc on Palestinians during olive harvest

Al Jazeera

Israeli settlers are committing violent, daily attacks against Palestinians harvesting their olive trees for the season. Ramallah, Occupied West Bank – Israeli settlers have committed violent, daily attacks against Palestinian villages and residents harvesting their olive trees over the past week. We are 30 percent into the olive harvest season, and we have already had 58 attacks in the north,” …

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3 years, 7 months ago

‘No longer afraid’: Palestinians vow to fight Jerusalem evictions

Al Jazeera

At least 218 Palestinian households in East Jerusalem have eviction cases filed against them, putting 970 people at risk of forced displacement, UN says. Occupied East Jerusalem – Jerusalem’s District Court postponed a ruling this week on an appeal by seven Palestinian families, comprising 44 people, facing expulsion from their homes in the Batan al-Hawa area of Silwan. “The court …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Israel continues Gaza raids as Palestinians hold general strike

Al Jazeera

Four Palestinian protesters killed in West Bank during demonstrations against Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. 18 May 2021 - 21:00 GMT Palestinian FM urges ICC to investigate Israel’s war crimes The Palestinian foreign minister has sent a letter to the International Criminal Court Prosecutor’s Office, calling for an investigation into Israel’s “war crimes” in Gaza, the West Bank, and Jerusalem. “There …

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4 years, 2 months ago

Number of Palestinians made homeless by Israeli demolitions hits four-year high despite pandemic

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The number of Palestinians made …

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Gaza aid effort at ‘breaking point’, warns UN

Israel raid empties northern Gaza’s last functioning major hospital of all patients and detains its director

Israel raid empties northern Gaza’s last functioning major hospital of all patients and detains its director

Middle East latest: Israeli raid and airstrikes in West Bank kill at least 8 Palestinians

Aid delivery attempts in besieged northern Gaza denied or impeded more than 40 days: UN

Aid delivery attempts in besieged northern Gaza denied or impeded more than 40 days: UN

Middle East latest: US won’t halt any weapons to Israel over Gaza humanitarian aid situation

Rights Experts Warn A Besieged West Bank Could Face The Same Fate As Gaza

The Latest | Four more Israeli hostages declared dead, and Palestinians seek to join genocide case

In Gaza, months of war have left Palestinians with barely the necessities to survive

Nakba to Nakba, Palestinian life 76 years post-catastrophe is worse than 75

Palestinian-American teen one of hundreds killed by Israelis in West Bank

Palestinian village fears Israel wartime demolitions

Israel asks Palestinians to evacuate, but is any place safe in Gaza?

Israel releases more Palestinian prisoners as part of extended exchanges for hostages

Hospitals across Gaza expected to have 24 hours of fuel left, while Israel plans to evacuate residents near Lebanon border

UN airs concerns for civilians as Israel steps up military response in Gaza to deadly Hamas attacks

Sheikh Jarrah: Palestinian family faces forced displacement

Jerusalem: Palestinians at risk of displacement due to demolition

Palestinian Bedouins in Hebron face demolitions, settler attacks

Settler attacks wreak havoc on Palestinians during olive harvest

‘No longer afraid’: Palestinians vow to fight Jerusalem evictions

Israel continues Gaza raids as Palestinians hold general strike

Number of Palestinians made homeless by Israeli demolitions hits four-year high despite pandemic