Articles for Southern Gaza

AP photos in 2024 show a Middle East riven by wars, but also moments of grace
1 week, 5 days ago

AP photos in 2024 show a Middle East riven by wars, but also moments of grace

Associated Press  

An Israeli bomb hangs suspended in air, caught in a split-second image of a suburb in Beirut before it slams into an apartment building, passersby already bracing for the explosion. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Palestinian children are evacuated from a site hit by an Israeli bombardment on Khan Younis, southern Gaza …

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Joe Biden, Emmanuel Macron set to announce Israel-Hezbollah truce deal: Report
4 weeks ago

Joe Biden, Emmanuel Macron set to announce Israel-Hezbollah truce deal: Report

India Today  

US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron are expected to announce a ceasefire in Lebanon between armed group Hezbollah and Israel imminently, four senior Lebanese sources said on Monday. In Jerusalem, a senior Israeli official said Israel's cabinet would meet on Tuesday to approve a truce deal with Hezbollah. In Beirut, Elias Bou Saab, Lebanon's deputy parliament speaker, …

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Gaza, Lebanon hit in deadly assaults
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1 month ago

Gaza, Lebanon hit in deadly assaults

China Daily  

Updated: 2024-11-18 10:09 Firefighters douse the flames at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the center of the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh on Saturday amid the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. ABBAS FAKIH / AFP GAZA/BEIRUT — Strikes by the Israeli military killed dozens in Gaza on Sunday, the civil defense said, while also hitting a Hezbollah …

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WRATH OF GOD II: That was the biblical codename for the savagely ruthless operation in which Israel took revenge for the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre. But its response to October 7 has been even more
2 months ago

WRATH OF GOD II: That was the biblical codename for the savagely ruthless operation in which Israel took revenge for the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre. But its response to October 7 has been even more

Daily Mail  

The IDF spokesman was clear when we met in Tel Aviv almost two weeks ago. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the Hamas leader and many more of the group's other 'mass murderers' were found hiding in Rafah, in southern Gaza on the Egyptian border. As a former defence official, still close to Israel's security establishment, told me: 'October …

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Mass polio vaccination campaign to immunise 200,000 children in southern Gaza extended by a day
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Mass polio vaccination campaign to immunise 200,000 children in southern Gaza extended by a day

ABC  

The United Nations and local health authorities have extended a campaign to vaccinate children in the southern Gaza Strip against polio by an extra day. Palestinian children receive polio vaccinations at a hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on September 5. Senior Gaza emergency service official reportedly killed in Israeli strike An Israeli air strike on a …

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Gaza: Children are drinking from puddles and wading through sewage pools, as Israel pummels water systems
4 months ago

Gaza: Children are drinking from puddles and wading through sewage pools, as Israel pummels water systems

CNN  

CNN — Guns swinging from their hips, two soldiers in black combat boots and green tactical clothing appear to wire explosives to pumps at the Canada Water reservoir in Rafah, southern Gaza. “The city of Rafah is a city struck by destruction, hunger and thirst.” The amount of water available in Gaza works out at 4.74 liters of water per …

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Israel-Hamas war latest: The Israeli military orders another mass evacuation in southern Gaza
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel-Hamas war latest: The Israeli military orders another mass evacuation in southern Gaza

Associated Press  

The Israeli military has ordered another mass evacuation in large areas around Khan Younis in southern Gaza, saying its forces will soon operate there in response to Palestinian rocket fire. Syrian state news agency SANA, citing an unnamed military source, said strikes targeted “a number of military points in the central region.” The UK-based war monitor Syrian Observatory for Human …

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Israeli reservists who refuse to return to Gaza cite military’s destructive approach
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Israeli reservists who refuse to return to Gaza cite military’s destructive approach

CNN  

CNN — Every day for two months, Michael Ofer Ziv spent hours watching grainy, black-and-white footage of the Gaza Strip from a tiny room across the border. Asked for comment, the Israel Defense Forces told CNN that Ofer Ziv’s claims around targeting were “baseless, unfounded, and misrepresent the sensitivity, precaution, and strict obligation to international law with which the IDF …

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Israeli reservists who refuse to return to Gaza cite military’s destructive approach
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Israeli reservists who refuse to return to Gaza cite military’s destructive approach

CNN  

CNN — Every day for two months, Michael Ofer Ziv spent hours watching grainy, black-and-white footage of the Gaza Strip from a tiny room across the border. Asked for comment, the Israel Defense Forces told CNN that Ofer Ziv’s claims around targeting were “baseless, unfounded, and misrepresent the sensitivity, precaution, and strict obligation to international law with which the IDF …

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Why friction between Hezbollah and Israel has reached boiling point and set the stage for their first war since 2006
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Why friction between Hezbollah and Israel has reached boiling point and set the stage for their first war since 2006

ABC  

While Israel's eyes have largely been set on rooting out Hamas militants in Gaza over the past 10 months of war, it also faces another powerful enemy on its northern border. Israel said after Saturday's attack the death toll among civilians killed in Hezbollah attacks had risen to 23 since October, along with at least 17 soldiers. Any move by …

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Israeli airstrike targeting Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif kills 71 in southern Gaza
5 months, 1 week ago

Israeli airstrike targeting Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif kills 71 in southern Gaza

India TV News  

Gaza: An Israeli airstrike intended for Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif has killed at least 71 Palestinians in southern Gaza on Saturday, according to health officials, possibly dealing another blow in the ongoing peace talks over the nine-month conflict. A security official said it was unclear whether Deif was killed after reports that he was hiding in a building in …

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UN agency slams Israel for targeting schools in Gaza
5 months, 1 week ago

UN agency slams Israel for targeting schools in Gaza

China Daily  

By Mike Gu in Hong Kong | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-07-11 19:21 People carry bodies of Palestinians killed by Israeli strike in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza Strip on July 9. On Tuesday, at least 25 people were killed after an Israeli strike near a school building sheltering displaced Gazans in eastern Khan Younis, southern Gaza, according to local health …

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House keys carry symbolic weight for Palestinians families repeatedly displaced by war
5 months, 2 weeks ago

House keys carry symbolic weight for Palestinians families repeatedly displaced by war

Associated Press  

MUWASI, Gaza Strip — On his key chain, Hassan Nofal keeps the keys to two homes. “I must return to my house … I want to stay in Gaza and settle in Gaza with my children in our house.” Hassan Nofal, right, who was displaced by the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, prepares lunch with his family at a …

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Israeli airstrike kills at least 27 people at school complex near Khan Younis, Gaza Health Ministry says
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Israeli airstrike kills at least 27 people at school complex near Khan Younis, Gaza Health Ministry says

CNN  

Jerusalem CNN — An Israeli airstrike hit a school complex housing displaced people in southern Gaza and killed at least 27 people on Tuesday, local health officials said, in the fourth such attack in as many days. Israeli forces targeted the gate of a school housing displaced people in the town of Abasan, east of Khan Younis, according to the …

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Thousands flee southern Gaza as Israel mounts new assault
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Thousands flee southern Gaza as Israel mounts new assault

Al Jazeera  

At least eight people have been killed and 30 wounded in an Israeli bombardment in eastern Khan Younis. The UN humanitarian coordinator for Gaza said 1.9 million people – 80 percent of the territory’s population – were now displaced, adding she was “deeply concerned” by reports of new evacuation orders for southern Gaza. … I’m deeply concerned about reports of …

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The Latest | ‘Carry your son and run’: Gaza families describe fleeing Rafah under Israeli fire
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The Latest | ‘Carry your son and run’: Gaza families describe fleeing Rafah under Israeli fire

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Israel launched the war in …

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The Latest | Iran-allied militants claim an attack targeting the Israeli port city of Eilat
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The Latest | Iran-allied militants claim an attack targeting the Israeli port city of Eilat

Associated Press  

An Iranian-backed umbrella group known as the Islamic Resistance in Iraq claimed an attack targeting the southern Israeli port city of Eilat on Wednesday. UN says it’s unable to use road approved by Israel for aid delivery to southern Gaza for security reasons UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations says it has not been able to use the single road …

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The Latest | Gaza’s Health Ministry says 25 killed, 50 wounded in Israeli strikes on tent camps
6 months ago

The Latest | Gaza’s Health Ministry says 25 killed, 50 wounded in Israeli strikes on tent camps

Associated Press  

At least 25 people were killed and another 50 wounded in attacks on tents for displaced Palestinians sheltering in southern Gaza, according to the territory’s Heath Ministry and emergency workers. Follow AP’s coverage of the war in Gaza at https://apnews.com/hub/israel-hamas-war Here’s the latest: UN chief says ‘total lawlessness’ in Gaza is preventing aid distribution UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations …

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The Latest | US-built pier in Gaza unloads aid again after weather setback, official says
6 months ago

The Latest | US-built pier in Gaza unloads aid again after weather setback, official says

Associated Press  

The U.S.-built pier in Gaza was unloading humanitarian aid again Thursday after being removed for a second time last week because of rough seas, the U.S. military said. Follow AP’s coverage of the war in Gaza at https://apnews.com/hub/israel-hamas-war Here’s the latest: Israel’s pledge to guard an aid route into Gaza falls flat as lawlessness blocks distribution JERUSALEM — A breakdown …

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Daylight pauses part of veil of deceit: China Daily editorial
6 months ago

Daylight pauses part of veil of deceit: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

An Israeli tank manoeuvres inside the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, as seen from Israel, June 17, 2024. That explains why aid agencies said there remain several obstacles to delivering humanitarian assistance to areas in central and southern Gaza from Kerem Shalom, an important border crossing between Israel and Gaza. Yet while domestic and international …

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The Latest | Netanyahu dissolves war Cabinet that directed Gaza conflict, Israeli officials say
6 months ago

The Latest | Netanyahu dissolves war Cabinet that directed Gaza conflict, Israeli officials say

Associated Press  

Israeli officials say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved the influential war Cabinet that was tasked with steering the war in Gaza. This is how — AP documents 60 Palestinian families who lost dozens or more members in the war — Israel’s army says it will pause daytime fighting along a route in southern Gaza to help flow of aid …

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Israel’s plan for ‘tactical pause’ for aid raises questions and deepens rifts. Here’s what we know
6 months, 1 week ago

Israel’s plan for ‘tactical pause’ for aid raises questions and deepens rifts. Here’s what we know

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. CNN — The Israel Defense Forces has announced a “tactical pause” of military activities along a road in southern Gaza that has been designated for humanitarian aid deliveries every day for 11 hours. In response to …

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Israel's Army Says It Will Pause Daytime Fighting Along A Route In Southern Gaza To Help Ramp Up Aid
6 months, 1 week ago

Israel's Army Says It Will Pause Daytime Fighting Along A Route In Southern Gaza To Help Ramp Up Aid

Huff Post  

Palestinians collect food aid ahead of the upcoming Eid al-Adha holiday in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Saturday, June 15, 2024. Jehad Alshrafi via AP JERUSALEM — Israel’s military announced on Sunday that it would pause fighting during daytime hours along a route in southern Gaza to free up a backlog of humanitarian aid deliveries for desperate Palestinians enduring a humanitarian …

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Israel army to pause daytime fighting along southern Gaza route to ramp up aid
6 months, 1 week ago

Israel army to pause daytime fighting along southern Gaza route to ramp up aid

Hindustan Times  

Israel's military announced on Sunday that it would pause fighting throughout daytime hours along a route in southern Gaza to free up a backlog of humanitarian aid deliveries destined for desperate Palestinians enduring a humanitarian crisis sparked by the war, now in its ninth month. The pause is aimed at allowing aid trucks to reach the nearby Israel-controlled Kerem Shalom …

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