February 2024 archive

  Israeli soldiers fire at Palestinians approaching aid trucks in Gaza The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is growing worse by the day, but not much aid is allowed in. Desperate Palestinians rushing toward aid trucks to fetch food in central Gaza were forced to flee after Israeli troops opened fire on them amid the …

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   Eight die at Nasser Hospital as oxygen runs out By Nils Adler and Usaid Siddiqui Published On 18 Feb 202418 Feb 2024 Nasser Hospital has been put “completely out of service”, according to a spokesperson for the Gaza Health Ministry. The WHO chief said that some 200 patients were inside Gaza’s second-largest medical facility, which has been …

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Navalny’s team says Russian authorities are hiding his body Navalny’s allies have every reason not to trust the Kremlin Sarah Rainsford Eastern Europe Correspondent Alexei Navalny’s family now have the confirmation they never wanted – the politician has died in prison. But they still have no proper answers as to the cause of his sudden death, …

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Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny dead, says prison service UN calls for independent investigation Imogen Foulkes BBC Geneva Correspondent The UN Human Rights Office says it is “appalled” by the reported death of Alexei Navalny, adding that it should be investigated by an independent body. In a statement issued in Geneva the UN office said …

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  UNRWA says 84 percent of health facilities impacted by attacks By Federica Marsi, Tamila Varshalomidze, Brian Osgood, Ali Harb and Usaid Siddiqui Published On 15 Feb 202415 Feb 2024 The UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA has said that 84 percent of Gaza’s health facilities have been affected by attacks since the war began. Israeli forces have targeted and raided health facilities throughout the …

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  Israeli forces kill Gaza political analyst, frequent Al Jazeeera guest Israeli forces killed Ayman Rafati, his wife and children after shelling his home north of Gaza City, says Ramy Abdu, head of the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor. Abdu has accused Israel of silencing voices from Gaza, while others have called it part of an ongoing …

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Journalists wounded in air strike By Federica Marsi, Tamila Varshalomidze and Nils Adler Published On 13 Feb 202413 Feb 2024 An Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent and a photojournalist working with him have been wounded in an Israeli air strike near Rafah, in southern Gaza. CIA chief William Burns is in Cairo for the latest round of discussions on a …

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   Rafah bombarded as Israel plans ground assault By Lyndal Rowlands, Alastair McCready, Umut Uras, Nils Adler and Tamila Varshalomidze Published On 12 Feb 202412 Feb 2024 At least 67 Palestinians were killed in Israeli air and sea attacks on Rafah early on Monday, according to the Health Ministry in Gaza. The Israeli army says it rescued two captives from a …

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  Hamas says Rafah assault would end captive talks By Lyndal Rowlands, John Power and Umut Uras Published On 11 Feb 202411 Feb 2024 Any Israeli ground offensive on Rafah will “blow up” the captive exchange negotiations, Al-Aqsa television channel quoted a senior Hamas leader as saying on Sunday. The United Nations, the European Union, the United States and …

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Gaza death toll passes 28,000 By Linah Alsaafin Published On 10 Feb 202410 Feb 2024 Gaza’s health ministry says 117 Palestinians have been killed and 152 wound during the past 24 hours. As Israel intensifies its attacks on Rafah, people are now escaping to the central part of the Gaza Strip about 20km (eight miles) away. Hind …

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