March 2024 archive

  Children, women killed in Deir el-Balah attack By Linah Alsaafin and Tamila Varshalomidze Published On 17 Mar 202417 Mar 2024 Israeli attacks on Deir el-Balah in central Gaza killed at least 12 people and wounded many more, including children, according to videos and witnesses. Thirteen aid trucks arrived safely in Jabalia and Gaza City, marking the first convoys …

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  Israel approves plan to attack Gaza’s Rafah but keeps truce talks alive Nod for long-threatened invasion of Rafah, home to 1.4 million displaced people, comes as Israel to send team to Qatar. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved plans for an attack on Rafah, where 1.4 million displaced Palestinians have sought shelter, while planning …

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  ‘Massacre’: Israel forces attack crowds waiting for aid in Gaza, killing 2 Palestinian officials call latest assault ‘premeditated’ as people seeking humanitarian supplies increasingly targeted. At least 21 Palestinians have been killed after Israeli forces opened fire on thousands of people waiting for aid in Gaza City in the same area that was targeted hours …

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  ‘Israel cannot survive if it becomes a pariah’ We reported earlier that US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Israel must make “significant course corrections” to achieve lasting peace with the Palestinians. Here’s more on his address to the Senate, where he said Prime Minister Netanyahu’s government “no longer fits the needs of Israel” after October 7. …

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  Dozens of casualties in Israeli attack on UN hub By Stephen Quillen and Federica Marsi Published On 13 Mar 202413 Mar 2024 Israeli attack hits UN aid distribution centre in Rafah, killing at least five people and wounding dozens. Israeli forces also carry out more raids in the occupied West Bank, killing at least four Palestinians – including two minors …

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  Qatar says truce deal ‘not near’ By Edna Mohamed and Usaid Siddiqui Published On 12 Mar 202412 Mar 2024 Israel and Hamas are not close to a deal to halt the fighting in Gaza and free captives, mediator Qatar says, warning that the situation remained ‘very complicated’. At least eleven people were killed when Israeli forces again targeted …

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US defence contractor paid commissions to Saudi firm later alleged to be conduit for bribes Harris had longstanding relationship with ABTSS, later alleged by British prosecutors to have handled or received illegal payments David Pegg and Rob Evans Mon 11 Mar 2024 12.00 GMT Share One of the largest military contractors in the US paid commissions to a …

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US military ship heading to Gaza to build port By Tiffany Wertheimer, BBC News   A US military ship is sailing towards the Middle East, carrying equipment to build a temporary pier off the coast of Gaza, the army says. The support ship, General Frank S Besson, set sail from a military base in the state of …

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  Hamas says US must push Israel to open borders By Stephen Quillen, Umut Uras and Federica Marsi Published On 9 Mar 20249 Mar 2024 A Hamas spokesperson says the US plan to build a temporary port off Gaza’s coast to deliver humanitarian aid “is a step in the right direction”, but Israel needs to be pressured to open all Gaza borders. …

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Devastation in Gaza as Israel wages war on Hamas By Kathleen Magramo, Sana Noor Haq and Aditi Sangal, CNN Updated 1626 GMT (0026 HKT) March 8, 2024 What we’re covering The European Union said Friday it is planning to open an emergency maritime aid corridor from Cyprus to Gaza this weekend in a joint effort with allies, including the US. It …

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