Evacuation order issued for al-Shifa Hospital By Stephen Quillen and Federica Marsi Published On 21 Mar 202421 Mar 2024 Israel orders Palestinians to evacuate al-Shifa Hospital, threatening to blow up the largest medical complex in the Gaza Strip if they do not. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds discussions on an immediate ceasefire in Gaza during a visit to …

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   Israel ‘negative’ on Hamas truce proposal By Linah Alsaafin, Umut Uras and Federica Marsi Published On 20 Mar 202420 Mar 2024 More than 100 aid workers have been killed and dozens wounded over the past week in eight attacks carried out by Israeli forces, according to the Government Media Office in Gaza. Displaced people sheltering at al-Shifa Hospital …

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  Is TikTok really a danger to the West? By Joe Tidy, Cyber Correspondent China has attacked a bill going through US Congress that could ultimately see TikTok banned in the States, calling it unjust. It is the latest move in a years-long row over safety fears about the app which is owned by a Chinese company. …

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Israeli forces storm Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital Gaza officials report mounting casualties; Israeli military claims Hamas using medical complex to plan attacks. Israel’s military forces have stormed al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City with tanks and heavy gunfire, resulting in deaths and injuries, Palestinian officials have said. The Israeli military said in a statement on Monday that it …

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  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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