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  Russia seeks extremist label for ‘LGBT movement’ By Robert Greenall BBC News Russia’s justice ministry has filed a motion with the country’s Supreme Court to ban the activities of what it calls the “international LGBT public movement” as extremist. It is unclear whether the ministry’s statement refers to the LGBT community as a whole or …

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  Israel-Hamas war live: Al-Shifa Hospital head says situation ‘catastrophic’ By Edna Mohamed, Farah Najjar and Joseph Stepansky Published On 16 Nov 202316 Nov 2023 ‘People will die,’ al-Shifa director warns as hospital besieged   Muhammad Abu Salmiya, the director of Gaza’s largest health facility, said “no one can reach or leave the besieged hospital”. “People inside will die …

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Journalist in hospital says younger men interrogated as situation remains tense Rushdi Abu Alouf Reporting from Khan Younis The Israeli operation inside Al-Shifa hospital is still going on some 15 hours after tanks and soldiers were sent in. I spoke to a contact inside in the hospital who said Israeli troops were investigating and talking to …

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Why this war in Gaza is different to the others   Jeremy Bowen International Editor If this Gaza war was like all the others, a ceasefire would probably have been in force by now. But now the fault lines that divide the Middle East are rumbling. For at least two decades, the most serious rift in …

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  Heavy fighting in northern Gaza as concern grows over babies at key hospital What’s been happening? Concerns are growing about the situation in Gaza’s largest hospital Al Shifa, where doctors warn more than 30 premature babies could die without fuel to power incubators The Israeli military says Hamas rejected fuel it offered to support the …

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Gaza’s main hospital uncontactable as second hospital says it is out of fuel   Jews on French march say last month has left them anxious and scared Hugh Schofield BBC News, Paris   Tens of thousands of people have marched through central Paris in a demonstration against antisemitism. A massive crowd filled the Invalides esplanade then …

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Surgeon says Gaza’s main hospital has lost power and is under constant fire Israel denies targeting Al-Shifa hospital Paul Adams Reporting from Jerusalem The Israeli military says it is not targeting Al-Shifa hospital and that it is keeping corridors open for people who want to leave. In a statement this afternoon, Col Moshe Tetro from Cogat …

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Firing outside Gaza hospitals, with patients and staff trapped inside IDF confirms forces operating around Al-Shifa hospital We’ve continuing to receive information about the situation at or near various Gazan hospitals – including the enclave’s largest, Al-Shifa. Videos circulating on social media show what appears to be the aftermath of a missile or mortar striking the …

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Israel to begin daily four-hour military pauses in Gaza, White House says Images show Palestinians of all ages fleeing northern Gaza As we’ve been reporting, thousands of Palestinians are evacuating northern Gaza to the south in a bid to flee the most targeted parts of the enclave. Most are leaving on foot, carrying whatever belongings they …

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Behind Hamas’s Bloody Gambit to Create a ‘Permanent’ State of War Hamas leaders say they waged their Oct. 7 attack on Israel because they believed the Palestinian cause was slipping away, and that only violence could revive it. By Ben Hubbard and Maria Abi-Habib Nov. 8, 2023Updated 11:30 a.m. ET Thousands have been killed in Gaza, with entire families wiped …

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