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  Assault on Khan Younis intensifies By Maziar Motamedi and Nils Adler Published On 22 Jan 202422 Jan 2024 At least 190 people killed and 340 wounded in Gaza over the last 24 hours. Dozens reported killed in the besieged southern city of Khan Younis as Israeli forces target hospitals, ambulances, and schools where thousands of civilians are sheltering. …

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  Gaza activist tells of beating and abuse in Israeli detention Human rights worker Ayman Lubbad is among the Palestinian prisoners claiming abuse in Israeli custody, where six have died Aseel Mousa in Gaza and Emma Graham-Harrison Sun 21 Jan 2024 13.00 GMT The Gaza-based human rights activist Ayman Lubbad has not seen his wife and three children …

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At least 16 cemeteries in Gaza have been desecrated by Israeli forces, satellite imagery and videos reveal By Jeremy Diamond, Muhammad Darwish, Abeer Salman, Benjamin Brown and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN  7 minute read Published 12:00 AM EST, Sat January 20, 2024 The Israeli military has desecrated at least 16 cemeteries in its ground offensive in Gaza, a CNN …

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‘Our children won’t forget’: Grief and anger over Israeli raids on West Bank camps Since the October 7 Hamas attacks, Israel has stepped up its raids in the occupied West Bank, storming refugee camps and arresting dozens of people. Human rights groups say at least 300 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers …

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Situation in Gaza ‘probably worse even than we can see’: Top UN humanitarian official   With the Israel-Hamas war now having passed its 100-day mark, FRANCE 24 spoke to Martin Griffiths, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs. “We can see the desolation” of Gaza thanks to the media, Griffiths said. “We can hear the cries of …

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US designates Yemen’s Houthis ‘terrorist group’ By Stephen Quillen, Linah Alsaafin and Alma Milisic Published On 17 Jan 202417 Jan 2024 US designates Yemen’s Houthis as a “Specially Designated Global Terrorist” after the group’s attack on shipping in the Red Sea in response to Israel’s attacks on Gaza. The Jordanian army says its military field hospital in Khan Younis was …

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The Israeli military has been surprised by the extent, depth and quality of the tunnel network beneath Gaza. By Adam Goldman, Ronen Bergman, Patrick Kingsley and Gal Koplewitz Reporting from Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip and Washington One tunnel in Gaza was wide enough for a top Hamas official to drive a car inside. Another stretched nearly three football fields …

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They were Israel’s ‘eyes on the border’ – but their Hamas warnings went unheard By Alice Cuddy They are known as Israel’s eyes on the Gaza border. For years, units of young female conscripts had one job here. It was to sit in surveillance bases for hours, looking for signs of anything suspicious. In the …

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100 days since Hamas attacked Israel, triggering war in Gaza By Wyre Davies BBC Middle East correspondent One hundred days ago, the previously unthinkable happened in Israel. A state, born out of adversity and war only 75 years ago, woke up to what some have since described as a threat to its very existence. On …

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Taiwan elects William Lai president in historic election By Tessa Wong BBC News, Taipei Taiwanese voters have chosen William Lai as their president in a historic election, cementing a path that is increasingly divergent from China. The move has angered Beijing, which issued a statement shortly after the results insisting that “Taiwan is part of China”. …

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