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Occidental students use hunger strike to spotlight Palestinian plight, escalate demands
On Monday, after consulting with medical professionals, 10 students at Occidental College launched a hunger strike, hoping to draw…
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Israeli defence minister says combat in Gaza has 'heavy prices'
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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Israel’s A.I. Experiments in Gaza War Raise Ethical Concerns
In late 2023, Israel was aiming to assassinate Ibrahim Biari, a top Hamas commander in the northern Gaza Strip who had helped plan the…
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One final call: Pope Francis’ last blessing echoes in Gaza
GAZA CITY — “Pope o’clock.” That’s what Gaza residents sheltering in this besieged Catholic parish called the time — usually 8 p.m. local…
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Israeli strikes across Gaza kill dozens of Palestinians, reports say
A series of Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip have left dozens dead, Palestinian media reported on Thursday. At least 15 people were…
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Israel admits to deadly strike on UN facility in Gaza
The Israeli military on Thursday acknowledged that it mistakenly fired on a United Nations facility in Gaza in March, killing a UN…
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Israeli airstrike kills 10 at Gaza City shelter, Palestinians say
Ten people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a former school building in Gaza City that was being used to shelter displaced…
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Germany, France and UK demand access to Gaza Strip for aid deliveries
Germany, France and the United Kingdom have called on Israel to lift its blockade on humanitarian aid to Gaza, which has been in place for…
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UN: Humanitarian crisis in Gaza could be worst since start of war
The Gaza Strip is "likely facing the worst humanitarian crisis" since the war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas…
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Gaza health ministry denies manipulating death toll figures
At al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Alam Hirzallah resigns himself to a grim task: registering the deaths of the wife and two children of…
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A Tragic Mistake? Yes. A War Crime? No
On March 23, the Israel Defense Forces made a tragic error in Gaza, resulting in the deaths of nine humanitarian aid workers, along with…
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'Operational misunderstanding' led to killing of Gaza medics, IDF inquiry says
The Israeli military has said an "operational misunderstanding" and a "breach of orders" led to the killing of 15 emergency workers in…
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IDF: 'Operational misunderstanding' led to killing of Gaza medics
Nearly a month after 15 Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers were killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip, the military has…
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Right-wing Israeli minister calls for full occupation of Gaza Strip
Extreme right-wing Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has called for a complete occupation of the Gaza Strip and, if necessary,…
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Israel intensifies operations in Gaza Strip with dozens of airstrikes
The Israeli military continued to conduct dozens of airstrikes in the Gaza Strip over the Jewish weekend from Friday evening to Saturday…
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Ms. Rachel responds to critics of Gaza rhetoric: ‘All children should be protected’
Popular children’s YouTuber Ms. Rachel shared a statement online, seemingly in response to criticism she’s received about protecting kids…
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Pictures show Gaza in ruins, not Myanmar quake damage
After a massive earthquake hit Myanmar on March 28, social media posts falsely claimed images of a destroyed town showed the tremors'…
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Israeli defense minister says troops will remain in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely
JERUSALEM — Israel’s defense minister said on Wednesday that troops will remain in so-called security zones in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and…
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No plans to allow any aid into Gaza, says Israeli minister
Israel has said it will keep blocking humanitarian aid from entering Gaza, as it vowed to force Hamas into releasing the remaining…
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Postmortems of rescue workers killed in Gaza show ‘gunshots to head and torso’
The doctor who carried out the postmortems of the 15 paramedics and rescue workers who were killed by Israeli troops in Gaza in March has…
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Germany evacuates more citizens and family members from Gaza
The German government has helped 24 German nationals and their close family members leave the embattled Gaza Strip, the Foreign Office…
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Israeli troops will remain in Gaza 'security zones' after war, minister says
Israel's defence minister has said troops will remain in the so-called security zones they have established by seizing large areas of Gaza…
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Israel plans longer-term presence in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria
Israel intends to keep all territories it has captured in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Syria under permanent military control. The army…
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Netanyahu in north of Gaza Strip
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has travelled to the northern Gaza Strip, his office announced on Tuesday. Further details and…