The Israeli military signaled that it has wrapped up major combat in northern Gaza, saying it has completed dismantling Hamas' military infrastructure there as the war against the militant group entered its fourth month Sunday. Fighting continues to escalate in Lebanon, West Bank and southern Gaza The Israeli military signalled …
Read More »Israel battles Hamas near another Gaza hospital; WHO ‘appalled’ as casualties reported inside
Israeli tanks were positioned around a hospital complex in north Gaza where 12 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded, the enclave's health ministry said on Monday as fighting raged on amid indications of an impending pause in hostilities. U.S. and Israeli officials say deal to free some hostages, pause fighting …
Read More »Israeli forces raid Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital complex, hundreds of patients remain trapped inside
Israeli forces bombarded southern Gaza on Tuesday after tanks advanced to the gates of the enclave's biggest hospital in the north where health officials say dozens of patients, including babies, have died due a lack of power and the heavy fighting. Israeli strikes on residences in southern city of Khan …
Read More »Crisis at Gaza hospitals ‘extremely dire’ as health officials accuse Israel of hostility
Authorities in the Gaza Strip say the Rafah land crossing between the war-torn territory and Egypt will reopen on Sunday after being closed for the two previous days. 107 people with connections to Canada have crossed since Israel-Hamas war started Authorities in the Gaza Strip say the Rafah land crossing …
Read More »Israeli military hunts Hamas in tunnels as growing number of Palestinians flee on foot
Air strikes on the Gaza Strip killed a top Hamas weapons maker and several fighters, the Israeli military said Wednesday, as its air and ground offensive targeted the militants' vast tunnel network beneath the besieged Palestinian enclave. Those fleeing include children, the elderly and people with disabilities Air strikes on …
Read More »Israel says its military has encircled Gaza City as aid workers warn of ‘catastrophic’ situation
More foreigners prepared to leave the Gaza Strip on Thursday as its Hamas-run government said at least 195 Palestinians died in Israeli attacks on a congested district on the outskirts of Gaza City, strikes that Israel said had killed Hamas commanders. Israeli military details latest ground fighting in Gaza, says …
Read More »Israel’s attacks on Gaza refugee camp may amount to war crimes, says UN human rights office
Palestinians reported another widespread outage of internet and phone service in Gaza early Wednesday, hours after Israeli airstrikes levelled apartment buildings near Gaza City and as ground troops battled Hamas militants inside the besieged territory. Deal reportedly reached to allow some wounded and foreign passport holders to leave through Rafah …
Read More »Israel expands ground operations against Hamas, bombardments cut off Gaza’s internet
Israel is expanding its ground operation in Gaza with infantry and armoured vehicles backed by "massive" strikes from the air and sea, a military spokesperson said Saturday. Orange fireballs exploded throughout the night on the horizon of Gaza City as ground troops advance Israel 'expanding' Gaza ground operations, communications cut …
Read More »Heavy Israeli bombardments hit Gaza, military to expand ground operations
Israel stepped up bombardments of the Gaza Strip Friday night hours after internet and communications were knocked out and largely cut off the Palestinian territory's 2.3 million people from contact with each other and the outside world. Internet cut off as UN overwhelmingly calls for humanitarian truce between Israel and …
Read More »More calls to let aid into Gaza, as Israel-Hamas war rages and supplies for civilians dwindle
Israeli troops and tanks launched a brief ground raid into northern Gaza overnight into Thursday, the military said, striking several militant targets in order to "prepare the battlefield" ahead of a widely expected ground invasion after more than two weeks of devastating air raids. Soldiers struck fighters, militant infrastructure and …
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