Recent news has highlighted the escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Tensions have been mounting, leading to a significant increase in violence and casualties. The situation has drawn international attention, with calls for de-escalation and peace negotiations. The United States, a key ally of Israel, has taken unprecedented steps to pause military aid shipments amid fears of a potential Israeli invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
Gaza, officially known as the Gaza Strip, is a self-governing Palestinian territory located on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered by Israel to the east and north, and Egypt to the southwest. The region has been a focal point of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for decades, with ongoing disputes over land, resources, and governance. Gaza has faced significant humanitarian challenges, including poverty, food insecurity, and limited access to basic services. The area has experienced multiple conflicts and military operations, resulting in widespread destruction and loss of life. Efforts to achieve lasting peace and stability in Gaza have been complicated by political divisions and external influences.
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Rapper hits out at capitalist greed and American politics, as well as the music industry’s silence, in the surprise track
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Washington felt its concerns over major offensive weren't getting through to Israel and took unprecedented step to ensure its heavy explosives weren't used in southern Gaza city
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Israeli forces also pound central Gaza as negotiations continue in Egypt for a ceasefire in the enclave.
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Gazans celebrate in the streets; families of hostages plead for deal; US studying response; war cabinet says negotiators will meet mediators, orders IDF to push ahead with Rafah op
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‘It could be a slaughter of civilians and an incredible blow to the humanitarian operation in the entire strip because it is run primarily out of Rafah’
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Announcement signals a possible prelude to a long-expected attack on the southern Gaza city, amid fragile ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas.
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Eden Yadegar, president of Students Supporting Israel, and Elisha H. Baker, a Columbia Political Review editor, describe the antisemitism that led to this week's 'hostile takeover'
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The Rafah crossing has been a lifeline to the outside world for Palestinians in Gaza, allowing the delivery of aid and the evacuation of patients from a collapsed healthcare system.
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Israeli foreign minister responds by accusing Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan of acting like a dictator
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White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby told reporters on Thursday that weather in the region can be ‘unpredictable’
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The Israeli leader is determined to attack Rafah despite US warnings
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The Oxford and Cambridge protests camps follow a number of others at UK university campuses.
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Move would mark significant pivot in relations as pressure builds on Israel to pull back from attack in Gaza
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Cindy McCain, the director of the World Food Program, said starvation is entrenched in northern Gaza and is “moving its way south.”
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There has been “significant progress” in negotiations to reach the deal, according to a report by an Egyptian TV channel.
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UN agency’s chief calls award a tribute to courage of journalists facing ‘difficult and dangerous’ conditions in Gaza.
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Widow of victim identified as produce exporter Ziv Kipper says she understands he was targeted over his Israeli and Jewish identity, but security source says killing was a robbery
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his government had voted unanimously to shut down the local offices of Qatar-owned broadcaster Al Jazeera
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A group of House Democrats said there's "sufficient evidence" for Biden to consider halting weapons sales.
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Despite mediators' optimism a hostages-for-truce agreement can be reached, official tells ToI that Israel yet to hear terror group willing to retreat from maximalist demands