Tag: gaza
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Testimonies describe forced displacement campaign in northern Gaza
Meters away from Egypt’s border with the city of Rafah in southern Gaza stands Mahmoud Ahmad, whose real name has been altered at his request. Mahmoud asks passers-by about a place where he can find shelter for himself and his family, who were recently displaced from Gaza City. With a yellowed face and a hesitant…
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UN chief says UNRWA is ‘backbone’ of Gaza aid response
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has described the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) as “the backbone of all humanitarian response in Gaza” and appealed to all countries to “guarantee the continuity of UNRWA’s lifesaving work”. Several countries including the United States, UNRWA’s biggest donor, paused funding after Israel accused some agency staff of taking part in…
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Netanyahu says no Israeli pullout from Gaza until ‘total victory’ achieved
Hamas said on Tuesday (Jan 30) it was weighing up a new ceasefire proposal in the war with Israel in Gaza, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his forces would not withdraw from the enclave until they had achieved “total victory”. The developments came hours after Israeli commandos disguised as medical workers and Muslim…
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Anti-Muslim incidents jump in US amid Israel’s genocide
Complaints of anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian discrimination and hate in the U.S. rose by about 180% in the three months after Oct. 7 following Hamas’ attack on Israel and Israel’s subsequent assault on Hamas-governed Gaza genocide, an advocacy group said on Monday. The justification of Israel’s genocide in these articles is really such a contorted backflip.…
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Framework for ceasefire deal being put to Hamas, Qatar’s PM says
The framework for a deal that could lead to a ceasefire and the release of hostages held in Gaza is being put to the Hamas leadership, Qatar’s prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, said on Monday. Speaking after talks in Paris between officials from the US, Qatar, Egypt and Israel, he said: “We are…
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Human rights groups say Australian government must act after ICJ ruling on allegation against Israel
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has warned the Israeli government must do everything in its power to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza. It was among several other preliminary orders issued by the court. When asked whether he welcomed the ICJ ruling, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Australia was not a party to the process.…
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US pauses UNRWA funding after employees accused of Oct. 7 involvement
The State Department has paused additional funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees while it reviews allegations that 12 of the organization’s employees were involved in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency, known as UNRWA, said on Friday that it was conducting an investigation into the alleged…
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Several killed in Israeli attack on UN shelter housing 800 in southern Gaza
Several people have been killed after a United Nations shelter in Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis was shelled by Israeli forces, the Gaza head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has said. “Two tank rounds hit building that shelters 800 people – reports now 9 dead and 75 injured,” Thomas White, the Gaza director…