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Gaza Strip

Not enough humanitarian aid going into Gaza with Israeli restrictions: UN

The United Nations has noted ongoing difficulties in the distribution of aid within the Gaza Strip while re-emphasizing that a possible Israeli military operation in Rafah "would have disastrous humanitarian consequences".

Iran president says Muslims have human, religious duty to stop Gaza war

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has stressed putting an end to the Israeli regime’s months-long genocide against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip is a human and religious responsibility for the Islamic countries.

Netanyahu’s attitude to war in Gaza ‘is a mistake’: Biden

US President Joe Biden has called Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approach to the war in the Gaza Strip a “mistake”, piling on his criticism of the Israeli leader one week after the White House threatened to alter its support.

Pentagon chief says there’s no evidence Israel has committed genocide in Gaza

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin claims there is no evidence that Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip. Israel's war against the Gaza-based Palestinian group Hamas has so far killed more than 33,000 Palestinians, mainly children and women.

40 percent of Latinos in US want Gaza ceasefire

About 40 percent of U.S. Latino adults believe the administration of President Joe Biden should push for an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s war with Gaza, according to a new poll.

Palestinians recover hundreds of bodies in Gaza hospital after Israeli troop withdrawal

Palestinian civil defense teams have recovered the bodies of 409 people since Israeli forces withdrawal from Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City and the southern city of Khan Younis, local authorities stated on Tuesday.

Turkey says imposed restrictions on export to Israel over Gaza war

Ankara has halted the export of some products to Israel in response to its war against the Gaza Strip, as announced in a statement on Tuesday.

Date for Rafah invasion is set: Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that a date for an invasion into Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, has been set, according to a video posted on his official Telegram account. He didn't specify the date.

Nicaragua to ICJ: Germany ‘facilitating’ genocide in Gaza Strip

Nicaragua has brought Germany before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for "violating the Genocide Convention through its continued military and political support of Israel" amid the war in the Gaza Strip.

UNRWA warns Israel’s war on Gaza has crossed ‘all lines’

Commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Philippe Lazzarini has warned the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip has set a new record in terms of killing minors, paramedics and journalists.

Israel withdrawal from part of Gaza tactical move: Iran’s army chief

Iran's Army Chief Commander Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi has stated the Israeli army’s announced pull-out from parts of the besieged Gaza Strip is a tactical move. He added the regime has resorted to the bombardment of the Palestinian territory.

“Significant progress” in Gaza ceasefire negotiations: Senior Egyptian official

Negotiations in Cairo between Israel and Hamas to reach a ceasefire and hostage deal have achieved "significant progress" and consensus on many controversial points, according to Egyptian state outlet Al Qahera News, citing a senior Egyptian official.

UN food agency warns Gaza children ‘dying’ of hunger

The UN World Food Program (WFP) has raised the alarm on the dire humanitarian situation in the besieged Gaza Strip amid a genocidal Israeli war, warning children are starving to death in the blockaded Palestinian territory.

US calls Israeli troop movement in southern Gaza ‘rest and refit’, not withdrawal

White House national security communications adviser John Kirby says reports indicate to him that the Israeli troop movement in southern Gaza amounts more to a “rest and refit” than a full withdrawal of troops.

Yemen’s Houthis say struck British, Israeli vessels, US frigates

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree says the Yemeni naval units have conducted multiple operations against British and Israeli commercial vessels. He added the Yemeni forces also targeted US military frigates off the nation's coast in support of Palestinians amid Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.

Israel says has withdrawn soldiers from Gaza’s Khan Younis

The Israeli military says it has withdrawn its ground forces from Khan Younis in southern Gaza after months of fighting but a "significant force" remains in other areas of the besieged strip.

Survey: Vast majority of Israelis unhappy with current progress in Gaza war

Most Israelis are unhappy with the results the Israeli army has achieved so far in the war against the Gaza Strip, according to a new Maariv poll.

950% more Israelis seek psychological help since October 2023: Report

The Israeli Mental Health Association has reported a staggering surge of 950% in the number of Israelis seeking psychological support since the commencement of the war in the Gaza Strip.

More than 14,000 children killed in Gaza since start of war

At least 14,350 minors have died in the Gaza Strip since the start of the Israeli military onslaught against the besieged enclave on October 7 last year, accounting for about 44% of the total number of victims, according to data released by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics to mark the annual Palestinian Child's Day.

UN relief chief warns end to Gaza war ‘long overdue’

The United Nations under-secretary for humanitarian affairs has stressed the ending of the war on the besieged Gaza Strip was long overdue.

Dozens of French lawmakers ask President Macron to halt arms sale to Israel

A total of 115 French opposition lawmakers asked President Emanuel Macron to halt weapons sales to Israel to avoid being "complicit in genocide" in the Gaza Strip.

Lawyers sue German government to stop arms exports to Israel amid Gaza war

A group of lawyers filed a lawsuit against the German government on Friday, demanding an immediate halt to the supply of weapons and ammunition to Israel amid the war in the Gaza Strip that has so far left more than 33,000 Palestinians.

UN chief warns Israel has brought ‘relentless death and destruction’ to Gaza Strip

Israel’s military campaign in the besieged Gaza Strip has brought “relentless death and destruction” to Palestinians in the tiny enclave, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stated.

Houthis say dozens killed in US-UK airstrikes on Yemen since January

The leader of Yemen’s Houthi group has claimed that American and British air raids on his country since January have killed 37 people and injured 30 others.

UN rights council demands halt to weapons sales to Israel

The United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday demanded a halt in all arms sales to Israel, highlighting warnings of "genocide" in Israel's war on the Gaza Strip, which has so far killed more than 33,000 people.

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