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Hamas criticizes Biden for linking Gaza cease-fire to captive swap

Hamas slammed US President Joe Biden for linking a Gaza cease-fire to the release of Israelis held hostages by the Palestinian group.

Egypt says to support South Africa’s ICJ case against Israel

Egypt will intervene to support South Africa's genocide case filed against Israel before the International Court of Justice for the Gaza carnage, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday.

UN estimates about 300k people fled Gaza’s Rafah

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) has reported it estimated that about 300,000 people have fled Rafah in the Gaza Strip ahead of a potential full-scale Israeli invasion.

UK says opposes Rafah invasion but won’t halt arms sales to Israel

UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron has stated he does not support Israel's plan for a full-scale offensive in the southern Gazan city of Rafah, but also opposes the idea of ending weapons sales to Tel Aviv.

Gaza death toll surges past 35,000 amid Israeli onslaught

The Palestinian death toll from Israel’s ongoing offensive on the Gaza Strip has surged since last October to 35,034 people, the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave reported on Sunday.

Majority of US college students back pro-Palestine campus demonstrations: Survey

A new opinion poll has shown that the majority of US college students support pro-Palestine protests on campuses across the country as Israel’s war on the besieged Gaza Strip continues to rage for over seven months.

Netanyahu would make Hitler jealous with his ‘genocidal methods’: Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reached a level with the genocidal methods he has put forward that would even make Hitler jealous.

10,000 bodies trapped under rubble in Gaza Strip: Report

There are an estimated 10,000 bodies trapped under the rubble of destroyed buildings in the Gaza Strip as a result of Israel's seven-month bombing campaign on the besieged enclave, the spokesman for the Civil Defense in Gaza told CNN on Saturday.

Israelis take to streets demanding captive swap deal, Netanyahu resignation; several detained

Thousands of people protested in several cities across the occupied Palestinian territories on Saturday, demanding a hostage swap agreement with Palestinian group Hamas and early elections.

Hamas says a captive died of wounds sustained in Israeli raid

Hamas’s armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, has claimed British-Israeli captive Nadav Popplewell died of wounds sustained in an Israeli air strike a month ago.

Israel orders Palestinians to evacuate more areas in Gaza Strip

The Israeli military issued on Saturday more evacuation orders for various areas in the besieged Gaza Strip, where it has waged a war since last October.

More bodies recovered from Gaza mass graves

The bodies of 80 Palestinians have been unearthed from three mass graves at Gaza's al-Shifa hospital, with dozens more discovered in the medical facility itself, the Gaza-based Palestinian Health Ministry reported Saturday.

US report shows possible Israeli violations of intl. law in Gaza war

A report from the administration of US President Joe Biden has found that Israeli soldiers likely used US-supplied arms in a manner “inconsistent” with international law, but it stopped short of identifying violations that would put an end to the ongoing military aid.

South Africa asks ICJ to order Israeli withdrawal from Gaza’s Rafah

South Africa has asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to order additional emergency measures against Israel, including an immediate withdrawal form Rafah in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Biden faces impeachment for stalling arms transfer to Israel amid Gaza war

A Republican congressman filed articles of impeachment against US President Joe Biden for withholding deliveries of weapons to Israel amid the war in the Gaza Strip, that has so fare left 35,000 Palestinians dead.

Israeli whistleblowers disclose abuse of Palestinians at military base

Israeli whistleblowers have disclosed abuse of Palestinians at a military base in Sde Teiman that also serves as a detention center, according to a CNN report.

Israel abandoning hostages to hunt Hamas leaders: Military officers

Tel Aviv has abandoned its goals of freeing the captives in the Gaza Strip, instead is seeking to establish a long-term presence with its Rafah ground offensive and pursue top Palestinian leaders, Israeli military officers have told Middle East Eye.

Majority of US Democrats say Israel committing genocide in Gaza Strip

A new survey suggests the administration of US President Joe Biden is largely at odds with its voters on Israel's war on the Gaza Strip, with the poll showing a majority of Democrats believe Israel is committing genocide against Gazans.

Iran FM calls on US to pressure Israel into accepting ceasefire in Gaza

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, has called on the US to put pressure on Israel to accept a proposed ceasefire deal in Gaza

Gaza death toll nears 35,000, thousands flee Rafah

At least 34,904 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s ongoing aggression against the Gaza Strip since early last October, the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave reported on Thursday.

More than 15,000 children killed in Gaza since outbreak of war

Over 15,000 minors have died in the Gaza Strip since the start of the Israeli military onslaught against the besieged territory on October 7 last year, according to data released by the press service of the enclave’s authorities.

Biden says will stop sending bombs and artillery shells to Israel if it launches major invasion of Rafah

US President Joe Biden stated for the first time Wednesday he would halt some shipments of American weapons to Israel – which he acknowledged have been used to kill civilians in the Gaza Strip – if Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders a major invasion of the city of Rafah.

Americans concerned US campus protests will lead to violence: Poll

More than two-thirds of Americans fear pro-Palestinian demonstrations at college campuses in the US will result in violent confrontations, according to a new survey.

Southern Gaza hospitals running out of fuel: WHO

There is enough fuel to run hospitals in southern Gaza Strip for only three more days, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned after Israel seized control of the Rafah border crossing.

Third mass grave found at Gaza hospital

Palestinian medical teams have discovered a third mass grave at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City amid the Israeli military onslaught, the government media office announced on Wednesday.

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