Tag: Conflict
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Sudan facing ‘inferno’ of violence, crushing aid holdups: UN
Residents of conflict-hit Sudan are “trapped in an inferno of brutal violence” and increasingly at risk of famine due to the rainy season and blocked aid, the UN’s humanitarian coordinator for the country warned Wednesday. Tens of thousands of people have died and millions have been displaced since war broke out in April 2023 between…
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Israeli military proposes ‘plan for evacuating’ Gaza civilians
Palestinian Territories – Israel’s military proposed a plan for evacuating civilians from the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced Monday, after he said a ground invasion of the Palestinian territory’s southern city Rafah was necessary for “total victory”. Foreign governments and aid organisations have repeatedly expressed fears that such an operation will inflict…
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Emirates suspends flights to Israel for an indefinite period
Emirates announced the suspension of flights to and from Tel Aviv until further notice on Wednesday, citing concerns related to the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. This marks the first instance of Emirates indefinitely halting operations to Tel Aviv.
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Al-Quds hospital under threat, thousands of people in danger: What we know about day 25
Continuous attacks near Al-Quds Hospital The Palestine Red Crescent Society has been updating about the incessant artillery and air strikes in the Tal al-Hawa area in northern Gaza in the area where Al-Quds Hospital is situated. “The building is trembling and the displaced civilians and the working crews are experiencing fear and panic,” they reported…
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3,324 children killed in Gaza since October 7: What we know about day 24
Children in Gaza Save the Children has reported that more children have died in Gaza in the past three weeks than the annual total killed in conflicts across the globe every year since 2019. Their report, issued on Sunday, revealed that at least 3,324 children have been killed in Gaza since October 7 and 36…
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New York police arrest hundreds at Jewish protest urging Gaza ceasefire
Hundreds of people were arrested Friday when police broke up a large demonstration of mostly Jewish New Yorkers who had taken over the main hall of Grand Central station in protest of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, police and organizers said. The New York Police Department said at least 200 people had been arrested, while protest…
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‘Soon many more will die’: What do we know about day 21
At least 480 killed in Israeli attacks in past 24 hours More than 481 people have been killed in the last 24 hours alone as Israel continues air raids, reports Gaza’s health authority. In total 7,028 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the latest conflict, 66 per cent of them women and children,…
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Israel picks fight with United Nations: What do we know about day 19
Israel versus the United Nations Israel has refused to issue visas to United Nations officials after UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres obliquely condemned Israeli orders to evacuate Gazans from the north to the south. Above all, he also said Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7 did not happen “in a vacuum” as the Palestinians have…
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More than 2,000 children have been killed in Israeli air strikes since Oct 7: What do we know about day 18
704 Palestinians killed in last 24 hours The health ministry in the besieged enclave reports that Israeli attacks in the last 24 hours have killed 704 in Gaza. More than 19,000 displaced in Lebanon after border clashes The Israel-Palestine escalation has spread beyond borders. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported the displacement of 19,646…
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COAS Gen Asim Munir meets Ambassador of Palestine
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir met the Ambassador of Palestine to Pakistan, Ahmad Jawad Rabei, at General Headquarters today. COAS offered his condolences on the loss of Palestinian lives in the ongoing war Israel has declared on Gaza. According to the official statement, “COAS expressed grave concern over unabated violence and…