Tag: war
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Putin Says Russia Will ‘Intensify’ Attacks on Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin said Monday that Moscow will intensify strikes on military targets in Ukraine after an unprecedented attack over the weekend on the Russian city of Belgorod. The attack killed 24 people and left over 100 wounded in Belgorod on Saturday. It came after Moscow launched a large-scale attack on Ukrainian cities. “We’re going…
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Palestinians feel ‘no joy’ as Israel bombs Gaza on Christmas
Palestinians said they felt “no joy” this Christmas as Israel bombed Gaza on Monday, with no end in sight to the war that Hamas says has claimed more than 20,000 lives. Festivities were effectively scrapped in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, revered as the birthplace of Jesus Christ, with few worshippers or tourists…
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Israel faces mounting outrage over Gaza war
Gaza Strip (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Israel faced mounting international pressure Monday over the rising civilian death toll and destruction of hospitals in Gaza, as it pressed on with its war in the besieged Palestinian territory. The United Nations Security Council was set to vote Monday on a new resolution calling for an “urgent and sustainable…
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Palestinian poet Dr. Refaat Alareer killed in Israeli strike in Gaza
Palestinian poet, writer, literature professor, and activist Dr. Refaat Alareer was killed in an Israeli airstrike, announced on Thursday evening. “My heart is broken, my friend and colleague Refaat Alareer was killed with his family a few minutes ago,” wrote his friend, the Gazan poet, Mosab Abu Toha. Breaking, my heart is broken, my friend…
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Israel resumes attacks in Gaza as truce ends
The additional one-day truce between Israel and Gaza has ended on Friday while the deadline to further extend the truce has passed in vain. Israeli Defense Forces wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that IDF has “resumed combat” against Hamas in Gaza because they “violated the operational pause, and in addition, fired toward Israeli territory.” Hamas…
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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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Qatar confirms Israel, Hamas reach deal on four-day truce, hostage release
AFP – Doha, Qatar: Qatar confirmed on Wednesday that Israel and Hamas had reached an agreement on a four-day humanitarian pause, to begin in the next 24 hours, in exchange for the release of 50 hostages in Gaza. “The starting time of the pause will be announced within the next 24 hours and last for four…
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Palestinian content leaves Israel miles behind on social media
While activists and civilians flood the streets across the world protesting for Palestine, social media is actively reflecting the changing tides. Currently, the hashtag #FreePalestine has over 2 billion views on TikTok, while in contrast the hashtag #standwithIsrael has over 162.8 million views. In a statement posted on Monday, the social media platform responded to…
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More than 100 activists occupy New York Times lobby, read out names of 10,000 murdered Palestinians
On Thursday more than 100 activists, including writers and journalists, protested outside The New York Times head office to criticise the publication for their complicity in the genocide of Gaza, as the death toll climbs up to almost 11,000 Palestinians. Israeli tanks are currently surrounding all of the hospitals in Gaza with no opportunity for…
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One month of Israeli attacks, death toll crosses 10,000 in Gaza: What we know about day 32
A month has passed since the declaration of war by Israel on Palestine. More than 10,000 people in Gaza have been killed including 4,104 children, while many are still trapped under the debris of destroyed infrastructure. Israeli blockades have led to scarcity of fuel, food and electricity. ‘Little pauses’, no ceasefire: Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister…