Tag: Gaza
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ICC issues arrest warrant for Israeli PM Netanyahu, Gallant, Deif over war crimes in Gaza
The ICC said the warrants were related to “crimes against humanity and war crimes committed from at least 8 October 2023 until at least 20 May, 2024,” including the “war crime of starvation as a method of warfare” and “intentionally directing an attack against the civilian population.” It said the chamber found there were “reasonable grounds”…
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Gaza girl, 6, who carried sister in viral video speaks to NBC News
“I carried her because she couldn’t walk.” Still barefoot but no longer wearily hauling her younger sister over her shoulders, 6-year-old Qamar Subuh has a straightforward explanation for an act that many felt underscored the impact felt by Palestinian children amid Israel’s assault on the Gaza Strip. Video of Qamar carrying her injured sister to…
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As crowds surge for bread in Gaza, a boy helps his younger brother to drink
Flies buzz around a little blond boy, landing on his face and body as he tries to drink from a plastic bag containing orange ice. The 3-year-old in a frayed and holey T-shirt, appears unfazed by the destruction and dust, remnants of what was once a functioning store, now reduced to rubble in Gaza’s southern…
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Israeli strikes kill 3 journalists in Lebanon, 38 people in Gaza
The deadly strike comes as Israel faces mounting accusations of intentionally targeting journalists in Gaza, which it denies. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, at least 128 journalists have been killed in Gaza during Israel’s yearlong offensive in the enclave. CPJ has warned that more journalists were killed in the first 10 weeks of…
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U.S. and Israeli negotiators to travel to Doha with hopes of resuming Gaza ceasefire talks
U.S. and Israeli negotiators will travel to Doha in the coming days, the top diplomats for U.S. and Qatar said Thursday, intending to resume long-stalled talks to reach a ceasefire deal and secure the release of hostages in Gaza. The announcement comes after Israeli forces killed Yahya Sinwar, the head of Hamas, earlier this month and the militant…
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Harrowing images emerge from northern Gaza as U.N. warns of ‘nonstop’ Israeli strikes
A paramedic with Gaza’s Civil Defense said displaced Palestinians had been hit by artillery shells while trying to escape Israeli strikes, with NBC News video showing some of those killed and wounded being brought to Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia. But even some who managed to escape Israel’s offensive in the north and head…
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Blinken makes clear to Israel that steps so far to increase aid in Gaza are insufficient
TEL AVIV — Israeli leaders told Secretary of State Antony Blinken Tuesday that it is not Israel’s policy to isolate northern Gaza, a senior State Department official said even as the United Nations reported its requests to bring desperately needed humanitarian assistance to the area continued to be denied. “This includes planned missions by U.N.…
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Scores killed in Israeli strikes on northern Gaza, with no cease-fire in sight
Scores of people have been killed in Israeli strikes in northern Gaza this weekend, according to local officials, with the bloodshed in the enclave and continued attacks in Lebanon dimming hopes that the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar might breathe new life into cease-fire talks that have been stalled for months. Meanwhile, fears also…
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Drone strike launched from Lebanon towards Netanyahu’s house; Gaza hospitals under attack
Share IDF says 55 projectiles launched from Lebanon into Israel this morning At least 55 projectiles were launched from Lebanon into Israel in the sapce of an hour on Saturday morning, according to the Israeli military. Sirens had begun to sound across Israel ahead of the latest wave of missiles, including in the port city…
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Biden in Germany speaks of hope of ceasefire in Gaza after Sinwar death
BERLIN — President Joe Biden is on his way back to the United States from a day of meetings in Berlin, appearing alongside German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and marking the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar as a “moment of justice.” “He had the blood of Americans and Israelis, Palestinians and Germans and so many…